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Jay Hoffman introduced HB3730 in the Illinois House on Feb. 7, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Provides that certain provisions are inoperative for public institutions of higher education on and after January 1, 2026. Removes provisions repealing the Act. Effective immediately."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill amends the Design-Build Procurement Act, specifically eliminating certain provisions relevant to public institutions of higher education starting Jan. 1, 2026. It also removes the provision set to repeal the Act, ensuring its continuation. The bill requires state construction agencies to use the design-build delivery method for public projects if deemed in the state's best interest, focusing on demonstrated competence and qualifications. The agencies must determine and document the advantages of this method over others, such as design-bid-build, based on factors of time and cost savings, project suitability, and scope criteria. Additionally, projects must comply with state business enterprise and equal employment practices. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Jay Hoffman has proposed another 105 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.

Hoffman graduated from Illinois State University in 1983 with a BS and again in 1986 from Saint Louis University School of Law with a JD.

Jay Hoffman is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 113th House District. He replaced previous state representative Scott Penny in 2013.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB3730	02/07/2025	Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Provides that certain provisions are inoperative for public institutions of higher education on and after January 1, 2026. Removes provisions repealing the Act. Effective immediately.
HB3330	02/07/2025	Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, with respect to a week of unemployment beginning on or after June 1, 2025, benefits shall be payable to an individual on the basis of wages for employment in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity performed for an educational institution or an educational service agency, as long as the individual is otherwise eligible for benefits. Effective immediately.
HB3397	02/07/2025	Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that sanctions for violations of pretrial release may include imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, unless the court finds, based on the totality of the circumstances, a longer length of imprisonment in a county jail is reasonable.
HB3398	02/07/2025	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the date of receipt for a payment for a utility bill or invoice shall be the date a payment or payment instrument is presented to or arrives at the utility or its agent or vendor or the date the mailed payment or payment instrument is postmarked.
HB3519	02/07/2025	Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a State agency or public institution of higher education may request that certain procurements be designated as continuous improvement procurements.
HB3814	02/07/2025	Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years.
HB3079	02/06/2025	Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. Provides that, if the Attorney General fails to approve or disapprove the title within 45 days of submittal, the title shall be deemed approved by the Attorney General.
HB3200	02/06/2025	Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides for the recovery of benefits awarded to individuals who are determined to not be eligible for those benefits, plus any penalties and interest, in accordance with specified provisions of the Act. Provides that the Director of Employment Security is authorized to cooperate with and enter into appropriate agreements with the State Treasurer for the recovery of unclaimed property held by the State Treasurer in the name of an individual who received benefits that the individual was determined to not be eligible to receive or in the name of an employer who owes contributions, interest, or penalties under the Act. Authorizes the Director to directly request and accept the return of funds from a debit card issuer for any debit card account that received benefits under specified circumstances. Makes other changes.
HB3203	02/06/2025	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the person accused of reckless driving unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations under the Code in causing the crash.
HB3273	02/06/2025	Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the hospital rate reform payment system, provides that reimbursement for inpatient general acute care services shall utilize the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Grouping (APR-DRG) software, version 30, distributed by Solventum previously known as 3MTM Health Information System. Provides that Solventum shall be the exclusive provider of this software unless the Department of Healthcare and Family Services determines that Solventum is unable to meet the required operational or contractual terms. Provides that only under such circumstances may an alternative authorized provider of the software be considered. Adds corresponding provisions regarding software used to process reimbursements for outpatient services.
HB3282	02/06/2025	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility shall ensure that it has the necessary labor force in order to fulfill its duties under the Act. Provides that no substantial change shall be made by any public utility in its labor force unless the public utility provides notice to the Illinois Commerce Commission at least 45 days before the implementation of the change. Provides that a public utility shall provide a report to the Commission in addition to the notice of the substantial change. Sets forth requirements for the content of the report. Provides that the Commission may conduct an audit or investigation of any public utility report filed pursuant to provisions concerning a public utility's labor force. Provides that if, after notice and hearing, the Commission finds that a report was insufficient to justify the substantial change in labor force, then the cost of any independent audit conducted by the Commission shall not be recoverable as an expense from the ratepayers of the public utility.
