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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2521
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
5/6/25
Report Pass
5/14/25
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that the Illinois High School Association shall be responsible for licensing all game officials. Provides that each applicant for licensure is required, as a condition of licensure, to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check to determine if such applicant has been convicted of any disqualifying, specified criminal or drug offenses. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. Requires the Illinois High School Association to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for each applicant once every 5 years that an applicant remains licensed by the Illinois High School Association. Provides that pending full check clearance, a prospective game official must be supervised at all times by an individual who has received full check clearance.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2522
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Refer
4/11/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall provide 30 minutes of paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing infant child each time the employee has the need to express milk for one year after the child's birth. Provides that the employee may use other paid break time or meal time for any time needed in excess of 30 minutes. Provides that an employer shall provide paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) as needed by the employee unless to do so would create an undue hardship.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2523
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. By June 1, 2026, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to establish, by rule, a Montessori education endorsement to be added to a Professional Educator License. Requires the rules adopted by the State Board of Education to outline the requirements for obtaining the endorsement. Provides that these provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2027.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2524
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Includes in the definition of "firefighter", a person employed in a municipality's or fire protection district's fire service as a de facto firefighter. Provides that "de facto firefighter" means a firefighter who spends a majority of the firefighter's working time participating in the work of controlling and extinguishing fires at the location of any such fires, preparing for such work or waiting to respond to such calls for work and whose scheduled or actual work hours are commensurate in duration and frequency with certain firefighters. Provides that "de facto firefighter" does not include part-time firefighters who are not otherwise covered; auxiliary, reserve, or voluntary firefighters, including paid-on-call firefighters; and clerks, dispatchers, or other civilian employees of a fire department or fire protection district who are not routinely expected to perform firefighter duties. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act do not affect persons covered by the Article before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2525
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to property of the State, a unit of local government, or school district.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2526
Introduced
2/3/25
Refer
2/4/25
Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Includes in the definition of "petitioner" under the Act any of the following health care professionals who have treated the person against whom the order is sought in the 6 months immediately preceding the filing of the petition: (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; (2) a psychiatrist as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; (3) a clinical psychologist licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act; (4) a licensed clinical social worker licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; (5) an advanced practice registered nurse, nationally certified as a mental health or psychiatric nurse practitioner and licensed under the Nurse Practice Act; or (6) a licensed marriage and family therapist licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2527
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Defines "transportation protection agreement". Provides that the Illinois Insurance Code does not apply to any transportation protection agreement sold by any seller. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to apply to (1) merchandise that is delivered within 30 days of purchase, (2) a transportation protection agreement, or (3) pre-need cemetery sales (rather than only pre-need cemetery sales) under the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2528
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a supportive living dementia care setting shall not limit resident access to the sink, microwave, and refrigerator located within the respective resident's room. Provides that social and recreational programming shall be provided no less than daily at a time and location separate from a meal service. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a newly constructed supportive living dementia care setting shall provide no less than 300 square feet for a single occupancy apartment or no less than 450 square feet for a double occupancy apartment. Provides that the square footage requirement may include the closets and bathroom. Requires each apartment to include a sink, microwave, and refrigerator within the unit. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a newly constructed supportive living dementia care setting shall provide a common area completely separate from the dining area.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2529
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2026 and thereafter, the maximum reduction for the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties that are contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2530
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the amount of unreimbursed medical and dental expenses incurred by members of the applicant's household during the taxable year may be deducted from the applicant's income for the purpose of determining eligibility for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2531
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that Grocery Initiative Grants may be used to provide access to equipment that is needed to accept payment from the Women, Infant, Children's program (WIC). Makes changes to the definition of "grocery store" to include certain meat retailers, fruit and vegetable retailers, and fish and seafood retailers. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2532
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Nurse Agency Licensing Act. Provides that no nurse agency (instead of person) may lawfully establish, operate, maintain, or advertise in the State unless the nurse agency (instead of person) is licensed under the Act by the Department of Labor. Makes conforming changes in provisions concerning investigations and civil penalties. In provisions concerning an application for a license, provides that the Department may impose a fine of up to $500 for the submission of false or misleading information (instead of the submission of false or misleading information is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500). Provides that the Department may at any time, and shall upon receiving a complaint from any interested person, investigate any nurse agency (instead of person) licensed or applying for a license under the Act suspected of violating any provision of the Act. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 (rather than a civil penalty of $10,000) per occurrence for a violation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2533
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that at the next election following the public meeting and notice required in provisions regarding a water or sewer utility that is owned by the State or any political subdivision thereof being acquired by a large public utility, a referendum, subject to the requirements of the Election Code, shall be placed on the ballot for all electors within the area the water or sewer utility operates. Provides that the votes on the referendum shall be recorded as "yes" or "no". Provides that, if a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, then the acquisition may continue. Provides that, if less than a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not approve the large public utility's acquisition of the water or sewer utility.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2534
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Provides that an insurer may not seek information derived from genetic testing for use in connection with a policy of life insurance. Provides that an insurer may consider the results of genetic testing in connection with a policy of life insurance if the individual voluntarily submits the results and the results are favorable to the individual. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer must comply with the provisions of the Genetic Information Privacy Act in connection with the amendment, delivery, issuance, or renewal of a life insurance policy; claims for or denial of coverage under a life insurance policy; or the determination of premiums or rates under a life insurance policy.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2535
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
4/11/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years.