The new bill authored by State Sen. Darby A. Hills in the Illinois Senate aims to ensure school districts are informed and consulted about residential development plans, according to the Illinois State Senate.
The bill, introduced as SB4187 on April 15, 2026, during the general assembly session 104, was summarized by the state legislature as follows: “Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if development or redevelopment plans created through a plan commission, regional planning commission, planning commission, or planning department are residential in nature and have the potential to increase the enrollment of a school district or districts, then the plan shall be sent in writing by the plan commission, planning department, or both, whichever is applicable, to the school district or districts associated with where the development is going to take place. Provides that the school district or districts shall have the opportunity to meet with the plan commission, planning department, or both, whichever is applicable, to discuss the impact the development or redevelopment could have on the school district or districts where the development or redevelopment is going to take place. Effective immediately.”
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill requires county, township and municipal planning bodies in Illinois to notify affected school districts in writing when they create residential development or redevelopment plans that could increase school enrollment. The plan commissions or planning departments must give those school districts a chance to meet and discuss how the proposed projects may affect school capacity and resources. The measure applies to regional planning commissions, county and township plan commissions, and municipal plan commissions or planning departments. The bill takes effect upon becoming law.
Hills has proposed another 20 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.
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.
You can read more about bills and other measures here.
Hills, a Republican, was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2025 to represent the state’s 26th Senate District, replacing previous state senator Dan McConchie.
Bills Introduced by Your Senators in Illinois Senate During General Assembly Session 104
| Sponsor(s) | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby A. Hills | SB4187 | 04/15/2026 | Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if development or redevelopment plans created through a plan commission, regional planning commission, planning commission, or planning department are residential in nature and have the potential to increase the enrollment of a school district or districts, then the plan shall be sent in writing by the plan commission, planning department, or both, whichever is applicable, to the school district or districts associated with where the development is going to take place. Provides that the school district or districts shall have the opportunity to meet with the plan commission, planning department, or both, whichever is applicable, to discuss the impact the development or redevelopment could have on the school district or districts where the development or redevelopment is going to take place. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB4182 | 03/24/2026 | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that any individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that is delivered, extended, renewed, or modified after January 1, 2027 must provide coverage for at least one 6-month supply of each of the following for each infant covered by the policy: an early egg allergen introduction dietary supplement prescribed by a health care practitioner; and an early peanut allergen introduction dietary supplement prescribed by a health care practitioner. Provides that the coverage shall be provided without cost-sharing, except to the extent the cost-sharing limitation would cause a catastrophic plan to fail to be treated as a catastrophic plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or would keep a high-deductible health plan from being treated as a high-deductible health plan or to the extent the cost-sharing limitation would disqualify the plan from a health savings account. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code to require that coverage. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3844 | 02/06/2026 | Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 10 years immediately preceding the levy year for which the extension limitation is being calculated; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3871 | 02/06/2026 | Amends the Adoption Act. Requires the following information to be provided to adoptive parents if the child was placed in foster care before adoption: (1) whether the child was in the care of more than one foster home before adoption and the reason why the child was moved from one foster home to another foster home; (2) whether other children lived in the foster home during the time of the child’s placement in the foster home; (3) basic information and details about each foster parent who cared for the child; and (4) any developmental milestones that occurred before adoption. Amends the foster Parent Law to delete the right of a foster parent to timely training necessary to meet the hair care needs of the children placed in foster care. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3918 | 02/06/2026 | Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall issue to home builders who build single-family homes in the State (i) certificates of exemption from the Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act and (ii) credit certifications against the taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3783 | 02/05/2026 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are the custodians of one or more children who attend an eligible preschool program in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of the credit shall be 100% of the eligible expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in sending the child to the eligible preschool program, but not to exceed $1,500 per child. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3784 | 02/05/2026 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for a taxpayer that makes a qualified donation of real property during the taxable year to an employer that will use the property for the purpose of providing onsite child care to its employees. Provides that the credit shall be in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property, as determined by the Department of Revenue by rule. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3785 | 02/05/2026 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2026, the credit for employee child care shall be in an amount equal to: (1) 50% of the start-up costs expended by the corporate taxpayer to provide a child care facility for the children of its employees; and (2) 20% of the annual amount paid by the corporate taxpayer to (i) provide an on-site child care facility for the children of its employees, (ii) provide child care offsite for the children of its employees, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) (currently, 30% of the start-up costs and 5% of the annual amount paid by the taxpayer in providing the child care facility). Provides that the taxpayer may coordinate with an independent child care facility to provide care for the children of employees. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3355 | 02/04/2026 | Appropriates $150,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Village of Barrington Hills. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3141 | 02/02/2026 | Amends the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court is encouraged to impose (i) a minimum penalty of 48 (rather than 24) hours imprisonment for a first violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order and (ii) a minimum penalty of 96 (rather than 48) hours imprisonment for a second or subsequent violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3142 | 02/02/2026 | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that violation of an order of protection is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of violation of a civil no contact order, violation of a stalking no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as violation of a civil no contact order or violation of a stalking no contact order. Provides that violation of a civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction for violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as a violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order. Provides that violation of a stalking no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under the Code for a violation of an order of protection, violation of a stalking no contact order, or violation of a civil no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as a violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB3077 | 01/29/2026 | Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a veteran is qualified for a preference of 5 points if the veteran served in active service for a total consecutive or non-consecutive period of at least 3 years, including as a member of the Illinois National Guard in service to the State of Illinois and including for training or other purposes. Adds definitions. Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the scope of the Act to provide necessary assistance and services to military veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and active or former members of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States (rather than military veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States). Adds a definition. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2869 | 01/16/2026 | Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to submit, beginning June 1, 2027, annual reports to the General Assembly on the total number of youth in care who were classified by the Department as missing during the previous calendar year and, from that reported number, the total number of missing youth who were later located or recovered. Requires the annual reports to include for each youth who was classified as missing: information on the youth’s age and gender, the type of placement the youth was placed in before the youth was classified as missing, the total length of time the youth has been under the Department’s custody or guardianship, the date upon which the youth was first classified as missing, the circumstances leading up to the Department classifying the youth as missing, actions the Department has taken to locate or recover the youth, and, if applicable, the date on which the Department located or recovered the youth. Requires the Department to follow all State and federal privacy laws and regulations when collecting, sharing, storing, or reporting the data and information on missing youth in care. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2895 | 01/16/2026 | Creates the Healing Through History Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide prospective adoptive families, no less than 30 days prior to adoption finalization, with a complete, unredacted copy of the child’s full case record, including, but not limited to: (i) all placement histories and foster home records; (ii) all caseworker notes and observations; (iii) all educational, psychological, and behavioral reports; (iv) all therapy or counseling notes, subject to certain federal requirements; and (v) all medical records in full, including historical records. Provides that former foster youth aged 18 or older are entitled to receive the same information and records at no cost in both physical and digital form. Contains provisions concerning ongoing record access post-adoption or post-emancipation; the development of Department protocols and infrastructure necessary to collect, preserve, and transmit full child records; exemption and confidentiality protections; federal disclosure requirements; and other matters. Effective January 1, 2026. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2738 | 01/13/2026 | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases, by one class, the penalties for the unlawful possession of nitrous oxide or any substance containing nitrous oxide. Increases, by one class, the penalties for intentionally manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to manufacture or deliver nitrous oxide for any prohibited purpose. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2744 | 01/13/2026 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified employee. Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2745 | 01/13/2026 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that an applicant who receives the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities and who submits documentation by the examining provider that the applicant is totally and permanently disabled need not be reexamined to receive the exemption in a subsequent taxable year if (i) the applicant attaches the original documentation of total and permanent disability to his or her application in the subsequent taxable year, (ii) the exemption has not been deemed erroneous since the last application, and (iii) the claimant has not reported the claimant’s ineligibility to receive the exemption. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2746 | 01/13/2026 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2026 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 for all qualified property (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2788 | 01/13/2026 | Amends the School Code. Requires, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to establish the School Resource Officer Grant Program to fund salaries and any other costs associated with the hiring of an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer. Provides that eligible entities are schools or school districts that have hired an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer and the law enforcement agency or agencies that a school or school district has an intergovernmental agreement with to employ a school resource officer. Provides that any funds distributed to an eligible entity under the Program shall be equally distributed between the eligible entities in an intergovernmental agreement to employ a school resource officer. Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to adopt rules as needed for the Program’s implementation and the distribution of grants. Makes a conforming change. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2682 | 10/14/2025 | Amends the Sexual Exploitation in Psychotherapy, Professional Health Services, and Professional Mental Health Services Act. Changes the long title of the Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Therapist Abuse Prevention and Accountability Act. Provides that a cause of action against a therapist or unlicensed health professional for abuse exists for a client or former client for injury caused by the abuse by the therapist or unlicensed health professional, if the abuse occurred: (1) during the period the client was receiving therapy from the therapist or health services from the unlicensed health professional or (2) within 2 years after the period the client received therapy from the therapist or health services from the unlicensed health professional. Provides that the consent of the client or former client is not a defense to a cause of action under this provision. Provides that a person is deemed incapable of consent when he or she is a person who is in a therapeutic relationship or has been in a therapeutic relationship within the previous 2 years with the therapist. Provides that a therapist must report any observed or suspected therapist abuse to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and to a local law enforcement agency. Provides that failure to report the abuse is subject to the criminal penalties provided in the Criminal Code of 2012 and disciplinary action by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Makes other changes. Defines terms. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes. |
| Darby A. Hills | SB2693 | 10/14/2025 | Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a veteran is qualified for a preference of 5 points if the veteran served in active service for a total consecutive or non-consecutive period of at least 3 years, including as a member of the Illinois National Guard in service to the State of Illinois and including for training or other purposes. Adds a definition. |
| Dan McConchie | SB1251 | 01/24/2025 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation if the state registration number or vehicle make specified is incorrect. Effective immediately. |
| Dan McConchie | SB0216 | 01/22/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 10 years immediately preceding the levy year for which the extension limitation is being calculated; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Effective immediately. |
| Dan McConchie | SB0253 | 01/22/2025 | Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2025, the 1% rate of tax on modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering the motor vehicle usable by a person with a disability applies to tangible personal property that is installed in or on a motor vehicle before, during, or after the purchase of the motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering the motor vehicle usable by a person with a disability. Provides that the 1% rate of tax on that property applies only if the tangible personal property is separately itemized on the bill or invoice for the sale of the motor vehicle or if the tangible personal property is purchased separately from the motor vehicle and is separately itemized on a bill or invoice. Effective immediately. |
