Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Yvette Benarroch 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 committee7
Passed one chamber7
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.
City of Marco Island, Collier County
In plain English Requires Marco Island to hold a special election to fill city council vacancies, except those occurring within one year before a general election, and allows the Governor to call special elections in certain circumstances.
Official synopsis: Requires special election be held to fill any vacancy on city council upon resolution adopted by council; provides exception for vacancies occurring within 1 year before general election; revises circumstances under which Governor is required to fill vacancies; provides for Governor to call special election…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-188 · 2026-07-01
Local Government Finances
In plain English Requires counties to post tentative and final budgets on websites within revised timeframes and to hold budget workshops and publish budget development calendars.
Official synopsis: Revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requires the county to hold a budget workshop for a specified purpose by a certain date; requires the county to post a certain…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-161 · 2026-06-25
Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
In plain English Allows medical and nursing boards to issue temporary practice certificates in areas with critical shortages and lets holders continue serving those areas after the shortage designation ends under certain conditions.
Official synopsis: Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-108 · 2026-05-26
Arbitration for Disputes with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Requires notification of arbitration before Division of Administrative Hearings as option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Residential Property Insurance
Requires OIR to establish & maintain comprehensive resource center on its website; provides requirements for resource center; specifies that certain information is not trade secret & is not subject to certain public records exemptions; requires residential property insurers to provide notice of comprehensive resource center…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Candidate Qualifying
Requires certain candidates to provide filing officer statement disclosing dual citizenship for nomination & election to federal, state, county, multicounty, district, or judicial office or to district school board.
Not out of committeeDied on Second Reading Calendar · 2026-03-13
Reporting the Receipt of Gifts or Honoraria
Provides that all annual reports shall be filed with Commission on Ethics by specified date.
FailedDied in returning Messages · 2026-03-13
Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance
Designates October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance."
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Electric Bicycles
Provides requirements for operation of electric bicycles; provides penalties; creates Electric Bicycle Safety Task Force adjunct to DHSMV & provides requirements therefor; requires certain reports to Governor & Legislature by specified dates.
Not out of committeeLaid on Table, refer to CS/SB 382 · 2026-03-09
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Designates November 2026 as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month."
Not out of committeeAdopted by Publication · 2026-02-09
“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.