The new bill authored by State Rep. Matt Hanson in the Illinois House aims to strengthen efforts to investigate and prosecute human exploitation cases in Kane County, according to the Illinois State House.
The bill, introduced as HB5744 on April 13, 2026, during the general assembly session 104, was summarized by the state legislature as follows: “Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for grants to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to expand the Human Exploitation Unit. Effective July 1, 2026.”
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for grants to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office to expand its Human Exploitation Unit. The funding is intended to support the unit’s growth, which appears aimed at increasing the county’s capacity to investigate and prosecute human exploitation cases. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
Hanson has proposed another 11 bills since the beginning of the 104th session, both of them being adopted.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
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Hanson graduated from the University of Richmond with a BS.
Hanson, a Democrat, was elected to the Illinois State House in 2023 to represent the state’s 83rd House District, replacing previous state representative Barbara Hernandez.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB5744 | 04/13/2026 | Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for grants to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to expand the Human Exploitation Unit. Effective July 1, 2026. |
| HB5489 | 02/06/2026 | Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe a person is a victim under the Act from a family or household member, if the alleged offender is a juvenile, the officer may, based on the totality of the circumstances and using the abbreviated version of the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool created by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, choose not to arrest the juvenile and instead may divert the juvenile or may assist the juvenile and the juvenile’s family in finding alternative placement. |
| HB5190 | 02/05/2026 | Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2037. Effective immediately. |
| HB5081 | 02/04/2026 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. With regard to automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, provides that “safety zone” does not include any roadway in which the 30 mile per hour speed limit is decreased by local ordinance without an engineering or traffic investigation. Provides that a local authority or park district shall determine and declare by ordinance a reasonable and safe absolute maximum speed which: decreases the limit within an urban district which shall not require an engineering or traffic investigation to a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour, but not less than 20 miles per hour and a maximum speed limit of 10 miles per hour in an alley; increases the limit within an urban district, but not to more than 55 miles per hour, if after increasing the limit within an urban district an engineering or traffic investigation is required to decrease the limit; or decreases the limit within a residence district which shall not require an engineering or traffic investigation to a maximum speed limit of 20 (rather than not to less than 25) miles per hour. Requires a park district, city, village, incorporated town, or county board to post a sign designating the new speed limit. Makes other changes. |
| HB3743 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school district votes that the inclusion of such messaging is unnecessary. |
| HB3744 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides that all intrastate and interstate shippers or carriers (rather than intrastate and interstate carriers) of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel are required to notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security no less than 7 days (rather than 24 hours) prior to any transportation of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel. Changes the definition of “carrier” and “irradiated reactor fuel”. Adds a definition of “shipper”. Provides that the Agency may collect, store, and dispose of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment. Authorizes the Agency to assess actual costs, as appropriate, for the collection, storage, and disposal of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment against any person that owns, owned, possesses, or is responsible for the radioactive material entering the public domain. |
| HB3848 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall provide all newborns with screening tests for rare blood disorders, as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt rules. |
| HB3280 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for the full amount of union dues paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year if the taxpayer was not allowed a federal deduction under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that, if any amount of union dues representing federal miscellaneous itemized deductions was allowed as a federal deduction, then the amount allowed as an Illinois deduction shall be a percentage of the union dues disallowed under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act’s automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately. |
| HB3281 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member, the officer shall, if appropriate, arrest the abusing, neglecting, and exploiting party except in situations in which the alleged offending party is a juvenile. Provides that if the alleged offender is a juvenile, then the officer, based on the totality of the circumstances, may choose not to arrest the juvenile and instead may divert the juvenile or may assist the juvenile and his family in finding alternative placement. |
| HB3285 | 02/06/2025 | Appropriates $575,000,000 to the Department of Transportation for expenses related to the Statewide Railway Program. Effective July 1, 2025. |
| HB2896 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a levy authorized for contributions to a Firefighters’ Pension Fund for a municipality with a population of 500,000 or less is not considered a new rate. Effective immediately. |
| HB2897 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, the Department of Revenue shall deposit 10% of the net revenue realized from the income taxes imposed under the Act directly into the Local Government Distributive Fund as that revenue is realized. Effective immediately. |
