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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3634

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning vouchers,
provides that the signature requirement for construction contracts
procured by the Department of Transportation shall apply to contracts,
contract renewals, and orders against a master contract in the amount of
$750,000 or more in a fiscal year and to any contract amendment or change
to an existing contract that increases the value of the contract to or by
$750,000 or more in a fiscal year. Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. In
provisions concerning spending money without obtaining title to land,
provides that the Department of Transportation may proceed with bidding or
awarding a contract or any construction activities once it has complied
with specified federal requirements. Amends the Real Estate Appraiser
Licensing Act of 2002. Makes changes in provisions concerning: waiver
valuations; endorsement; grounds for disciplinary action; citations;
discrimination; investigation, notice, and hearing; and meetings of the
Real Estate Appraisal Administration and Disciplinary Board. Amends the
Illinois Highway Code. In provisions allowing the Department of
Transportation to acquire an interest in land, rights, or other property
for specified road construction purposes, specifies that the property may
be public or private property. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

2

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

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Section 5.
The State Finance Act is amended by changing
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Section 9.02 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/9.02)

(from Ch. 127, par. 145c)
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Sec. 9.02.
Vouchers; signature; delegation; electronic
8
submission.
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(a)(1)
Other than construction contracts procured by the
10
Department of Transportation under paragraph (1.5), any

Any

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new contract or contract renewal in the amount of $250,000 or
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more in a fiscal year, or any order against a master contract
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in the amount of $250,000 or more in a fiscal year, or any
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contract amendment or change to an existing contract that
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increases the value of the contract to or by $250,000 or more
16
in a fiscal year, shall be signed or approved in writing by the
17
chief executive officer of the agency or his or her designee,
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and shall also be signed or approved in writing by the agency's
19
chief legal counsel or his or her designee and chief fiscal
20
officer or his or her designee. If the agency does not have a
21
chief legal counsel or a chief fiscal officer, the chief
22
executive officer of the agency shall designate in writing a
23
senior executive as the individual responsible for signature

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or approval.
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(1.5) For construction contracts procured by the
3
Department of Transportation on or after the effective date of
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this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the
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signature requirement under paragraph (1) shall apply to
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contracts, contract renewals, and orders against a master
7
contract in the amount of $750,000 or more in a fiscal year and
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to any contract amendment or change to an existing contract
9
that increases the value of the contract to or by $750,000 or
10
more in a fiscal year.

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(2) No document identified in paragraph (1) may be filed
12
with the Comptroller, nor may any authorization for payment
13
pursuant to such documents be filed with the Comptroller, if
14
the required signatures or approvals are lacking.
15

(3) Any person who, with knowledge the signatures or
16
approvals required in paragraph (1) are lacking, either files
17
or directs another to file documents or payment authorizations
18
in violation of paragraph (2) shall be subject to discipline
19
up to and including discharge.
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(4) Procurements shall not be artificially divided so as
21
to avoid the necessity of complying with paragraph (1).
22

(5) Each State agency shall develop and implement
23
procedures to ensure the necessary signatures or approvals are
24
obtained. Each State agency may establish, maintain and follow
25
procedures that are more restrictive than those required
26
herein.

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(6) This subsection (a) applies to all State agencies as
2
defined in Section 1-7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act,
3
which includes without limitation the General Assembly and its
4
agencies. For purposes of this subsection (a), in the case of
5
the General Assembly, the "chief executive officer of the
6
agency" means (i) the Senate Operations Commission for Senate
7
general operations as provided in Section 4 of the General
8
Assembly Operations Act, (ii) the Speaker of the House of
9
Representatives for House general operations as provided in
10
Section 5 of the General Assembly Operations Act, (iii) the
11
Speaker of the House for majority leadership staff and
12
operations, (iv) the Minority Leader of the House for minority
13
leadership staff and operations, (v) the President of the
14
Senate for majority leadership staff and operations, (vi) the
15
Minority Leader of the Senate for minority staff and
16
operations, and (vii) the Joint Committee on Legislative
17
Support Services for the legislative support services agencies
18
as provided in the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
19
of 1984. For purposes of this subsection (a), in the case of
20
agencies, the "chief executive officer of the agency" means
21
the head of the agency.
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(b)(1) Every voucher or corresponding balancing report, as
23
submitted by the agency or office in which it originates,
24
shall bear (i) the signature of the officer responsible for
25
approving and certifying vouchers under this Act and (ii) if
26
authority to sign the responsible officer's name has been

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properly delegated, also the signature of the person actually
2
signing the voucher.
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(2) When an officer delegates authority to approve and
4
certify vouchers, he shall send a copy of such authorization
5
containing the signature of the person to whom delegation is
6
made to each office that checks or approves such vouchers and
7
to the State Comptroller. Such delegation may be general or
8
limited. If the delegation is limited, the authorization shall
9
designate the particular types of vouchers that the person is
10
authorized to approve and certify.
11

(3) When any delegation of authority hereunder is revoked,
12
a copy of the revocation of authority shall be sent to the
13
Comptroller and to each office to which a copy of the
14
authorization was sent.
15

The Comptroller may require State agencies to maintain
16
signature documents and records of delegations of voucher
17
signature authority and revocations of those delegations,
18
instead of transmitting those documents to the Comptroller.
19
The Comptroller may inspect such documents and records at any
20
time.
21

(c) The Comptroller may authorize the submission of
22
vouchers through electronic transmissions, on magnetic tape,
23
or otherwise.
24
(Source: P.A. 101-34, eff. 6-28-19; 101-359, eff. 8-9-19;
25
102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

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Section 10.
The Public Contract Fraud Act is amended by
2
changing Section 2 as follows:

3

(30 ILCS 545/2)

(from Ch. 127, par. 132.52)
4

Sec. 2.
Spending money without obtaining title to land;
5
approval of title by Attorney General.

