SB 3645 — REGULATORY SUNSET-RADIATION

1-23.

Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force.

(a) The Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force is created.

The purpose of the Task Force is to review voting systems and the methods of voting, including ranked-choice voting, that could be authorized by law.

The Task Force shall have the following duties:

(1) Engage election officials, interested groups, and members of the public for the purpose of assessing the adoption and implementation of ranked-choice voting in presidential primary elections beginning in 2028.

(2) Review standards used to certify or approve the use of a voting system, including the standards adopted by the U.S.

Election Assistance Commission and the State Board of Elections.

SB3645 Enrolled - 6 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (3) Advise whether the voting system used by Illinois election authorities would be able to accommodate alternative methods of voting, including, but not limited to, ranked-choice voting.

(4) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the Election Code or administrative rules for certification of voting systems in Illinois to accommodate alternative methods of voting, including ranked-choice voting.

(b) On or before January 1, 2027 June 30, 2025, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings and recommendations.

The report shall, at a minimum, detail findings and recommendations related to the duties of the Task Force and the following:

(1) the process used in Illinois to certify voting systems, including which systems can conduct ranked-choice voting;

and (2) information about the voting system used by election authorities, including which election authorities rely on legacy hardware and software for voting and which counties and election authorities rely on equipment for voting that has not exceeded its usable life span but require a software upgrade to accommodate ranked-choice voting.

In this paragraph, "legacy hardware and software" means equipment that has exceeded its usable life span.

(c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:

SB3645 Enrolled - 7 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (1) 4 members, appointed by the Senate President, including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the public;

(2) 4 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of Representatives and 2 members of the public;

(3) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the public;

(4) 4 members, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of Representatives and 2 members of the public;

(5) 4 members, appointed by the Governor, including at least 2 members with knowledge and experience administering elections.

(d) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

Members shall serve without compensation.

(e) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties.

At the first meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall elect one co-chair from the members appointed by the Senate President and one co-chair from the members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(f) The State Board of Elections shall provide SB3645 Enrolled - 8 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b administrative support for the Task Force.

(g) This Section is repealed, and the Task Force is dissolved, on January 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-467, eff.

8-4-23;

103-563, eff.

11-17-23;

104-10, eff.

6-16-25.) Section 15.

The Department of Human Services Act is amended by changing Section 10-16 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1305/10-16) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

10-16.

Home visiting program.

(a) The General Assembly finds that research-informed home visiting programs work to strengthen families' functioning and support parents in caring for their children to ensure optimal child development.

(b) The Department shall establish a home visiting program to support communities in providing intensive home visiting programs to pregnant persons and families with children from birth up to elementary school enrollment.

Services shall be offered on a voluntary basis to families.

In awarding grants under the program, the Department shall prioritize populations or communities in need of such services, as determined by the Department, based on data including, but not limited to, statewide home visiting needs assessments.

Eligibility under the program shall also take into consideration requirements of SB3645 Enrolled - 9 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program and Head Start and Early Head Start to ensure appropriate alignment.

The overall goals for these services are to:

(1) improve maternal and newborn health;

(2) prevent child abuse and neglect;

(3) promote children's development and readiness to participate in school;

and (4) connect families to needed community resources and supports.

(b) Allowable uses of funding include:

(1) Grants to community-based organizations to implement home visiting and family support services with fidelity to research-informed home visiting program models, as defined by the Department.

Services may include, but are not limited to:

(A) personal visits with a child and the child's parent or caregiver at a periodicity aligned with the model being implemented;

(B) opportunities for connections with other parents and caregivers in their community and other social and community supports;

(C) enhancements to research-informed home visiting program models based on community needs including doula services, and other program innovations as approved by the Department;

and SB3645 Enrolled - 10 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (D) referrals to other resources needed by families.

(2) Infrastructure supports for grantees, including, but not limited to, professional development for the workforce, technical assistance and capacity-building, data system and supports, infant and early childhood mental health consultation, trauma-informed practices, research, universal newborn screening, and coordinated intake.

(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall award grants to community-based agencies in accordance with this Section and any other rules that may be adopted by the Department.

Successful grantees under this program shall comply with policies and procedures on program, data, and expense reporting as developed by the Department.

(d) Funds received under this Section shall supplement, not supplant, other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for these services.

Any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for this program.

(e) The Department shall collaborate with relevant agencies to support the coordination and alignment of home visiting services provided through other State and federal funds, to the extent possible.

