Pritzker Signs More Than 60 Bills Expanding Consumer Protections, Health Care and State Environmental Control
The package preserves stricter state environmental rules, expands access to care, delays some start dates, and leaves a controversial swipe‑fee ban under legal uncertainty.
Overview
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed roughly 60 to 62 bills in a concentrated late‑June signing period that covers rentals, consumer protections, health, environment and other areas.
- House Bill 3564 bans many landlord 'junk fees', requires nonoptional fees be listed on the first page of leases, caps routine application and background check charges, and creates civil liability for violations with the law taking effect Jan. 1.
- House Bill 5070 bars the Illinois Pollution Control Board from automatically adopting federal EPA rules that are weaker than state standards, a measure designed to keep Illinois' stricter pollution safeguards in place.
- House Bill 5492 requires insurers to cover up to a six‑month supply of hormone therapy and other related bills remove certain drugs from prescription monitoring, measures intended to broaden and stabilize access to gender‑affirming care with many provisions effective Jan. 1.
- Senate Bill 3645 pushes back effective dates for several laws including the swipe‑fee ban now delayed to at least July 1, 2027, and that ban remains uncertain after a federal judge issued a permanent injunction; numerous other provisions phase in through 2027–2028 and will require agency rulemaking to take effect.