104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1304

 

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    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.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Reducing Barriers to Start Act.
 
6    Section 5. First year license or registration fees.
7Beginning January 1, 2026, this State and its agencies and
8institutions shall encourage the elimination of all first-year
9business fees relating to any license or registration for any
10new business or person establishing a new business, including
11home-based businesses, whose principal place of business is in
12this State.