The Department shall collaborate with the State Board of Education, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and Head Start and Early SB3645 Enrolled - 11 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b Head Start in the implementation of these services to support alignment with home visiting services provided through the Early Childhood Block Grant and the State's Medical Assistance Program, respectively, to the extent possible.

(f) An advisory committee shall advise the Department concerning the implementation of the home visiting program.

The advisory committee shall make recommendations on policy and implementation.

The Department shall determine whether the advisory committee shall be a newly created body or an existing body such as a committee of the Illinois Early Learning Council.

The advisory committee shall consist of one or more representatives of the Department, other members representing public and private entities that serve and interact with the families served under the home visiting program, with the input of families engaged in home visiting or related services themselves.

Family input may be secured by engaging families as members of this advisory committee or as a separate committee of family representatives.

(g) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.

(i) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-498, eff.

1-1-24;

103-594, eff.

6-25-24.) Section 20.

The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2310-542 as follows:

SB3645 Enrolled - 12 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (20 ILCS 2310/2310-542) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

2310-542.

Safe gun storage public awareness campaign.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop and implement a comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun storage public awareness campaign.

The campaign shall include the following:

(1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of the 2-year campaign period.

(2) Messages paired with information about enforcement or incentives for safe gun storage.

(3) Geographic and cultural considerations.

(b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 phases:

(1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, and encouraging safe storage.

The campaign shall include formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social media campaigns, radio, and other public education and outreach.

(2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and gun buy-back programs.

This phase shall require the following:

SB3645 Enrolled - 13 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, through community-based organizations, gun locks and gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence.

(B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief counseling or education sessions, which has been shown to significantly increase safe storage practices.

(C) Developing an education and training program on safe storage counseling and screening for health care professionals, including pediatric primary care and emergency room departments.

(D) Developing education and training on the Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law enforcement, and the general public.

(E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk due to domestic violence.

(F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in partnership with law enforcement, community-based organizations, and other local stakeholders.

(3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety.

Metrics to be measured include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Changes in parent behavior and perception.

(B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics.

SB3645 Enrolled - 14 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (C) The number of people reached through each strategy.

(D) The number of gun locks and gun safes distributed.

(E) Changes in intentional and unintentional firearm injury.

(c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

104-434, eff.

11-21-25.) Section 25.

The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by changing Section 1-130 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3855/1-130) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec.

1-130.

Home rule preemption.

(a) The authorization to impose any new taxes or fees specifically related to the generation of electricity by, the capacity to generate electricity by, or the emissions into the atmosphere by electric generating facilities after the effective date of this Act is an exclusive power and function of the State.

A home rule unit may not levy any new taxes or fees specifically related to the generation of electricity by, the capacity to generate electricity by, or the emissions into the atmosphere by electric generating facilities after the effective date of this Act.

This Section is a denial and limitation on home rule powers and functions under subsection SB3645 Enrolled - 15 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2031 January 1, 2028.

(Source:

P.A.

103-563, eff.

11-17-23;

103-1059, eff.

12-20-24;

104-434, eff.

11-21-25.) Section 30.

The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force Act is amended by changing Sections 15 and 20 as follows:

(20 ILCS 4118/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

15.

Duties and report.

(a) The REC Recycling Task Force shall have the following duties:

(1) Investigate options for recycling and other end of life management methods for renewable energy generation components and energy storage devices in accordance with State and federal requirements.

(2) Identify preferred methods to safely and responsibly manage end of life renewable energy generating components and energy storage devices, including the reuse or refurbishment.

(3) Consider the economic and environmental costs and benefits associated with each method of recycling or end of life management identified.

(4) Project the economically productive life cycle of SB3645 Enrolled - 16 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b various types of renewable energy generating equipment and energy storage systems currently in use or planned for development in this State and model the impact that may be expected to the State's landfill capacity if landfill disposal is permitted for all such equipment and storage systems at end of life.

(5) Survey federal and other states' and countries' regulatory requirements relating to the end of life management, decommissioning, and financial assurance requirements for owners, operators, developers, and manufacturers of renewable energy generation components and energy storage systems.

(6) Identify infrastructure that may be needed to develop a practical, effective, and cost-efficient means to collect and transport end of life renewable generation components and energy storage systems in State for reuse, refurbishment, recycling, or disposal.

