HB5522
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What this bill does
Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does not approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a development document within 90 days after receiving the development document, any required review of the document may be performed by a person who is not the applicant or the person whose work is the subject of the application if that person is (A) employed by the county, township, or municipality to review development documents; (B) employed by another unit of local government to review development documents if the county, township, or municipality has approved the person to review development documents; or (C) a licensed professional engineer, structural engineer, or architect. Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does not conduct a required development inspection within 90 days after receiving a development document for a development permit that would require an inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by a person who is not the owner of the land or improvement to the land that is the subject of the inspection or a person whose work is the subject of the inspection if that person is (A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council; (B) employed by the county, township, or municipality as a building inspector; (C) employed by another unit of local government as a building inspector if the county, township, or municipality has approved the person to perform inspections; or (D) a licensed professional engineer, structural engineer, or architect. Provides that a county, township, or municipality may not impose a fee related to the review of a development document or a development inspection conducted under the provisions. Provides that a person may appeal to the county board, the township board, or the corporate authorities of the municipality (1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove a development document made by the county, township, or municipality or a person authorized perform the review of the document under the provisions or (2) a decision regarding a development inspection conducted by the county, township, or municipality or a person authorized to perform the development inspection under the provisions. Limits home rule powers.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 239 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
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Committee Work — Hearings
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Eva-Dina Delgado advance 6% more often than the chamber average.
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Chief sponsor | 332 | $390,943.46 | Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee ($17,500.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($13,000.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($11,000.00) |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Realtors Political Action Committee | — | — | 5 | $17,500.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC | — | — | 6 | $13,000.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | — | — | 2 | $11,000.00 |
| Davita | — | — | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago's Laborers District Council | — | — | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ID#39860 | — | — | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | — | — | 5 | $8,000.00 |
| McDonalds | — | — | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| IVCA PAC | — | — | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Michael J Sacks | CEO | Grosvenor Capital Management | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | — | — | 4 | $7,000.00 |
| Illinois Bankers PAC | — | — | 2 | $6,500.00 |
| Dimitar Popov | Investor | DV Trading | 1 | $6,200.00 |
| Illinois Restaurateur's Political Action Committee | — | — | 5 | $5,500.00 |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | — | — | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Good Government Council | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Teamsters Volunteers In Politics Affiliated with the Int'l Brotherhood | — | — | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Constellation Energy Generation, LLC | — | — | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| IMHA- PAC | — | — | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC | — | — | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Cozen O'Connor | — | — | 3 | $3,500.00 |
| Nicor Employee | — | — | 2 | $3,500.00 |
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Action History
3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-13 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2026-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Eva-Dina Delgado House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-02-13 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |