Strong Towns Chicago - Witness Slips

We need your support pushing Illinois bills on housing and transportation forward. Fill out a witness slip for priority bills before the upcoming deadlines.

A witness slip is a quick, formal way to tell your state legislators where you stand on a bill before it ever comes to a vote. It takes about 2 minutes and anyone can do it. Pay close attention to whether the position listed is PROPONENT (support) or OPPONENT (oppose).

How to file: Go to my.ilga.gov, find the bill, and fill out the short form. Watch Bike Grid Now’s video guide shown here for step-by-step instructions and additional key fields are:

  • "Self" in the firm/business field

  • “N/A” in the title field

  • "Self" in the representation field

  • "Record of Appearance only" in the testimony field

Pro tip: Create a free MyILGA account first so your info is saved for future slips.

Priority Bills as of 3/17/2026

PROPONENT:

  1. SB 4061  - Single Stair Reform

  2. SB 4062  - Impact Fees

  3. SB 4063  -  Permitting Reform & 3rd Party Review

  4. SB 4064  - Parking Reform

  5. HB 2454 makes bicycles intended users (rather than permitted) of a roadway, excluding interstates or controlled access highways. This allows bikers to hold the city accountable for hazards on all roads, not only bikeways.

  6. HB 2934 lowers the maximum urban speed limit from 30 to 20 on roadways and from 15 to 10 in alleyways. Please file as a proponent of the original bill and HCA1.

  7. HB 4281 lowers the population threshold for installing automated speed enforcement cameras from cities with 1,000,000+ to 25,000+ in counties that have over 3,000,000 residents (applies to Cook County only)

  8. HB 4333 lowers the BAC threshold for DUI from 0.08% to 0.05% (NHTSA recommendation).

  9. HB 4660 legalizes the Idaho Stop AK

  10. HB 4835 - Adaptive Reuse

  11. HB 4925 adds a contingency that to ride on a Class 3 e-bikes as a passenger under 18 year old, the operator must be at least 18 years of age (rather than 16 years of age).

  12. HB 5083 / SB 3187  - Faith-Based Housing and Mixed-Use By-Right Act (YIGBY)

  13. HB 5198 - AHPAA Improvement Act

OPPONENT:

  1. HB 5051 removes the eligibility of "safety zones" (which are schools and parks; for automated speed enforcement) when the speed limit is decreased by ordinance from 30 to 20 mph.