Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1629 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1629 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires authorization or environmental review of municipal construction or public works projects shall develop a web portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits required. Specifies the information an agency must make available on its web portal. Provides that, if an applicant submits a completed permit application to an agency for a covered project in accordance with all applicable State and federal law and there is no final action by the agency, then (1) the application is automatically approved after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are not required by State or federal law; and (2) the application is automatically approved after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are required by State or federal law. Defines terms including "covered project". Effective immediately. LRB104 09163 RTM 19219 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1629 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires authorization or environmental review of municipal construction or public works projects shall develop a web portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits required. Specifies the information an agency must make available on its web portal. Provides that, if an applicant submits a completed permit application to an agency for a covered project in accordance with all applicable State and federal law and there is no final action by the agency, then (1) the application is automatically approved after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are not required by State or federal law; and (2) the application is automatically approved after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are required by State or federal law. Defines terms including "covered project". Effective immediately. LRB104 09163 RTM 19219 b LRB104 09163 RTM 19219 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1629 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires authorization or environmental review of municipal construction or public works projects shall develop a web portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits required. Specifies the information an agency must make available on its web portal. Provides that, if an applicant submits a completed permit application to an agency for a covered project in accordance with all applicable State and federal law and there is no final action by the agency, then (1) the application is automatically approved after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are not required by State or federal law; and (2) the application is automatically approved after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are required by State or federal law. Defines terms including "covered project". Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act.
16	16	6 Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to improve
17	17	7 the State's permit review and approval process by making it
18	18	8 easier for municipalities to deal with State permitting
19	19	9 requirements. This goal shall be achieved by providing prompt,
20	20	10 accurate information about existing requirements, increasing
21	21	11 the transparency and accessibility of permitting processes,
22	22	12 and establishing a timeline regarding the determination of
23	23	13 permits for covered projects.
24	24	14 Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
25	25	15 "Covered project" means any project in Illinois that
26	26	16 involves the construction of infrastructure or public works by
27	27	17 a municipality of Illinois and requires authorization or
28	28	18 environmental review by a State agency.
29	29	19 "Electronic" has the meaning given to that term in Section
30	30	20 3-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
31	31	21 "Signature" has the meaning given to that term in Section
32	32	22 3-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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36	36	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1629 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Municipal Assistance and Permit Review Reform Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires authorization or environmental review of municipal construction or public works projects shall develop a web portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits required. Specifies the information an agency must make available on its web portal. Provides that, if an applicant submits a completed permit application to an agency for a covered project in accordance with all applicable State and federal law and there is no final action by the agency, then (1) the application is automatically approved after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are not required by State or federal law; and (2) the application is automatically approved after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public hearing are required by State or federal law. Defines terms including "covered project". Effective immediately.
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67	67	1 Section 5. State agency requirements.
68	68	2 (a) By January 1, 2027, each State agency that requires
69	69	3 authorization or environmental review of municipal
70	70	4 construction or public works projects shall develop a web
71	71	5 portal to be posted on the agency's website for the purpose of
72	72	6 enhancing review and promoting timely issuance of permits
73	73	7 required and shall make the following information available on
74	74	8 the web portal:
75	75	9 (1) Checklists and guidance relating to the completion
76	76	10 of permit applications, which may include, but are not
77	77	11 limited to, existing instructions for completing the
78	78	12 applications and examples of complete applications. As the
79	79	13 State agency or its subdivisions develop new checklists
80	80	14 and develop guidance, they shall supplement the web portal
81	81	15 with those materials.
82	82	16 (2) Permit application forms or portions of permit
83	83	17 applications that can be completed and saved
84	84	18 electronically, and submitted to the State agency or its
85	85	19 subdivisions by electronic signature.
86	86	20 (b) If an applicant submits a completed permit application
87	87	21 to a State agency for a covered project in accordance with all
88	88	22 applicable State and federal law and there is no final action
89	89	23 by the State agency, then:
90	90	24 (1) the application shall be automatically approved
91	91	25 after 180 days if notice and opportunity for public
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102	102	1 hearing are not required by State or federal law; and
103	103	2 (2) the application shall be automatically approved
104	104	3 after 270 days if notice and opportunity for public
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