Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jheanelle Wilkins 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.
Introduced9
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber7
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Counties 4Committees and Commissions 4Time 4Registration 3Reports 3Notices 3
Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify certain severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; requiring the Department to submit…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 632 · 2026-05-26
Public Schools – Student Attendance – Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
In plain English Requires school districts to allow excused or discretionary absences for students participating in civic engagement activities including testifying at legislative hearings, meeting with legislators, or contributing to policy development.
Official synopsis: Requiring the student attendance policy of each county board of education to include a provision allowing an excused or discretionary absence for a public school student participating in civil engagement activities; and clarifying that civic engagement includes testifying virtually or in person at a hearing…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 630 · 2026-05-26
Election Law – Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities – Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Requiring by January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to jointly develop and implement certain procedures and a certain electronic transmission process for the restoration of voter registration for individuals released from incarceration at a…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 428 · 2026-05-12
Sales and Use Tax – Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use – Alterations
In plain English Allows buyers to issue certificates for multiple locations when purchasing certain digital products and services for sales tax purposes.
Official synopsis: Authorizing, for purposes of certain laws governing the sales and use tax, a buyer to issue a certain certificate indicating multiple points of use of certain digital codes, digital products, and taxable services under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations; providing for the application…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 198 · 2026-04-28
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
In plain English Creates a task force to study county and municipal government revenue structures and report findings by December 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: Establishing a Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures to study and evaluate the revenue structure of the county and municipal governments within the State; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 17 · 2026-04-14
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law…
Passed one chamberReferred Rules · 2026-04-07
Public High Schools – Post College and Career Readiness Pathways – Alterations
Authorizing a county board of education to develop and establish income eligibility guidelines and procedures for payment of costs for a post college and career readiness (post-CCR) pathway, except under certain circumstances; extending the time period to 2030 during which the State Board and the…
Passed one chamberReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment · 2026-03-19
Election Law – Incarcerated Individuals – Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a toll-free voter hotline for incarcerated individuals to receive information about voting, request election-related materials, and report voting rights violations; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-02-06
Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Expanding eligibility for the Maryland earned income tax credit for individuals without qualifying children by altering the income thresholds at which the credit phases out; providing that, after the 2025 tax year, the income threshold and phase-out amounts are adjusted annually for inflation; and applying…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-27
“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.