Illinois House Bill 4800

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Local Government Building Permit Act. Provides that the Act only applies to units of local government that require a person to obtain a permit from the unit of local government before the person may construct a building within the unit of local government. Requires a unit of local government to comply with specified timelines for issuing building permits. Provides that, if a unit of local government fails to comply with the timelines, then the building permit is automatically approved by operation of law, unless the proposed building project violates published building or zoning codes. Requires a unit of local government to publish the specified information concerning building permits on its public-facing website. Provides that the fees that a unit of local government imposes to approve a building permit application may not exceed the actual cost the unit of local government incurs to review a building permit application. Provides that, if a unit of local government denies a person's building permit application, then the person may appeal the decision to the Building Permit Ombudsman. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Creates the position of Building Permit Ombudsman within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Building Permit Ombudsman shall receive, review, and resolve appeals brought under the Local Government Building Permit Act. Requires the Building Permit Ombudsman to (i) examine the issues and the information provided by both parties; (ii) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and (iii) issue a decision to the developer and the unit of local government in response to the appeal.

LOC GOV BUILDING PERMIT ACT

Rep. Dave Vella [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-17	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-02-02	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	605	605.1119	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4800&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165963&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207309&DocName=10400HB4800&DocNum=4800&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165963&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=