HB2745	02/05/2025	Creates the Nitrogen Reduction Program Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and soil and water conservation districts in the State, develop a nitrogen reduction incentive program by January 1, 2026 for the purpose of addressing water quality issues. Provides that the program will include a per-acre payment rate of not less than $5 per acre. Provides that crop management records collected from farmers shall be considered confidential. Makes findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
HB2785	02/05/2025	Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Authorizes a credit union to furnish information to any person on a list submitted and periodically updated by a member who is an elderly person or person with a disability or to specified other persons, if there is suspicion by the credit union that the member has been or may become a victim of financial exploitation. Provides that the board of directors of a credit union with a composite rating of either 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System known as the CAMELS supervisory rating system and a management rating under such composite rating of either 1 or 2 may meet not less than 4 (instead of 6) times annually. Provides that the supervisory committee of a credit union with assets of less than $10,000,000 may, at its option, engage (instead of a credit union with assets of $5,000,000 or more, but less than $10,000,000 shall engage) a licensed certified public accountant or licensed certified public accounting firm to perform specified auditing and other services. Permits the merger of credit unions, without meeting certain voting and notice requirements, where supervisory concerns exist and upon agreement of the boards of directors of the merging and continuing credit unions, as confirmed by a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting of each board at which a quorum is present. Makes other changes.
HB2786	02/05/2025	Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning public notice, evaluations, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than $75,000 (currently, $25,000).
HB2787	02/05/2025	Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes language providing that each State university must submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education for approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million.
HB2807	02/05/2025	Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that a licensee under the Act may not advertise its video gaming operation using physical advertisements outside the video gaming location or on off-premises billboard signs unless the advertisement is directly and permanently affixed to a building on the video gaming location or on a permanent pole sign that is permanently affixed to a foundation. Provides that provisions regarding restrictions on advertising do not apply in the first 90 days after a video gaming location is issued a license.
HB2894	02/05/2025	Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the county to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a county receives one Phase I response, nothing prohibits the county from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the county, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the municipality to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a municipality receives one response to Phase I, nothing shall prohibit the municipality from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the municipality, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the Act's competitive bidding provisions do not prohibit a fire protection district from entering into design-build contracts.
HB2911	02/05/2025	Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
HB2930	02/05/2025	Creates the University Construction Management Autonomy Act. Provides that public universities in the State shall be granted autonomy to manage construction projects funded by the State, as long as the total State funding does not exceed $20,000,000. Provides that the autonomy granted to universities shall include the authority to: (1) develop and approve project plans, budgets, and timelines; (2) select contractors, architects, and other necessary personnel for the project; (3) procure materials and equipment necessary for the project in compliance with State statutes, rules, and standards; and (4) monitor and oversee the progress of the project to ensure compliance with State rules and standards. Allows the public universities to have the option to use the services of the Capital Development Board for construction projects. Provides that public universities availing themselves of the autonomy shall provide regular reports to the Board of Higher Education detailing the progress, expenditures, and outcomes of construction projects managed independently. Effective immediately.
HB2948	02/05/2025	Creates the Transparent, Inclusive, and Competitively Neutral Energy Policy Act. Sets forth findings. Provides that the energy procurement process shall be transparent, inclusive, and competitively neutral and shall provide due consideration to the unique advantages of each developer from all segments of the energy sector and recognize that more inclusive procurements result in greater competition among developers and lower costs for consumers.
HB2566	02/04/2025	Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning the objection to specified election documents, adds references to declarations of intent to be a write-in-candidate.
HB2570	02/04/2025	Amends the State Finance Act to create the Surrogacy Agreement Escrow Protection Fund. Amends the Gestational Surrogacy Act. Provides that the Fund is to be used solely for the purpose of providing restitution to those who have suffered monetary loss arising out of an escrow transaction related to a gestational surrogacy contract as regulated by the Act. Provides that the Fund is to be applied only to restitution ordered by the Director of Public Health and restitution may not exceed the amount actually lost.
HB2576	02/04/2025	Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, upon written request for a traffic crash report by an attorney who provides an affidavit confirming representation of an individual in the traffic crash, the public body from whom the traffic crash report is requested shall disclose an unredacted copy of the traffic crash report to the requesting attorney.
