Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 197)
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2941
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt rules to allow a land owner to request to have an unused telecommunications utility box removed from the land owner's property by the telecommunications carrier.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2942
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a graduated driver's license holder is convicted of violating provisions stating that a graduated driver's license holder who is under the age of 18 when he or she receives the license may not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger in the vehicle who is under the age of 20, unless any additional passenger or passengers are siblings, step-siblings, children, or stepchildren of the driver, then the graduated license shall be suspended for 6 months.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2943
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Amends the Salaries Act and the General Assembly Compensation Act. Removes changes made by Public Act 102-1115.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2944
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for an extended hospital stay beyond medical necessity due to multiple failed attempts to place an emergency room patient who presented for dementia or other long-term care needs into a nursing or other long-term care facility, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse the hospital at a rate calculated to cover the entire hospital stay if (i) the hospital presents documentation, as prescribed by the Department, of multiple unsuccessful attempts to place the patient in a nursing or other long-term care facility and (ii) if each nursing or long-term care facility the hospital solicited for placement gave a substantially similar reason for denying the patient admission.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2945
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Prohibits the Department of Children and Family Services from requiring Department volunteers to list or provide their social security numbers on any form prescribed by the Department that authorizes a criminal history record or background check. Requires the Department to amend its rule on authorization forms in accordance with the amendatory Act. Excludes the social security number of a Department volunteer from the definition of "background information." Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that no person appointed to serve as a court appointed special advocate shall be required to list or provide his or her social security number on any form prescribed by the court that authorizes a criminal history record or background check.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2946
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Requires the Department of Employment Security to establish and administer a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits to eligible employees. Sets forth eligibility requirements for benefits under the Act. Contains provisions concerning disqualification from benefits; premium payments; the amount and duration of benefits; the recovery of erroneous payments; hearings; defaulted premium payments; elective coverage; employment protection; coordination of family and medical leave; defined terms; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Account Fund. Provides phase-in periods for the collection of money and making of claims for benefits under the Act. Effective January 1, 2027.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2947
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/14/25
Refer
4/29/25
Report Pass
5/8/25
Enrolled
5/31/25
Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall not require individuals hired exclusively to perform functions that are not related in any way to gaming operations to hold an occupational license. Provides that the Board may issue a non-gaming identification badge upon payment of a non-refundable annual fee set by the Board. Sets forth eligibility requirements for a non-gaming identification badge. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2948
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Creates the Transparent, Inclusive, and Competitively Neutral Energy Policy Act. Sets forth findings. Provides that the energy procurement process shall be transparent, inclusive, and competitively neutral and shall provide due consideration to the unique advantages of each developer from all segments of the energy sector and recognize that more inclusive procurements result in greater competition among developers and lower costs for consumers.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2949
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
5/8/25
Report Pass
5/15/25
Refer
6/2/25
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 HB2950
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
4/11/25
Amends the School Code. Allows, if an assessment is determined to be non-uniform, a provisional in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations to be issued to a candidate who has completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher education and who has not successfully completed an applicable content area test but who: holds at least a bachelor's degree; has completed an approved educator preparation program at an Illinois institution; has passed an evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness; and has attempted an applicable content area test that has been determined to be non-uniform and has not attempted any uniform content area tests. Provides that the process by which the State Board of Education evaluates content area tests shall be public information and shall be made available on the website of the State Board. Requires the State Board to evaluate each content area test after it has been administered for at least 10 months, but not more than 12 months, and shall determine that a content test is non-uniform. Provides that if a content test is determined to be non-uniform, the State Board shall: convene one or more committees to review the content, bias, and passing score requirements of that content test and recommend changes to improve uniformity; offer the most recent uniform content area test for the same license or endorsement as an option until the new assessment is determined to be uniform; provide an opportunity to attempt the most recent uniform content area test for the same license or endorsement to candidates who attempted but did not pass the most recent version of the content area test; and implement a process by which candidates who attempted but did not pass the content test may apply for provisional licensure. Provides that if the State Board finds that the content area test forms available as of January 1, 2025 are not uniform in the level of difficulty as compared to previous forms of those exams, any candidate for licensure who attempted any content area test in the form that was available as of January 1, 2025, and whose best scores in each subsection of the same content area exam, taken across multiple attempts on the same form of the exam, equal or exceed the passing score for that content area exam as of January 1, 2025, shall be determined to have passed that content area exam.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2951
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the School Code. Prohibits a public high school from having a start time earlier than 8:45 a.m.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2952
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Engrossed
4/8/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
5/6/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. In provisions concerning baby changing stations, provides that hotels and lodging facilities; public and private schools and educational institutions; small entertainment venues including, movie theaters and bowling alleys; healthcare facilities with public restrooms; transit public parks with restroom facilities; and standalone public parks with restroom facilities are subject to the provisions. Provides that a retail store of more than 3,000 square feet (rather than 5,000 square feet) that contain a restroom open to the public are subject to the provisions. Provides that a restaurant that has an occupancy of at least 40 persons (rather than 60 persons), among other criteria, are subject to the provisions of the Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2953
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Provides that each municipality and county shall provide the Capital Development Board a list of all high-rise apartment buildings in their respective jurisdictions that: (1) meet the definition of high-rise apartment building; (2) were not subject to a requirement to include a sprinkler system at the time the building was constructed; and (3) have not been retrofitted with a sprinkler system.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2954
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/21/25
Creates the Taxpayer Relief from Ubiquitous Synthetic Toxics (TRUST) Act. Creates the PFAS Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Fund shall include settlements from enforcement actions brought by the Attorney General, as well as other moneys. Provides for a PFAS Grant Program funded by the PFAS Fund to cover PFAS-related costs of eligible entities as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides for a PFAS Reimbursement Program funded by the PFAS Fund to cover PFAS-related costs of eligible entities as determined by the Agency. Provides rules for payments of reimbursements or grant awards. Provides that the Agency shall administer the Act and adopt rules. Provides for enforcement of the Act. Creates a tax on manufacturing PFAS. Provides that the Agency shall propose to the Pollution Control Board, and no later than one year after receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt, rules specifying which PFAS chemicals are subject to the tax and the applicable rate for each PFAS chemical determined to be subject to the tax. Provides for a manufacturer to file a return with the Department of Revenue, with certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall administer the tax and adopt rules. Provides that moneys collected under the tax shall be deposited into the PFAS Fund. Provides that final Agency decisions made under the PFAS Reimbursement Program shall be subject to review in the same manner as appeals of permit denial under provisions in the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that all other final administrative decisions made under the Act are subject to review in accordance with the Administrative Review Law. States the purpose of the Act. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes to the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2955
Introduced
2/5/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/11/25
Engrossed
4/9/25
Refer
4/10/25
Refer
5/20/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Creates the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Act. Creates the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee for specific purposes. Provides that the Committee shall submit a PFAS Action Plan to the Governor's Office, the General Assembly, and the Environmental Protection Agency no later than one year after the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Committee shall continue to periodically meet and shall annually update the PFAS Action Plan and submit annual reports with certain requirements. Provides for membership of the Committee. Provides that the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Sustainable Technology Center shall provide technical assistance to the Committee. Makes findings and declares policy. Defines terms. Provides that the Act is repealed on December 31, 2044. Effective immediately.