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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1424

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county with a population of between 500,000 and 600,000 inhabitants may lease vacant real estate, structures, or facilities that are owned by the county if doing so promotes economic development, job creation, or community revitalization and does not interfere with existing public services. Provides that a lease to the public is not permitted under the provisions for properties, structures, or facilities currently used for government-operated services. Provides that a lease is not permitted under the provisions if the lease may result in the elimination or privatization of existing government-operated services. Provides that the authority to enter into a lease shall be exercised by an ordinance passed by three-fourths of the full county board then holding office, at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Provides that the term of a lease entered into under the provisions may not exceed 99 years. Provides for the sunset of the provisions. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1489

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2409

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Report Pass
5/7/25  
Enrolled
5/22/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, organization, joint venture, importer, or domestic distributor of firefighting agents or firefighting equipment that sells firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS chemicals to any person, local government, or State agency shall provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale which shall state: (i) that the firefighting personal protective equipment contains PFAS chemicals; and (ii) the reason PFAS chemicals are added to the equipment. Requires the seller and the purchaser of the equipment to retain a copy of the required notice on file for at least 3 years from the date of the purchase. Provides that, upon the request of the Agency, the seller shall furnish the notice, or written copies, and associated sales documentation to the Agency within 60 days of such request. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person that sells firefighting personal protective equipment to any person, local government, or State agency shall not manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the State any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1415

Introduced
1/31/25  
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Balanced Budget Note Act. Provides that the Pension Stabilization Fund is considered a general fund or a State general fund for the purposes of those Acts. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that certain amounts transferred from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the General Revenue Fund are not required to be repaid into the Budget Stabilization Fund if the amount of accounts payable exceeds $4,000,000,000. Makes changes concerning monthly reports from State agencies to the Comptroller. Amends the Budget Stabilization Act. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, the General Assembly's appropriations and transfers or diversions as required by law from general funds shall not exceed 99% of the estimated general funds revenues for the fiscal year if (i) revenue estimates of the State's general funds revenues for the fiscal year exceed the prior fiscal year's estimated general funds revenues by more than 4% and (ii) projected accounts payable are estimated by the Comptroller to be less than $3,000,000,000 for the fiscal year. Makes other changes concerning transfers from the Budget Stabilization Fund. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0067

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Mourns the death of Roger Loy Yarbrough of Champaign.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1474

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Appropriates the amount of $12,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for grants to public radio and television stations and related administrative expenses pursuant to the Public Radio and Television Grant Act. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1451

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
1/27/26  
Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, in any fiscal year in which the total assets of the System are at least 90% of the total actuarial liabilities of the System, the minimum contribution by the State for that fiscal year shall be the System's normal cost for the fiscal year, plus a supplemental payment in any year in which the total assets of the System are less than 120% of the total actuarial liabilities. Provides that the supplemental payment is to be calculated by using a 30-year rolling amortization to target a ratio of the System's total assets to the System's total actuarial liabilities of 120%. Provides that, if the ratio of the System's total assets to the System's total actuarial liabilities is 120% or greater, but 130% or less, the State is only obligated to make a payment of the normal cost for the fiscal year. Provides that, in any fiscal year in which the ratio of the System's total assets to the System's total actuarial liabilities exceeds 130%, no payment, either for the normal cost or a supplemental payment, shall be paid to the System. Makes conforming changes.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1494

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Appropriates $1,558,900 to the State Universities Civil Service System for the purpose of meeting its operational needs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2392

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Amends the County Department of Corrections Division of the Counties Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Provides that, upon the release of a prisoner or committed person from a county correctional institution, county jail, or Department of Corrections correctional institution or facility, the sheriff, warden, or Department shall provide the prisoner or committed person with an opioid antagonist if the prisoner was incarcerated for drug-related charges or was identified as having a substance abuse disorder.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2397

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Engrossed
4/7/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Enrolled
5/22/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no later than December 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall prepare a report to be published on its website that contains, at a minimum, the following information about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year: (1) demographic data of committed persons who received hospice and palliative care; (2) data on the number of committed persons in the Department's hospice and palliative care programs; (3) data on the timing of hospice and palliative care programming; (4) the number of committed persons in the custody of the Department who died; (5) policies and administrative directives of each Department institution and facility regarding the institution of hospice and palliative care; (6) the staff available for hospice and palliative care; and (7) the cost of the Department's hospice and palliative care programs. Provides that all such data shall be anonymized to protect the privacy of the committed persons involved in the hospice and palliative care programs.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1454

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Engrossed
4/15/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Refer
4/27/26  
Report Pass
5/7/26  
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more shall automatically enroll all employees of the municipality who first become employees of the municipality on or after January 1, 2027 and who are participants in a pension fund established under Article 5, 6, or 8 of the Illinois Pension Code into an eligible deferred compensation plan that the municipality has established for its employees. Provides that, if a municipality has not established an eligible deferred compensation plan for its employees, then the municipality shall establish an eligible deferred compensation plan for its employees on or before January 1, 2027. Provides that an employee subject to automatic enrollment shall have the option to opt out of the plan and shall be informed of that option within 30 days after being hired. Provides that, if another option is not chosen by the employee, the default employee contribution to the account shall be 3% of the employee's salary. Provides that the plan administrator may automatically increase employees' contributions by no more than 1% per year, and an employee may choose to opt out of the automatic increases. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1434

Introduced
1/31/25  
Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1460

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act concerning the Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program. Provides that the Illinois State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $10 and any processing fee. Provides that the processing fees shall be limited to charges by the State Treasurer for using the electronic online payment system. Provides that $4 from each fee collected under this provision shall be deposited into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund. Currently, the Illinois State Police may utilize existing technology which allows the caller to be charged a fee not to exceed $2.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2400

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
2/17/26  
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the sentence for aggravated criminal sexual assault, which does not otherwise provide for an enhanced penalty, is a Class X felony for which 5 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. Provides that the sentence for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, which does not otherwise provide for an enhanced penalty, is a Class X felony with a minimum term of imprisonment of 11 (rather than 6) years.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2410

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that nothing in the Act permits the euthanization of a dog or cat or other pet in an animal shelter except in accordance with the requirements under certain provisions of the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. In the definition of "humanely euthanized", provides that "humanely euthanized" does not include euthanization of a dog, cat, or other pet in an animal shelter for any reason other than health reasons, attitude issues, or aggressiveness. Amends the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of any law, no person may euthanize a cat, dog, or other pet in an animal shelter unless the euthanization is for health reasons, attitude issues, or aggressiveness. Effective January 1, 2026.