Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 218)
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3256
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Creates the People Over Parking Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, a unit of local government may not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirements on a development project if the project is located within one-half mile of a public transportation hub. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines terms. Effective June 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3257
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 and the Illinois Highway Code. Allows the Department of Transportation to post tourist oriented directional signs at intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with populations of 7,000 or more.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3258
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Removes language regarding: diversity requirements related to the design of all programs and procurements; the development of methods that optimize procurement of renewable energy credits from proposed utility-scale projects that are located in communities eligible to receive Energy Transition Community Grants; diversity requirements related to the eligibility criteria for the selection as a supplier of renewable energy credits; the assessment of fees to recover specified costs incurred by the Illinois Power Agency; diversity requirements related to the criteria for an owner to receive grants from the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Fund; the provision of information on renewable energy company diversity reporting via the Agency's public facing online tool; and diversity, equity, and inclusion plans.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3259
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the Act to allow for the formation of multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions. Provides that veteran service organizations located in 2 or more adjacent counties having a population of 60,000 or less may enter into an agreement to come together and jointly form a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to serve the adjacent counties in accordance with the Act. Provides that a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission may also be formed under an agreement between an existing county Veterans Assistance Commission and a veteran service organization located in an adjacent county that is without a veterans assistance commission and has a population of 60,000 or less. Requires an agreement to form and maintain a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to set forth: (i) the distribution of funding with respect to each member county; (ii) the location of the Commission's office; (iii) the type of services provided; (iv) the superintendent selection or appointment process; (v) Commission rules and policies; and (vi) the composition of delegates and alternates on the Commission. Provides that multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions shall have the same powers and duties under the Act as Veterans Assistance Commissions that serve one county. Makes corresponding changes in the Counties Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3260
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Township Code. In provisions concerning caucuses held by the voters of each established political party in a township to nominate its candidates for various offices, requires notice of the caucus to be given at least 20 days (rather than 10 days) before the caucus is held. Provides that, not less than 45 days (rather than 30 days) before the caucus, the township clerk shall notify the chairman or membership of each township central committee by first-class mail of the chairman's or membership's obligation to report the time and location of the political party's caucus. Provides that, not less than 30 days (rather than 20 days) before the caucus, each chairman of the township central committee shall notify the township clerk by first-class mail of the time and location of the political party's caucus.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3261
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates a sales tax holiday period for school supplies from August 1, 2025 through August 31, 2025 and from August 1 through August 31 of each year thereafter. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3262
Introduced
2/7/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that a person charged with a criminal offense involving abuse or neglect of a child does not have standing to object to the failure to comply with the electronic recording requirement of a forensic interview. Provides that it is not a violation of the Act if a forensic interview is not recorded because: (1) the recording equipment malfunctions and the malfunction is not the result of a failure to maintain the equipment or provide adequate supplies for the equipment; or (2) due to circumstances that could not have been reasonably foreseen by the interviewer, the interviewer does not have the necessary recording equipment.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3263
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2025, and for subsequent years thereafter, the Prospective Payment System rates for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) shall be increased by $100,000,000 using an alternative payment method acceptable to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a trade association representing a majority of FQHCs operating in Illinois, including a rate increase that is an equal percentage increase to the rates paid to each FQHC. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3264
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for contributions to an ABLE account. Provides that the credit shall be in an amount equal to 25% of that matching contribution, but not to exceed $500 per contributing employee per taxable year. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3265
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Creates the Residential Automated Solar Permitting Platform Act. Provides that on or before July 1, 2026, municipalities with a population of more than 5,000 residents and all counties must adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform. Requires the public reporting of information about such a platform on the official website of the municipality and county. Provides that a person or entity aggrieved by a violation of the Act or any rule adopted under the Act may file a civil action in the county in which the alleged offense occurred or where any person who is party to the action resides, without regard to exhaustion of any alternative administrative remedies provided in the Act. Provides that a person or entity whose rights have been violated under the Act by a municipality or county is entitled to collect: (i) up to 50% of the total cost of the residential photovoltaic system installation for which the permit is requested; (ii) in the case of unlawful retaliation, all legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate; and (iii) attorney's fees and costs. Creates a statute of limitations for a civil action 3 years from the date that a person or entity requested a permit for a residential photovoltaic system.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3266
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/14/25
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, the term "public works" also includes all private projects that are located in a tax increment financing district and paid for wholly or in part out of public funds, unless the total cost of the project is less than $25,000 or the project is performed in a designated historic district requiring specialty contractors because of that designation.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3267
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that both chambers shall be called to order at the time scheduled by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Provides that all members shall be on the floor to record themselves present. Sets forth penalties for members who to do not comply with the provision.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3268
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
4/11/25
Refer
4/11/25
Provides that, until June 30, 2030, a licensed day care center may hire an individual who is in the process of completing the educational requirements set forth in administrative rules as an Interim Conditional Early Childhood Teacher for a period of 18 months. Requires the hired individual to provide documentation that shows that the individual is enrolled in courses that meet the requirements set forth in rules. Provides that the individual shall be enrolled in an accredited college or university or an approved credentialing program, and the required courses may include online courses. Provides that during the 18-month employment period, an Interim Conditional Early Childhood Teacher with specified qualifications is exempt from the educational requirements set forth in rules.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3269
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
4/11/25
Creates the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from landlords with more than 5 units in an amount equal to 5% of the difference between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200, unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Fund. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall create a program under the Act to assist in home purchases for households whose tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest metropolitan area. Provides that assistance shall be limited to $15,000 per household.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB3270
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/21/25
Amends the Counties Code. Repeals language that made certain stormwater management provisions applicable to all counties containing an urbanized area, except those counties covered by other provisions of the Code concerning stormwater management, if the question of allowing the county board to establish a stormwater management planning council had been submitted to the electors of the county and approved by a majority of those voting on the question. Specifies that these stormwater management provisions of the Code apply in all counties containing an urbanized area, unless the counties are covered by other provisions of the Code concerning stormwater management.