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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2458 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-4301065 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2 Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations. LRB104 06291 RTM 16326 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2458 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-4301065 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2 55 ILCS 5/5-43010 65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2 Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations. LRB104 06291 RTM 16326 b LRB104 06291 RTM 16326 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2458 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	6	+	Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations.
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3	12		1 AN ACT concerning local government.
4	13		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	14		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	15		4 Section 1. This Act is in response to the Illinois Supreme
7	16		5 Court opinion in Cammacho v. City of Joliet, 2024 IL 129263,
8		-	6 and serves to clarify that Division 2.1 of Article 1 of the
9		-	7 Illinois Municipal Code divests a home rule municipality of
10		-	8 jurisdiction to hold administrative hearings to determine
11		-	9 whether its ordinances have been violated or to impose a fine
12		-	10 in accordance with its ordinances for (i) any offense under
13		-	11 the Illinois Vehicle Code that is a traffic regulation
14		-	12 governing the movement of vehicles or is a reportable offense
15		-	13 under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or (ii) a
16		-	14 similar offense under a municipal ordinance. This Act also
17		-	15 serves to specifically provide that the exceptions set forth
18		-	16 in the definition of "system of administrative adjudication"
19		-	17 in subsection (c) of Section 5-43010 of the Counties Code
20		-	18 provide a basis to divest a county of jurisdiction to hold an
21		-	19 administrative hearing to determine whether its ordinances
22		-	20 have been violated or to impose a fine in accordance with its
23		-	21 ordinances for (i) any offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code
24		-	22 that is a traffic regulation governing the movement of
25		-	23 vehicles or is a reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the
26		-	24 Illinois Vehicle Code or (ii) a similar offense under a county
	17	+	6 and serves to clarify that Section 1-2.1-2 of the Illinois
	18	+	7 Municipal Code is intended, in some circumstances, to divest a
	19	+	8 home rule municipality of jurisdiction to hold an
	20	+	9 administrative hearing to determine whether its ordinances
	21	+	10 have been violated or to impose a fine in accordance with its
	22	+	11 ordinances. This Act also serves to specifically provide that
	23	+	12 the exceptions set forth in the definition of "system of
	24	+	13 administrative adjudication" in subsection (c) of Section
	25	+	14 5-43010 of the Counties Code provide a basis to divest a home
	26	+	15 rule county of jurisdiction to hold an administrative hearing
	27	+	16 to determine whether its ordinances have been violated or to
	28	+	17 impose a fine in accordance with its ordinances.
	29	+	18 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
	30	+	19 Section 5-43010 as follows:
	31	+	20 (55 ILCS 5/5-43010)
	32	+	21 Sec. 5-43010. Administrative adjudication of code and
	33	+	22 ordinance violations; definitions.
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36		-	2 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
37		-	3 Section 5-43010 as follows:
38		-	4 (55 ILCS 5/5-43010)
39		-	5 Sec. 5-43010. Administrative adjudication of code and
40		-	6 ordinance violations; definitions.
41		-	7 (a) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
42		-	8 administrative adjudication of county code violations to the
43		-	9 extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution.
44		-	10 (b) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
45		-	11 administrative adjudication of violations of ordinances
46		-	12 enacted by a participating unit of local government only
47		-	13 where: (i) the unit of local government is engaging in
48		-	14 governmental activities or providing services within the
49		-	15 boundaries of the county; (ii) the unit of local government
50		-	16 has no system of administrative adjudication; and (iii) the
51		-	17 violation occurred within the boundaries of the county.
52		-	18 (b-5) Counties, including home rule counties, may not use
53		-	19 a system of administrative adjudication to adjudicate (i) any
54		-	20 offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code that is a traffic
55		-	21 regulation governing the movement of vehicles or is a
56		-	22 reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle
57		-	23 Code or (ii) a similar offense under a county ordinance. This
58		-	24 subsection is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and
	37	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2458 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	38	+	55 ILCS 5/5-4301065 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2 55 ILCS 5/5-43010 65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2
	39	+	55 ILCS 5/5-43010
	40	+	65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2
	41	+	Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations.
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	50	+	55 ILCS 5/5-43010
	51	+	65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2
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69		-	1 functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of
70		-	2 the Illinois Constitution.
