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ILSB1672Engross
50%
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each school district that serves students in any of grades kindergarten through 3 shall report specified information to the State Board of Education regard...
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2025-05-15
[Hearing: May 15 @ 8:00 am]
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
ILHB3486Engross
50%
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of August of each year as Moorish American Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the valuable contributions of Moorish Americans to this State and to...
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2025-05-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2323Engross
50%
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall maintain a human tra...
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2025-05-14
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
ILSB2385Intro
25%
Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisiti...
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2025-05-14
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB2494Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the repeal date of the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031. Amends the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. Defines "e...
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2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1584Engross
50%
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may develop, by rules, a credential valid for an individual to serve as an ...
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2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1740Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act to make a change concerning school maintenance project grants. Amends the Soybean Ink Act to make a change concerning school districts. Amends the School Code. Removes outdated provisions regarding social ...
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2025-05-14
[Hearing: May 15 @ 8:00 am]
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
ILSB1607Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources (rather than the Department of Commercial and Economic Opportunity) shall provide administrative and other support to the Il...
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2025-05-14
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
ILSB1947Engross
50%
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Adds 5 administrative or faculty members of community colleges to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. For a Professional Educator License: provides that the requirements to suc...
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2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1799Engross
50%
Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning third party non-instructional services, allows a board of education to enter into a contract, of no longer than 3 months in duration, with a third party for non-instructional services currently perfor...
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2025-05-14
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
ILSB0028Engross
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Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of C...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB0246Engross
50%
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may establish and administer a non-profit investment pool and an electronic payment processing program to supplement and enhance investment opportunities and secure electronic payment ...
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2025-05-13
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
ILSB2201Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, except deletes or changes various data collection elements. Adds a July 1, 2026 effective date to the bill.
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2025-05-13
[Hearing: May 20 @ 4:00 pm]
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
ILSB1230Engross
50%
Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, and every year thereafter, the Capital Development Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning all upcoming and proposed projects ...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB0243Engross
50%
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, if a quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physi...
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2025-05-13
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1550Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Library System Act. In provisions concerning State grants, provides that the grants shall include, among other things, planning and construction grants to library systems and public libraries that are members of a library system (...
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2025-05-13
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
ILSB1939Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a manufacturer, common entity, or distributor, other than a manufacturer or distributor that was lawfully licensed to sell new motor vehicles directly to custom...
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2025-05-13
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1301Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that State and public funds that have been deposited may not be withdrawn from a financial institution prior to the date of maturity solely on the basis of a less th...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB0224Engross
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act to provide that in the case of water main installation projects, all water main and appurtenances, including, but not limited to, fire hydrants and valves that are under the ownership and control of a public wa...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1288Engross
50%
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. In provisions regarding allergen awareness training, adds sesame to the definition of "major food allergen", and adds understanding gluten to the list of required allergen awareness training topics...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB2105Intro
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Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured...
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2025-05-13
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0119Engross
50%
Amends the Prenatal Syphilis Act. Provides that every appropriate health care professional (rather than physician or other person) attending in a professional capacity a pregnant woman in Illinois shall test every pregnant person (rather than take or...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1310Engross
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Amends the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University shall have the power and duty to borrow money for any lawful purpose from the WIU Foundation or any financial institution, as long as such ...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1786Intro
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Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires a school district maintaining any of grades 9 through 12 to provide all eligible students graduating from high school with the opportunity to register to vote. Effective immed...
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2025-05-13
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2503Engross
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Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning the application for a roofing contractor license, provides that the qualifying party shall be an employee (rather than a full-time employee). In the pr...
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2025-05-13
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
ILSB1911Engross
50%
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a county opting out of the special assessment programs to reduce the assessed value of certain residential real property shall not disqualify or shorten the maximum eligibility periods for any property appr...
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2025-05-13
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB1195Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the curriculum for probationary law enforcement officers to include a block of instruction addressing trauma-informed programs, procedures, and practices meant to minimize traumatization of the victim...
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2025-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB0008Engross
50%
Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or pers...
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2025-05-13
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1226Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 79 years or older to renew in person. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of age or or who is 75 years ...
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2025-05-13
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
ILSB2427Engross
50%
Amends the School Code. Provides that, on or before the 2026-2027 school year, each school board (and each charter school beginning with the 2026-2027 school year) shall adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy that (i) at a minimum...
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2025-05-12
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
ILSB0120Intro
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Community Care Program, provides that, subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2026, rates for in-home services shall be increased to $32.75 to sustain a minimum wage of ...
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2025-05-12
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB0013Intro
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Creates the Adequate and Equitable Public University Funding Act. Provides that, after the effective date of the Act, all general operating expenses for public universities shall be distributed by the Board of Higher Education through a funding formu...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB2335Intro
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county shall not require a school district organized under the School Code or a park district organized under the Park District Code to provide paid leave to the employees of the school district or park distr...
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2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
ILSB1299Intro
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Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Makes changes to assessments for admission to establishments and service plan requirements. Requires an establishment to notify the resident and the resident's representative when there is a signific...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1391Intro
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision in the Medical Assistance Article concerning safety-net hospitals, provides that, subject to federal approval, reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2025 under the...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB1520Intro
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Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture may share with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity any licensee info...
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2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
ILSB2283Intro
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Amends the Collection Agency Act. Provides that a debtor is not liable for any coerced debt, as defined in the Act, and may assert that they have incurred a coerced debt by providing to a collection agency an oral or written Statement of Coerced Debt...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2423Intro
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Amends the School Code. Provides that early childhood programs receiving State funds shall restrict suspensions. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in preschool for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school dist...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1563Engross
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that nothing in the Eviction Article may be construed to: (i) prohibit law enforcement officials from enforcing the offense of criminal trespass under the Criminal Code of 1963 or any other violation of th...
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2025-05-09
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
ILSB2215Intro
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Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide the following information for physicians to distribute to women over the age of 25 years, or women interested about fertility options on blood tes...
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2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
ILSB1548Engross
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Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Provides that the community outreach program to promote awareness of the Endangered Missing Person Advisory developed by the Illinois State Police, in coordination with the Illinois Department of Human Services, ...
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2025-05-09
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
ILSB0005Intro
25%
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the ...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Transportation Committee
ILSB2339Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, by making the following changes. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit an employer from enrolling in any Electronic Employment Verification System, ...
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2025-05-09
To House Rules Committee
ILSB0848Intro
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Amends the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
ILSB0711Intro
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Amends the Blockchain Business Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
ILSB2193Intro
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Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop an educational document explaining, at a minimum, the values of good indoor air quality...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Appropriations Education Committee
ILSB2473Intro
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Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Provides that, by November 1, 2025, and by November 1 every 3 years thereafter, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and m...
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2025-05-09
To Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee
ILSB1614Engross
50%
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Secretary of State may maintain a petty cash fund in excess of $1,000, solely for the purpose of making change, at any Secretary of State Motor Vehicle Facility. Provides that those funds may be retaine...
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2025-05-08
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB3352Engross
50%
Amends the Collection Agency Act. Provides that a debtor is not liable for any coerced debt, as defined in the Act, and may assert that they have incurred a coerced debt by providing to a collection agency an oral or written Statement of Coerced Debt...
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2025-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
ILHB3772Engross
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Amends the School Code. Provides that early childhood programs receiving State funds shall restrict suspensions. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in preschool for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school dist...
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2025-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
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