The following are bills at the Federal and State levels that we are tracking and/or taking action on.
Federal
HR 722 – Life at Conception Act – OPPOSE
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/722
“To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.” This is an attempt to codify an national abortion ban instead of leaving it to the states as specified int the Dobbs decision.
HR 899 – To Terminte the Department of Education – OPPOSE
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/899
The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
HR 22 – SAVE Act – OPPOSE – Passed House/Pending Senate
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22
This act would force every single American citizen to prove their citizenship status in person when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. For the vast majority of Americans, this would mean presenting a passport or birth certificate at their local election office.
This SAVE Act threatens to disenfranchise millions of U.S. citizens: 146 million Americans do not have a passport, and 69 million women who have married do not have a birth certificate that matches their new legal name. Working-class and low-income Americans would also be disproportionately disenfranchised if the bill became law, as the vast majority of these groups do not possess a passport.
The only Americans who stand to benefit from the SAVE Act are out-of-touch politicians who are willing to trade Americans’ right to vote for political points with the media and the administration. These politicians are trying to use claims of election integrity to trick us into making it harder for millions of eligible American citizens to cast their vote.
HR 28 / S 9 – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 – OPPOSE
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/28 – Passed House
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/9
This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.
Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
The bill does not prohibit male individuals from training or practicing with programs or activities for women or girls as long as such training or practice does not deprive any female of corresponding opportunities or benefits.
HR 7 – Recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages – OPPOSE
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/7
Sounds like a plan to improve healthcare for women, does not include abortion, emphasizes “spiritual wellness”, says that it must “address the needs of men” in relation to womens’ healthcare, and is based on the practices of Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers that run many CPCs across the country.
S 1006 – A bill to prohibit Federal employees from organizing, joining, or participating labor unions for purposes of collective bargaining or representation, and for other purposes – OPPOSE
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1006
No Federal employee may organize, join, or participate in a labor union for purposes of collective bargaining or representation.
No Federal agency may recognize or engage in collective bargaining negotiations with a labor union.
Any collective bargaining agreement entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act is terminated.
Any arbitration, dispute resolution, or grievance proceeding filed before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act that is based on an agreement described in subsection (a) shall be dismissed.
State
Updated 12/10/2025
SB 1298 (Guzman) SNAP E&T Program – College Students SUPPORT
Provides that any program of study at a public institution of higher education improves employability and shall be considered equivalent to an acceptable SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) program component, unless prohibited by federal law. Passed Senate.
HB 1333 (Jacobs-McCombie) Repeal RHA OPPOSED
Not called in House Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
HB 2423 (Morris/L. Collins) Medicaid – Maternal Health – Doulas SUPPORT
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, within 6 months after the amendatory Act, all hospitals with licensed obstetric beds and birthing centers shall adopt and maintain written policies and procedures to permit a patient enrolled in the medical assistance program to have an Illinois Medicaid certified and enrolled doula of the patient’s choice accompany the patient within the facility’s premises for the purposes of providing support before, during, and after labor and childbirth. Passed House.
HB 2783 (B. Hernandez/Villanueva) CMS-Menstrual Products SUPPORT
Creates the Illinois State Capitol Complex Menstrual Hygiene Product Accessibility Act. Requires the Office of the Secretary of State to ensure that menstrual hygiene products are provided, at no cost, in public restrooms located within the Illinois State Capitol and the William G. Stratton State Office Building. Passed House.
SB 2507/HB 2683 (Harmon/Katz Muhl) Equality for Every Family Act SUPPORT
The Equality for Every Family Act will update state law to clarify who can be a parent and how to establish parentage. This legislation will ensure that all families and children have access to the security of legal parentage, regardless of their birth circumstances. These bills not called in committee.
HB 18 (Didech) FOID-Denial & Revocation-Stalking SUPPORT
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor stalking in another jurisdiction or a similar misdemeanor offense in another jurisdiction. Not called in Gun Violence Prevention Committee.
