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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4065

Introduced 2/24/2026, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/1-1-14 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, upon adoption of
an enacting ordinance by a majority vote of the corporate authorities then
holding office, a municipality with a population of more than 5,000 may
exercise the powers and authorities provided to home rule units under
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. Effective January
1, 2027.
LRB104 20897 RTM 34589 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

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

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Section 5.
The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
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adding Section 1-1-14 as follows:

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(65 ILCS 5/1-1-14 new)
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Sec. 1-1-14.
Home rule powers for nonhome rule
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municipalities.
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(a) Upon adoption of an enacting ordinance by a majority
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vote of the corporate authorities then holding office, a
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municipality with a population of more than 5,000 inhabitants
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may exercise the powers and authorities provided to home rule
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units under Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
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Constitution.
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(b) A municipality that has adopted an ordinance under
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subsection (a) may rescind the local enactment of powers and
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authorities under this Section by adoption of an ordinance
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approved by a majority vote of the corporate authorities then
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holding office, or by approval of a referendum submitted to
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the voters of the municipality, which shall include an
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effective date not less than 6 months after its adoption.
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(c) If a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under
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subsection (a) suffers a loss in population so that its

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population determined as provided in Section 1-7-2 is 5,000 or
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less, then the municipality may continue to exercise the
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powers of a home rule unit until it holds a referendum to
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become a home rule unit. Unless the referendum is held sooner,
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the municipal clerk shall certify for submission to the voters
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of the municipality at the next general election following the
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determination of population, in the manner provided by the
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general election law, the proposition of whether the
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municipality shall elect to become a home rule unit. If the
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municipality does not elect to become a home rule unit, then
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the municipality may not continue to exercise the powers of a
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home rule unit.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect January
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1, 2027.

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