Public Act 103-0786
 
HB5239 EnrolledLRB103 38291 JRC 68426 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by 
changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for 
by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be 
exempt from inspection and copying:
        (a) All information determined to be confidential 
    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and 
    Development Act.
        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying 
    library users with specific materials under the Library 
    Records Confidentiality Act.
        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical 
    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 
    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other 
    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 
    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it 
    has received.
        (d) Information and records held by the Department of 
    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating 
    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible 
    disease or any information the disclosure of which is 
    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible 
    Disease Control Act.
        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 
    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of 
    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying 
    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid 
    Tuition Act.
        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 
    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and 
    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector 
    general's office that would be exempt if created or 
    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under 
    that Act.
        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy 
    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a 
    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted 
    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution 
    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers 
    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information 
    or driver identification information compiled by a law 
    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation 
    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
        (l) Records and information provided to a residential 
    health care facility resident sexual assault and death 
    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse 
    Prevention Review Team Act.
        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending 
    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential 
    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent 
    authorized under that Article.
        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of 
    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial 
    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the 
    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection 
    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the 
    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the 
    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
        (o) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and 
    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, 
    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or 
    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the 
    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and 
    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the 
    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional 
    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the 
    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair 
    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety 
    Act (repealed). 
        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 
    Personnel Record Review Act. 
        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 
    Illinois School Student Records Act. 
        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. 
        (t) (Blank). 
        (u) Records and information provided to an independent 
    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and 
    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). 
        (v) Names and information of people who have applied 
    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under 
    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for 
    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm 
    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed 
    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed 
    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act. 
        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification 
    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under 
    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
        (w) Personally identifiable information which is 
    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section 
    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section 
    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 
        (y) Confidential information under the Adult 
    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling 
    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including 
    information about the identity and administrative finding 
    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated 
    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of 
    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established 
    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. 
        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality 
    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory 
    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services 
    Act. 
        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. 
        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from 
    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 
        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement 
    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent 
    authorized under that Act.
        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common 
    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. 
        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. 
        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure 
    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 
        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle 
    Code. 
        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. 
        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of 
    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 
        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be 
    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day 
    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from 
    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day 
    and Temporary Labor Services Act. 
        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the 
    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. 
        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public 
    Aid Code. 
        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 
        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. 
        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports 
    arising out of a peer support counseling session 
    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders 
    Suicide Prevention Act. 
        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to 
    an employee of an emergency services provider or law 
    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide 
    Prevention Act. 
        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of 
    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected 
    under the Reproductive Health Act. 
        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. 
        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of 
    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois 
    Human Rights Act.
        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy 
    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that 
    Act. 
        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. 
        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois 
    Public Aid Code. 
        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act. 
        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or 
    information that shall not be made public under the 
    Illinois Insurance Code. 
        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 
    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 
    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. 
        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. 
        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure 
    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State 
    Police Act. 
        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section 
    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil 
    Administrative Code of Illinois. 
        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for 
    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human 
    Trafficking, or Stalking Act. 
        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic 
    Violence Fatality Review Act. 
        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera 
    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after 
    July 1, 2025. 
        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under 
    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse 
    Agency Licensing Act. 
        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State 
    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault 
    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, 
    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge 
    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card 
    Act. 
        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of 
    the School Safety Drill Act. 
        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. 
        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information 
    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint 
    Stewardship Act. 
        (lll) (Reserved). 
        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being 
    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the 
    Illinois Power Agency Act. 
        (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. 
(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 
102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff. 
8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22; 
102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff. 
6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, 
eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 
revised 1-2-24.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for 
by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be 
exempt from inspection and copying:
        (a) All information determined to be confidential 
    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and 
    Development Act.
        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying 
    library users with specific materials under the Library 
    Records Confidentiality Act.
        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical 
    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 
    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other 
    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation 
    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it 
    has received.
        (d) Information and records held by the Department of 
    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating 
    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible 
    disease or any information the disclosure of which is 
    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible 
    Disease Control Act.
        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 
    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of 
    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying 
    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid 
    Tuition Act.
        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 
    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and 
    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector 
    general's office that would be exempt if created or 
    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under 
    that Act.
        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy 
    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a 
    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted 
    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution 
    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers 
    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information 
    or driver identification information compiled by a law 
    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation 
    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
        (l) Records and information provided to a residential 
    health care facility resident sexual assault and death 
    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse 
    Prevention Review Team Act.
        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending 
    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential 
    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent 
    authorized under that Article.
        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of 
    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial 
