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Homosexual Parentage

HB2568 Homosexual Parentage (passed 77 to 40 on 5/31/2025). Would recognize parent-child relationships "without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of the child's parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth."

H | May 31, 2025
National Firearms Tracing

HB1373 National Firearms Tracing (passed 43 to 11 on 5/31/2025). Directs Illinois law enforcement to use the National Tracing Center's (NTC) eTrace platform.

S | May 31, 2025
United Nations Day

HR178 United Nations Day (adopted 96 to 19 on 5/31/2025). Declares October 24, 2025, as United Nations Day in the State of Illinois.

H | May 31, 2025
Enforcing Repealed OSHA Rules

SB1976 Enforcing Repealed OSHA Rules (passed 80 to 32 on 5/30/2025). Provides that the Illinois Department of Labor may incorporate federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations as they existed prior to being "repealed, revoked, amended, or newly interpreted."

H | May 30, 2025
Homosexual Parentage

HB2568 Homosexual Parentage (passed 36 to 19 on 5/29/2025). Would recognize parent-child relationships "without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of the child's parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth."

S | May 29, 2025
"Gender Neutrality" in the Military

SB1675 "Gender Neutrality" in the Military (passed 108 to 0 on 5/23/2025). Removes gender-specific language from the Illinois Code of Military Justice, including "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

H | May 23, 2025
Taxpayer-funded Abortion

HB3489 Taxpayer-funded Abortion (passed 41 to 16 on 5/22/2025). Allows pharmacists to prescribe Medicaid-covered "emergency contraception" to patients.

S | May 22, 2025
Universal "Mental Health" Screening in Schools

SB1560 Universal "Mental Health" Screening in Schools (passed 52 to 0 on 4/11/2025). Requires school districts to offer "mental health screenings" to all students annually, beginning in 3rd grade.

S | April 11, 2025
Mandatory Federal Student-aid Applications

HB3097 Mandatory Federal Student-aid Applications (passed 84 to 24 on 4/10/2025). Requires school districts to assist "each high school student" with "education about and the completion of" a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, "if applicable, an application for State financial aid."

H | April 10, 2025
"Gender Neutrality" in the Military

SB1675 "Gender Neutrality" in the Military (passed 56 to 0 on 4/9/2025). Removes gender-specific language from the Illinois Code of Military Justice, including "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

S | April 9, 2025
Taxpayer-funded Abortion

HB3489 Taxpayer-funded Abortion (passed 77 to 36 on 4/8/2025). Allows pharmacists to prescribe Medicaid-covered "emergency contraception" to patients.

H | April 8, 2025
Disaster-area Price Controls

SB1932 Disaster-area Price Controls (passed 41 to 7 on 4/4/2025). Provides that it is an "unlawful practice" to sell consumer food items or goods, except "petroleum products," for an "unconscionably high" price increase of "20% or more" in a "designated disaster area."

S | April 4, 2025
No Copays for Abortions

HB5142 No Copays for Abortions (passed 70 to 35 on 5/25/2024). Requires health plans not to impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation for abortion services, with certain exceptions.

H | May 25, 2024
"Tobacco 21" Online Sales Ban

SB3098 "Tobacco 21" Online Sales Ban (passed 113 to 0 on 5/24/2024). Amends the state law to provide that no person shall cause electronic cigarettes to be shipped to anyone under 21 years of age, other than a distributor or retailer.

H | May 24, 2024
State-Controlled Local Media

SB3592 State-Controlled Local Media (passed 43 to 16 on 5/24/2024). Mandates that a "local news organization" shall not be sold without giving 120 days written notice to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, its county government, and "any in-State nonprofit organization in the business of buying local news organizations."

S | May 24, 2024
No Copays for Abortions

HB5142 No Copays for Abortions (passed 40 to 19 on 5/23/2024). Requires health plans not to impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation for abortion services, with certain exceptions.

