PJ

Paul Jacobs R

State Representative
Illinois House of Representatives District 118
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
1 Total

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On Record (17)

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Jacobs, Vercellino vie for State Senate Republican primary  Southern Illinoisan
Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that qualifies for the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from taxation under the Code. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may only issue antlerless-only permits to first-year applicants for non-resident deer hunting permits.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Reenacts the Invest in Kids Act and makes the Act permanent. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that qualifies for the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from taxation under the Code. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 2025, with provisions similar to those of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any person who has successfully completed the training required under this Act is considered to have successfully completed similar training requirements for harassment and discrimination prevention that may be required for employment in Illinois or to receive a license from the State. This includes, but may not be limited to, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that court security officers are exempt from provisions barring the carrying and possession of weapons in a vehicle, concealed upon one's person, or upon public streets, alleys, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a municipality. Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that court security officers shall be deemed to be …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Tamms Minimum Security Unit Task Force. Provides for membership on the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall study the subject of a practical, efficient, and beneficial repurposing of the Tamms Minimum Security Unit and its property for the benefit of the public, including the possibility of providing mental health services, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act. Defines terms, including that "board" means a government agency, board, department, or other government entity that regulates a lawful occupation and issues an occupational license or government certification to an individual. Provides that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, a board in the State shall issue an occupational license or …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities, provides that, if the person with a disability is eligible to receive disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act and has a household income that does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level, then the property is exempt from taxation under the Code. …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that a live child born as a result of an abortion shall be fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under the law. Removes language regarding interpretation of specified provisions. Effective immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities, provides that, if the person with a disability is eligible to receive disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act, then the property is exempt from taxation under this Code. Effective immediately.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Repeals the Reproductive Health Act. Creates the Illinois Abortion Law of 2025 containing the provisions of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 before its repeal by Public Act 101-13, as well as provisions defining "viability" to include when, in the medical judgment of the attending physician based on the particular facts of the case before the attending physician, the unborn …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Aug 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated …
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals Public Act 103-653, which authorized the Adjutant General to convey certain real property in Franklin County, Illinois. Effective immediately.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Makes other changes.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, if the payment of a retirement annuity is made to an annuitant more than one month after that retirement annuity payment became payable, then the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall maintain a website that details any charges, either required by law or approved by the Commission, that are charged by an electric utility, other …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Fixing Illinois Higher Education Funding Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to study the cost drivers of State universities and develop a comprehensive, 10-year plan to ensure the long-term performance and sustainability of higher education in the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that violation of an order of protection is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction for violation of a civil no contact order, violation of a stalking no contact …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that in one's "own home" means that an adult with a mental disability lives alone; or that an adult with a mental disability is in full-time residence with his or …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act. Changes the definition of "campground" so that the number of camping days increases to 10 or more (instead of 6 or more) during a calendar year.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the General Assembly voluntarily elects the State to: (1) participate in the federal tax credit established under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act for individuals who make qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning the membership of the Task Force; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that, in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, members of the General Assembly are prohibited from receiving and shall not receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Counties Code. Removes a provision limiting a special investigator appointed by a State's Attorney to carrying a firearm only in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties (currently, a special investigator shall not carry firearms except with …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced at any time (rather than within 25 years of the victim …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the School Code and the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Educational Opportunity Grant Act. In provisions concerning the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents scholarship and the Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents Educational Opportunity Grant program, provides …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisition of a 340B drug by, or delivery of a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction for gratuities that are included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income. Creates an income tax deduction for the amount of overtime compensation that is paid to the taxpayer …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 concerning a defendant's commitment for mental health treatment. Provides that if the Department of Human Services does not provide placement within the 20 days of transmittal from the circuit court clerk, the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding leaking underground storage tanks, site investigation, and corrective action, provides that any bidding process adopted to determine the reasonableness of costs of corrective action must provide for a publicly-noticed, competitive, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that employment protections for volunteer emergency workers apply to volunteer emergency workers participating in required training, including a prohibition on termination and penalizing (rather than only termination). Provides that the employer …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that do not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Department of Government Efficiency Act. Establishes the Department of Government Efficiency in the Office of the Auditor General for certain purposes. Provides that the Office of the Auditor General shall provide administrative and other support to the Department. …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 79 years or older to renew in person. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must be expressly designated as …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the provisions of Public Act 102-1116 that make amendatory changes to the Firearms Restraining Order Act that provide that a petitioner for a firearms restraining order may request a plenary firearms restraining order of up to one-year, but not …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share