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During the spring session that ended in May, the Illinois
General Assembly approved more than 450 bills out of both
chambers. On Friday, Pritzker’s office announced dozens are now
law, including a measure preventing professional license denial
or disciplinary action against someone based solely on
immigration status or an immigration violation.
House Bill 5457, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025, allows for
certain accommodations for testing of certain professional
licenses, but also “prevents license denial or disciplinary
action based solely on immigration status or an immigration
violation,” Pritzker's office announced.
Also effective Jan. 1, 2025, drivers in Illinois must reduce
speeds in and around emergency scenes as House Bill 5370 expands
the state’s “move over law,” also known as Scott’s Law.
Victims of human trafficking who were children at the time of
the crime can have their juvenile records expunged or sealed of
any criminal acts they were forced to take part in while being
abused under House Bill 5465, which goes into effect Jan. 1,
2025.
Newly built manufactured homes must have weather radios
installed beginning Jan. 1, 2025 with House Bill 5238. The
measure also promotes regular maintenance of safety devices in
mobile home communities.
Also enacted Friday and effective immediately is House Bill 5412
which amends the state’s Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in
Illinois, or REV Act, and the state’s Manufacturing Illinois
Chips for Real Opportunity, or MICRO Act, by providing that
failure to report certain data may result in ineligibility for
certain tax incentives.
The entire list of bills enacted Friday can be found
here.
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