6

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of the
7
Superconducting Super Collider Act or for projects constructed
8
under the Bikeway Act, any person or persons, commissioner or
9
commissioners, or other officer or officers, entrusted with
10
the construction or repair of any public work or improvement,
11
as set forth in Section 1, who shall expend or cause to be
12
expended upon such public work or improvement, the whole or
13
any part of the moneys appropriated therefor, or who shall
14
commence work, or in any way authorize work to be commenced,
15
thereon, without first having obtained a title, by purchase,
16
donation, condemnation or otherwise, to all lands needed for
17
such public work or improvement, running to the People of the
18
State of Illinois; such title to be approved by the Attorney
19
General, and his approval certified by the Secretary of State
20
and placed on record in his office, shall be deemed guilty of a
21
Class A misdemeanor.
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(b) Approval of title by the Attorney General for all
23
lands needed for a public work or improvement shall not be
24
required as established under subsection (a) of this Section
25
and the State Comptroller may draw warrant in payment of

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consideration for all such lands without requiring approval of
2
title by the Attorney General if consideration to be paid does
3
not exceed $25,000 and the title acquired for such lands is
4
for:
5

(1) a fee simple title or easement acquired by the
6

State for highway right-of-way; or
7

(2) an acquisition of rights or easements of access,
8

crossing, light, air or view to, from or over a freeway
9

vested in abutting property; or
10

(3) a fee simple title or easement used to place
11

utility lines and connect a permanent public work or
12

improvement owned by the State to main utility lines; or
13

(4) for the purpose of flood relief or other water
14

resource projects.
15

(c) This Section does not apply to any otherwise lawful
16
expenditures for the construction, completion, remodeling,
17
maintenance and equipment of buildings and other facilities
18
made in connection with and upon premises owned by the
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Illinois Building Authority, nor shall this Section apply to
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improvements to real estate leased by any State agency as
21
defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, provided the
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leasehold improvements were contracted for by an agency with
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leasing authority and in compliance with the rules and
24
regulations promulgated by such agency for that purpose.
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(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Department of
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Transportation may proceed with bidding or awarding a contract

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or any construction activities once it has complied with the
2
requirements for conditional certification under 23 CFR
3
635.309(c)(3). The Department of Transportation shall comply
4
with the requirements under subsection (a) before expending
5
funds on construction activities or property acquisition
6
related to parcels that were outstanding at the time of
7
conditional certification under this subsection (d). No
8
construction activities shall be undertaken on any property
9
until the requirements under subsection (a) have been met for
10
that property. No delay costs shall be assessed against the
11
State until the Department of Transportation has complied with
12
subsection (a).
13
(Source: P.A. 103-865, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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Section 15.
The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of
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2002 is amended by changing Sections 1-10, 5-5, 5-30, 15-10,
16
15-10.1, 15-11, 15-15, and 25-10 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 458/1-10)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
19

Sec. 1-10.
Definitions.
As used in this Act, unless the
20
context otherwise requires:
21

"Accredited college or university, junior college, or
22
community college" means a college or university, junior
23
college, or community college that is approved or accredited
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by the Board of Higher Education, a regional or national

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accreditation association, or by an accrediting agency that is
2
recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
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"Address of record" means the designated street address,
4
which may not be a post office box, recorded by the Department
5
in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license
6
file as maintained by the Department.
7

"Applicant" means a person who applies to the Department
8
for a license under this Act.
9

"Appraisal" means (noun) the act or process of developing
10
an opinion of value; an opinion of value (adjective) of or
11
pertaining to appraising and related functions, such as
12
appraisal practice or appraisal services.
13

"Appraisal assignment" means a valuation service provided
14
pursuant to an agreement between an appraiser and a client.
15

"Appraisal firm" means an appraisal entity that is 100%
16
owned and controlled by a person or persons licensed in
17
Illinois as a certified general real estate appraiser or a
18
certified residential real estate appraiser. "Appraisal firm"
19
does not include an appraisal management company.
20

"Appraisal management company" means any corporation,
21
limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship,
22
subsidiary, unit, or other business entity that directly or
23
indirectly: (1) provides appraisal management services to
24
creditors or secondary mortgage market participants, including
25
affiliates; (2) provides appraisal management services in
26
connection with valuing the consumer's principal dwelling as

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security for a consumer credit transaction (including consumer
2
credit transactions incorporated into securitizations); and
3
(3) any appraisal management company that, within a given
4
12-month period, oversees an appraiser panel of 16 or more
5
State-certified appraisers in Illinois or 25 or more
6
State-certified or State-licensed appraisers in 2 or more
7
jurisdictions. "Appraisal management company" includes a
8
hybrid entity.
9

"Appraisal practice" means valuation services performed by
10
an individual acting as an appraiser, including, but not
11
limited to, appraisal or appraisal review.
12

"Appraisal qualification board (AQB)" means the
13
independent board of the Appraisal Foundation, which, under
14
the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions
15
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, establishes the
16
minimum education, experience, and examination requirements
17
for real property appraisers to obtain a state certification
18
or license.
19

"Appraisal report" means any communication, written or
20
oral, of an appraisal or appraisal review that is transmitted
21
to a client upon completion of an assignment.
22

"Appraisal review" means the act or process of developing
23
and communicating an opinion about the quality of another
24
appraiser's work that was performed as part of an appraisal,
25
appraisal review, or appraisal assignment.
26

"Appraisal Subcommittee" means the Appraisal Subcommittee

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of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council as
2
established by Title XI.
3

"Appraiser" means a person who performs real estate or
4
real property appraisals competently and in a manner that is
5
independent, impartial, and objective.
6

"Appraiser panel" means a network, list, or roster of
7
licensed or certified appraisers approved by the appraisal
8
management company or by the
end-user
client to perform
9
appraisals as independent contractors for the appraisal
10
management company. "Appraiser panel" includes both appraisers
11
accepted by an appraisal management company for consideration
12
for future appraisal assignments and appraisers engaged by an
13
appraisal management company to perform one or more
14
appraisals. For the purposes of determining the size of an
15
appraiser panel, only independent contractors of hybrid
16
entities shall be counted towards the appraiser panel.
17

"Associate real estate trainee appraiser" means an
18
entry-level appraiser who holds a license of this
19
classification under this Act with restrictions as to the
20
scope of practice in accordance with this Act.
21

"Automated valuation model" means an automated system that
22
is used to derive a property value through the use of available
23
property records and various analytic methodologies such as
24
comparable sales prices, home characteristics, and price
25
changes.
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"Board" means the Real Estate Appraisal Administration and

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Disciplinary Board.
2

"Broker price opinion" means an estimate or analysis of
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the probable selling price of a particular interest in real
4
estate, which may provide a varying level of detail about the
5
property's condition, market, and neighborhood and information
6
on comparable sales. The activities of a real estate broker or
7
managing broker engaging in the ordinary course of business as
8
a broker, as defined in this Section, shall not be considered a
9
broker price opinion if no compensation is paid to the broker
10
or managing broker, other than compensation based upon the
11
sale or rental of real estate.
12

"Classroom hour" means 50 minutes of instruction out of
13
each 60-minute segment of coursework.
14

"Client" means the party or parties who engage an
15
appraiser by employment or contract in a specific appraisal
16
assignment.
17

"Comparative market analysis" is an analysis or opinion
18
regarding pricing, marketing, or financial aspects relating to
19
a specified interest or interests in real estate that may be
20
based upon an analysis of comparative market data, the
21
expertise of the real estate broker or managing broker, and
22
such other factors as the broker or managing broker may deem
23
appropriate in developing or preparing such analysis or
24
opinion. The activities of a real estate broker or managing
25
broker engaging in the ordinary course of business as a
26
broker, as defined in this Section, shall not be considered a

