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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for residential real property taxes is refundable. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Amends the Fiscal Note Act. Provides that no rule of either house may authorize or require a note request to be deemed inapplicable. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for residential real property taxes is refundable. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates the Welcome Home Illinois tax credit. Provides that each taxpayer who is a first-time homebuyer of a principal residence in the State during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to $500. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Code of Civil Procedure. Restores language (which was deleted by Public Act 101-235) providing that committed persons shall be responsible to reimburse the Department of Corrections for the expenses incurred by their incarceration at a rate to be determined by the Department. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish a process for the review of disposal fees, fuel surcharges, and other fees imposed by the owners and operators of sanitary landfills for the disposal of solid waste to ensure that the fees are just and reasonable. The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to administer the provisions …
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Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund. Provides that the Fund is a special fund in the State Treasury that may be used to provide grants to certain eligible people, institutions, and organizations for the purpose of conducting pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment. Provides that the Fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General …
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may not allow a person to construct a commercial solar energy facility within the county unless the person has purchased a surety bond from the Environmental Protection Agency or the county that is sufficient to pay for the deconstruction of the commercial solar energy facility and any environmental damage caused by …
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Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Applies the Act to transportation network company services that provide the transportation of goods, including goods from a retail store, warehouse, fulfillment center, or restaurant. Changes the term "passenger" to "customer". Removes the repeal date of the Act.
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows a unit of local government to place a blue reflective pavement marker on any highway, street, or road to mark the location of a fire hydrant or water supply. Prohibits a unit of local government from placing a blue reflective pavement marker on a State highway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from …
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Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows a volunteer who is not a paid bona fide member of the sponsoring organization to participate in the management or operation of bingo. Increases the maximum price for a single card to $1.79 (instead of $1).
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Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that for any expedited appeal to amend or remove an indicated report from the State Central Register that is initiated or pending on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of the Department of Children and Family Services shall issue its final decision on the abuse or …
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Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of State Fire Marshal shall adopt amendments to the rules set forth in 41 Ill. Adm. Code 149.20 to adhere to the intent of the U.S. Coast Guard in its June 21, 2004 Federal Register notice, which described that permanently moored vessels (PMVs) are gaming, casino, or other vessels that …
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Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Removes cash as an item that an applicant may provide in lieu of a surety bond required for plugging obligations. Changes the bond requirements for (1) an applicant that has not been issued a permit that is not of record with the Department of Natural Resources on the effective date of the amendatory …
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may defer the expiration of the driver's license of a licensee serving in the Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of Illinois for any length of time that does not exceed 6 months following the discharge of the licensee from the Armed Forces of the …
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that provisions related to crashes involving the death or personal injuries, crashes involving damage to vehicles, the duty to give information and render aid, and the duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property also apply to drivers of mopeds, low-speed electric bicycles, and low-speed gas bicycles.
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Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Stalking or Harassment No Contact Order Act. Defines "harassment" as violence or threats of violence or death, including a single act, directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to (i) fear for the person's safety, the safety of a workplace, …
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district's budget and appropriation ordinance and estimate of revenues may be filed electronically with the county clerk. Provides that, if a taxing district's budget and appropriation ordinance and estimate of revenues are filed electronically with the county clerk, the county clerk shall accept and acknowledge that electronic filing by providing a …
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that a public question may be initiated by the filing with the clerk or secretary of the governmental unit of a petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to or greater than at least 4% of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election (rather than 8% of …
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a court appearance, either in person or remote, including by telephone or video conference, is required for the following violations: (i) all alleged major traffic offenses of the Vehicle Code, (ii) all alleged violations of certain provisions of the Code, (iii) all alleged violations of the Child Passenger Protection Act, (iv) any traffic …
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Amends the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. Creates a notice requirement for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regarding the expiration of licenses. Provides that, if an athletic trainer's license has been expired for no longer than 5 years, the athletic trainer was practicing in another jurisdiction during the period of expiration, and the athletic trainer furnishes to the …
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Creates the Veterinary Medical Practice Ownership Act. Provides that one or more persons licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004, or one or more persons or entities not licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004, may form a veterinary practice in any legal form under applicable laws to own, operate, and maintain …
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Amends the Stalking No Contact Order. Provides that an order issued under the Act may be expunged if the petitioner who sought the emergency or plenary order agrees that the order was issued in error as a mistake in fact and that the court makes a similar finding. Requires that the clerk of the court to immediately file a certified …
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torturing, mutilating, injuring, disabling, poisoning, or killing (i) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (ii) any service animal, (iii) any …
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Creates the Stop Abusive Website-Access to Litigation Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to file a civil action in a State court against a party, attorney, or law firm that initiated the litigation that alleges any website-access violation for a determination as to whether it is abusive litigation. Provides that in determining whether the litigation alleging a website-access violation constitutes abusive …
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Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. In provisions concerning organizations that are operated exclusively for educational purposes, provides that the term "tax-supported public school" includes any student organization that meets both of the following: (1) enrollment in the student organization is limited to students from …
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Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Adds thermal conversion to the State's solid waste management hierarchy. Defines "thermal conversion" as the process by which a solid feedstock can be converted to produce environmentally safe products, including, but not limited to, liquid fuels, chemicals, hydrogen, and other products.
