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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5522

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois
Municipal Code. Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does
not approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a development document
within 90 days after receiving the development document, any required
review of the document may be performed by a person who is not the
applicant or the person whose work is the subject of the application if
that person is (A) employed by the county, township, or municipality to
review development documents; (B) employed by another unit of local
government to review development documents if the county, township, or
municipality has approved the person to review development documents; or
(C) a licensed professional engineer, structural engineer, or architect.
Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does not conduct a
required development inspection within 90 days after receiving a
development document for a development permit that would require an
inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by a person who is not the
owner of the land or improvement to the land that is the subject of the
inspection or a person whose work is the subject of the inspection if that
person is (A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code
Council; (B) employed by the county, township, or municipality as a
building inspector; (C) employed by another unit of local government as a
building inspector if the county, township, or municipality has approved
the person to perform inspections; or (D) a licensed professional
engineer, structural engineer, or architect. Provides that a county,
township, or municipality may not impose a fee related to the review of a
development document or a development inspection conducted under the
provisions. Provides that a person may appeal to the county board, the
township board, or the corporate authorities of the municipality (1) a
decision to conditionally approve or disapprove a development document
made by the county, township, or municipality or a person authorized
perform the review of the document under the provisions or (2) a decision
regarding a development inspection conducted by the county, township, or
municipality or a person authorized to perform the development inspection
under the provisions. Limits home rule powers.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5
5-12025 as follows:

6

(55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new)
7

Sec. 5-12025.
Third-party development inspection.
8

(a) As used in this Section:
9

"Development document" means a document, including an
10
application for a plat, plan, or development permit, related
11
to the development of or improvement to land that is required
12
by law, ordinance, rule, or other measure to be approved by a
13
county in order for a person to initiate, engage in, or
14
complete the development or improvement.
15

"Development inspection" means the inspection of an
16
improvement to land required by a county as part of a project
17
to develop the land or construct or improve an improvement to
18
the land.
19

"Development permit" means a permit required by a county
20
to develop land or construct or improve an improvement to
21
land.
22

"County" includes a department, board, commission, or
23
other entity of the county, responsible for processing or

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approving a development document or conducting a development
2
inspection.
3

(b) If a county does not approve, conditionally approve,
4
or disapprove a development document within 90 days after
5
receiving the development document, any required review of the
6
document may be performed by a person:
7

(1) who is not:
8

(A) the applicant; or
9

(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
10

application; and
11

(2) who is:
12

(A) employed by the county to review development
13

documents;
14

(B) employed by another unit of local government
15

to review development documents, if the county has
16

approved the person to review development documents;
17

or
18

(C) a licensed professional engineer, structural
19

engineer, or architect.
20

(c) If a county does not conduct a required development
21
inspection within 90 days after receiving a development
22
document for a development permit that would require an
23
inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by a person:
24

(1) who is not:
25

(A) the owner of the land or improvement to the
26

land that is the subject of the inspection; or

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(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
2

inspection; and
3

(2) who is:
4

(A) certified to inspect buildings by the
5

International Code Council;
6

(B) employed by the county as a building
7

inspector;
8

(C) employed by another unit of local government
9

as a building inspector, if the county has approved
10

the person to perform inspections; or
11

(D) a licensed professional engineer, structural
12

engineer, or architect.
13

(d) A county may not impose a fee related to the review of
14
a development document or a development inspection conducted
15
under subsection (b) or (c).
16

(e) A person who reviews a development document or
17
conducts a development inspection under subsection (b) or (c)
18
shall:
19

(1) review the document, conduct the inspection, and
20

take all other related actions in accordance with all
21

applicable provisions of law; and
22

(2) provide notice to the county of the results of the
23

review or inspection within 15 days after the person
24

completes the review or inspection.
25

(f) A county may prescribe a reasonable format for the
26
notice required under subsection (e).