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comparative market analysis if no compensation is paid to the
2
broker or managing broker, other than compensation based upon
3
the sale or rental of real estate.
4

"Coordinator" means the Real Estate Appraisal Coordinator
5
created in Section 25-15.
6

"Department" means the Department of Financial and
7
Professional Regulation.
8

"Email address of record" means the designated email
9
address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
10
application file or the licensee's license file maintained by
11
the Department.
12

"Evaluation" means a valuation permitted by the appraisal
13
regulations of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
14
Council and its federal agencies for transactions that qualify
15
for the appraisal threshold exemption, business loan
16
exemption, or subsequent transaction exemption.
17

"Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies" means
18
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the
19
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the
20
Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial Protection
21
Bureau, and the National Credit Union Administration.
22

"Federally related transaction" means any real
23
estate-related financial transaction in which a federal
24
financial institutions regulatory agency engages in, contracts
25
for, or regulates and requires the services of an appraiser.
26

"Financial institution" means any bank, savings bank,

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savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage broker,
2
mortgage banker, licensee under the Consumer Installment Loan
3
Act or the Sales Finance Agency Act, or a corporate fiduciary,
4
subsidiary, affiliate, parent company, or holding company of
5
any such licensee, or any institution involved in real estate
6
financing that is regulated by state or federal law.
7

"Hybrid entity" means an appraisal management company that
8
hires an appraiser as an employee to perform an appraisal and
9
engages an independent contractor to perform an appraisal.
10

"License" means the privilege conferred by the Department
11
to a person that has fulfilled all requirements prerequisite
12
to any type of licensure under this Act.
13

"Licensee" means any person licensed under this Act.
14

"Multi-state licensing system" means a web-based platform
15
that allows an applicant to submit the application or license
16
renewal application to the Department online.
17

"Person" means an individual, entity, sole proprietorship,
18
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, and joint
19
venture, foreign or domestic, except that when the context
20
otherwise requires, the term may refer to more than one
21
individual or other described entity.
22

"Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land,
23
including any improvements.
24

"Real estate related financial transaction" means any
25
transaction involving:
26

(1) the sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or

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exchange of real property, including interests in property
2

or the financing thereof;
3

(2) the refinancing of real property or interests in
4

real property; and
5

(3) the use of real property or interest in property
6

as security for a loan or investment, including mortgage
7

backed securities.
8

"Real property" means the interests, benefits, and rights
9
inherent in the ownership of real estate.
10

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
11
Professional Regulation or the Secretary's designee.
12

"State certified general real estate appraiser" means an
13
appraiser who holds a license of this classification under
14
this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of
15
all types of real property without restrictions as to the
16
scope of practice.
17

"State certified residential real estate appraiser" means
18
an appraiser who holds a license of this classification under
19
this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of
20
one to 4 units of residential real property without regard to
21
transaction value or complexity, but with restrictions as to
22
the scope of practice in a federally related transaction in
23
accordance with Title XI, the provisions of USPAP, criteria
24
established by the AQB, and further defined by rule.
25

"Supervising appraiser" means either (i) an appraiser who
26
holds a valid license under this Act as either a State

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certified general real estate appraiser or a State certified
2
residential real estate appraiser, who co-signs an appraisal
3
report for an associate real estate trainee appraiser or (ii)
4
a State certified general real estate appraiser who holds a
5
valid license under this Act who co-signs an appraisal report
6
for a State certified residential real estate appraiser on
7
properties other than one to 4 units of residential real
8
property without regard to transaction value or complexity.
9

"Title XI" means Title XI of the federal Financial
10
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.
11

"USPAP" means the Uniform Standards of Professional
12
Appraisal Practice as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards
13
Board pursuant to Title XI and by rule.
14

"Valuation services" means services pertaining to aspects
15
of property value.
16

"Waiver valuation" means a valuation prepared pursuant to
17
the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
18
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, or pursuant to
19
the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
20
Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs
21
regulations under 49 CFR Part 24 that is not an appraisal or
22
represented as an appraisal.

23
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
24
102-970, eff. 5-27-22; 103-236, eff. 1-1-24
.)

25

(225 ILCS 458/5-5)

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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
2

Sec. 5-5.
Necessity of license; use of title; exemptions.
3

(a) It is unlawful for a person to (i) act, offer services,
4
or advertise services as a State certified general real estate
5
appraiser, State certified residential real estate appraiser,
6
or associate real estate trainee appraiser, (ii) develop a
7
real estate appraisal, (iii) practice as a real estate
8
appraiser, or (iv) advertise as a real estate appraiser
9
without a license issued under this Act. A person who violates
10
this subsection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first
11
offense and a Class 4 felony for any subsequent offense.
12

(a-5) It is unlawful for a person, unless registered as an
13
appraisal management company, to solicit clients or enter into
14
an appraisal engagement with clients without either a
15
certified residential real estate appraiser license or a
16
certified general real estate appraiser license issued under
17
this Act. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a
18
Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony
19
for any subsequent offense.
20

(b) It is unlawful for a person, other than a person who
21
holds a valid license issued pursuant to this Act as a State
22
certified general real estate appraiser, a State certified
23
residential real estate appraiser, or an associate real estate
24
trainee appraiser to use these titles or any other title,
25
designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression
26
that the person is licensed as a real estate appraiser

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pursuant to this Act. A person who violates this subsection is
2
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class
3
4 felony for any subsequent offense.
4

(c) This Act does not apply to a person who holds a valid
5
license as a real estate broker or managing broker pursuant to
6
the Real Estate License Act of 2000 who prepares or provides a
7
broker price opinion or comparative market analysis in
8
compliance with Section 10-45 of the Real Estate License Act
9
of 2000.
10

(d) Nothing in this Act shall preclude a State certified
11
general real estate appraiser, a State certified residential
12
real estate appraiser, or an associate real estate trainee
13
appraiser from rendering appraisals for or on behalf of a
14
partnership, association, corporation, firm, or group.
15
However, no State appraisal license or certification shall be
16
issued under this Act to a partnership, association,
17
corporation, firm, or group.
18

(e) This Act does not apply to a county assessor, township
19
assessor, multi-township assessor, county supervisor of
20
assessments, or any deputy or employee of any county assessor,
21
township assessor, multi-township assessor, or county
22
supervisor of assessments in performance of respective duties
23
in accordance with the provisions of the Property Tax Code.
24

(e-5) For the purposes of this Act,
waiver valuations

25
valuation waivers may be prepared by a licensed appraiser
26
notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and the