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Creates the State's Attorney and Peace Officer Privacy Act. Provides that government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes the personal information of a State's Attorney, Assistant State's Attorney, or peace officer if the government agency has received a written request in accordance with the Act that it refrain from disclosing the personal information of …
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Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Creates the Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task Force. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall study and make recommendations concerning issues associated with property foreclosure for failure to pay property taxes. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to …
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes changes concerning payments from the Indemnity Fund to provide that all property owners who sustain loss or damage by reason of the issuance of a tax deed are entitled to payments from the Indemnity Fund. Effective immediately.
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Creates the Adult Content Age Verification Act. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors shall be subject to civil penalties if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the …
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Creates the Farmer Tax Benefit Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2027, landowners may apply to the Department for an income tax credit in an amount equal to either (i) 100% of the fair …
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Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, use and occupation taxes on motor fuel and gasohol …
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Amends the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child care credit in an amount equal to 25% of the federal tax credit for each qualifying child. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Appropriates $15,000,000 to the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees for the expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville to expand its research capabilities and to increase biomanufacturing workforce training. Effective July 1, 2026.
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption from $65,000 to $85,000. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the contribution required to establish service credit for certain service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school recognized by the Illinois State Board …
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Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that prescription medicines and products classified as Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug …
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the homeowner's insurance premiums paid on the taxpayer's principal residence during the calendar year that begins during the taxable year …
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for a qualified employer who makes a qualified contribution toward a health reimbursement arrangement for the qualified taxpayer's employees. Provides that the amount of the credit is $400 per …
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning implicit bias awareness training, provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, a course covering the topics of perimenopause and menopause may count …
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Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Provides that a Dealer Provider shall not adopt any policy, requirement, or expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work hours, nor may the provider pose any questions regarding …
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Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In provisions concerning teledentistry, provides that an initial examination for new patients, excluding patients seeking orthodontic treatment, may be conducted through teledentistry if the authorizing dentist establishes a bona fide dentist-patient relationship by reviewing …
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a new or existing data center is a qualifying data center for purposes of the Act only if it provides in its …
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Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of …
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Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that parties, their attorneys, or their other agents appointed to receive service of process must receive notice of a contested hearing and final decision or order. Deletes a requirement that a party and …
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that deputy county medical examiners and deputy coroners (in addition to county medical examiners and coroners) are first responders for the purposes of provisions requiring a county to …
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to create the Consumer Protection from Surprise Health Care Billing Act. Provides that, on or after July 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other applicable provision, when a beneficiary, insured, or enrollee receives services from a nonparticipating …
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for a taxpayer that makes a qualified donation of real property during the taxable year to an employer that will use the property for the purpose of providing onsite …
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Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that the web-based signature requirement does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are the custodians of one or more children who attend an eligible preschool program in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of …
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Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that, except as otherwise authorized by the Act, any person who knowingly possesses 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of fentanyl is guilty of a Class 1 felony and, if …
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that law enforcement agencies shall adopt a policy regarding missing person investigations and missing person reporting and follow-up actions. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not establish …
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Creates the Servicemember Education Rights Veneration Act. Requires institutions of higher education (institution) to accommodate service member student's academic military leave and grant prompt readmission when the service member student has not exceeded a cumulative academic military leave period beyond …
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Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to, on or before January 1, 2027, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the status and availability of agricultural education programs in the State. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows for the issuance of the OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois decal. Provides that for the original issuance of the decal, a $25 fee shall be charged, with $10 to the OSF Children's Hospital of …
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Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that have a median household income …
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Amends the School Code. Provides that, on or before the 2026-2027 school year, each school board shall adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy that: (1) prohibits a student from using a wireless communication device during instructional time, except …
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid Access Adjustment payments to nursing facilities, provides that, for dates of service beginning July 1, 2025, the Medicaid Access Adjustment shall be increased to $5.75. …
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Amends the Veteran Service Organizations State Charter Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Veteran Service Organizations Equal Act. Provides that a veteran service organization shall be considered to have veteran service organization status (rather than shall be …
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Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 …