Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action
July 10, 2026
Today, Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action:
Bill Number: HB 1807
Description: Reforms how the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation evaluates nursing education programs, ensuring graduates are prepared to pass the national licensing exam upon graduation.
Action: Signed
Effective: September 1, 2026
Bill Number: HB 2335
Description: Makes a series of technical and clarifying changes to the 2025 Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 2564
Description: Exempts downstate school districts from compensating the Teacher’s Retirement System for salary increases over 6% as a result of overload work.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 3409
Description: Prohibits the sale of cosmetic products with specified ingredients that are already banned in the European Union.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2028
Bill Number: HB 3772
Description: Bans expulsions for kindergarten through grade 2 and reforms other disciplinary measures for early childhood, prekindergarten through grade 3, and out of district alternative educational programs.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately except that the provisions changing Section 10-22.6 of the School Code and Section 15-30 of the Department of Early Childhood Act take effect on July 1, 2027.
Bill Number: HB 3811
Description: Authorizes the appointment of a private professional guardian to serve as a temporary guardian for a person with a disability.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4203
Description: Amends health insurance coverage requirements for ovarian cancer screenings.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2028
Bill Number: HB 4339
Description: Creates the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. Young Voter Empowerment Law to require all high school districts to provide eligible students graduating from high school the opportunity to register to vote.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 4340
Description: Amends the State Prompt Payment Act, the Court of Claims Act, and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act to create more consistency and predictability for recipients of State grants.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4428
Description: Establishes a mandatory court reminder program for individuals on pretrial release.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 4535
Description: Allows school districts to use an e-learning day if selected as a polling place that does not count toward the district’s number of emergency days.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4537
Description: Addresses local governments’ administration of delinquent property taxes, bringing Illinois into compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Tyler v. Hennepin County.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 4571
Description: Amends the Counties Code to allow certain categories of counties more flexibility to encourage and facilitate the creation of more affordable housing within their geographic boundaries.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 4577
Description: Updates the definitions of guided play, play-based learning, and student-initiated play to provide clearer guidance for kindergarten instruction.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4659
Description: Allows survivors of domestic abuse to raise an affirmative defense in court when a loan was taken out through coercion tied to their abuse.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4757
Description: Makes technical changes to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: HB 4762
Description: Creates a process for automatically sealing minor disciplinary records of licensed professionals under IDFPR.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 4966
Description: Establishes safeguards for youth in care who are placed in homes outside of Illinois.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 5130
Description: Authorizes the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) and an agency to mutually agree to a second 45-day extension during the second notice period.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB 5225
Description: Expands the scope of practice of speech-language pathologists to include diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders as part of the Early Intervention Program.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2028
Bill Number: HB 5393
Description: Removes limitations on Limited Health Service Organization plans to allow for covered dependents and a higher maximum benefit allowance.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 0118
Description: Makes several changes to the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 0248
Description: Eliminates the “cause” requirement for individuals under 21 to file a successive post-conviction petition claiming their sentence violates the Illinois Constitution.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 2909
Description: Prohibits an evaluator from using AI to assign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of a teacher’s evaluation and prohibits teacher from using AI to generate evidence of professional practice judged during an evaluation.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 2968
Description: Allows the State Treasurer to establish and administer a non-profit investment pool.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 3113
Description: Increases penalties for noncompliance with requirements to operate oil and gas wells.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 3114
Description: Prohibits the use of automated processes to downcode health care insurance claims and gives physicians the right to dispute downcoded claims.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2028
Bill Number: SB 3273
Description: Provide public school solar energy projects with an expedited path to connecting their projects to the energy grid.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 3341
Description: Clarifies and updates language around a minor’s ability to consent for contraceptive services.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 3967
Description: Clarifies the parameters of an existing incentive program for paying experienced Certified Nursing Assistants for tenure at long-term care facilities.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2027
Bill Number: SB 4025
Description: Amends property restrictions on community water supplies.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
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