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following types of valuations
are not appraisals and may not
2
be represented to be appraisals, and a license
or
3
certification
is not required under this Act to perform such
4
valuations if the valuations are
created in one of the
5
following manners:

performed by (1) an employee of the
6
Illinois Department of Transportation who has completed a
7
minimum of 45 hours of course work in real estate appraisal,
8
including the principles of real estate appraisals, appraisal
9
of partial acquisitions, easement valuation, reviewing
10
appraisals in eminent domain, appraisal for federal aid
11
highway programs, and appraisal review for federal aid highway
12
programs and has at least 2 years' experience in a field
13
closely related to real estate; (2) a county engineer who is a
14
registered professional engineer under the Professional
15
Engineering Practice Act of 1989; (3) an employee of a
16
municipality who has (i) completed a minimum of 45 hours of
17
coursework in real estate appraisal, including the principles
18
of real estate appraisals, appraisal of partial acquisitions,
19
easement valuation, reviewing appraisals in eminent domain,
20
appraisal for federal aid highway programs, and appraisal
21
review for federal aid highway programs and (ii) has either 2
22
years' experience in a field clearly related to real estate or
23
has completed 20 hours of additional coursework that is
24
sufficient for a person to complete waiver valuations as
25
approved by the Federal Highway Administration; or (4) a
26
municipal engineer who has completed coursework that is

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sufficient for waiver valuations to be approved by the Federal
2
Highway Administration and who is a registered professional
3
engineer under the Professional Engineering Act of 1989, under
4
the following circumstances:

5

(A) a
waiver
valuation
waiver
in an amount not to
6

exceed
$35,000 that

$20,000 prepared pursuant to the
7

federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
8

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, or prepared pursuant to
9

the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
10

Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally-Assisted
11

Programs regulations and which
is performed by
:
12

(1) an employee of the Illinois Department of
13

Transportation
who is a registered professional
14

engineer under the Professional Engineering Practice
15

Act of 1989 or an employee of the Illinois Department
16

of Transportation who is

and
co-signed
, with a license
17

number affixed,
by another employee of the Illinois
18

Department of Transportation
and
who is a registered
19

professional engineer under the Professional
20

Engineering Practice Act of 1989
, with a license
21

number affixed;
22

(2) an employee of the Illinois Department of
23

Transportation or an employee of a consultant or
24

subconsultant under contract to provide land
25

acquisition services to the Illinois Department of
26

Transportation who has at least 2 years of experience

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in a field closely related to real estate and who has
2

completed a minimum of 45 hours of course work in real
3

estate appraisal, including the principles of real
4

estate appraisals, appraisal of partial acquisitions,
5

easement valuation, reviewing appraisals in eminent
6

domain, appraisal for federal aid highway programs,
7

and appraisal review for federal aid highway programs;
8

(3) a county or municipal engineer who is a
9

registered professional engineer under the
10

Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, with an
11

engineer's signature and license number affixed;
12

(4) a municipal engineer who has completed
13

coursework that is sufficient for waiver valuations to
14

be approved by the Federal Highway Administration and
15

who is a registered professional engineer under the
16

Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989;
17

(5)

or (2)
an employee of a
county or
municipality
18

who is

and
co-signed
with a license number affixed
by
19

the applicable

a
county or municipal engineer who is a
20

registered professional engineer under the
21

Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989
, with a
22

license number affixed;
23

(6) an employee of a municipality who:
24

(A) has completed a minimum of 45 hours of
25

coursework in real estate appraisal, including the
26

principles of real estate appraisals, appraisal of

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partial acquisitions, easement valuation,
2

reviewing appraisals in eminent domain, appraisal
3

for federal aid highway programs, and appraisal
4

review for federal aid highway programs; and
5

(B) has either 2 years of experience in a
6

field clearly related to real estate or has
7

completed 20 hours of additional coursework that
8

is sufficient for the employee to complete waiver
9

valuations as approved by the Federal Highway
10

Administration; or
11

(7) a nonresident appraiser licensed in another
12

jurisdiction who does not represent himself or herself
13

to be an Illinois-licensed appraiser
;
or

and
14

(B) a
waiver
valuation
waiver
in an amount not to
15

exceed
$50,000 that (i) is performed by a licensed
16

certified general real estate appraiser, a licensed
17

certified residential real estate appraiser, or an
18

associate real estate trainee appraiser employed by the
19

Illinois Department of Transportation, (ii) includes the
20

signature and license numbers of the appraiser or the
21

trainee and the trainee's supervising appraiser, and (iii)
22

is co-signed by an employee of the Illinois Department of
23

Transportation who is a registered professional engineer
24

under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989,
25

with a license number affixed

$20,000 prepared pursuant to
26

the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

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Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, or prepared
2

pursuant to the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and
3

Real Property Acquisition for Federal and
4

Federally-Assisted Programs regulations and which is
5

performed by a county or municipal engineer who is
6

employed by a county or municipality and is a registered
7

professional engineer under the Professional Engineering
8

Practice Act of 1989. The valuation shall include the
9

county or municipal engineer's signature and license
10

number
.
11

Nothing in this subsection (e-5) shall be construed to
12
allow the State of Illinois, a political subdivision thereof,
13
or any public body to acquire real estate by eminent domain in
14
any manner other than provided for in the Eminent Domain Act.
15

(f) A State real estate appraisal certification or license
16
is not required under this Act for any person, partnership,
17
association, or corporation that performs appraisals of
18
property owned by that person, partnership, association, or
19
corporation for the sole use of that person, partnership,
20
association, or corporation.
21

Any person who is certified or licensed under this Act and
22
who performs any of the activities set forth in this
23
subsection (f) must comply with the provisions of this Act. A
24
person who violates this subsection (f) is guilty of a Class A
25
misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for any
26
subsequent offense.

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(g) This Act does not apply to an employee, officer,
2
director, or member of a credit or loan committee of a
3
financial institution or any other person engaged by a
4
financial institution when performing an evaluation of real
5
property for the sole use of the financial institution in a
6
transaction for which the financial institution would not be
7
required to use the services of a State licensed or State
8
certified appraiser pursuant to federal regulations adopted
9
under Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform,
10
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.
11

(h) This Act does not apply to the procurement of an
12
automated valuation model.
13
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22
.)

14

(225 ILCS 458/5-30)
15

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
16

Sec. 5-30.
Endorsement.
The Department may issue an
17
appraiser license, without the required examination, to an
18
applicant licensed by another state, territory, possession of
19
the United States, or the District of Columbia, if (i) the
20
licensing requirements of that licensing authority are, on the
21
date of licensure, substantially equal to the requirements set
22
forth under this Act or to a person who, at the time of the
23
application, possessed individual qualifications that were
24
substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act
and

25
or
(ii) the applicant provides the Department with evidence of

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good standing from the Appraisal Subcommittee National
2
Registry report and a criminal history records check in
3
accordance with Section 5-22. An applicant under this Section
4
shall pay all of the required fees.
5
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22
.)

