Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Chad Johnson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced10
Out of committee5
Passed one chamber5
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee1
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
City of Trenton, Gilchrist County
In plain English Transfers state property to the City of Trenton with requirements for its use, sale, or disposition, including a cultural resource review and a deadline for the transfer.
Official synopsis: Transfers real property from Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund to City Commission of City of Trenton; provides requirements for use & sale or disposition of real property; provides for conditional cultural resource review; requires conveyance of real property by specified date.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-221 · 2026-07-01
Special District Funding
In plain English Requires state agencies to expedite payments to counties, municipalities, and special districts for certain purposes and allows agencies to pay invoices for specified special districts under agency agreements.
Official synopsis: Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include specified special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring state agencies to expedite payment requests from certain…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-167 · 2026-06-26
Inmate Services
Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-111 · 2026-05-26
Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement
In plain English Revises the requirements for veterinarians to obtain a license through endorsement from another state.
Official synopsis: Revises requirements for licensure by endorsement as veterinarian.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-79 · 2026-05-13
Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs
In plain English Allows batterers' intervention programs to include faith-based activities but prohibits requiring participation in them.
Official synopsis: Specifies that batterers' intervention programs may include faith-based activities, but may not require participation in such activities.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-71 · 2026-05-12
Postsecondary Education
Provides requirements for FCS institutions & state universities relating to reporting requirements, training, & publishing of specified information relating to enrollment, courses, specified information.
FailedDied in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Portable Wireless Device Repair
Requires portable wireless device manufacturers to make certain items available to device owners & independent repair providers; prohibits certain manufacturers from requiring authorized repair providers to continue purchasing certain information in proprietary format; provides that violation is deceptive & unfair trade practice; requires original equipment…
FailedDied in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Electronic Payment Processing Fees for Motor Vehicle Purchases
Authorizes holders of retail installment contracts & their agents to collect fees for processing payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances.
FailedDied in Commerce Committee · 2026-03-13
Public Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Waivers for Sheriff's Office Employees
Requires state universities & FCS institutions to waive tuition & fees for sheriff's office employees; provides requirements for waiver of tuition & fees for sheriff's office employees; & provides requirements for person to be considered sheriff's office employee.
FailedDied in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment; requires Acquisition & Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 290 · 2026-03-03
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.