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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 03, 2025
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    PBM reform, expanded shield laws headed to governor’s desk but four-year community college degrees, medical aid in dying fail to pass this spring

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    The Illinois state budget passed just before midnight on May 31, but transit reform and funding failed to meet the deadline, along with a number of other anticipated measures. Here’s a look at what the General Assembly did and didn’t pass this spring. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 02, 2025
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    General Assembly approves $55.2 billion budget backed by sports wager, nicotine tax

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    Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) presents the state budget proposal Saturday night on the Illinois Senate floor. [Camryn Cutinello/The Daily Line]

    The Illinois General Assembly approved a $55.2 billion budget Saturday night, supported in part by taxes on tobacco products, sports betting and corporations.  

    The $55.2 billion in spending in Fiscal Year 2026 is supported by $55.3 billion in projected revenue.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    JUN 02, 2025
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    Transit reform fails to clear Illinois General Assembly after missing constitutional deadline

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    Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) presents transit reform on the Illinois Senate floor Saturday night. [Camryn Cutinello/The Daily Line]

    A last-minute proposal to reorganize Chicago-area transit organizations passed the Illinois Senate just before midnight May 31 but stalled in the Illinois House Sunday morning. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 30, 2025
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    Transit reform bill amended to include revenue from added charges on rideshare, property transfers, highway tolls

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    With two days to go before the General Assembly’s scheduled adjournment date, a Chicago-area transit reform package has been amended to include funding to fill a fiscal cliff. But labor unions and suburban counties say the measure isn’t ready. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 30, 2025
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    Medical aid in dying bill narrowly passes Illinois House floor

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    The Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a measure allowing for medical aid in dying in Illinois.  

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 29, 2025
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    Illinois House passes bills expanding firearm storage requirements, protecting education rights for children regardless of citizenship status

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    The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday approved measures to expand firearm safe storage laws and prohibit students from being ticketed as a form of punishment in school. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 29, 2025
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    General Assembly transit reform package includes a new oversight authority but does not include new funding

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    The General Assembly’s proposed reform plan for Chicago-area transit includes a new oversight authority and an emphasis on safety but does not include the funding transit agencies say they need to avoid service cuts.

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 29, 2025
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    Bill limiting move-in fees passed Illinois Senate committee, opponents say bill will turn landlords away from state

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    The Senate Executive Committee approved a measure Wednesday to limit fees charged by landlords despite opponents' protest that the measure would prevent landlords from developing in Illinois. 

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 28, 2025
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    Illinois House committee approves firearm safe-storage bill

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    A measure to expand gun storage requirements cleared a House committee Tuesday, but the sponsor says negotiations are ongoing as the General Assembly enters its final days of session.

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  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 28, 2025
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    Senate Insurance Committee approves bill to expand mental health coverage, protect ‘final expense’ life insurance for felons

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    The Senate Insurance Committee on Tuesday approved a measure intended to improve coverage for outpatient mental health care and one to protect “final expense” life insurance coverage for convicted felons.

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