HB2586	02/04/2025	Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Reorganizes and expands the training overseen by the Division of the Academy and Training. Provides that functions of the Division of Forensic Services include issuing reports for certain drug tests, overseeing training in entering medical and dental information into certain databases, and providing information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices for handling death scene investigations. Requires the Illinois State Police to make a report containing the number of juvenile records that the Illinois State Police received in that quarter (rather than requiring the Illinois State Police to submit the report to the General Assembly). Provides that the Illinois State Police may receive revenue and real and personal property from any legal source, grants, pass-through grants, donations, and lawful appropriations. Requires the Illinois State Police to establish a State Missing Persons Clearinghouse as a resource to promote an immediate and effective community response to missing children. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the Governor shall designate the chair of the Illinois Forensic Science Commission for a 2-year term. Changes references to districts to troops in the Volunteer Firefighting Unit Use Act. Amends the Statewide Organized Gang Database Act. Defines "LEADS" as the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, which is a statewide communication and processing system that permits law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to have direct access to centralized data. Replaces references to "SWORD" with "LEADS". Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Police Training Act. Replaces "Division of Investigation" with "Division of Criminal Investigation" in the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
HB2653	02/04/2025	Amends the Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of Natural Resources shall make appointments to the Board, of which 10 shall be oil and gas producers. Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to make these appointments based on names submitted to the Department of Natural Resources by oil and gas producers in the State. Effective immediately.
HB2654	02/04/2025	Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Allows a licensed lottery sales agent to enter into an agreement with a third-party entity to assist with processing the sale of lottery tickets on behalf of the licensed lottery sales agent. Requires the licensed sales agent to provide a copy of agreement to the Lottery Control Board within 5 business days of execution. Requires the agreement to include at least the following: (1) terminal usage cannot be commingled at the location; (2) a ticket may only be sold to a person physically located in the State; (3) a third-party entity shall not share or sell user data to an entity unaffiliated with the retailer or third-party entity; and (4) the third-party entity shall adhere to all rules established by the Board related to the sale of lottery tickets.
HB2433	02/03/2025	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 retained on the premises of the facility.
HB2457	02/03/2025	Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the base rate of reimbursement for both base charges and mileage charges for medical transportation services provided by means of an air ambulance to a level not lower than 75% of the Medicare ambulance fee schedule rates, by designated Medicare locality.
HB2458	02/03/2025	Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations.
HB2383	01/31/2025	Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB2403	01/31/2025	Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB2417	01/31/2025	Creates the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act. Enters into the compact, which may be entered into by any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America, in order to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services, along with other stated objectives. Defines terms. Provides that a license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to practice, in each member state. Contains other provisions relating to: state participation in the compact; compact privilege, including practicing telehealth; designation of home state by active military or their spouses; taking adverse actions against audiologists and speech-language pathologists; creation of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission, including rulemaking authority; database and reporting system; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; construction and severability; and the binding effect of compact and other laws. Provides that the Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the 10th member state, commonwealth, district, or territory. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that, if the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact becomes law, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revise its rules related to implementing and enforcing the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to be in conformance with the Compact, if necessary. Provides that the Department shall also make recommendations in a report to the General Assembly as to what portions of the Act and other laws should be modified, if at all, to be consistent with the Compact.
HB1824	01/28/2025	Creates the Master Development Plan Recognition Act. Provides that certain contributions made by the State or units of local government are considered made pursuant to a master development plan within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for capital contributions that are made pursuant to a master development plan and that are included in the taxpayer's federal taxable income for the taxable year under Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.
HB1825	01/28/2025	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when, acting as an aggressor as provided in the Code, he or she causes another to use force in defense of himself or another and that use of force is the proximate cause of injury to a third party.
HB1826	01/28/2025	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2026, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2027, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be increased each year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
HB1828	01/28/2025	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.
HB1759	01/27/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1760	01/27/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1761	01/27/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1778	01/27/2025	Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, within 30 days after the Department of Labor makes a revision to the prevailing rate of hourly wages to be paid under the Prevailing Wage Act, the Department of Central Management Services shall revise the salaries and rates of pay for all employees who are required to be paid the revised prevailing rate of hourly wages. Directs the Department to coordinate with the Department of Labor to receive updates concerning revisions to the prevailing rate of hourly wages as necessary to comply with this requirement.
HB1779	01/27/2025	Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1780	01/27/2025	Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1781	01/27/2025	Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1782	01/27/2025	Amends the Insurance Producers, Limited Insurance Representatives, and Registered Firms Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the annual registration fee for an education provider that is not based in the State of Illinois is $2,000. Makes a conforming change.
HB1791	01/27/2025	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the fair cash value of commercial energy storage system improvements in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants shall be determined by subtracting the allowance for physical depreciation from the commercial energy storage system trended real property cost basis. Provides that those commercial energy storage systems are not subject to equalization factors applied by the Department of Revenue or by any board of review, assessor, or chief county assessment officer. Provides that the owner of the commercial energy storage system shall commission a metes and bounds survey description of the land upon which the commercial energy storage system is located. Contains other provisions concerning the assessment of commercial energy storage systems. Effective immediately.