6

(225 ILCS 458/15-10)
7

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
8

Sec. 15-10.
Grounds for disciplinary action.
9

(a) The Department may suspend, revoke, refuse to issue,
10
renew, or restore a license and may reprimand
,
place on
11
probation or administrative supervision, or take any
12
disciplinary or non-disciplinary action, including imposing
13
conditions limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the real
14
estate appraisal practice of a licensee or reducing the
15
appraisal rank of a licensee, and may impose an administrative
16
fine not to exceed $25,000 for each violation upon a licensee
17
or applicant under this Act or any person who holds oneself out
18
as an applicant or licensee for any one or combination of the
19
following:
20

(1) Procuring or attempting to procure a license by
21

knowingly making a false statement, submitting false
22

information, engaging in any form of fraud or
23

misrepresentation, or refusing to provide complete
24

information in response to a question in an application
25

for licensure.

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(2) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for
2

licensure as an appraiser established by this Act.
3

(3) Paying money, other than for the fees provided for
4

by this Act, or anything of value to a member or employee
5

of the Board or the Department to procure licensure under
6

this Act.
7

(4) Conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo
8

contendere, as enumerated in subsection (e) of Section
9

5-22, under the laws of any jurisdiction of the United
10

States
to
: (i)
that is
a felony, misdemeanor, or
11

administrative sanction or (ii)
that is
a crime that
12

subjects the licensee to compliance with the requirements
13

of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
14

(5) Committing an act or omission involving
15

dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation with the intent to
16

substantially benefit the licensee or another person or
17

with intent to substantially injure another person as
18

defined by rule.
19

(6) Violating a provision or standard for the
20

development or communication of real estate appraisals as
21

provided in Section 10-10 of this Act or as defined by
22

rule.
23

(7) Failing or refusing without good cause to exercise
24

reasonable diligence in developing, reporting, or
25

communicating an appraisal, as defined by this Act or by
26

rule.

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(8) Violating a provision of this Act or the rules
2

adopted pursuant to this Act.
3

(9) Having been disciplined by another state, the
4

District of Columbia, a territory, a foreign nation, a
5

governmental agency, or any other entity authorized to
6

impose discipline if at least one of the grounds for that
7

discipline is the same as or the equivalent of one of the
8

grounds for which a licensee may be disciplined under this
9

Act.
10

(10) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
11

unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
12

defraud, or harm the public.
13

(11) Accepting an appraisal assignment when the
14

employment itself is contingent upon the appraiser
15

reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis, or opinion
16

or when the fee to be paid is contingent upon the opinion,
17

conclusion, or valuation reached or upon the consequences
18

resulting from the appraisal assignment.
19

(12) Developing valuation conclusions based on the
20

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry,
21

age, marital status, family status, physical or mental
22

disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, order of
23

protection status, military status, unfavorable military
24

discharge, source of income, or any other protected class
,

25

as defined under the Illinois Human Rights Act, of the
26

prospective or present owners or occupants of the area or

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property under appraisal.
2

(13) Violating the confidential nature of government
3

records to which the licensee gained access through
4

employment or engagement as an appraiser by a government
5

agency.
6

(14) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding on
7

grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit. In a
8

disciplinary proceeding based upon a finding of civil
9

liability, the appraiser shall be afforded an opportunity
10

to present mitigating and extenuating circumstances, but
11

may not collaterally attack the civil adjudication.
12

(15) Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding
13

for violation of a state or federal fair housing law.
14

(16) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising
15

or using a trade name or insignia of membership in a real
16

estate appraisal or real estate organization of which the
17

licensee is not a member.
18

(17) Failing to fully cooperate with a Department
19

investigation by knowingly making a false statement,
20

submitting false or misleading information, or refusing to
21

provide complete information in response to written
22

interrogatories or a written request for documentation
23

within 30 days of the request.
24

(18) Failing to include within the certificate of
25

appraisal for all written appraisal reports the
26

appraiser's license number and licensure title. All

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appraisers providing significant contribution to the
2

development and reporting of an appraisal must be
3

disclosed in the appraisal report. It is a violation of
4

this Act for an appraiser to sign a report, transmittal
5

letter, or appraisal certification knowing that a person
6

providing a significant contribution to the report has not
7

been disclosed in the appraisal report.
8

(19) Violating the terms of a disciplinary order or
9

Consent

consent
to
Administrative Supervision

10

administrative supervision
order.
11

(20) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to
12

alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
13

agent or drug that results in a licensee's inability to
14

practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety
that
15

may result in significant harm to the public
.
16

(21) A physical or mental illness or disability which
17

results in the inability to practice under this Act with
18

reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
19

(22) Gross negligence in developing an appraisal or in
20

communicating an appraisal or failing to observe one or
21

more of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
22

Practice.
23

(23) A pattern of practice or other behavior that
24

demonstrates incapacity or incompetence to practice under
25

this Act.
26

(24) Using or attempting to use the seal, certificate,

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or license of another as one's own; falsely impersonating
2

any duly licensed appraiser; using or attempting to use an
3

inactive, expired, suspended, or revoked license; or
4

aiding or abetting any of the foregoing.
5

(25) Solicitation of professional services by using
6

false, misleading, or deceptive advertising.
7

(26) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
8

information to the Department.
9

(27) Failure to furnish information to the Department
10

upon written request.
11

(b) The Department may reprimand suspend, revoke, or
12
refuse to issue or renew an education provider's license, may
13
reprimand, place on probation, or otherwise discipline an
14
education provider
,
and may suspend or revoke the course
15
approval of any course offered by an education provider and
16
may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $25,000 upon
17
an education provider, for any of the following:
18

(1) Procuring or attempting to procure licensure by
19

knowingly making a false statement, submitting false
20

information, engaging in any form of fraud or
21

misrepresentation, or refusing to provide complete
22

information in response to a question in an application
23

for licensure.
24

(2) Failing to comply with the covenants certified to
25

on the application for licensure as an education provider.
26

(3) Committing an act or omission involving

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dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation or allowing any
2

such act or omission by any employee or contractor under
3

the control of the provider.
4

(4) Engaging in misleading or untruthful advertising.
5

(5) Failing to retain competent instructors in
6

accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
7

(6) Failing to meet the topic or time requirements for
8

course approval as the provider of a qualifying curriculum
9

course or a continuing education course.
10

(7) Failing to administer an approved course using the
11

course materials, syllabus, and examinations submitted as
12

the basis of the course approval.
13

(8) Failing to provide an appropriate classroom
14

environment for presentation of courses, with
15

consideration for student comfort, acoustics, lighting,
16

seating, workspace, and visual aid material.
17

(9) Failing to maintain student records in compliance
18

with the rules adopted under this Act.
19

(10) Failing to provide a certificate, transcript, or
20

other student record to the Department or to a student as
21

may be required by rule.
22

(11) Failing to fully cooperate with an investigation
23

by the Department by knowingly making a false statement,
24

submitting false or misleading information, or refusing to
25

provide complete information in response to written
26

interrogatories or a written request for documentation

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within 30 days of the request.
2

