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Friday, Pritzker announced he signed 59 measures into law,
impacting education, insurance, employers and more.
Taxes are one thing, but National Federation of Independent
Business Illinois State Director Noah Finley said there are
other ways politicians inflate costs and burden businesses.
Our small businesses are still dealing with the fallout of
years of high inflation. Regulation is an enormous thing they
have to deal with, Finley said.
Pritzker signed a bill that requires insurance coverage of in
vitro fertilization services and annual menopause visits.
The governor also signed a mandate of coverage for wigs or scalp
prostheses worn due to alopecia, chemotherapy or radiation.
State Rep. Yolonda Morris explained why she felt Senate Bill
2573 was needed.
I feel its necessary because it will give women empowerment to
feel better about themselves, knowing that they can get a
hairpiece. And wigs are expensive, Morris said.
The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
Starting next year, landlords will have to disclose to every
potential tenant if a property is located in a high-risk
flooding area.
Separately, coal-producing mines will be required to maintain
fully-equipped rescue teams.
Illinois Policy Institute Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic
Research Bryce Hill said the bills are in addition to a state
budget that also raised taxes by a large amount.
Around $1.1 billion worth of tax hikes were passed in the
package of bills that was associated with the state budget,
funding a record $53 billion spending plan that has everything
from business taxes to sports wagering and casino tax hikes to
hotel tax hikes, things like that, Hill said.
Several new laws contain mandates for government agencies.
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