Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action
July 1, 2024
Today, Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action:
Bill Number: HB0612
Description: Expands the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities to World War II veterans. Requires a veteran to have a service-related disability and receive disability compensation to receive the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4226
Description: Amends the Circuit Courts Act & Associate Judges Act; clarifies the timeline for the conversion of associate judgeships to resident circuit judgeships in Cook County.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4621
Description: Creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately, except that Sections 10 and 15 take effect on July 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB3679
Description: Creates Business Improvement Districts (BID) to fund business-related activities and improvements through the levy of district charges upon the owners of real property that receive benefits.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4615
Description: Annual sunset extension package, making technical changes.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4653
Description: Eliminates redundant references to trauma training requirements for all school district employees.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB4720
Description: Mandates that the Department of Revenue provide the State Treasurer with the adjusted gross income of tax filers claiming dependents or adoption tax credits and allows the State Treasurer to make supplementary deposits to children in financially insecure households if funds are deposited into omnibus accounts.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4844
Description: Creates the First 2024 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB5166
Description: Dissolves the Elk Grove Fire Protection District and designates coverage for these areas to be completed by Mount Prospect. Also ensures the payment of any outstanding debts and conveyance of land which will be overseen and approved by the Cook County Board.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB5287
Description: Streamlines and unifies the stipend process for county officials.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB5394
Description: Builds on previous legislation that required Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in schools by requiring schools to create cardiac emergency response plans.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB5495
Description: Makes several updates and changes to address audit findings within the Illinois State Police to aide in modernizing their statutory authority and missions. Amends the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act, the State Finance Act, the School Code, the Illinois Gambling Ace, and the Arsonist Registration Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: HB5601
Description: Amends various Acts concerning various State programs, State funds, and State fund transfers. Deletes obsolete language and makes technical changes.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB463
Description: Allows individuals with a valid career and technical educator endorsement (CTE) or a provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) are entitled to all the rights and privileges of those holding a Professional Educator License.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB2862
Description: Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall compile, on an annual basis, a list of the most in-demand jobs in this State, along with the starting salary, the median salary, and the typical education level for those jobs.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: SB3165
Description: Amends the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Act to make specific contract requirements for the completion of the assessment.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB3174
Description: Amends the Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force Act. Extends the deadline for the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB3175
Description: Allows IDOT to establish a Noise Suppression Program to reduce highway noise on existing roads.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: SB3414
Description: Requires private insurance to cover continuous glucose monitors without cost-sharing and prohibits prior authorization for continuous glucose monitors.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: SB3451
Description: Requires transportation agencies to publish annual reports on the implementation status of National Transportation Safety Board rail safety recommendations and make those reports available online.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: SB3473
Description: Provides that the State Board of Education, in coordination with the Department of Public Health, shall develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of students.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB3475
Description: Provides for defined fund allocation percentages to all funds currently receiving distributions from the Hotel Operators’ Occupation Tax.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB3476
Description: Exempts home-delivered meals provided to Medicare or Medicaid recipients from taxation under conditions specified in the act.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB3606
Description: Provides that school districts that place children in special educational facilities and services will receive reimbursement from the State for costs exceeding 2 times the district's per tuition charge for non-special education students.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2024
Bill Number: SB3648
Description: Pushes back the Community Emergency Services and Support Act implementation dates by one year and makes other technical changes to better streamline implementation.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4417
Description: Provides that all public high schools, including charter schools, may designate and annually observe a week known as "Workplace Readiness Week."
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB4427
Description: Makes changes to the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board membership.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB5522
Description: Allows the Department of Natural Resources to issue a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit to those that, for a fee, solicit customers for themselves or on behalf of a permit holder.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB5530
Description: Allows advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (instead of just physicians) to administer long-acting injectables for mental health or substance use disorders, as well as fast-acting medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB5539
Description: Adds public institutions of higher education to be included in the list of public bodies that are included in cost-effective energy efficiencies procurements.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: HB5546
Description: Modernizes and adds new requirements for JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators), the state’s underground utility damage prevention service covering all of Illinois except the City of Chicago.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB5559
Description: Requires auto insurance companies to explain in detail how they decided a car was a total loss, including repair costs, salvage value, and market value.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2735
Description: Ensures healthcare providers in Illinois have a choice in how they receive payments from insurance companies and managed care plans, and that they are informed about any fees associated with the available payment methods.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2745
Description: Updates the required language on liquor retail licensee signs providing information and contact information of an authorized State alcoholism and substance abuse helpline.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2747
Description: Allows the Department of Natural Resources to adjust exotic weeds list via rule.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2751
Description: Allows for home improvements for disabled veterans to be done without permit fees.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2767
Description: Amends the Wildlife Code. Lowers the minimum shotgun gauge allowed for taking wild turkey from 20 gauge to .410 bore. Allows the Department of Natural Resources to restrict shot size, material, or density via administrative rule.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2778
Description: Provides that a veteran who was discharged honorably no later than 6 months before applying to deputy sheriff may request for expedited examination. Once the candidate passes the exam, the applicant shall be immediately placed on the eligibility list.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2788
Description: Makes changes to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act by requiring schools in cases where findings are overturned on appeal to expunge/purge the victim notification letter in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2798
Description: Authorizes the State of Illinois to transfer specified property in Monroe County and Kane County.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB2799
Description: Makes various changes to the Adult Protective Service Act to streamline services for older adults and adults with disabilities who report abuse.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2819
Description: Removes the requirement that an applicant for licensure under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act complete all examinations within five years from the passage of the first examination.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2822
Description: Codifies educational standards for moderate and deep dental sedation currently recognized by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB2824
Description: Provides that a child who has been removed from their parent or guardian by DCFS as part of a safety plan shall not be charged tuition as a nonresident pupil if the foster parent, or childcare facility, relative caregiver, or non-custodial parent is located in a school district other than the child's former school district.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2834
Description: Establishes that mobile home park tenants can be evicted for breaking rules or laws, but cannot be evicted for not paying rent if the mobile home park itself isn’t up to date on its license and associated fees
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2859
Description: Provides that not-for-profit wastewater facilities will be assessed at 33 1/3% of the fair cash value of the facility.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB2861
Description: Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt the Spirit Rules Book.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: SB2879
Description: For Fire Protection Districts seeking to purchase equipment through competitive bidding directly through a dealer or an original manufacturer in excess of $50,000 will now be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2025
Bill Number: HB4488
Description: The General Assembly’s 2024 Elections Omnibus. Makes various changes to the Elections Code.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
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