(7) Receive stakeholder engagement and feedback on various recycling and end of life management proposals for renewable energy generation components and energy storage systems.

(8) Develop recommendations for legislative, administrative, or private sector action to implement recycling and end of life management for renewable energy generation components and energy storage systems.

(9) Consider the benefits of prohibiting a person from SB3645 Enrolled - 17 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b mixing renewable energy generation components and energy storage systems with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill.

(10) Consider the benefits of prohibiting a person from disposing of renewable energy generation components and energy storage systems in a sanitary landfill.

(b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall submit a final report on activities conducted pursuant to this Act with findings, including stakeholder input, to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office no later than July 1, 2027 January 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-376, eff.

7-28-23;

104-10, eff.

6-16-25.) (20 ILCS 4118/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

20.

Repealer.

This Act is repealed on July 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

104-10, eff.

6-16-25.) Section 35.

The Design-Build Procurement Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:

(30 ILCS 537/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec.

90.

Repealer.

This Act is repealed on January 1, 2030 January 1, 2027.

SB3645 Enrolled - 18 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (Source:

P.A.

104-2, eff.

6-16-25.) Section 40.

The Progressive Design-Build Pilot Program Act is amended by changing Section 1-75 as follows:

(30 ILCS 538/1-75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec.

1-75.

Repeal.

This Act is repealed on January 1, 2028 January 1, 2027.

(Source:

P.A.

103-865, eff.

8-9-24.) Section 45.

The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Section 16-118 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/16-118) (from Ch.

108 1/2, par.

16-118) Sec.

16-118.

Retirement.

"Retirement":

Entry upon a retirement annuity or receipt of a single-sum retirement benefit granted under this Article after termination of active service as a teacher.

(a) An annuitant receiving a retirement annuity other than a disability retirement annuity may accept employment as a teacher from a school board or other employer specified in Section 16-106 without impairing retirement status, if that employment:

(1) is not within the school year during which service was terminated;

and SB3645 Enrolled - 19 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b (2) does not exceed the following:

(i) before July 1, 2001, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours in any school year;

(ii) during the period beginning July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2011, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours in each school year;

(iii) during the period beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2018, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours in each school year;

(iv) beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2029 2026, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours in each school year, but not more than 100 paid days in the same classroom;

(v) (blank);

and (vi) beginning July 1, 2029 2026, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours in each school year.

Where such permitted employment is partly on a daily and partly on an hourly basis, a day shall be considered as 5 hours.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an annuitant who returns to teaching under the program established in Section 16-150.1, for the duration of his or her participation in that program.

(Source:

P.A.

102-537, eff.

8-20-21;

102-709, eff.

4-22-22;

103-88, eff.

6-9-23;

103-525, eff.

8-11-23.) SB3645 Enrolled - 20 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b Section 50.

The Bias-Free Child Removal Pilot Program Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:

(325 ILCS 7/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec.

30.

Repealer.

This Act is repealed on January 1, 2028 January 1, 2027.

(Source:

P.A.

102-1087, eff.

6-10-22.) Section 55.

The Early Intervention Services System Act is amended by changing Section 20.1 as follows:

(325 ILCS 20/20.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

20.1.

Repeal.

This Act is repealed on July 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-594, eff.

6-25-24.) Section 70.

The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended by changing Section 25-45 as follows:

(410 ILCS 705/25-45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec.

25-45.

Repeal.

This Article is repealed on January 1, 2031 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

101-27, eff.

6-25-19.) SB3645 Enrolled - 21 - LRB104 18352 TRT 31792 b Section 70.

The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act is amended by changing Section 999-99 as follows:

(815 ILCS 151/999-99) Sec.

999-99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Article 65 takes effect July 1, 2024, Articles 25, 75, 80, 93, 125, 135, and 140 take effect January 1, 2025, and Article 150 takes effect July 1, 2027 July 1, 2026.

(Source:

P.A.

103-592, eff.

6-7-24;

104-4, eff.

6-16-25.) Section 75.

"An Act concerning education", approved June 25, 2024 (Public Act 103-594), is amended by changing Section 99-99 as follows:

(P.A.

103-594, Sec.

99-99) Sec.

99-99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that the provisions of Article 95 other than Section 95-5 take takes effect on July 1, 2026 and Section 95-5 of Article 95 takes effect on July 1, 2027.

(Source:

P.A.

103-594, eff.

6-25-24.) Section 99.