Illinois · Senate Bill 1304 · 104th General Assembly

REDUCING BARRIERS TO START ACT

SB 1304 Sponsored by Jil Tracy In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 28, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the Reducing Barriers to Start Act. Beginning January 1, 2026, this State shall encourage the elimination of all first-year business fees relating to any license or registration for any new business or person establishing a new business, including home-based businesses, whose principal place of business is in this State.

Every action

14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Republicans.

All 11 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.