Amends the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act. Includes an establishment under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act in the definition of "facility". Makes a conforming change in a the definition of "resident's representative".
Creates the Junk Fee Ban Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a person to: (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; (2) fail, in any offer, display, or advertisement that contains an amount a consumer may pay, to display the total price more prominently than any other pricing information; (3) misrepresent the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; (4) fail to disclose clearly and conspicuously before the consumer consents to pay, the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay that is excluded from the total price, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; or (5) offer, display, or advertise, including through direct offerings, third-party distribution, or metasearch referrals, a total price for a place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees. Requires total price disclosures for retail mercantile establishments and food service establishments; and the disclosure of delivery fees. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce violations of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Preempts home rule powers.
Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for continued funding to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $16,358,900 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services Rehabilitation Services Bureau for grants to independent living centers. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $150,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to each State-designated cultural district in the amounts of $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for the operation of the district and $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for capital improvements to the district. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $20,000,000 to the State Board of Education for the purpose of providing a grant for to Afterschool for Children and Teens Now (ACT Now) Coalition to support full-service community schools. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the Housing is Recovery program. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $5,000,000 to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program. Effective July 1, 2026.
Declares the week of January 18 through January 24, 2026 as CRNA Week in the State of Illinois to recognize the importance of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing high-quality care to the public.
Appropriates $50,000,000 to the State Board of Education for the purpose of providing grants for community learning centers to support afterschool programs and community schools. Effective July 1, 2025.
