Nearly 300 new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year.
According to both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, the laws include everything from excused mental health days for students to a minimum wage hike to optional college admissions testing to new official holidays to criminal justice reform and more.
Here are some you should know about, according to both the Senate Democratic and Senate Republican caucuses.
Requires pharmacies to post a notice informing customers they can request the retail price of brand name or generic prescription drugs.
Gives Illinois students up to five excused absences to prioritize their mental health.
Requires state agencies and institutions to only purchase Illinois and American flags made in the U.S.
Prohibits discrimination against natural and ethnic hairstyles, including locs, braids, twists and afros.
Prohibits lemonade stands and other means of nonalcoholic sale operated by a person under the age of 16 from being regulated or shut down by public health authorities. The law stemmed from an instance where a lemonade stand was shut down because the child had not obtained the required permit for the stand.
Recognizes June 19 – Juneteenth – as an official holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.
Prohibits people who have a record of felony offenses like torture or animal...
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