Illinois Legislative News: August 18, 2025
Third Reading Consulting Group
The 2025 regular session of the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on June 1 after passing a total of 436 bills. Many significant measures, such as the FY 2026 budget package and other legislation with a July 1 effective date, were signed into law earlier in the summer.
As of August 14, only 161 of the bills that passed this year have been signed by Gov. JB Pritzker. The Illinois Constitution provides that the General Assembly has 30 days to send passed legislation to the governor, who then has 60 days to sign it, veto it, or issue an amendatory veto. If no action is taken within that 60-day window, the bill automatically becomes law.
Since the vast majority of legislation was passed during the final week of session, most of the 90-day review windows (30 days to send to the governor and 60 days for the governor to act) are set to expire in the last week of August. Gov. Pritzker must either act on all the remaining legislation or allow it to become law without his signature before the end of the month.
While summer tends to be a quiet period legislatively, two notable Senate committee hearings are scheduled for next week:
- Monday, August 18 at 2:00PM — The Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will hold a hearing to discuss New Federal Energy Policy & Increasing Summer Rates.
- Wednesday, August 20 at 10:00AM — The Senate Insurance Committee will hold a hearing on Insurance Rates in Illinois.
These hearings will gather input from stakeholders ahead of the General Assembly’s fall veto session, scheduled for October 14–16 and October 28–30.
Important Upcoming Dates – Statewide
October 14-16 – Veto Session Week 1
October 28-30 – Veto Session Week 2