HB 1277 (West) Student ID – Domestic Violence Hotline Info SUPPORT
Amends the School Code. Requires each school district that serves pupils in any of grades 6 through 12 and that issues an identification card to pupils in any of grades 6 through 12 to provide contact information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline on the identification card. Requires the contact information to be included in the school’s student handbook and the student planner, if applicable. Not called in the Education Policy Committee.
HB 1374 (Gong-Gershowitz) School Cde – Health Exams – Gun Safety SUPPORT
HB 1374 requires questions on the safe storage of firearms in a child’s home to be included as a part of each health examination. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop rules and appropriate revisions to the child health examination form to implement this requirement. Not called in the Gun Violence Prevention Committee
HB 1398 (Hirschauer) Safe Gun Storage-Pediatricians SUPPORT
HB 1398 amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that pediatricians ask about the presence of guns in the home and distribute safe gun storage information to individuals with guns in a home with a child. Effective January 1, 2026. Not called in the Gun Violence Prevention Committee.
HB 2453 (Hirschauer) Gender-Related Violence SUPPORT
Amends the Gender Violence Act. Provides that “gender-related violence” includes sexual contact between a sexual organ of one person and an intimate part of another person in which a “sexually protective device” has been intentionally removed by the defendant without the consent of the plaintiff or unintentionally removed but the defendant continues to engage in sexual conduct without getting the consent of the unaware plaintiff. Defines “sexually protective device” as any of the following that is intended to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection: internal or external condom; spermicide; diaphragm; cervical cap; contraceptive sponge; dental dam; or another physical device intended to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection. Not called in House Judiciary -Civil Committee.
HB 2682 (Jimenez/Edly-Allen) TANF-Family Violence Option SUPPORT
Survivor pathway to independence. TANF’s Family Violence Option waiver and crisis assistance funding are crucial tools for survivors. HB 2682 streamlines the domestic and sexual violence screening process and allows for self-attestation for the family violence option. Passed both houses, Governor VETOED 8/15.
SB 5 (Villivalam/Delgado) RTA Survivor Transportation Program SUPPORT
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Survivor Transportation Pilot Program distributed more than 16k pre-paid Ventra cards to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in its first year. This omnibus transportation package includes a provision to continue the program to facilitate financial empowerment and safety for thousands of Illinois survivors traveling in the RTA region. Senate Transportation Committee.
HB 3311 (Canty) Civ Pro – Gender Based Violence SUPPORT
Protecting Survivors Reporting Act. Creates an avenue for an expedited motion for dismissal of lawsuits based on protected speech of gender-based violence. This would stop the legal system from being used to silence or retaliate against survivors reporting gender-based violence, including when the alleged perpetrator is publicly named. Not called before House 3rd Reading deadline.
HB 3365 (Vella/L. Collins) JCA Domestic Violence Amendments SUPPORT
Amends the Juvenile Court Act (JCA) to improve response to families experiencing domestic violence. Some changes include prioritizing placement of children with the adult survivor, importing an existing “environment injurious” definition to clarify its meaning, and providing a definition for “domestic violence.” Passed House.
HB 3689 (Canty) Higher Ed – Preventing Sexual Violence SUPPORT
Requires a higher education institution’s comprehensive policy to include digital sexual harassment and doxing. House 2nd Reading.
SB 1954 (D. Turner/Buckner) Counties Code – Recall Officials SUPPORT
Would allow the recall of a countywide elected official to be put on the ballot by either the county board or a petition signed by 5% of the county’s registered voters or 1,000 registered voters, whichever is less, based on the size of the county. Provides that only Sangamon County is authorized, through its county board, to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum at the general election of 2026 to adopt a process by which countywide elected officials may be recalled. Provides that “countywide elected official” means a county officer who holds an elective office under Article 3 of the Counties Code, but it does not include an officer who is elected by electors outside of Sangamon County. Provides for the repeal of the provisions of the amendatory Act on January 1, 2027. Provides that the petition required for the recall of a countywide elected official must be signed by the petitioning electors not more than 150 days (rather than 50 days) after the affidavit has been filed with the State Board of Elections. Passed Senate.
