Moeller Advances Major Initiatives Addressing Cost-of- Living Issues for Working Families and Older Adults, Reforming Transit, Protecting Due Process

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Affordable public transit, relief from rising costs, and new protections safeguarding Illinoisans’ due process rights were top priorities for state Rep. Anna Moeller, D- Elgin, during a highly productive fall session focused on making life easier for working people and seniors.

“This fall, we were confronted with an array of problems which is among the most serious and wide ranging in living memory, affecting how Illinoisans get around, heat and cool and light their homes, and whether they can feel safe in public spaces and even in their homes,” Moeller said. “The package of solutions we passed in response was the result of some of the most consequential and intensive negotiations I’ve been a part of since my public career began, but we ended up covering all those bases.”

Moeller passed Senate Bill 25, which is aimed at lowering energy costs for families affected by rates that have risen sharply in recent years. It does this by making transformative investments in capturing clean energy, increasing battery storage and improving energy efficiency.

She also passed House Bill 1312, a bold measure that seeks to inject more accountability into civil immigration enforcement operations by creating new protections against the Trump Administration’s warrantless raids at hospitals, daycares, and institutions of higher learning, and courthouses.

She also passed Senate Bill 2111—transformative legislation designed to save and reform public transit, both in Chicago and across Illinois, without new taxes on food delivery, without new taxes on real estate, without new taxes on streaming services, and without funding more bureaucratic mismanagement.

Finally, she passed Senate Bill 642, a measure that updates existing legislation that helps older adults reduce their property tax liabilities by freezing their rates. This bill helps more seniors remain eligible for the existing property tax assessment senior freeze program by raising income eligibility cutoffs to better account for inflation.

All four measures now move to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for final action. Together, they represent major progress on priority issues for Moeller and her colleagues, as they stand with residents who are struggling to make ends meet and vulnerable Illinoisans confronted by authoritarian policies and an administration that continually abandons democratic and constitutional norms.

“Doing the people’s work is harder at some times than at others and, like many of the families and communities we represent, we’ve been experiencing some of those harder times lately,” Moeller said. “But I want to stress that these legislative accomplishments, achieved in a short time this fall, equally demonstrate the way forward. When we stand together and face the day’s challenges head on, we can hold what we’ve got and continue to build a brighter future for everyone.”

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