HB 575 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

GOVERNMENT-TECH

HB 575 amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. It makes a technical change to a section of the Act, specifically regarding its short title.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

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Introduced Dec 17, 2024 Last action Apr 17, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill amends the Election Code to update filing deadlines for various candidate nomination papers and clarifies rules for school board member compensation. It also adds a validation clause for a previous law regarding Downstate Forest Preserve Districts and updates the format for Chicago school board nomination petitions.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of filing deadline requirements to include specific scenarios for school district offices, municipal offices, and multi-township assessors, while also clarifying filing locations for political subdivisions under certain boards.

TIMELINE

Updated nomination filing deadlines for school district offices to 141-134 days before consolidated elections and established new deadlines for municipal offices and multi-township assessors.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific filing location rules for political subdivisions whose boundaries align with municipal boards of election commissioners.

Updated the sample nomination petition form for Chicago school board candidates to allow the use of nicknames or changed names.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a validation clause confirming that actions taken by Downstate Forest Preserve Districts between 2021 and the current law's effective date remain valid.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that school board members may receive scholarships or reimbursements from their associations for travel and lodging related to professional development.

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Amendments

Apr 17, 2026

Committee

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000

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Dec 1, 2025

Committee

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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Oct 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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Oct 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 010-007-000

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Oct 28, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections

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Oct 28, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

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Oct 28, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

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Oct 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000

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May 31, 2025

Committee

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000

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Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Executive Committee

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Jan 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

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