SB 1679/HB 2904 (Aquino/Avelar) Health Care Transparency Act SUPPORT
This legislation would require hospitals to disclose what LGBTQ+ health services, reproductive health services, and end-of-life care they do not provide for non-medical reasons. Disclosure would be to both the State of Illinois and patients as part of the informed consent process. Patients across Illinois would be empowered to better make decisions about where to seek health care because they would have access to information about hospitals that deny care and a list of the services they refuse to provide. These bills were not called in committee before deadline.
SB 2391/HB 3518 (Villanueva/Guzzardi) Keeping Sex Workers Safe SUPPORT
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act. Creates the Sex Workers’ Bill of Rights Act. Provides that sex workers shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for engaging in consensual sex work. Provides that law enforcement agencies are prohibited from arresting, charging, or prosecuting individuals solely for performing or engaging in sex work. Provides that sex workers, whether employed, contracted, or self-employed, shall be afforded the same rights and protections as other workers under Illinois law. Provides that sex workers have the right to control their work, negotiate fair contracts, and receive payment for their services without interference or exploitation. Provides that sex workers shall not be discriminated against in access to housing, public services, financial services, or healthcare based on their occupation. Provides that all laws protecting workers from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics shall apply equally to sex workers. These bills were not called in committee..
SB 66/HB 1443 (Peters/Syed) Prescription Drug Affordability SUPPORT
Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Similar to 2024 legislation. These bills not called in committee before deadline.
HB 2584 (Cassidy/Fine) Ins – Prior Authorization – HIV Drugs SUPPORT
Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a health insurance issuer, the fee-for-service medical assistance program, and a Medicaid managed care organization may not require prior authorization for the following prescription drug types and their therapeutic equivalents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis medication or human immunodeficiency virus treatment medication. Passed House.
HB 3483 (Moeller) Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program SUPPORT
Not called in Labor & Commerce Committee.
HB 3711 (Cassidy/Villanueva) Professional Misconduct SUPPORT
Holds hospital systems accountable for failing to protect patients from sexual abuse by medical professionals. Passed House.
HB 3494 (Williams) Health Data – Privacy Act SUPPORT
Aims to safeguard private health care information by assuring that individuals have more control over their data before it is collected, stored, shared or sold to others. Creates the Protect Health Data Privacy Act. Provides that a regulated entity shall disclose and maintain a health data privacy policy obtaining valid authorization from the individual. Held on 2nd Reading.
HB 1375 (B. Hernandez/Simmons) Student Teaching – Stipend SUPPORT
Passed House.
HB 2381 (Dias) School Code – School Board LGBTQ+ Inclusivity SUPPORT
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Includes LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the topics covered in the required 4-hour training for every voting member of a school board of a school district. Lists information that must be included in the LGBTQ+ inclusivity training. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a training program in collaboration with individuals or organizations that affirm LGBTQ+ people and have recognized expertise in supporting LGBTQ+ young people or adopt a training program previously developed by such individuals or organizations. Not called in House Education Policy Committee.
HB 2696 (Stava-Murray) Student Data Privacy SUPPORT
Provides that the vendor administered by the State Board of Education must not sell or commercially exploit in any way covered information. Passed House.
HB 1429 (Olickal) Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act SUPPORT
Amends the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Prohibits the State or a unit of local government from creating or enforcing policies or ordinances imposing fines or criminal penalties against people experiencing unsheltered homelessness for occupying or engaging in life-sustaining activities on public property. Provides exceptions to maintain access to property or address risks to public health and safety. Creates a necessity defense for charges alleging violation of laws criminalizing life-sustaining activities while the individual was experiencing unsheltered homelessness. House 2nd Reading.
HB 1442 (Syed) Election Code – Curbside Voting SUPPORT
Provides that election authorities shall establish curbside voting (currently, may establish curbside voting) for individuals to cast a ballot during early voting and on election day (currently, during early voting or on election day).
Not called in the House Ethics & Elections Committee.
HB 1444 (Syed ) Election Code – Vote By Mail SUPPORT
Provides that the application for a vote by mail ballot for a single election shall include an option to apply for permanent vote by mail status in a form consistent with an application for permanent vote by mail status.
Not called in the House Ethics & Elections Committee.