S | May 23, 2024
"Language Equity" in Illinois

SB3762 "Language Equity" in Illinois (passed 73 to 38 on 5/23/2024). Removes "language as a barrier for persons who have limited English proficiency" by adopting a "language equity and access policy" that ensures "multilingual signage," "multilingual websites," and "staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies."

H | May 23, 2024
"Climate Change" Classes in Public Schools

HB4895 "Climate Change" Classes in Public Schools (passed 36 to 16 on 5/23/2024). Directs every public school to provide instruction on "climate change," beginning with the 2026-27 school year.

S | May 23, 2024
Climate Bank Loan Financing Act

SB3597 Climate Bank Loan Financing Act (passed 86 to 27 on 5/21/2024). Allows local governments to obtain loans from the Illinois Climate Bank to purchase real estate and property rights for "clean energy infrastructure projects."

H | May 21, 2024
Creating the Department of Early Childhood

SB1 Creating the Department of Early Childhood (passed 93 to 18 on 5/9/2024). Creates the Department of Early Childhood, "centralizing" all early childhood education, care programs, and services "into a single State agency."

H | May 9, 2024
"Equal Pay Day"

HR606 "Equal Pay Day" (passed 78 to 27 on 4/30/2024). Declares March 12, 2024, as "Equal Pay Day" in Illinois, and encourages citizens to "learn about the pay gap that women experience in society."

H | April 30, 2024
Creating the Department of Early Childhood

SB1 Creating the Department of Early Childhood (passed 56 to 0 on 4/12/2024). Creates the Department of Early Childhood, "centralizing" all early childhood education, care programs, and services "into a single State agency."

S | April 12, 2024
Farmers\' Market Grants

SB3219 Farmers' Market Grants (passed 59 to 0 on 4/12/2024). Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide grants for "equipment upgrades" for "farmer-owned grocery stores or markets."

S | April 12, 2024
"Language Equity" in Illinois

SB3762 "Language Equity" in Illinois (passed 45 to 8 on 4/12/2024). Removes "language as a barrier for persons who have limited English proficiency" by adopting a "language equity and access policy" that ensures "multilingual signage," "multilingual websites," and "staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies."

S | April 12, 2024
Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

HB3751 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers (Passed 100 to 7 on 5/19/2023). Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions like police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.

H | May 19, 2023
Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

HB3751 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers (Passed 37 to 20 on 5/18/2023). Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions such as police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.

S | May 18, 2023
Business Rights

HB2862 Business Rights (Passed 49 to 3 on 5/17/2023). Provides that no day and temporary labor service agency may send a day or temporary laborer to a place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists.

S | May 17, 2023
Government Weaponization

SB1909 Government Weaponization (Passed 72 to 40 on 5/10/2023). Prohibits pro-life limited-services pregnancy centers from using "unfair" competition or "deceptive" practices to prevent individuals from accessing abortion or emergency contraception providers, persuade individuals to use their services, "mislead" in advertising or offering pregnancy-related services, or conduct pregnancy-related services "unfairly" or "deceptively".

H | May 10, 2023
Prevailing Wage

HB3491 Prevailing Wage (Passed 40 to 16 on 5/4/2023). Grants laborers, workers, or mechanics employed by contractors or lower tier sub-contractors the right to take legal action if they are paid less than the prevailing wage rates for work on a project.

S | May 4, 2023
Electric Vehicle Charging Act

SB40 Electric Vehicle Charging Act (Passed 69 to 38 on 5/4/2023). Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric-vehicle-capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking.

H | May 4, 2023
Pronoun Change

HB1956 Pronoun Change (Passed 36 to 19 on 5/4/2023). Amends multiple Acts related to children by making language changes aimed at gender "neutrality" and "clarity".