HB1657	01/24/2025	Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district.
HB1658	01/24/2025	Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district.
HB1659	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning veteran's and educational preference.
HB1660	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning veteran's and educational preference.
HB1661	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1662	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
HB1663	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
HB1664	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
HB1665	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
HB1666	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
HB1667	01/24/2025	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1668	01/24/2025	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1669	01/24/2025	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1670	01/24/2025	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1671	01/24/2025	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1672	01/24/2025	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
HB1673	01/24/2025	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
HB1674	01/24/2025	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
HB1675	01/24/2025	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
HB1676	01/24/2025	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
HB1677	01/24/2025	Amends the Government Electronic Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1678	01/24/2025	Amends the Illinois Employment First Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1679	01/24/2025	Amends the Open Operating Standards Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1680	01/24/2025	Amends the Uniform Racial Classification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1681	01/24/2025	Amends the State Agency Student Worker Opportunity Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1682	01/24/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1683	01/24/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1684	01/24/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1685	01/24/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1686	01/24/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1687	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1688	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1689	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Auditor General for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1690	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1691	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1692	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for FY26 capital projects. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1693	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1694	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1695	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Civil Service Commission for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1696	01/24/2025	Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB1737	01/24/2025	Creates the Broadband Deployment Act. Sets forth provisions concerning the use of existing electric easements and public road rights-of-way by a broadband provider to install, maintain, and use broadband infrastructure to provide broadband service. Provides that no additional compensation is required for the installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure within an easement for electricity or along an existing public road right-of-way. Provides notice requirements for a specified entity that intends to provide broadband infrastructure for broadband services pursuant to an agreement to use existing or subsequently acquired utility easements. Sets forth provisions concerning a private right of action and damages for a property owner who is challenging the broadband provider's right to use an easement for broadband services or infrastructure. Requires coordination with the relevant local governmental unit to minimize potential future relocations. Effective immediately.
HB1615	01/23/2025	Amends the Flag Display Act. Permits the United States national flag to be displayed on the grounds of a courthouse (rather than only on the top of a courthouse).
HB1616	01/23/2025	Amends the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act. Provides that a participating employee or part-time employee (rather than an employee) may use up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month period to serve as an organ donor. Provides that, for a part-time employee using leave to serve as an organ donor, the employer shall calculate the daily average pay the part-time employee received during his or her previous 2 months of employment and compensate the part-time employee in the amount of the daily average pay for the leave days used.
HB1622	01/23/2025	Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board.
HB1623	01/23/2025	Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board.
HB1624	01/23/2025	Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board.
HB1390	01/15/2025	Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Repeals the definition of "supplier" and related provisions in the Motor Fuel Tax Law that establish various requirements for suppliers. Repeals a provision that prohibits a person other than a licensed distributor from acting as a supplier of special fuel within the State. Changes the definitions of "distributor" and "receiver".
HB1285	01/13/2025	Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notices.
HB1286	01/13/2025	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a firefighters' continuance privilege.
HB1309	01/13/2025	Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption concerning specified conditions or impairments of health of an employee employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic is intended to shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption must establish by clear and convincing evidence an independent and non-work related cause for the condition or disability and prove that no aspect of the employment contributed to the condition. Provides that the rebuttable presumption relating to hearing loss cannot be overcome with evidence allegedly showing that the injured employee did not meet specified exposure thresholds.
HB1310	01/13/2025	Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision that reduces the amount of the pension for a Tier 2 firefighter who retires with at least 10 years of creditable service before attaining age 55, provides that the pension of a Tier 2 firefighter who is retiring after attaining age 50 with 20 or more years of creditable service shall not be reduced. Makes a conforming change. Provides that each annual increase for Tier 2 firefighters shall be increased on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 55 (instead of age 60) or the first anniversary of the pension start date, whichever is later, and shall be calculated at 3% of the originally granted pension (instead of calculated at the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in September preceding each November 1). Provides that the changes shall apply without regard to whether a Tier 2 firefighter is in active service under the Article on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
HB1079	01/09/2025	Amends the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1090	01/09/2025	Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes formatting changes to the definition of "public works".
HB1180	01/09/2025	Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1181	01/09/2025	Amends the Fire Department Promotion Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.