Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB2790: MUNI CD-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
Status: Failed, August 27, 2026
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may license and regulate all commercial operations within the municipality's boundaries, whether for profit or not for profit, but may not impose any tax upon its operations except as otherwise authorized by law.
What the bill says
An act concerning local government.
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2025:
AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-42-10.3 as follows: (65 ILCS 5/11-42-10.3 new) [ADDED: Sec. 11-42-10.3. ][ADDED: Commercial operations. ][ADDED: The corporate ] [ADDED: authorities of a municipality may license and regulate all ] [ADDED: commercial operations within the municipality's boundaries, ] [ADDED: whether for profit or not for profit, but may not impose any ] [ADDED: tax upon their operations except as otherwise authorized by ] [ADDED: law.] [ADDED: In this Section, "commercial operations" does not include ] [ADDED: (i) an agritourism operation as defined under Section 232 of ] [ADDED: the Illinois Income Tax Act, (ii) an agricultural property as ] [ADDED: defined under Section 232 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, ] [ADDED: (iii) an agribusiness as defined under Section 205-15 of the ] [ADDED: Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code ] [ADDED: of Illinois, (iv) agritourism activities as defined under ] [ADDED: Section 232 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, (v) agricultural ] [ADDED: experiences as defined under Section 5 of the Agricultural ] [ADDED: Experiences Act, or (v) a pollution control facility as ] [ADDED: defined in Section 3.330 of the Environmental Protection Act.]
Sponsors
- Martha Deuter (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Suzanne M. Ness (D, 66)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Barbara Hernandez (D, 50)
- Thaddeus Jones (D, 29)
- Brad Stephens (R, 20)
- Cristina Castro (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Donald P. DeWitte (R, 33)
Latest actions
- : Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- : Referred to Assignments
- : First Reading
- : Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- : Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- : Arrive in Senate
- : House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
- : Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Votes
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 10, 2025): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee (April 8, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee (March 18, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 65 - Municipalities
Common questions
- What is HB2790?
- HB2790 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): MUNI CD-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.
- What does HB2790 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning local government.
- What is the status of HB2790?
- Failed as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2790?
- Martha Deuter (D, 45), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2790?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2790&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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