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Pritzker enacts 68 bills impacting drivers, immigrants, child victims, mobile homes

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 68 bills Friday that affect drivers, those who violate immigration laws, victims of child abuse, mobile homes and more.

During the spring session that ended in May, the Illinois General Assembly approved more than 450 bills out of both chambers. On Friday, Pritzker’s office announced dozens are now law, including a measure preventing professional license denial or disciplinary action against someone based solely on immigration status or an immigration violation.

House Bill 5457, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025, allows for certain accommodations for testing of certain professional licenses, but also “prevents license denial or disciplinary action based solely on immigration status or an immigration violation,” Pritzker’s office announced.

Also effective Jan. 1, 2025, drivers in Illinois must reduce speeds in and around emergency scenes as House Bill 5370 expands the state’s “move over law,” also known as Scott’s Law.

Victims of human trafficking who were children at the time of the crime can have their juvenile records expunged or sealed of any criminal acts they were forced to take part in while being abused under House Bill 5465, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Newly built manufactured homes must have weather radios installed beginning Jan. 1, 2025 with House Bill 5238. The measure also promotes regular maintenance of safety devices in mobile home communities.

Also enacted Friday and effective immediately is House Bill 5412 which amends the state’s Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois, or REV Act, and the state’s Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity, or MICRO Act, by providing that failure to report certain data may result in ineligibility for certain tax incentives.

The entire list of bills enacted Friday can be found here.

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