    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the 
    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection 
    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the 
    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the 
    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
        (o) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and 
    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans, 
    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or 
    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the 
    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and 
    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the 
    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional 
    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the 
    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair 
    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety 
    Act (repealed). 
        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 
    Personnel Record Review Act. 
        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the 
    Illinois School Student Records Act. 
        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act. 
        (t) (Blank). 
        (u) Records and information provided to an independent 
    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and 
    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law). 
        (v) Names and information of people who have applied 
    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under 
    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for 
    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm 
    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed 
    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed 
    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the 
    Firearm Concealed Carry Act. 
        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification 
    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under 
    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
        (w) Personally identifiable information which is 
    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section 
    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section 
    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code. 
        (y) Confidential information under the Adult 
    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling 
    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including 
    information about the identity and administrative finding 
    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated 
    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of 
    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established 
    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act. 
        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality 
    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory 
    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services 
    Act. 
        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code. 
        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from 
    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. 
        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement 
    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent 
    authorized under that Act.
        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common 
    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. 
        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. 
        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure 
    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 
        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being 
    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle 
    Code. 
        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code. 
        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure 
    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of 
    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 
        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be 
    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day 
    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from 
    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day 
    and Temporary Labor Services Act. 
        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the 
    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. 
        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted 
    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public 
    Aid Code. 
        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 
        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. 
        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports 
    arising out of a peer support counseling session 
    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders 
    Suicide Prevention Act. 
        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to 
    an employee of an emergency services provider or law 
    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide 
    Prevention Act. 
        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of 
    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected 
    under the Reproductive Health Act. 
        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. 
        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of 
    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois 
    Human Rights Act.
        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy 
    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that 
    Act. 
        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. 
        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois 
    Public Aid Code. 
        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act. 
        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or 
    information that shall not be made public under the 
    Illinois Insurance Code. 
        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 
    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 
    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. 
        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code. 
        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure 
    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State 
    Police Act. 
        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section 
    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil 
    Administrative Code of Illinois. 
        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for 
    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human 
    Trafficking, or Stalking Act. 
        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed 
    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic 
    Violence Fatality Review Act. 
        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera 
    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after 
    July 1, 2025. 
        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under 
    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse 
    Agency Licensing Act. 
        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State 
    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault 
    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement, 
    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge 
    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card 
    Act. 
        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of 
    the School Safety Drill Act. 
        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law. 
        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information 
    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint 
    Stewardship Act. 
        (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 
    2-3.196 of the School Code. 
        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being 
    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the 
    Illinois Power Agency Act. 
        (nnn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under 
    Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. 
(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 
102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff. 
8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22; 
102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff. 
6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372, 
eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 
103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
changing Section 11-15 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/11-15)  (from Ch. 23, par. 11-15)
    Sec. 11-15. Application requirements. 
    (1) An application for financial aid shall be filed in 
writing by the person requesting aid and, in the case of a 
request for family aid, by the head of that family, except as 
otherwise permitted in paragraph (2). Applications for aid 
under Articles III, IV, and V shall be filed in writing with 
any local office of the Department of Human Services in the 
manner prescribed by the Department. Applications for aid 
under Article VI shall be filed in writing with the local 
governmental unit upon forms approved by the Department. 
    Each applicant shall provide information as to the amount 
of property, real and personal, owned by him or her within the 
period of time preceding the application as required under 
Sections 3-1.3, 4-1.11, and 5-2.1 of this Code. The applicant 
shall also furnish information concerning all income, money 
contributions, and other support from any source, and the 
beneficiary and the amount or cash surrender or loan value of 
all insurance policies held by himself or herself or any 
member of his family for whom aid is requested.
    (2) An application, in all instances to be in writing, may 
be filed in behalf of a person considered to be in need of 
financial aid under Articles III, IV, V, or VI only if the 
person 
        (a) has been adjudged to be under legal disability; or 
        (b) is unable because of minority or physical or 
    mental disability, to execute the application; or 
        (c) in the case of need for funeral and burial, died 
    before an application was filed and the application is 
    filed not more than 30 days after the person's death, 
    excluding the day on which the death occurred.
    Applications in behalf of persons specified in (a) and (b) 
shall be filed by the applicant's legal guardian or, if a 
guardian has not been appointed or the applicant has no legal 
guardian or the guardian is not available, by a relative or 
other person, acceptable under the rules of the Illinois 
Department, who is able to furnish the required information. 
Applications in behalf of persons specified in (c) shall be 
filed by any next of kin of the deceased who is not under legal 
disability or, if there are no such next of kin or they are 
unknown or unavailable, by a person, acceptable under the 
rules of the Illinois Department, who is able to furnish the 
required information.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (2), 
a minor may sign and file an application on the minor's own 
behalf if the application is for the Article V family planning 
program established under Section 5-5 by Public Act 102-665. 
    (3) The application shall contain a written declaration to 
be signed by the applicant, or in behalf of the applicant by a 
person qualified under paragraph (2), in substantially the 
following form, the parenthetical references being applicable 
to an application filed by a person in behalf of the applicant:
    "I declare under penalties of perjury that I have examined 
this form and all accompanying statements or documents 
pertaining to the income and resources of myself (the 
applicant) or any member of my family (the applicant's family) 
included in this application for aid, or pertaining to any 
other matter having bearing upon my (the applicant's) 
eligibility for aid, and to the best of my knowledge and belief 
the information supplied is true, correct, and complete".
    (4) If an application for financial aid is filed for a 
family, and any person in that family is under 18 years of age, 
the application shall be accompanied by the following for each 
such person under 18 years of age: 
        (i) a copy of the person's birth certificate, or 
        (ii) other reliable proof, as determined by the 
    Department, of the person's identity and age.
    The Illinois Department shall provide information to all 
families, orally by an intake worker and in writing when the 
application is filed, about the availability and location of 
immunization services.
    (5) Once an applicant is determined eligible for aid, he 
or she has the right to request to have the case transferred to 
another local office of the Department of Human Services for 
his or her convenience based on one of the following factors: 
the location of his or her employer; the location of his or her 
child care provider; access to reliable transportation; or the 
location of a social service provider that he or she sees on a 
regular basis. Within 5 business days after the request for 
transfer, the Department shall transfer the case, assign a 
caseworker, make appropriate entries in the computer system, 
and issue a written notice to the recipient that includes the 
name of and contact information for the caseworker. The 
location of the recipient's case may be reconsidered on the 
recipient's request or at the time of redetermination of 
eligibility. 
(Source: P.A. 96-867, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
    Section 15. The Lawful Health Care Activity Act is amended 
by changing Section 28-10 and by adding Sections 28-11, 28-12, 
28-13, and 28-14 as follows:
 
