Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1231
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a hate crime if the person commits specified crimes by reason of the actual or perceived employment as a peace officer of another individual, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1232
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1233
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois State Police may not revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may only be revoked after a Firearm Owner's Identification Card hearing has been held in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that, if the State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked has probable cause to believe that the person who has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is no longer eligible for the Card under the Act, the State's Attorney shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that at the hearing, the person may present evidence in his or her favor seeking retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney may present evidence for revocation. Provides that the hearing shall be a civil proceeding and subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 45 days after the filing of the petition. Provides that if the circuit court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is ineligible for retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, the court shall order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the Card and the circuit clerk shall seize the Card and transmit the Card to the Illinois State Police. Establishes procedures for the Illinois State Police to suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1234
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/9/25
Refer
5/20/25
Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall conduct a study on the affordability and availability of statutorily mandated automobile insurance in the State. Provides that, when conducting the study, the Secretary of State may use data or academic studies conducted by other sources, solicit feedback and testimony from constituents and community leaders, consider any guidance, written or otherwise, provided by insurance industry experts based in the State, and consider statutes and regulations in other states and national trends. Provides that the study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the use of zip codes, credit scores, and age in ratemaking and whether the specific factor results in inequitable rates being assessed to certain populations. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall submit the report and its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1235
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the School Code. Requires school districts with a population of 3,000 or more students to interview a minimum percentage of minority candidates for teaching positions. Exempts teaching positions within an English as a Second Language program from the requirement. Sets forth the formula for the school district to use to calculate the minimum percentage required. Provides that if the school district is unable to interview the required minimum percentage of minority candidates for 2 consecutive years, the school district must implement a program for school district employees interested in obtaining a Professional Educator License. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1236
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the School Code. Requires a school district to develop and implement a plan to provide additional instructional services, support, or special accommodations to students who suffer from trauma related to experiencing the death of a sibling, parent, guardian, or household member by suicide or homicide or suffer from trauma caused by domestic violence or abuse and whom the school has determined require additional instructional services, support, or special accommodations but do not qualify for an individualized education program or for services under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Sets forth what the plan may include. Provides that the plan shall remain in place until the student (i) is no longer enrolled in the district or (ii) has made such significant and sustained academic progress that the student no longer requires the plan. In provisions relating to children with disabilities, provides that beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the notice that a school board provides concerning who qualifies for services under Section 504 shall include that a child may qualify for those services if the child is a student who is at least 3 years old or older and under 22 years and who (i) has experienced the death of a sibling, parent, guardian, or household member by suicide or homicide or (ii) suffers from trauma caused by domestic violence or abuse. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1237
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/14/25
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall prohibit a school from using a native name, logo, or mascot. Provides, however, that a school may continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot that were purchased on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act until September 1, 2028 if specified requirements are met. Provides that for any school whose team name is the name of a federally recognized tribe or historical Native American person, the school may continue to use its current team name and an agreed upon logo and mascot on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act if certain conditions are met. Provides that nothing in the provisions may be interpreted to prohibit county, municipality, or school district names.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1238
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption, subject to certain limitations, for property that is located within a special flood hazard area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Provides that the amount of the exemption shall be a reduction in the property's equalized assessed value of $5,000. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1239
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to provide an option to an applicant for an original, reissued, or renewed identification card, driver's license, or driver's permit to indicate the applicant's blood type. If an applicant chooses to indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary of State shall print the identified blood type on the applicant's identification card, driver's license, or permit. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to require the Secretary to verify an applicant's blood type designation.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1240
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois for the purpose of funding the operational and capacity building needs of nonprofits in Winnebago County. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1241
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, except for certain types of first degree murder, the court may, in its discretion, sentence a defendant who was under 21 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense to a sentence that is less than the applicable minimum determinate sentence of imprisonment for the offense authorized by the Code. Provides that the court, at the sentencing hearing, shall consider certain mitigating factors when a person commits an offense and the person is under 21 (rather than 18) years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1242
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. To provide for the safety of mental health care patients and staff members, provides for no fewer than 2 registered nurses and no fewer than 2 mental health technicians to be assigned to any unit at any time in the following State-operated hospitals: (1) the Alton Mental Health Center, at Alton; (2) the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, at Chicago; (3) the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, at Anna; (4) the Elgin Mental Health Center, at Elgin; (5) the John J. Madden Mental Health Center, at Hines; and (6) the Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard Mental Health Center, at Springfield. Provides that, if a registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned to 2 or more units, the calculation of the number of registered nurses or mental health technicians who are assigned to a unit shall be calculated for each registered nurse or mental health technician as one divided by the number of units to which the registered nurse or mental health technician is assigned. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1243
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1244
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Appropriates $209,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for costs associated with the Healthy School Meals for All Program. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1245
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall place no additional restrictions, limitations, or requirements than that provided by the statute creating the procedure for medical release. Provides that upon a determination that the petitioner is eligible for a hearing on medical release, the Prisoner Review Board shall: (1) provide public notice of the petitioner's name, docket number, counsel, and hearing date; and (2) provide a copy of the evaluation and any medical records provided by the Department of Corrections to the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney upon scheduling the institutional hearing. Provides that a hearing on a petitioner's application for medical release is public unless the petitioner requests a non-public hearing. Provides that members of the public shall be permitted to freely attend public hearings on medical release without restriction. Provides that upon denying an eligible petitioner's application for medical release, the Prisoner Review Board shall publish a decision letter outlining the reason for denial. Provides that the decision letter must include an explanation of each statutory factor and the estimated annual cost of the petitioner's continued incarceration, including the petitioner's medical care. Makes technical changes.