Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Mike Karickhoff 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.
Introduced6
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
Thirteenth check.
Thirteenth check. Allows a participant in the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan to elect a joint and survivor option for the payment of the participant's retirement allowance. Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2026…
Became lawPublic Law 79 · 2026-03-04
Honoring Vincente Lorenz, an educator at Kokomo High School, for his distinguished service as a teacher and the accolades he has earned.
Honoring Vincente Lorenz, an educator at Kokomo High School, for his distinguished service as a teacher and the accolades he has earned. Honoring Vincente Lorenz, an educator at Kokomo High School, for his distinguished service as a teacher and the accolades he has earned.
Not out of committeeFirst reading: adopted · 2026-02-10
Tourism improvement districts.
Tourism improvement districts. Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town (local unit). Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must be filed with a petition…
Out of committeeRepresentatives Moed, Baird added as coauthors · 2026-01-13
Commingling committee funds.
Commingling committee funds. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a specified provision by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class A misdemeanor. Enhances the penalty…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · 2026-01-05
Local option income taxes.
Local option income taxes. Provides that an individual who resides in a county with a local income tax and has a principal place of employment or business in a different county shall also pay a local income tax in the county where the individual maintains…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means · 2026-01-05
Uniform food and beverage tax.
Uniform food and beverage tax. Creates uniform food and beverage tax authorization provisions for cities and counties that are not required or authorized to impose a food and beverage tax under any other food and beverage tax enabling statute. Specifies the food and beverage tax…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means · 2026-01-05
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