New Illinois laws and tax changes set to kick in on July 1, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — On July 1st, 2025, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect in Illinois.
Most of the newest laws in the state went into effect on January 1st, 2025, such as a minimum wage increase, but a few are still on the books to go into effect in the second half of the year.
The updates were passed during the 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, including environmental regulations, labor protections, and taxes.
The automatic annual Motor Fuel Tax increase was put in place to .
Currently, Illinois residents pay the second-highest gas tax in the country, behind California.
The gas tax is currently 45 cents per gallon, but it will increase to 48.3 cents per gallon on July 1st. Tax on diesel fuel will rise from 54 to 55 cents per gallon.
bans hotels with 50 or more rooms from providing small single-use plastic bottles (under 6 ounces) for products such as shampoo, conditioner, or soap. The measure is meant to reduce plastic waste. The bill goes into effect on July 1st, 2025. Hotels will fewer than 50 rooms will have until January 1st, 2026, to comply.
Effective on July 1st, 2025, changes how sales tax is handled on leased or rented property. In the past, lessors paid sales tax on the purchase of property — other than motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and semi-trailer — and did not collect tax on lease payments. Under the new law, lessors can purchase property tax-free using a resale exemption and charge sales tax on lease or rental payments. The new law also impacts lessors of certain computer software licenses.
requires the state to train employees in the use and administration of opioid antagonists, such as Narcan (naloxone), starting July 1st, 2025. The law aims to combat opioid overdoses by training state employees to respond effectively in emergencies.
For a full list of new laws in Illinois in 2025, .
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