Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1306
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1307
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a full-time firefighter or firefighter/paramedic employed by a city, village, incorporated town, or township that meets certain requirements is not eligible to participate in a retirement fund created under the Downstate Firefighters Article of the Code, then he or she is eligible to participate, as a sheriff's law enforcement employee, under the IMRF Article of the Code. Specifies survivor and occupational disease disability benefits that are available to the qualifying firefighters. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1308
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities and veterans of World War II, provides that, if the veteran has a permanent and total disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the property is exempt from taxation under the Code. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1309
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption concerning specified conditions or impairments of health of an employee employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic is intended to shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption must establish by clear and convincing evidence an independent and non-work related cause for the condition or disability and prove that no aspect of the employment contributed to the condition. Provides that the rebuttable presumption relating to hearing loss cannot be overcome with evidence allegedly showing that the injured employee did not meet specified exposure thresholds.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1310
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision that reduces the amount of the pension for a Tier 2 firefighter who retires with at least 10 years of creditable service before attaining age 55, provides that the pension of a Tier 2 firefighter who is retiring after attaining age 50 with 20 or more years of creditable service shall not be reduced. Makes a conforming change. Provides that each annual increase for Tier 2 firefighters shall be increased on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 55 (instead of age 60) or the first anniversary of the pension start date, whichever is later, and shall be calculated at 3% of the originally granted pension (instead of calculated at the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in September preceding each November 1). Provides that the changes shall apply without regard to whether a Tier 2 firefighter is in active service under the Article on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1311
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Employee Classification Act. Provides that in making a determination of a worker's classification under this Act, the Department of Labor shall consider any guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1312
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
2/26/25
Engrossed
4/7/25
Refer
4/9/25
Refer
5/8/25
Report Pass
5/15/25
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1313
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Creates the Illinois Election Integrity Act. Amends the Election Code. Requires that each election authority (i) conduct an election day audit of a random sample of 10% of votes cast and (ii) provide by contract or employment for the performance by one or more independent auditors of post-election parallel tabulations and audits. Provides for the scope of the audits and the resulting reports. Requires that optical scan technology and direct recording electronic voting systems meet certain federal and independent testing standards. Creates a voluntary tax checkoff for the Fund. With respect to early voting, requires that an election authority using only direct recording electronic voting systems have paper ballots available for voters wishing to use them. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Election Integrity Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1314
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. In provisions requiring governmental entities to adopt ordinances or resolutions regulating specified ethical concerns, provides that a governmental entity may create an ethics commission to satisfy the requirements.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1315
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that one or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1316
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Engrossed
4/9/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
4/23/25
Report Pass
5/1/25
Enrolled
5/22/25
Reinserts the contents of the bill, but provides that the principal or principal's designee (rather than the principal or principal's designee in coordination with the local law enforcement agency) shall attempt to contact (rather than meet with) the student's parent or guardian to ensure the student does not have access to a firearm. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1317
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1318
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall expire on the cardholder's birthday occurring immediately after the 10-year period from the date of issuance. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a concealed carry license shall expire on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the 5-year period from the date of issuance.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1319
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has, as one of its purposes, promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within the State shall exempt students who are unable to attend the required number of practices to participate in an interscholastic game, match, or other competition due to activities connected to military service from the practice requirement.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1320
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
2/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that each Department shall restore, within 18 months after closure, the site of a facility operated by the Department to its original condition before the facility was built if the facility is closed and no longer is maintained as a facility. Provides that the cost of the restoration of the site shall be paid by the Department that operated the facility.