    (735 ILCS 40/28-10)
    Sec. 28-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Lawful health care" means:
        (1) reproductive health care that is not unlawful 
    under the laws of this State, including on any theory of 
    vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy liability; or
        (2) the treatment of gender dysphoria or the 
    affirmation of an individual's gender identity or gender 
    expression, including, but not limited to, all supplies, 
    care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental 
    health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, 
    preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature that is 
    not unlawful under the laws of this State, including on 
    any theory of vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy 
    liability. 
    "Lawful health care activity" means seeking, providing, 
receiving, assisting in seeking, providing, or receiving, 
providing material support for, or traveling to obtain lawful 
health care. 
    "Health records related to lawful health care" means 
records that identify a person who has sought or received 
lawful healthcare, including, but not limited to, information 
regarding an individual's medical history, mental or physical 
condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a healthcare 
professional, and insurance and billing records for medical 
care. 
    "Location information related to lawful health care" means 
precise location information that could be reasonably used to 
identify a person's attempt to acquire or receive lawful 
health care, including, but not limited to, records of the 
location of a person's license plate, records of the location 
of a cell phone or other device that tracks location, or 
records of observations of a person's location when the 
location is near a provider of lawful health care. 
    "Reproductive health care" shall have the same meaning as 
Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act. 
    "State" has the meaning given in Section 1-10 of the 
Reproductive Health Act. 
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
 
    (735 ILCS 40/28-11 new)
    Sec. 28-11. Prohibited State actions. 
    (a) Unless otherwise necessary to comply with Illinois or 
federal law, the State shall not provide any information or 
expend or use any time, money, facilities, property, 
equipment, personnel, or other resources to assist any 
individual, or out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity, 
or department seeking to impose civil or criminal liability 
upon a person or entity for lawful healthcare activity.
    (b) Location information related to lawful health care and 
health records related to lawful health care are confidential 
and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
Act.
    (c) This Section does not apply if an individual or 
out-of-state officer, official, agency, entity, or department 
is investigating conduct that would be subject to civil or 
criminal liability under the laws of Illinois.
 
    (735 ILCS 40/28-12 new)
    Sec. 28-12. Cause of action. 
    (a) Any party aggrieved by conduct or regulation in 
violation of Section 28-11 of this Act may bring a civil action 
in a federal district court or State circuit court against the 
offending unit of government. Any State claim brought in 
federal district court shall be a supplemental claim to a 
federal claim. Any action brought under this Act shall be 
commenced within 2 years after the cause of action was 
discovered.
    (b) Upon motion, a court shall award reasonable attorney's 
fees, court costs, and litigation expenses, including expert 
witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff who 
is a prevailing party in any action brought under this Act. In 
awarding reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall consider 
the degree to which the relief obtained relates to the relief 
sought.
 
    (735 ILCS 40/28-13 new)
    Sec. 28-13. Reservation of rights. Nothing in this Section 
shall be construed to narrow, restrict, or otherwise limit in 
any way any rights, protections, or causes of action with 
respect to lawful health care, including, but not limited to, 
any rights, protections, or causes of action set forth in the 
Reproductive Health Act.
 
    (735 ILCS 40/28-14 new)
    Sec. 28-14. Home rule preemption. The regulation of lawful 
health care activity is an exclusive power and function of the 
State. A home rule unit may not regulate lawful health care 
activity. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule 
powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of 
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
Public Act.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  08/07/2024