Illinois HB 4588: PARKING-HIGH POPULATION CITIES

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 Illinois General Assembly

 ILGA.GOV 

 HB4588 - 104th General Assembly 

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB4588

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Maura Hirschauer 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 845/5-10

50 ILCS 845/5-15

 Amends the People Over Parking Act. Provides that the Act applies to municipalities with a population of more than 2,000,000 (rather than all units of local government). Effective June 1, 2026.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning local government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The People Over Parking Act is amended by 

5changing Sections 5-10 and 5-15 as follows:

6 (50 ILCS 845/5-10)

7 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 

8delayed effective date)

9 Sec. 5-10. Minimum automobile parking requirements 

10prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-15, 

11municipalities with a population of more than 2,000,000 a unit 

12of local government may not impose or enforce any minimum 

13automobile parking requirements on a development project if 

14the project is located within one-half mile of a public 

15transportation hub or one-eighth mile of a public 

16transportation corridor.

17(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

18 (50 ILCS 845/5-15)

19 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 

20delayed effective date)

21 Sec. 5-15. Exceptions and limitations to prohibited 

22minimum automobile parking requirements. 

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1 (a) If a development project provides automobile parking 

2voluntarily, then municipalities with a population of more 

3than 2,000,000 a unit of local government may impose on the 

4development project requirements for parking spaces to be made 

5available for car-share vehicles, for parking spaces to be 

6shared with the public, or for parking spaces to be made 

7available only for a fee. Municipalities with a population of 

8more than 2,000,000 A unit of local government may not require 

9voluntarily provided parking to be provided free of charge. 

10 (b) Section 5-10 does not apply to minimum automobile 

11parking requirements if the requirements conflict with a 

12contractual agreement or approved site plan with any 

13municipality with a population of more than 2,000,000 the unit 

14of local government that was executed or approved on or before 

15the effective date of this Act. However, Section 5-10 applies 

16to an amendment or extension to the contractual agreement or 

17approved site plan if the amendment or extension increases 

18automobile parking requirements. 

19 (c) A development project may voluntarily build additional 

20parking that is not shared with the public. 

21 (d) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prevent 

22municipalities with a population of more than 2,000,000 a unit 

23of local government from regulating access to on-street 

24parking. 

25 (e) Nothing in this Act prevents municipalities with a 

26population of more than 2,000,000 a unit of local government 

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1from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a maximum 

2parking requirement. 

3 (f) Nothing in this Act prevents municipalities with a 

4population of more than 2,000,000 a unit of local government 

5from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a minimum 

6parking requirement for bicycles, including electric-assisted 

7bicycles.

8(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on the 

10effective on June 1, 2026.