Rep. Ryan Spain

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (HR 201), not a substantive bill. It formally congratulates the City of Princeton and the Flags of Freedom Committee on the 20th anniversary of their veteran memorial display. The resolution expresses legislative support for the memorial's purpose - a tribute to veterans past, present, and future - without creating new policies, funding, or obligations. It has no direct impact on residents, laws, or government actions, as it is purely symbolic.

Congratulates the St. Jude Catholic School 8th grade boys basketball team on winning the 2024-2025 Class 8-1A Illinois Elementary School Association State Championship.

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall approve a course for school safety officers (a retired law enforcement officer who has been hired by a school district to perform security services). Sets forth training and certification requirements. Provides that an applicant for employment as a school safety officer must authorize an investigation to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any criminal offense that disqualifies the person as a school safety officer. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Exempts school safety officers from the Act if a school board does not require officer-worn body cameras. Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a school may employ a school safety officer. Requires a school safety officer applicant to provide the school district a certificate of completion or approved waiver issued by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Provides that a school safety officer shall wear a uniform that clearly identifies the officer as a school safety officer. Provides that a school safety officer may detain a person when the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that an offense, other than an ordinance violation, is being committed. Provides that a school safety officer may carry a firearm as long as the officer is certified under specified provisions of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. Adds references to school safety officers throughout the Code. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that that the provisions concerning the unlawful use of weapons as those provisions pertain to firearms do not apply to or affect the carrying or possession of firearms by a qualified current or retired law enforcement officer qualified under the laws of the State or under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act in specified properties, including schools. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that if property other than a roadway that is owned by the Department of Transportation has been used as an encampment site for 30 days or more for people who are experiencing homelessness, the property shall be transferred within 30 days to the Department of Natural Resources and treated as a campground under the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for operating a motor vehicle while uninsured as follows: a person convicted of 2 or more violations of uninsured driving that causes bodily harm is subject to a fine of $4,500 (currently $2,500); for a first or second offense, a person is subject to a fine in excess of $1,000 (currently $500) but not more than $2,000 (currently $1,000), and having his or her driving privileges suspended for 6 (currently 3) months which may only be reinstated after he or she pays a $500 (currently $100) reinstatement fee; and for a third or subsequent offense, a person is subject to a fine of $2,000 (currently $1,000), and having his or her driving privileges suspended for 12 (currently 6) months which may only be reinstated after he or she pays a $1,000 (currently $100) reinstatement fee. Provides that a person convicted of uninsured driving while driving with suspended license plates is subject to an additional fine of $2,000.

Maddy summaryHR 122 is a House Resolution directing Illinois' Auditor General to audit how remote work impacts productivity and effectiveness within state agencies. It requires this management audit to assess the operational effects of the permanent shift to remote work that began during the 2020 pandemic response. The resolution mandates the Auditor General to complete the audit promptly, report findings per Illinois State Auditing Act, and request full cooperation from all relevant state agencies. This resolution does not change remote work policies but seeks factual data on its agency-level impacts. It directly affects all Illinois state agencies that have adopted remote or hybrid work models.

Maddy summaryHB 2943 removes salary increases established by Public Act 102-1115 from Illinois' Salaries Act and General Assembly Compensation Act. It reverts executive branch salaries (including the Governor's $205,700 minimum and other officials' set amounts) and legislator pay (from $85,000 for the 103rd General Assembly to $28,000) back to amounts set by the Compensation Review Board. This directly affects all statewide elected officials (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General) and Illinois General Assembly members. The bill cancels the higher pay rates that took effect January 9, 2023.

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that any appointments to the Chicago Board of Education made by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall be made with the advice and consent of the Chicago City Council. Effective immediately.

Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Provides that the term "Code" means the 2021 edition of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (currently, the latest published edition). Effective immediately.

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Stop Underage Vaping Law. Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that a person under 21 years of age may not possess any tobacco product, electronic cigarette, or alternative nicotine product. Provides that a violation is a petty offense. Provides that for the first offense in a 24-month period, the person shall be fined $200; for the second offense in a 24-month period, the person shall be fined $400; for the third offense in a 24-month period, the person shall be fined $600; and for the fourth or subsequent offense in a 24-month period, the person shall be fined $800. Provides that for the purposes of this provision, the 24-month period shall begin with the person's first violation of the Act. Provides for distribution of the fines for violations.