Illinois HB 5616: LOCAL GOV-ANTI-GROWTH LAWS

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB5616

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new

60 ILCS 1/110-85 new

65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new

 Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county, township, or municipality shall not enact or enforce an anti-growth law affecting property unless the anti-growth law is enacted or enforced (1) following a disaster declared by the Governor that occurred within the jurisdiction of the county, township, or municipality; or (2) to provide for the extension or acquisition of public infrastructure, public services, or water resources. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

LRB104 20709 WRO 34209 b

A BILL FOR

HB5616LRB104 20709 WRO 34209 b

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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section 

55-12025 as follows:

6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12025 new)

7 Sec. 5-12025. Anti-growth law preemption.

8 (a) As used in this Section:

9 "Anti-growth law" means a land use law that explicitly 

10limits either the growth of the population in the county's 

11jurisdiction or the number of development permits or building 

12permit applications for residential development or the 

13residential component of any mixed-use development submitted 

14to, reviewed by, approved by, or issued by a county for any 

15calendar or fiscal year.

16 "Land use law" means any statute, resolution, ordinance, 

17code, rule, regulation, plan, policy, procedure, standard, 

18initiative, guideline, requirement, or law that regulates the 

19use or division of proper