Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1471
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Child Labor Law. Provides that a minor may work at an otherwise prohibited workplace if none of the minor's job duties: (1) require any education, formal training, certification, or license; (2) involve the use of any equipment or machinery that poses a substantial risk of causing any serious bodily injury or death; (3) involve the use of or proximity to hazardous materials; or (4) require the minor to work hours past curfew. Provides that every employer of a minor shall record the name of the parent or guardian who gives the minor permission to work. Provides that any employer, upon termination of the employment of a minor, shall immediately send by certified mail notification to the parent or guardian on record that the minor's employment has been terminated and immediately return the certificate issued to the issuing officer. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1472
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of coercing an abortion. Provides that a person commits the offense when the person uses force, intimidation, coercive control, threat of force, threat of deprivation of food and shelter, or financial assistance in order to compel a woman to undergo an abortion against her will. Provides that coercing an abortion may occur regardless of whether an abortion procedure has been attempted or completed. Provides that coercing an abortion is a Class 3 felony. Defines "abortion" and "coercive control".
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1473
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Creates the Pregnancy Expenses Act. Provides that the other party to a pregnancy or the other intended parent has a duty to pay 50% of the pregnant person's pregnancy expenses. Allows an action seeking the payment of pregnancy expenses to be brought during or after the pregnancy. Provides that only the pregnant person or the pregnant person's legally authorized designee in the event of death or incapacitation of the pregnant person may bring an action seeking the payment of pregnancy expenses. Allows the court to order the other party to the pregnancy or other intended parent to pay more than 50% of the pregnancy expenses. Makes a conforming change in the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1474
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Eliminates a provision that provides a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, or any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1475
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a health care worker (rather than a nurse) while in the performance of his or her duties as a health care worker (rather than a nurse). Provides that "health care worker" has the meaning provided in the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1476
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for the purposes of the statutes prohibiting the presence within school zone by child sex offenders and prohibiting their approaching, contacting, residing with, or communicating with a child within certain places and prohibiting sexual predators and child sex offenders presence or loitering in or near public parks, includes in the definition of child sex offender when the victim is a person under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of the unauthorized video recording and live video transmission offense that involves: (1) knowingly making a video record or transmitting live video of another person without that person's consent in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom; (2) knowingly making a video record or transmitting live video of another person's intimate parts for the purpose of viewing the body of or the undergarments worn by that other person without that person's consent; or (3) placing or causing to be placed a device that makes a video record or transmitting a live video in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom with the intent to make a video record or transmitting live video of another person without that person's consent. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that "sex offense" under the Act includes a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of these video recording or live video transmission violations.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1477
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In a provision which specifies that a person who is in police custody shall have the right, upon being taken into police custody, to communicate free of charge with an attorney of his or her choice and members of his or her family, deletes a provision that required that right to be provided as soon as possible upon being taken into custody. Provides that, if a person who is in police custody is transferred to a new place of detention, that person has a right to make one telephone call (rather than 3 telephone calls) within 3 hours of arrival. Specifies that this right is not renewable. Provides that the person in police custody is prohibited from contacting the alleged victim or victims of the offense for which the person is charged. Provides that statements that are made by a person who is detained in police custody in violation of the right to communicate provisions of the Code may be used to evaluate whether those statements were voluntarily given and are reliable, based on the totality of the circumstances. Authorizes a custodial arrest of a person accused of an offense that is not a felony or Class A misdemeanor if necessary to verify the accused's identity.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1478
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of fentanyl-related child endangerment. Provides that a person commits the offense when the person knowingly or recklessly endangers the life or health of a child under 18 years of age by exposing or allowing exposure of the child to fentanyl, including consumption of fentanyl. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Creates the offense of aggravated fentanyl-related child endangerment. Provides that a person commits the offense when the person knowingly or recklessly endangers the life or health of a child under 18 years of age by exposing or allowing exposure of the child to fentanyl, including consumption of fentanyl and the child experiences death, great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement as a result of the fentanyl-related child endangerment. Provides that exposure to fentanyl as prescribed or administered by a health care professional in the course of medical treatment does not constitute endangerment. Provides that a violation is a Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years and fined not to exceed $100,000. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1479
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon petition of the State's Attorney of the county prosecuting a defendant on pretrial release or upon motion of the court, the court may revoke or impose sanctions on a defendant who is released on pretrial release if the defendant has violated any of the conditions of pretrial release.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1480
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the Critical Infrastructure Protection Law Article within the Code. Defines "critical infrastructure facility". Provides for criminal penalties, based upon the value of the property, for knowingly damaging, destroying, vandalizing, defacing, tampering with, or stealing equipment or assets of or in a critical infrastructure facility. Provides that any person who violates the Article is liable to the owner of the property for compensatory damages and, in addition, for punitive damages in an amount not less than 3 times the amount of the compensatory damages. Provides that any person or entity that compensates, provides consideration to, or remunerates a person for property stolen in violation of the Article is liable to the owner of the property for compensatory damages and, in addition, for punitive damages in an amount not less than 3 times the amount of the compensatory damages. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to this provision that the defendant was a bona fide purchaser for value who did not know, or have reason to know, that the property was stolen. Provides that, with exceptions, all items of personal property that are used, have been used, or are intended for use, in perpetration of theft or damage to a critical infrastructure facility are subject to forfeiture.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1481
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver's license of any person convicted of engaging in a street sideshow shall be revoked in the manner provided by the Code. Provides that every person convicted of engaging in a street sideshow shall be guilty of aggravated engaging in a street sideshow if the person, in committing the violation, was involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. Provides that aggravated engaging in a street sideshow is a Class 4 felony for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12 years.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1482
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon verified petition by the State, the court shall hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release if: (1) the defendant is charged with a felony offense (rather than specified felonies) and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case; (2) the defendant is charged with a felony offense (rather than specific felonies) and has a high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution; or (3) the defendant has been convicted of 2 or more of the same felonies or misdemeanors and either: (i) it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case; or (ii) the defendant has a high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution. Changes the State's burden of proof in a pretrial detention hearing seeking the defendant's detention from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1483
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that upon failure to comply with any condition of pretrial release, the court having jurisdiction at the time of such failure may, on its own motion or upon motion from the State, issue a warrant (instead of a summons or a warrant) for the arrest of the person on pretrial release (instead of at liberty on pretrial release). Provides that the contents of such a warrant shall be the same as required for an arrest warrant issued upon complaint. Provides that when a defendant is on pretrial release on a felony charge and fails to appear in court as directed, the court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of such person. Provides that such warrant shall be noted with a directive to peace officers to arrest the person and hold such person without bail and to deliver such person before the court for further proceedings. Provides that a defendant who is arrested or surrenders within 30 days of the issuance of such warrant shall not be released on pretrial conditions in the case in question unless the defendant shows by the preponderance of the evidence that the defendant's failure to appear was not intentional. Makes conforming changes. Removes provisions concerning that for the purpose of any risk assessment or future evaluation of risk of willful flight or risk of failure to appear, a nonappearance in court cured by an appearance in response to a summons shall not be considered as evidence of future likelihood of appearance in court.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1484
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB1485
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.