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(g) A county may not request or require an applicant to
2
waive a deadline or other procedure under this Section.
3

(h) A person may appeal to the county board:
4

(1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove
5

a development document made by the county or a person
6

authorized under subsection (b) to perform the review of
7

the document; or
8

(2) a decision regarding a development inspection
9

conducted by the county or a person authorized under
10

subsection (c) to perform the development inspection.
11

(i) A person must file an appeal under subsection (h)
12
within 15 days after receiving notice of the decision.
13

(j) If the county board hearing the appeal does not affirm
14
the decision being appealed by a majority vote within 60 days
15
after the appeal is filed, then:
16

(1) the development document that is the subject of
17

the appeal is considered approved; or
18

(2) the development inspection that is the subject of
19

the appeal is waived.
20

(k) This Section does not apply to development documents
21
submitted to a county before the effective date of this
22
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
23

(l) A home rule county may not regulate development
24
inspections and permits in a manner inconsistent with this
25
Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
26
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the

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concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
2
exercised by the State.

3

Section 10.
The Township Code is amended by adding Section
4
110-85 as follows:

5

(60 ILCS 1/110-85 new)
6

Sec. 110-85.
Third-party development inspection.
7

(a) As used in this Section:
8

"Development document" means a document, including an
9
application for a plat, plan, or development permit, related
10
to the development of or improvement to land that is required
11
by law, ordinance, rule, or other measure to be approved by a
12
township in order for a person to initiate, engage in, or
13
complete the development or improvement.
14

"Development inspection" means the inspection of an
15
improvement to land required by a township as part of a project
16
to develop the land or construct or improve an improvement to
17
the land.
18

"Development permit" means a permit required by a township
19
to develop land or construct or improve an improvement to
20
land.
21

"Township" includes a department, board, commission, or
22
other entity of the township, responsible for processing or
23
approving a development document or conducting a development
24
inspection.

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(b) If a township does not approve, conditionally approve,
2
or disapprove a development document within 90 days after
3
receiving the development document, any required review of the
4
document may be performed by a person:
5

(1) who is not:
6

(A) the applicant; or
7

(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
8

application; and
9

(2) who is:
10

(A) employed by the township to review development
11

documents;
12

(B) employed by another unit of local government
13

to review development documents, if the township has
14

approved the person to review development documents;
15

or
16

(C) a licensed professional engineer, structural
17

engineer, or architect.
18

(c) If a township does not conduct a required development
19
inspection within 90 days after receiving a development
20
document for a development permit that would require an
21
inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by a person:
22

(1) who is not:
23

(A) the owner of the land or improvement to the
24

land that is the subject of the inspection; or
25

(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
26

inspection; and

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(2) who is:
2

(A) certified to inspect buildings by the
3

International Code Council;
4

(B) employed by the township as a building
5

inspector;
6

(C) employed by another unit of local government
7

as a building inspector, if the township has approved
8

the person to perform inspections; or
9

(D) a licensed professional engineer, structural
10

engineer, or architect.
11

(d) A township may not impose a fee related to the review
12
of a development document or a development inspection
13
conducted under subsection (b) or (c).
14

(e) A person who reviews a development document or
15
conducts a development inspection under subsection (b) or (c)
16
shall:
17

(1) review the document, conduct the inspection, and
18

take all other related actions in accordance with all
19

applicable provisions of law; and
20

(2) provide notice to the township of the results of
21

the review or inspection within 15 days after the person
22

completes the review or inspection.
23

(f) A township may prescribe a reasonable format for the
24
notice required under subsection (e).
25

(g) A township may not request or require an applicant to
26
waive a deadline or other procedure under this Section.

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(h) A person may appeal to the township board:
2

(1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove
3

a development document made by the township or a person
4

authorized under subsection (b) to perform the review of
5

the document; or
6

(2) a decision regarding a development inspection
7

conducted by the township or a person authorized under
8

subsection (c) to perform the development inspection.
9

(i) A person must file an appeal under subsection (h)
10
within 15 days after receiving notice of the decision.
11

(j) If the township board hearing the appeal does not
12
affirm the decision being appealed by a majority vote within
13
60 days after the appeal is filed, then:
14

(1) the development document that is the subject of
15

the appeal is considered approved; or
16

(2) the development inspection that is the subject of
17

the appeal is waived.
18

(k) This Section does not apply to development documents
19
submitted to a township before the effective date of this
20
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

21

Section 15.
The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
22
adding Section 11-13-30 as follows:

23

(65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new)
24

Sec. 11-13-30.
Third-party development inspection.

