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HB5522

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LOCAL GOV-BUILDING INSPECTIONS

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.

Sponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
28.0%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 72% FORECAST

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 55 days ago · PENDING

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  1. Introduction of Bill

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  2. Committee Work — Hearings

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  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

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.

2026-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Eva-Dina Delgado House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-02-13 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2026-02-13 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
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 —