Rep. Maurice West

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.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no later than December 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall prepare a report to be published on its website that contains, at a minimum, the following information about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year: (1) demographic data of committed persons who received hospice and palliative care; (2) data on the number of committed persons in the Department's hospice and palliative care programs; (3) data on the timing of hospice and palliative care programming; (4) the number of committed persons in the custody of the Department who died; (5) policies and administrative directives of each Department institution and facility regarding the institution of hospice and palliative care; (6) the staff available for hospice and palliative care; and (7) the cost of the Department's hospice and palliative care programs. Provides that all such data shall be anonymized to protect the privacy of the committed persons involved in the hospice and palliative care programs.

Appropriates $43,000,000 from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund and $8,047,500 from the Metro Pier and Exposition Authority Trust Fund for: (i) $3,200,000 to the Department of Agriculture for grants under the Illinois Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program; (ii) $25,000,000 to the Department of Agriculture for competitive grants to county and municipal governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, for programming funding to support projects, including agriculture-related education, workforce development, farmers markets, local food programs, community gardens, and community events, with 10% to counties, municipalities, and organizations in Cook County and collar counties; and (iii) $22,847,500 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to county and municipal governments to fund capital improvement projects to benefit the agricultural industry, including, but not limited to, road improvements on agricultural transportation routes, farmers market facility improvements, agricultural showcase facility improvements, and energy, water, and broadband infrastructure improvements to rural areas, with 10% to counties and municipalities in Cook County and collar counties. Effective July 1, 2026.

Appropriates $1,670,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for the purpose of a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council. Appropriates $250,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council for costs associated with the Illinois America 250th Commemoration, including general operating costs associated with statewide commemoration efforts. 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.

Maddy summaryHB 5094 appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) for the Pretrial Success Program. This funding, effective July 1, 2026, directly supports DHS in implementing or expanding pretrial services, such as supervision, case management, or community-based alternatives to detention. The bill does not create new policy but allocates state funds to sustain existing pretrial services under DHS. It affects individuals in the pretrial system who may access these services and DHS as the administering agency.

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for Assisted Outpatient Treatment related projects. 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.

Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Provides that, unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, a housing authority shall not establish or implement any rules, policies, or procedures that impose time limits or work requirements as a condition of initial or continued eligibility for any rent subsidy or assistance provided to qualifying tenants of the housing authority or to qualifying individuals through any rent subsidy or other housing assistance program administered by the housing authority. Permits a housing authority to establish, implement, or encourage an applicant or recipient of a rent subsidy or assistance to participate in a voluntary employment or job training program if the program: (1) does not impact the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility for the rent subsidy or assistance; and (2) has one of the specified goals for program participants, including, but not limited to, (i) increasing personal income, (ii) homeownership, or (iii) expanding employment options.

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA for program and operating expenses for youth-development based sports initiatives. Effective July 1, 2026.