71		-	3 (c) As used in this Division:
72		-	4 "Participating unit of local government" means a unit of
73		-	5 local government which has entered into an intergovernmental
74		-	6 agreement or contract with a county for the administrative
75		-	7 adjudication of violations of its ordinances by the county
76		-	8 pursuant to this Division.
77		-	9 "System of administrative adjudication" means the
78		-	10 adjudication of any violation of a county ordinance or of a
79		-	11 participating unit of local government's ordinance, except for
80		-	12 (i) proceedings not within the statutory or the home rule
81		-	13 authority of counties or a participating unit of local
82		-	14 government; and (ii) any offense under the Illinois Vehicle
83		-	15 Code (or a similar offense that is a traffic regulation
84		-	16 governing the movement of vehicles and except for any
85		-	17 reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle
86		-	18 Code).
87		-	19 "Unit of local government" has the meaning as defined in
88		-	20 the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and also includes a
89		-	21 not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of
90		-	22 conducting public business including, but not limited to, the
91		-	23 Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.
92		-	24 (Source: P.A. 99-754, eff. 1-1-17.)
93		-	25 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
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104		-	1 changing Section 1-2.1-10 as follows:
105		-	2 (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-10)
106		-	3 Sec. 1-2.1-10. Impact on home rule authority.
107		-	4 (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), this This
108		-	5 Division shall not preempt municipalities from adopting other
109		-	6 systems of administrative adjudication pursuant to their home
110		-	7 rule powers.
111		-	8 (b) Municipalities, including home rule municipalities,
112		-	9 may not use a system of administrative adjudication to
113		-	10 adjudicate (i) any offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code
114		-	11 that is a traffic regulation governing the movement of
115		-	12 vehicles or a reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the
116		-	13 Illinois Vehicle Code or (ii) a similar offense under a
117		-	14 municipal ordinance. This subsection is a denial and
118		-	15 limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
119		-	16 (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
120		-	17 (Source: P.A. 90-516, eff. 1-1-98.)
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	70	+	1 (a) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
	71	+	2 administrative adjudication of county code violations to the
	72	+	3 extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution.
	73	+	4 (b) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
	74	+	5 administrative adjudication of violations of ordinances
	75	+	6 enacted by a participating unit of local government only
	76	+	7 where: (i) the unit of local government is engaging in
	77	+	8 governmental activities or providing services within the
	78	+	9 boundaries of the county; (ii) the unit of local government
	79	+	10 has no system of administrative adjudication; and (iii) the
	80	+	11 violation occurred within the boundaries of the county.
	81	+	12 (c) As used in this Division:
	82	+	13 "Participating unit of local government" means a unit of
	83	+	14 local government which has entered into an intergovernmental
	84	+	15 agreement or contract with a county for the administrative
	85	+	16 adjudication of violations of its ordinances by the county
	86	+	17 pursuant to this Division.
	87	+	18 "System of administrative adjudication" means the
	88	+	19 adjudication of any violation of a county ordinance or of a
	89	+	20 participating unit of local government's ordinance, except for
	90	+	21 (i) proceedings not within the statutory or the home rule
	91	+	22 authority of counties or a participating unit of local
	92	+	23 government; and (ii) any offense under the Illinois Vehicle
	93	+	24 Code (or a similar offense that is a traffic regulation
	94	+	25 governing the movement of vehicles and except for any
	95	+	26 reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle
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	106	+	1 Code).
	107	+	2 "Unit of local government" has the meaning as defined in
	108	+	3 the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and also includes a
	109	+	4 not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of
	110	+	5 conducting public business including, but not limited to, the
	111	+	6 Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.
	112	+	7 (d) A home rule county may not regulate the provision of a
	113	+	8 system of administrative adjudication for county ordinance or
	114	+	9 code violations in a manner that is inconsistent with this
	115	+	10 Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
	116	+	11 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
	117	+	12 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
	118	+	13 exercised by the State.
	119	+	14 (Source: P.A. 99-754, eff. 1-1-17.)
	120	+	15 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
	121	+	16 changing Section 1-2.1-2 as follows:
	122	+	17 (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2)
	123	+	18 Sec. 1-2.1-2. Administrative adjudication of municipal
	124	+	19 code violations.
	125	+	20 (a) Any municipality may provide by ordinance for a system
	126	+	21 of administrative adjudication of municipal code violations to
	127	+	22 the extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution. A "system
	128	+	23 of administrative adjudication" means the adjudication of any
	129	+	24 violation of a municipal ordinance, except for (i) proceedings
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