* I’m still going through the list, but click here to see it yourself. I’ll likely update this post.

…Adding… This was a bill that was long-sought by pedestrian and biking advocates. They finally worked out a deal with the truckers…

Bill Number: SB 2278
Description: Requires units of local government to report to IDOT any restrictions in place for vehicles on municipal roads and stipulates that new highways do not have to accommodate truck tractor-semitrailer combinations.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024
 

* Criminal justice, public safety, etc…

Bill Number: HB 1155
Description: Provides that when a person is injured by an impaired minor, the person has a right of action against a person who willfully supplied the minor with drugs or alcohol at their residence.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 1555
Description: Allows an attorney appointed by the court to serve in proceedings involving support, custody, visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities, education, parentage, property, or general interest of a minor or dependent child as guardian ad litem.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: HB 2091
Description: Allows the Secretary of State to raise the minimum age an individual must be to be eligible for a driving test.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: HB 2464
Description: Allows IDOT to deploy pedestrian hybrid beacons and requires drivers to stop before entering an intersection with a pedestrian hybrid beacon.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 2607
Description: Provides for remote testimony for child victims in criminal proceedings.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3097
Description: Allows the Illinois Department of Labor greater oversight over Amusement Ride and Attraction safety.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3140
Description: Prohibits the use of solitary confinement on young detainees in detention centers for any purpose other than preventing immediate physical harm.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3140
Description: Prohibits the use of solitary confinement on young detainees in detention centers for any purpose other than preventing immediate physical harm.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3414
Description: Allows for the survivors of human trafficking who commit crimes against their abusers to be tried as a juvenile rather than an adult, if the crime the minor commits is against someone who was convicted of human trafficking or of a sex crime targeting the minor within the last three years.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3559
Description: Requires schools to establish a plan for local law enforcement to rapidly enter the school building in an emergency.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3707
Description: Requires posting online all administrative citations issued to tow trucks.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 1367
Description: Provides that unless required by federal law, a housing authority shall not consider convictions occurring more than 180 days prior to the date the applicant’s application for housing is reviewed for acceptance.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3304
Description: Allows for the prosecution for any offense based upon fraudulent activity connected to COVID-19-related relief programs.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 1834
Description: Defines a neglected minor to include any minor under 18 years of age whose parent or other person responsible for the minor leaves the minor without supervision.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 1840
Description: Grants park districts authority to fund and implement public safety measures.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 1987
Description: Adds to the Illinois Controlled Substances Act chemical compounds, not approved by the USDA, that are derived from Benzodiazepine or Thienodiazepine.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 2028
Description: Mandates the Secretary of State publish best practices related to stranded motorists in Rules of the Road publication.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 2175
Description: Prohibits courts from ordering the payment of outstanding fees, fines, taxes, or any costs arising from criminal proceedings for the first 180 days after a person is released from incarceration.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

* Some good concepts…

Bill Number: HB 2582
Description: Removes duplicative license testing requirement for motorcycle drivers under the age of 18.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 2776
Description: Requires the City of Chicago to publicly post annually on its website data describing its progress toward lead service line replacement, including number of lines replaced and average cost, progress meeting contractor diversity requirements, waivers of lead service line replacements, and financing options.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: HB 3955
Description: Prohibits a hospital from delaying medical care and screening in order to inquire about an individual’s method of payment or insurance status.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 1526
Description: Requires IDOT to develop a mobile application to provide updated traffic conditions for roads in Illinois.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

* Some education-related bills…

Bill Number: HB 2503
Description: Extends resident tuition and fees to community college students taking programs offered at any other Illinois community college if the program is not available in their home district.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3442
Description: Allows a district to file an extension waiver with their regional office of education (ROE) to continue to employ a substitute teacher in a vacant licensed teacher position for up to 90 days.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 2337
Description: Requires Illinois State Board of Education report cards to include information regarding gifted education or accelerated placement learning programs.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 2419
Description: Empowers State Librarian and State Library to expand access to e-books and e-audiobooks for libraries across the State.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

* Housing, public accommodations, etc…

Bill Number: HB 1628
Description: Beginning 90 after the effective date, landlords may no longer require a tenant or prospective tenant to remit any amount due to the landlord under a residential lease, renewal, or extension agreement by means of an electronic funds transfer, including, but not limited to, an electronic funds transfer system that automatically transfers funds on a regular, periodic, and recurring basis.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 2220
Description: Clarifies when hotels can refuse service.
Action: Signed
Effective: 60 days after becoming law.

Bill Number: HB 2248
Description: Creates the Civil Rights Remedies Restoration Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 2325
Description: Provides that mortgage loan originators may work from a remote location.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 2562
Description: Sets heating and cooling standards for buildings that are limited to people 55 years and older.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 1715
Description: Requires any new construction that requires a drinking fountain under the Illinois Plumbing Code to also construct a bottle filling station.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024, rules must be implemented and take effect by July 1, 2026.

Bill Number: SB 1741
Description: Requires that residential property lessor may not withhold security deposit for damages unless statement of damages is provided within 30 days of lessee’s right of possession.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 1817
Description: Adds protections in the Illinois Human Rights Act for housing regarding immigration status protection and discriminatory advertising.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: SB 2013
Description: Outlines housing quality standards required to be eligible for funding under the Illinois Affordable Housing Program.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

* Various…

Bill Number: HB 1465
Description: Amends the Illinois Highway Code to raise threshold requiring competitive bidding for certain projects by highway commissioners.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: HB 2076
Description: Requires the Department of Public Health to identify and publish a list of distressed nursing facilities quarterly.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024

Bill Number: HB 3351
Description: Requires that Illinois Solar for All program projects are subject to prevailing wage.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 0046
Description: Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 1814
Description: Requires that any refrigerant that is designated as approved by the United State Code cannot be prohibited in the State.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024, initial members must be appointed by January 1, 2025

Bill Number: SB 2247
Description: Renames the ABLE Account Program to the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program and makes other administrative changes.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

* Um, what?…

Bill Number: HB 3722
Description: Allows House and Senate Minority Leaders to appoint members to a task force on windows and doors with offensive odors.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 1745
Description: Exempts drainage or road districts from the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance muskrats or beavers provided applicable provisions for licenses and traps are complied with.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately

Bill Number: SB 1883
Description: Provides that it is illegal for any person to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact or unrestricted close proximity with a bear or nonhuman primate.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2024