Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has till August to sign off on various bills – The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has a little more than a month in some cases to sign bills passed by both the state House and state Senate, veto them or let them become law without his signature.

A total of 276 bills have passed both chambers and are awaiting action by Pritzker. While the governor could sign all of them into law, his signature is not necessary for the bills to take effect. As at the federal level, the governor has 60 days from the day a bill is officially sent to him to sign it, veto it or take no action.

For now, most of the deadlines for Pritzker to act on the bills are in August. Here are a few bills that have received previous coverage and are awaiting Pritzker’s signature or an August deadline:

Illinois Uber, Lyft and other covered rideshare drivers will be able to organize and select a representative to negotiate working conditions, including pay and benefits. Drivers would remain independent contractors rather than becoming company employees. “Rideshare drivers have done essential work for too long without fair protections or a real voice in their working conditions,” Democratic Illinois Rep Yolanda Morris said in a statement. “This bill helps correct that by making sure drivers can organize and have a clear, transparent process for addressing workplace concerns.”

Illinois Senate Bill 4038: Penalties for unauthorized photos or video taken of court victims and witnesses

When this bill becomes law, it will be illegal to intentionally record or livestream a crime victim or witness inside a state courthouse without that person’s consent or approval of a judge or courthouse security. Anyone arrested and convicted of capturing the unauthorized media faces a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a $2,500 fine. Anyone who knowingly posts or distributes the illegal media could be charged with a Class 3 felony, carrying two to five years in prison.

SB 2524: Allows a person with autism or an intellectual disability to voluntarily ask that the condition be noted on their Illinois driver’s license. An initial stipulation of the bill was to provide a medical document acknowledging the disability, but that has since been removed. The designation would take effect July 1, 2027.

HB 4284: Would modernize disability language and replace terms such as “disabled person,” “handicapped” and “mentally handicapped” throughout numerous Illinois laws with new language including “person with a disability,” “physical disability” and “intellectual disability.” It would take effect Jan. 1, 2027.

July 17, 2026