Celina Villanueva D

Congratulates the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) program of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) on achieving its 50th anniversary. Thanks the program's staff for increasing the number of Latino college graduates in the State of Illinois through its intentional recruitment, retention initiatives, and programming.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish criteria and guidelines for designation of a flagship cultural district. Provides that, no later than September 30, 2026, the Department shall award one flagship cultural district. Provides that the criteria that the Department must …

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a county, as trustee, may elect to acquire or sell tax delinquent property. Provides that the owner of property who sustains loss or damage by reason of the issuance of a deed at a tax deed auction shall have the right to recover surplus equity which was lost in the property through an …

Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may accept a proposal or application from a financial institution for access to capital at a market rate that allows the Treasurer to provide funding to a county for relief of property tax payments. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for tax year 2027 and thereafter, the …

Amends the Property Tax Code. Establishes the State Tax Deed Equity Fund. Provides that moneys in the Tax Deed Equity Fund shall be expended exclusively for the purpose of paying the amount ordered for equity surplus payments to Illinois property owners who have lost their property by a recorded tax deed. Contains provisions concerning applications for payment from the Tax …

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Director of Revenue may exchange information with the Department of Labor for the purpose of administering and enforcing Acts within the Department of Labor's statutory authority.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a provision concerning the exemption for property used for charitable or beneficent purposes, provides that the term "institution of public charity" includes a not-for-profit organization that is organized and operated primarily as an entrepreneurial support organization and that supports, mentors, and trains entrepreneurs, if the applicant provides: (i) affirmative evidence that the organization is …

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that projects funded in whole or part with proceeds of certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that "public works" includes projects financed in whole or part with, among other things, funds received from the sale or transfer …

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that each chief procurement officer has the authority to designate as employment social enterprises set-asides a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to employment social enterprises in the State. Sets forth provisions administering employment social enterprises set-asides.

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Latina and Latino history, including the history of Latinas and Latinos in Illinois and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Latinas and Latinos toward advancing civil …

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any personal property belonging to the vehicle owner in a vehicle subject to a lien shall be subject to that lien, except for the specified items, which may be claimed by immediate family members at the authorization of the vehicle owner. Establishes registration requirements for commercial vehicle safety relocators and tasks the Illinois …

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Allows a licensed lottery sales agent to enter into an agreement with a third-party entity to assist with processing the sale of lottery tickets on behalf of the licensed lottery sales agent. Requires the licensed sales agent to provide a copy of agreement to the Lottery Control Board within 5 business days of execution. Requires …

Creates the Immigration Safe Zones Act. Provides that, within 60 days after the effective date of the Act, the Attorney General shall, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and State law ensuring that the following facilities remain safe and accessible to all residents of …

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In the definition of "abused child", changes the list of persons who may be consider a perpetrator of abuse to include a child's parent, a parent's paramour, or any other person 14 years of age or older who is responsible for the child's welfare, is an immediate family member, or resides in …

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that, in determining an allocation of parenting time, a court is prohibited from viewing a completion of a treatment program by a parent or nonparent who is a convicted sex offender as evidence supporting the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health if the conviction involved any minor who lived …

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the exemption under the Acts for motor vehicles that are sold in this State to a nonresident and are not titled in this State does not apply if the purchaser is …

Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in the Act. Provides that the maximum patient assignments may not be exceeded, regardless of the use and …

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the maximum amount of notes or bonds that may be issued by the Illinois Finance Authority for any one agricultural real estate borrower may be increased by a higher amount than currently allowed if a higher amount is permitted by statute or regulation. In provisions concerning agricultural assistance loans, removes provisions providing …

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that upon approval of a charter renewal by an authorizer, the charter operator shall execute the renewal agreement no later than 90 days after the date of the authorizer's final renewal approval. Provides that a charter school that is deemed nonrenewed is ineligible to receive any payments from a school …

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a person commits the crime of violation of an order of protection under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the person, in violation of an order to surrender the person's firearms and firearm parts, knowingly transfers …

Amends the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Changes the Statewide Committee quorum from 7 voting members to a simple majority of voting members. Requires that Statewide Committee's annual report is due no later than September 1 instead of March 1 of each year. Requires that the biennial report is due no later than June 1 instead of April 1 of …

Creates the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression in Long-Term Care Bill of Rights Act. Establishes rights for a client who lives in a long-term care facility, or who receives home care services from a home care provider, from discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sex, actual or perceived sexual orientation, actual or perceived gender identity, actual …

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a distillery shipper's license, a class 3 craft distiller license, and a spirits showcase permit. Provides that a class 3 craft distiller license, which may be issued to a distiller or a non-resident dealer, shall allow the manufacture of no more than 100,000 gallons of spirits per year and shall allow the …

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxpayers of income-producing property shall submit income and expense data annually to the chief county assessment officer on or before July 1 of each year. Provides that, in counties of fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county board may provide by ordinance or resolution that taxpayers of …

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to annually review and update the underlying data for, and use of, indicators used to determine whether a community is designated as an environmental justice community and to establish a process by which communities not designated as environmental justice communities may petition for such a designation. Provides that an applicant …