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(a) As used in this Section:
2

"Development document" means a document, including an
3
application for a plat, plan, or development permit, related
4
to the development of or improvement to land that is required
5
by law, ordinance, rule, or other measure to be approved by a
6
municipality in order for a person to initiate, engage in, or
7
complete the development or improvement.
8

"Development inspection" means the inspection of an
9
improvement to land required by a municipality as part of a
10
project to develop the land or construct or improve an
11
improvement to the land.
12

"Development permit" means a permit required by a
13
municipality to develop land or construct or improve an
14
improvement to land.
15

"Municipality" includes a department, board, commission,
16
or other entity of the municipality, responsible for
17
processing or approving a development document or conducting a
18
development inspection.
19

(b) If a municipality does not approve, conditionally
20
approve, or disapprove a development document within 90 days
21
after receiving the development document, any required review
22
of the document may be performed by a person:
23

(1) who is not:
24

(A) the applicant; or
25

(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
26

application; and

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(2) who is:
2

(A) employed by the municipality to review
3

development documents;
4

(B) employed by another unit of local government
5

to review development documents, if the municipality
6

has approved the person to review development
7

documents; or
8

(C) a licensed professional engineer, structural
9

engineer, or architect.
10

(c) If a municipality does not conduct a required
11
development inspection within 90 days after receiving a
12
development document for a development permit that would
13
require an inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by
14
a person:
15

(1) who is not:
16

(A) the owner of the land or improvement to the
17

land that is the subject of the inspection; or
18

(B) a person whose work is the subject of the
19

inspection; and
20

(2) who is:
21

(A) certified to inspect buildings by the
22

International Code Council;
23

(B) employed by the municipality as a building
24

inspector;
25

(C) employed by another unit of local government
26

as a building inspector, if the municipality has

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approved the person to perform inspections; or
2

(D) a licensed professional engineer, structural
3

engineer, or architect.
4

(d) A municipality may not impose a fee related to the
5
review of a development document or a development inspection
6
conducted under subsection (b) or (c).
7

(e) A person who reviews a development document or
8
conducts a development inspection under subsection (b) or (c)
9
shall:
10

(1) review the document, conduct the inspection, and
11

take all other related actions in accordance with all
12

applicable provisions of law; and
13

(2) provide notice to the municipality of the results
14

of the review or inspection within 15 days after the
15

person completes the review or inspection.
16

(f) A municipality may prescribe a reasonable format for
17
the notice required under subsection (e).
18

(g) A municipality may not request or require an applicant
19
to waive a deadline or other procedure under this Section.
20

(h) A person may appeal to the corporate authorities of a
21
municipality:
22

(1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove
23

a development document made by the municipality or a
24

person authorized under subsection (b) to perform the
25

review of the document; or
26

(2) a decision regarding a development inspection

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conducted by the municipality or a person authorized under
2

subsection (c) to perform the development inspection.
3

(i) A person must file an appeal under subsection (h)
4
within 15 days after receiving notice of the decision.
5

(j) If the municipal board hearing the appeal does not
6
affirm the decision being appealed by a majority vote within
7
60 days after the appeal is filed, then:
8

(1) the development document that is the subject of
9

the appeal is considered approved; or
10

(2) the development inspection that is the subject of
11

the appeal is waived.
12

(k) This Section does not apply to development documents
13
submitted to a municipality before the effective date of this
14
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
15

(l) A home rule municipality may not regulate development
16
inspections and permits in a manner inconsistent with this
17
Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
18
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
19
concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
20
exercised by the State.

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INDEX

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Statutes amended in order of appearance

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55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new
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60 ILCS 1/110-85 new
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new

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