Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Patt Maney 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.
Introduced11
Out of committee8
Passed one chamber8
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
In plain English Requires the Department of Children and Families to consult with a physician or nurse when investigating certain medical diagnoses and to delay forwarding some allegations to law enforcement until after investigation completion.
Official synopsis: Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring such allegations to be immediately forwarded to a law enforcement agency upon completion of the department's investigation; requiring a child protective investigator…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-165 · 2026-06-26
Trust Funds of the State Court System
In plain English Terminates the Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund and establishes procedures for handling its remaining balances and revenues.
Official synopsis: Terminates Mediation & Arbitration Trust Fund; provides for disposition of balances in & revenues of trust fund; prescribes procedures for termination of trust fund.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-160 · 2026-06-17
Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel
In plain English Requires criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to notify courts in certain circumstances and allows courts to appoint counsel from other regions under specific conditions.
Official synopsis: Requires offices of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel to provide notice to court in certain circumstances; authorizes courts to appoint office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel from another region to represent defendant if certain requirements are met; requires court to appoint private…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-154 · 2026-06-17
Veterans Affairs
In plain English Allows courts to admit veterans to treatment court programs based on eligibility determinations and state attorney recommendations, with notice to defendants and procedures for handling violations.
Official synopsis: Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requires court to consider recommendation of state attorney when making eligibility determination; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-128 · 2026-06-12
Forensic Client Services
Revising the definition of "forensic client" to include a defendant committed to involuntary residential services in a secure facility of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; republishing s. 916.303, F.S., relating to determination of incompetency, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-8 · 2026-03-30
Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements
Provides appropriation to DOC; requires appropriated funds to be used in certain manner; requires department to begin planning & design phase for construction of certain facilities; requires department to make certain recommendations to Legislature; requires department to contract with construction management entity in certain circumstances;…
Passed one chamberDied pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) · 2026-03-13
Motor Vehicles
Requires DHSMV to establish & maintain secure online license & registration portal for verifying, recording, & processing seizure or confiscation of license plates & provides requirements therefor; authorizes DHSMV to adopt rules; provides that disabled veteran may retain certain license plate designation upon reissuance, renewal,…
FailedDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Specifies that hearings relating to mental health & substance abuse, respectively, are confidential & closed to public; provides exceptions; exempts certain information from public records requirements; expands public records exemption to include certain petitions & applications; authorizes disclosure of certain confidential & exempt documents to…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations
Provides that this state may accept relinquishment of exclusive concurrent legislative jurisdiction from U.S. over U.S. military installations located within boundaries of this state; provides that this state has concurrent legislative jurisdiction with U.S. over such military installations; provides procedures & requirements therefor.
FailedDied in returning Messages · 2026-03-13
Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints
Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees who submit written…
Not out of committeeDied on Second Reading Calendar · 2026-03-13
Eligibility of Leasehold Interests for Homestead Exemptions
Revises circumstances under which persons may be deemed to have legal or beneficial & equitable title to certain property for homestead exemption purposes.
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/SB 110 · 2026-03-09
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