Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Toby Overdorf 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.
Introduced13
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee3
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County
Revises district boundaries; requires referendum.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-191 · 2026-07-01
Building Permits and Inspections
In plain English Requires counties to set building permit expiration dates, allows certain work without permits if authorized by law, and limits local restrictions on manufactured and offsite-constructed homes, among other changes.
Official synopsis: Providing for expiration of certain building permits issued by a county; requiring the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain state term contracts for building code inspection services; providing that certain persons are not subject to discipline for performing a job without applicable…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-63 · 2026-05-07
Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages
Authorizes distributor of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages to make excise tax deduction in its monthly tax report for alcoholic beverages that have become unsellable through warehouse breakage, spoliation, evaporation, or expiration or that have become unfit for human consumption; requires distributors that distribute more…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-41 · 2026-04-22
State Economic Development Contracts
Provides short title; defines; requires employer to sign agreement with Department of Commerce before becoming eligible for economic development incentive; specifies provisions of agreement; provides applicability; authorizes persons & entities to report suspected violation to department within specified timeframe; requires department to determine whether violation…
Not out of committeeDied on Second Reading Calendar · 2026-03-13
Gubernatorial Transition
Requires Governor to designate transition liaison within EOG within specified timeframe; provides duties of transition liaison; requires head of each state agency to designate agency transition liaison within specified timeframe; provides duties of agency transition liaisons; requires DMS & each state agency to provide certain…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Bump-fire Stocks
Repeals provisions relating to prohibition on bump-fire stocks.
FailedDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes
FailedDied in Ways & Means Committee · 2026-03-13
Accrued Save-Our-Homes Property Tax Benefit for Non-school Property Tax
Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase the maximum value of the accrued Save-Our-Homes benefit which may be transferred to a new homestead for all levies other than school district levies, prohibit counties and municipalities from reducing total funding for law enforcement, and provide an…
FailedDied in Ways & Means Committee · 2026-03-13
Required Instruction in Cursive Writing
Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade; defines "proficiency in cursive writing".
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Special Districts
Abolishes certain soil & water conservation districts; transfers assets & liabilities of such districts to DACS; provides that independent special district that grants public access to district lands or water areas for outdoor recreational purposes owes no duty of care to perform specified actions; provides…
FailedDied in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Nursing Education Programs
Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises…
FailedDied in Fiscal Policy · 2026-03-13
Stormwater Treatment
Prohibits certain stormwater treatment & net improvement activities; requires DEP to require specified documentation for issuance of environmental resource permit for regional stormwater management systems; provides requirements for environmental resource permits authorizing such systems; authorizes certain permit applicants to purchase & use certain pollution reduction…
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 848 · 2026-03-11
One-cent Piece
Authorizes dealers to round to nearest nickel in certain circumstances; provides methodology for such rounding; provides that such rounding is not deceptive & unfair trade practice in certain circumstances; requires certain cash payments be made in full amount due or rounded in a specified manner.
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1074 · 2026-03-10
“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.