Mourns the passing of Charles James "Charlie" Kirk, the cofounder of Turning Point USA.

Congratulates Robert Jones, Ph.D. on concluding his tenure as chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and as vice president of the University of Illinois System after nine years of successful leadership.

Mourns the death of Brigadier General Richard E. Northern, Illinois National Guard (Ret.).

Mourns the passing of Ruth Earl Hudson Nichols.

Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Requires every school district to review its comprehensive school safety plan, and amend, if necessary, its comprehensive school safety plan to include procedures specifically designed to notify parents and guardians of pupils, teachers, administrators, and school personnel when the school confirms the presence of immigration enforcement on school premises. Requires postsecondary educational entities, and each campus of those postsecondary educational entities, to make good faith efforts to notify all students, faculty, and staff who work on campus when the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus. Provides that health care provider entity personnel shall immediately notify health care provider entity management, administration, or legal counsel of any request for access to a health care provider entity site or patient for immigration enforcement. Establishes the Deportation Defense Grant Program for the hiring of a public defender to assist those who will act as an attorney to a noncitizen in an immigration case or for a nonprofit who assists in the immigration legal casework. Makes a conforming change the Counties Code. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that ALPR information may be shared by a law enforcement agency only for purposes of locating vehicles or persons if there is probable cause of being involved in the commission of a criminal offense. Provides that before a request for ALPR information may be processed, a law enforcement agency must obtain and review a police report to ensure compliance, which, if granted and shared, the relevant information may only be accessed or retained for a maximum of 15 days before a new request is required. Provides that an ALPR system that gives out information in violation of the provisions shall be liable for civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation. Provides that the commission of a deceptive practice by a law enforcement official in violation of the provisions is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that each ALPR system shall produce an biannual audit report submitted to the Secretary of State showing all searches for a police department conducted by customers outside of the police department. Effective immediately.

Mourns the passing of Bradley James Lund of Springfield.

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. In provisions regarding clean coal, coal, energy efficiency, PACE, and renewable energy project financing, adds provisions regarding energy storage project financing. Makes changes in provisions concerning project bond authorizations and financing limits. Makes conforming changes to related provisions regarding findings, definitions, creation of reserve funds, powers and duties of the Illinois Finance Authority, criteria for program participation, securitization of bonds issued by the Authority, and other related provisions.

Mourns the death of Senior Master Sergeant Richard Lee Leonard, USAF (Ret.).

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that every automobile insurance policy issued, renewed, or delivered in Illinois that includes first-party coverage for physical damage shall contain a provision granting either the insured or the insurer the right to invoke appraisal in the event of a dispute over (i) the actual cash value or amount of a loss, including repairable or total loss amounts; or (ii) the value of a settlement offer made to a third-party claimant. Sets forth provisions concerning the selection of appraisers; appointment of an umpire in the event of a disagreement between appraisers; issuance of the award following the appraisal; the binding effect of an agreement between appraisers or one appraiser and the umpire; cost allocation and consumer protections; the right of appraisal for third-party claimants; and enforcement and penalties. Creates the Automotive Appraisal Standards Advisory Board to provide guidance on rulemaking, enforcement priorities, and best practices. Sets forth membership provisions and provides that the Board shall meet no less than quarterly and may issue nonbinding recommendations to the Department of Insurance regarding updates to rules and emerging trends impacting fair claim resolution. Requires the Department to publish meeting summaries and any formal recommendations on its public website. Provides that the Department may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce provisions concerning the right to appraisal. Effective 90 days after becoming law.

Mourns the passing of Charles M. "Chuck" Orwig II of Kewanee.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that applicable State agencies shall take final action on an application for a new small modular nuclear reactor within 150 days after the application is determined or considered to be complete. Provides that an applicable State agency may extend the final action time period for no more than an additional 150 days for good cause. Provides that, if an applicable State agency fails to take final action on an application within the initial 150-day time period and the time period is not extended, the application shall be considered approved by the State agency. Provides that, if the time period is extended and an applicable State agency fails to take final action on an application within the extended time period, the application shall be considered approved by the State agency. Effective immediately.

Mourns the passing of Marie J. "Mimi" Roach.

Mourns the death of Helen Marie Dulle of Springfield.

Declares February 3, 2026 as Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome Awareness Day.

Mourns the death of Debrah Lyle McCauley.