(c) In appropriate cases, the Department may resolve a
3
complaint against a licensee through the issuance of a Consent
4
to Administrative Supervision order. A licensee subject to a
5
Consent to Administrative Supervision order shall be
6
considered by the Department as an active licensee in good
7
standing. This order shall not be reported or considered by
8
the Department to be a discipline of the licensee. The records
9
regarding an investigation and a Consent to Administrative
10
Supervision order shall be considered confidential and shall
11
not be released by the Department except as mandated by law.
12
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 103-236, eff. 1-1-24;
13
revised 6-24-25.)

14

(225 ILCS 458/15-10.1)
15

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
16

Sec. 15-10.1.
Citations.
17

(a) The Department may adopt rules to permit the issuance
18
of citations to any licensee for failure to comply with the
19
continuing education requirements set forth in this Act or as
20
established by rule. The citation shall be issued to the
21
licensee. For associate real estate trainee appraisers, a copy
22
shall also be sent to the licensee's supervising appraiser of
23
record. The citation shall contain the licensee's name, the
24
licensee's address, the licensee's license number, the number
25
of required hours of continuing education that have not been

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successfully completed by the
licensee's

licensee within the

2
renewal
deadline

period
, and the penalty imposed, which shall
3
not exceed $2,000. The issuance of a citation shall not excuse
4
the licensee from completing all continuing education required
5
for that renewal period.
6

(b) Service of a citation shall be made in person,
7
electronically, or by mail to the licensee at the licensee's
8
address of record or email address of record
and

. Service of a
9
citation
must clearly state that if the cited licensee wishes
10
to dispute the citation, the cited licensee may make a written
11
request, within 30 days after the citation is served, for a
12
hearing before the Department. If the cited licensee does not
13
request a hearing within 30 days after the citation is served,
14
then
the citation shall become
a final, non-disciplinary order
15
shall be entered
, and any fine imposed is due and payable
16
within
30

60
days after
the entry of
that final order. If the
17
cited licensee requests a hearing within 30 days after the
18
citation is served, the Department shall afford the cited
19
licensee a hearing conducted in the same manner as a hearing
20
provided for in this Act for any violation of this Act and
21
shall determine whether the cited licensee committed the
22
violation as charged and whether the fine as levied is
23
warranted. If the violation is found, any fine shall
24
constitute non-public discipline and be due and payable within
25
30 days after the order of the Secretary, which shall
26
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license status may be made by the Department until a final
2
order of the Department has been issued.
3

(c) Payment of a fine that has been assessed pursuant to
4
this Section shall not constitute disciplinary action
5
reportable on the Department's website or elsewhere unless a
6
licensee has previously received 2 or more citations and been
7
assessed 2 or more fines.
8

(d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or limit the
9
Department from taking further action pursuant to this Act and
10
rules for additional, repeated, or continuing violations.
11
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22
.)

12

(225 ILCS 458/15-11)
13

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
14

Sec. 15-11.
Illegal discrimination.

15

(a)
When there has been an adjudication in a civil or
16
criminal proceeding that a licensee has illegally
17
discriminated while engaged in any activity for which a
18
license is required under this Act, the Department,
following
19
notice to the licensee and a hearing in accordance with the
20
provisions of Section 15-15 and
upon the recommendation of the
21
Board as to the extent of the suspension or revocation, shall
22
suspend or revoke the license of that licensee in a timely
23
manner, unless the adjudication is in the appeal process.
The
24
finding or judgment of the civil or criminal proceeding is a
25
matter of record, the merits of which shall not be challenged

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in a request for a hearing by the licensee.

2

(b)
When there has been an order in an administrative
3
proceeding finding that a licensee has illegally discriminated
4
while engaged in any activity for which a license is required
5
under this Act, the Department,
following notice to the
6
licensee and a hearing in accordance with the provisions of
7
Section 15-15 and
upon recommendation of the Board as to the
8
nature and extent of the discipline, shall take one or more of
9
the disciplinary actions provided for in Section 15-10 in a
10
timely manner, unless the administrative order is in the
11
appeal process.
The finding of the administrative order is a
12
matter of record, the merits of which shall not be challenged
13
in a request for a hearing by the licensee.

14
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22
.)

15

(225 ILCS 458/15-15)
16

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
17

Sec. 15-15.
Investigation; notice; hearing.
18

(a) Upon the motion of the Department or the Board or upon
19
a complaint in writing of a person setting forth facts that, if
20
proven, would constitute grounds for suspension, revocation,
21
or other disciplinary action, the Department shall investigate
22
the actions or qualifications of any person who is a licensee,
23
applicant for licensure, unlicensed person, person rendering
24
or offering to render appraisal services, or
person
holding or
25
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investigation, the Department believes that there may be cause
2
for suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action, the
3
Department
may

shall
use the services of a State certified
4
general real estate appraiser, a State certified residential
5
real estate appraiser, or the Coordinator to assist in
6
determining whether grounds for disciplinary action exist
7
prior to commencing formal disciplinary proceedings.
8

(b) Formal disciplinary proceedings shall commence upon
9
the issuance of a written complaint describing the charges
10
that are the basis of the disciplinary action and delivery of
11
the detailed complaint to the
most recent
address of record
or
12
email address of record
of the person charged
as provided to
13
the Department
. For an associate real estate trainee
14
appraiser, a copy shall also be sent to the licensee's
15
supervising appraiser of record
at the supervising appraiser's
16
most recent address of record or email address of record as
17
provided to the Department
. The Department shall notify the
18
person to file a verified written answer within 20 days after
19
the service of the notice and complaint. The notification
20
shall inform the person of the right to be heard in person or
21
by legal counsel; that the hearing will be afforded not sooner
22
than 20 days after service of the complaint; that failure to
23
file an answer
after the service of notice
will result in a
24
default being entered against the person; that the license may
25
be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary status; and
26
that
the Department may take whatever
other disciplinary

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action may be taken pursuant to this Act, including limiting
2
the scope, nature, or extent of the licensee's practice
3
without a hearing
.
If the person fails to file an answer after
4
service of notice, the respective license may, at the
5
discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed
6
on probationary status and the Department may take whatever
7
disciplinary action it deems proper, including limiting the
8
scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice, without a
9
hearing.
10