S | May 4, 2023
Government Weaponization

SB1909 Government Weaponization (Passed 36 to 19 on 3/31/2023). Prohibits pro-life limited-services pregnancy centers from using "unfair" competition or "deceptive" practices to prevent individuals from accessing abortion or emergency contraception providers, persuade individuals to use their services, "mislead" in advertising or offering pregnancy-related services, or conduct pregnancy-related services "unfairly" or "deceptively".

S | March 31, 2023
Electric Vehicle Charging Act

SB40 Electric Vehicle Charging Act (Passed 39 to 16 on 3/29/2023). Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric-vehicle-capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking.

S | March 29, 2023
Woke Investments

HB2782 Woke Investments (Passed 79 to 26 on 3/23/2023). Mandates that every investment manager must annually disclose how they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment processes.

H | March 23, 2023
Prevailing Wage

HB3491 Prevailing Wage (Passed 75 to 36 on 3/22/2023). Grants laborers, workers, or mechanics employed by contractors or lower tier sub-contractors the right to take legal action if they are paid less than the prevailing wage rates for work on a project.

H | March 22, 2023
Hunger-Free Campus

HB2528 Hunger-Free Campus (Passed 106 to 5 on 3/21/2023). Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program.

H | March 21, 2023
Traffic Cameras

HB4481 Traffic Cameras (Passed 48 to 5 on 4/8/2022). Increases the amount of cameras along expressways and the State highway system.

S | April 8, 2022
Rescind Con-Con

SJR0054 Rescind Con-Con (Passed 66 to 42 on 4/8/2022). Rescinds of all previous requests by the Illinois Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

H | April 8, 2022
Latex Glove Ban

HB209 Latex Glove Ban (Passed 44 to 12 on 4/7/2022). Food service establishments and health care facilities may not permit employees to use latex gloves.

S | April 7, 2022
Woke Terminology

SB3865 Woke Terminology (Passed 94 to 7 on 4/7/2022). Removes the "dehumanizing" term "alien" from all Illinois statutory provisions.

H | April 7, 2022
Rescind Con-Con

SJR0054 Rescind Con-Con (Passed 37 to 18 on 4/6/2022). Rescinds of all previous requests by the Illinois Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

S | April 6, 2022
African-American Aids Response Act

HB5549 African-American Aids Response Act (Passed 53 to 0 on 3/31/2022). Ensures funds should provide resources for creating and maintaining at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding to improve Black health.

S | March 31, 2022
African-American Aids Response Act

HB5549 African-American Aids Response Act (Passed 105 to 0 on 3/4/2022). Ensures funds should provide resources for creating and maintaining at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding to improve Black health.

H | March 4, 2022
Latex Glove Ban

HB209 Latex Glove Ban (Passed 100 to 5 on 3/3/2022). Food service establishments and health care facilities may not permit employees to use latex gloves.

H | March 3, 2022
Sex Education Standards

SB818 Sex Education Standards (Passed 37 to 18 on 5/20/2021). Makes Illinois the first state to implement sex-education that aligns with the extremely explicit and perverse National Sex Education Standards (NSES).

S | August 20, 2021
Gun Owner Rights

HB562 Gun Owner Rights (Passed 75 to 40 on 6/16/2021). Restricts firearm sales, imposes registration requirements and imposes rules on the private transfer of guns.

H | June 16, 2021
Gun Owner Rights

HB562 Gun Owner Rights (Passed 40 to 17 on 5/31/2021). Restricts firearm sales, imposes registration requirements and imposes rules on the private transfer of guns.

S | May 31, 2021
Sex Education Standards

SB818 Sex Education Standards (Passed 60 to 46 on 5/28/2021). Makes Illinois the first state to implement sex-education that aligns with the extremely explicit and perverse National Sex Education Standards (NSES).

H | May 28, 2021
Election Integrity

HB3994 Election integrity (Passed 99 to 3 on 03/04/2020). Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.

H | March 4, 2020
Election Integrity

HB3994 Election integrity (Passed 40 to 18 on 1/12/2021). Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.

S | January 12, 2020
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