New state laws will impact Illinois businesses, families

Measures address QC rail, taxes, agriculture, more in 2026

By: Kenda Burrows|December 24, 2025

|4 min read

Quad Cities leaders, including Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati, far left, celebrate the signing of a bill that provides critical funding for passenger rail. It's among 300 bills that go into effect on New Year's Day

Of the 300 Illinois state laws set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, one of the most important ones for the Quad Cities is the statewide mass transit reform law that includes critical funding for Moline-to-Chicago passenger rail service.

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act (NITA) was approved during the final…

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