(c) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the
11
Department

Board
shall conduct
a
hearing of the charges,
12
providing both the person charged and the complainant ample
13
opportunity to present in person or by counsel such
14
statements, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be
15
pertinent to the charges or to a defense thereto.
16

(c-5) The Secretary shall have the authority to appoint
17
any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of
18
Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action to
19
suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline any license issued by
20
the Department. The hearing officer shall have full authority
21
to conduct the hearing.
22

There may be present one or more members of the Board at
23
any such hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her
24
findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations to
25
the Board and the Secretary. The Board shall have 60 days from
26
receipt of the report to review the report of the hearing

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officer and present its findings of fact, conclusions of law,
2
and recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails to
3
present its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
4
recommendations within the 60-day period, the Department may
5
request in writing a direct appeal to the Secretary, in which
6
case the Secretary may issue an order based upon the report of
7
the hearing officer and the record of the proceedings or issue
8
an order remanding the matter back to the hearing officer for
9
additional proceedings in accordance with the order. If the
10
Board fails to present its findings of fact, conclusions of
11
law, and recommendations within a 60-day period after
12
receiving an Order of Default, the Department may request in
13
writing a direct appeal to the Secretary.

14

(d) The Board shall present to the Secretary a written
15
report of its findings of fact and recommendations. A copy of
16
the report shall be served upon the person either by mail or,
17
at the discretion of the Department, by electronic means. For
18
associate real estate trainee appraisers, a copy shall also be
19
sent to the licensee's supervising appraiser of record. Within
20
20 days after the service, the person may present
to
the
21
Department

Secretary with
a motion in writing for a rehearing
22
that specifies

and shall specify
the particular grounds for
23
the request.
If the person orders a transcript of the record
24
from the applicable reporting service and pays for the
25
transcript within the 20-day period for filing a motion for
26
rehearing, the 20-day period shall restart upon the delivery

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of the transcript.

2

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
3
if the Secretary, upon review, determines that substantial
4
justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or
5
refusal to issue or renew a license or any other disciplinary
6
action taken as a result of the entry of the hearing officer's
7
report, the Secretary may order a rehearing by the Board or
8
other special committee appointed by the Secretary or may
9
remand the matter to the Board for its reconsideration of the
10
matter based on the pleadings and evidence presented to the
11
Board. If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the
12
report of the Board or the hearing officer, the Secretary may
13
issue an order in contravention of the Board or the hearing
14
officer.

If the person orders a transcript of the record as
15
provided in this Act, the time elapsing thereafter and before
16
the transcript is ready for delivery to the person shall not be
17
counted as part of the 20 days. If the Secretary is not
18
satisfied that substantial justice has been done, the
19
Secretary may order a rehearing by the Board or other special
20
committee appointed by the Secretary, may remand the matter to
21
the Board for its reconsideration of the matter based on the
22
pleadings and evidence presented to the Board, or may enter a
23
final order in contravention of the Board's recommendation.

24
Notwithstanding a person's failure to file a motion for
25
rehearing, the Secretary shall have the right to take any of
26
the actions specified in this subsection (d). Upon the

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suspension or revocation of a license, the licensee shall be
2
required to surrender the respective license to the
3
Department, and upon failure or refusal to do so, the
4
Department shall have the right to seize the license.
5

(e) The Department has the power to issue subpoenas and
6
subpoenas duces tecum to bring before it any person in this
7
State, to take testimony, or to require production of any
8
records relevant to an inquiry or hearing by the Board in the
9
same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in
10
the courts of this State. In a case of refusal of a witness to
11
attend, testify, or to produce books or papers concerning a
12
matter upon which the witness might be lawfully examined, the
13
circuit court of the county where the hearing is held, upon
14
application of the Department or any party to the proceeding,
15
may compel obedience by proceedings as for contempt.
16

(f) Any license that is revoked may not be restored for a
17
minimum period of 3 years.
18

(g) In addition to the provisions of this Section
19
concerning the conduct of hearings and the recommendations for
20
discipline, the Department has the authority to negotiate
21
disciplinary and non-disciplinary settlement agreements
22
concerning any license issued under this Act. All such
23
agreements shall be recorded as Consent Orders or Consent to
24
Administrative Supervision Orders.
25

(h)
(Blank).

The Secretary shall have the authority to
26
appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State

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of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action to
2
suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline any license issued by
3
the Department. The Hearing Officer shall have full authority
4
to conduct the hearing.
5

(i) The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a
6
record of all formal hearings of any contested case involving
7
the discipline of a license. At all hearings or pre-hearing
8
conferences, the Department and the licensee shall be entitled
9
to have the proceedings transcribed by a certified shorthand
10
reporter. A copy of the transcribed proceedings shall be made
11
available to the licensee by the certified shorthand reporter
12
upon payment of the prevailing contract copy rate.
13
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-970, eff. 5-27-22;
14
103-236, eff. 1-1-24; revised 6-24-25.)

15

(225 ILCS 458/25-10)
16

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
17

Sec. 25-10.
Real Estate Appraisal Administration and
18
Disciplinary Board; appointment.
19

(a) There is hereby created the Real Estate Appraisal
20
Administration and Disciplinary Board. The Board shall be
21
composed of the Coordinator and 10 persons appointed by the
22
Governor. Members shall be appointed to the Board subject to
23
the following conditions:
24

(1) All appointed members shall have been residents
25

and citizens of this State for at least 5 years prior to

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the date of appointment.
2

(2) The appointed membership of the Board should
3

reasonably reflect the geographic distribution of the
4

population of the State.
5

(3) Four appointed members shall have been actively
6

engaged and currently licensed as State certified general
7

real estate appraisers for a period of not less than 5
8

years.
9

(4) Three appointed members shall have been actively
10

engaged and currently licensed as State certified
11

residential real estate appraisers for a period of not
12

less than 5 years.
13

(5) One appointed member shall hold a valid license as
14

a real estate broker for at least 3 years prior to the date
15

of the appointment and shall hold either a valid State
16

certified general real estate appraiser license or a valid
17

State certified residential appraiser license issued under
18

this Act or a predecessor Act for a period of at least 5
19

years prior to the appointment.
20

(6) One appointed member shall be a representative of
21

a financial institution, as evidenced by proof of
22

employment with a financial institution.
23

(7) One appointed member shall represent the interests
24

of the general public. This member or the member's spouse
25

shall not be licensed under this Act nor be employed by or
26

have any financial interest in an appraisal business,

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appraisal management company, real estate brokerage
2

business, or a financial institution.
3

In making appointments as provided in paragraphs (3) and
4
(4) of this subsection, the Governor shall give due
5
consideration to recommendations by members and organizations
6
representing the profession.
7

In making the appointments as provided in paragraph (5) of
8
this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration to
9
the recommendations by members and organizations representing
10
the real estate industry.
11

In making the appointment as provided in paragraph (6) of
12
this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration to
13
the recommendations by members and organizations representing
14
financial institutions.
15

(b) The members' terms shall be for 4 years or until a
16
successor is appointed. No member shall be reappointed to the
17
Board for a term that would cause the member's cumulative
18
service to the Board to exceed 12 years. Appointments to fill
19
vacancies shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.
20

(c) The Governor may terminate the appointment of a member
21
for cause that, in the opinion of the Governor, reasonably
22
justifies the termination. Cause for termination may include,
23
without limitation, misconduct, incapacity, neglect of duty,
24
or missing 4 Board meetings during any one fiscal year.
25

(d) A majority of the Board members shall constitute a
26
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not

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impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and
2
perform all of the duties of the Board.
3

(e) The Board shall meet at least monthly
and may be
4
convened by the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or 3 members of
5
the Board upon 10 days written notice
.
6

(f) The Board shall, annually at the first meeting of the
7
fiscal year, elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from its
8
members. The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings and
9
shall coordinate with the Coordinator in developing and
10
distributing an agenda for each meeting. In the absence of the
11
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside over the
12
meeting.
13

(g) The Coordinator shall serve as a member of the Board
14
without vote.
15

(h) The Board shall advise and make recommendations to the
16
Department on the education and experience qualifications of
17
any applicant for initial licensure as a State certified
18
general real estate appraiser or a State certified residential
19
real estate appraiser. The Department shall not make any
20
decisions concerning education or experience qualifications of
21
an applicant for initial licensure as a State certified
22
general real estate appraiser or a State certified residential
23
real estate appraiser without having first received the advice
24
and recommendation of the Board and shall give due
25
consideration to all such advice and recommendations; however,
26
if the Board does not render advice or make a recommendation

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within a reasonable amount of time, then the Department may
2
render a decision.
3

(i) Except as provided in Section 15-17 of this Act, the
4
Board shall hear and make recommendations to the Secretary on
5
disciplinary matters that require a formal evidentiary
6
hearing. The Secretary shall give due consideration to the
7
recommendations of the Board involving discipline and
8
questions involving standards of professional conduct of
9
licensees.
10

(j) The Department shall seek and the Board shall provide
11
recommendations to the Department consistent with the
12
provisions of this Act and for the administration and
13
enforcement of all rules adopted pursuant to this Act. The
14
Department shall give due consideration to such
15
recommendations prior to adopting rules.
16

(k) The Department shall seek and the Board shall provide
17
recommendations to the Department on the approval of all
18
courses submitted to the Department pursuant to this Act and
19
the rules adopted pursuant to this Act. The Department shall
20
not approve any courses without having first received the
21
recommendation of the Board and shall give due consideration
22
to such recommendations prior to approving and licensing
23
courses; however, if the Board does not make a recommendation
24
within a reasonable amount of time, then the Department may
25
approve courses.
26

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stipend in an amount to be determined by the Secretary. While
2
engaged in the performance of duties, each member shall be
3
reimbursed for necessary expenses.
4

(m) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an
5
action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts
6
performed in good faith as members of the Board.
7

(n) If the Department disagrees with any advice or
8
recommendation provided by the Board under this Section to the
9
Secretary or the Department, then notice of such disagreement
10
must be provided to the Board by the Department.
11

(o) (Blank).
12
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22; 102-970, eff. 5-27-22;
13
103-236, eff. 1-1-24
.)

14

Section 20.
The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
15
changing Section 4-501 as follows:

16

(605 ILCS 5/4-501)

(from Ch. 121, par. 4-501)
17

Sec. 4-501.
The Department, in its name, or any county may
18
acquire the fee simple title, or such lesser interest as may be
19
desired, to any
public or private
land, rights, or other
20
property necessary for the construction, maintenance or
21
operation of State highways, or necessary for locating,
22
relocating, extending, widening or straightening any State
23
highway, or necessary for locating, relocating, extending,
24
widening or straightening an existing street or for laying

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out, establishing or opening a new street within the corporate
2
limits of any municipality which has been designated by the
3
Department as a street to form a part of or to connect with a
4
State highway leading up to the corporate limits of such
5
municipality, or necessary for any other purpose or use
6
contemplated by this Code by purchase or by the exercise of the
7
right of eminent domain under the eminent domain laws of this
8
State and the Department shall not be required, in any case, to
9
furnish bond.
10

When, in the judgment of the acquiring agency, it is more
11
practical and economical to acquire the fee to the
12
inaccessible remnants of the tracts of land from which
13
rights-of-way are being acquired than to pay severance
14
damages, such agency may do so by purchase or by an eminent
15
domain proceeding.
16

When a part of a parcel of land is to be taken for State
17
highway purposes and the accessible remnant is to be left in a
18
shape or condition rendering it of little value to the owner or
19
giving rise to claims for severance or other damages, upon
20
written request of the owner, the acquiring agency may take
21
the whole parcel and may sell or exchange the part not needed
22
for highway purposes.
23

When acquiring land for a highway on a new location, and
24
when a parcel of land one acre or less in area contains a
25
single family residence, which is in conformance with existing
26
zoning ordinances, and only a part of that parcel is required

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for State highway purposes causing the remainder of the parcel
2
not to conform with the existing zoning ordinances, or when
3
the location of the right of way line of the proposed highway
4
reduces the distance from an existing single family residence
5
to the right of way line to 10 feet or less, the acquiring
6
agency shall, if the owner so demands, take the whole parcel by
7
negotiation or condemnation. The part not needed for highway
8
purposes may be rented, sold or exchanged by the acquiring
9
agency.
10

When any farm land is acquired for State highway purposes
11
by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, the rate of
12
compensation to be paid by the acquiring agency shall be
13
computed by taking into consideration the total acreage
14
originally involved in the farm land parcel, including that
15
portion of such parcel already part of a right of way for
16
highway purposes but for which legal title lies in the owner of
17
the parcel.
18
(Source: P.A. 81-536.)

19

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
20
becoming law.

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INDEX

2

Statutes amended in order of appearance

3

30 ILCS 105/9.02
from Ch. 127, par. 145c
4

30 ILCS 545/2
from Ch. 127, par. 132.52
5

225 ILCS 458/1-10
6

225 ILCS 458/5-5
7

225 ILCS 458/5-30
8

225 ILCS 458/15-10
9

225 ILCS 458/15-10.1
10

225 ILCS 458/15-11
11

225 ILCS 458/15-15
12

225 ILCS 458/25-10
13

605 ILCS 5/4-501
from Ch. 121, par. 4-501

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