Mourns the death of former Illinois State Representative Susan Catania.

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Transportation Choices Act. Requires, by January 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), to establish a schedule of greenhouse gas targets for greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the State. Requires the Department and MPOs to conduct a greenhouse gas emissions analysis and determine if their applicable planning document will result in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to perform a greenhouse gas emissions analysis prior to including a roadway capacity expansion project in an applicable planning document. Requires, by January 1, 2028 and every 3 years thereafter, the Department to prepare a comprehensive report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction accomplishments and challenges and to make recommendations for any legislative action that would assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to calculate a climate equity accessibility score prior to including any project that has an anticipated cost of $30,000,000 or more in an applicable planning document or as a greenhouse gas mitigation measure. Requires the Department and MPOs to provide early and continuous opportunities for public participation in the transportation planning process. Requires, beginning June 30, 2025, the Department and MPOs to establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost of carbon in their planning documents and planning activities. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group. Provides that the specified requirements of the provisions shall commence with projects included in applicable planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2027. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate a social cost of carbon and makes other changes.

Recognizes Working Bikes on 25 years of working to strengthen local and global communities by giving donated bicycles new life and redistributing them as tools for self-determination.

Urges the State Board of Education to conduct a study on the number of schools, school districts, and other public school associations across the State that currently utilize Native American names, logos, and mascots. Urges the State Board of Education, through conversations with local schools and school districts, to collect findings on what the cost would be for these individual schools and districts to remove and change Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to include its findings in a written report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Urges schools, school districts, and other public school associations to consider and plan for changing these harmful Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to use all tools available to work towards the immediate end of the practice of using racial slurs as team names in Illinois schools.

Mourns the death of Hormaz Minoocher Vania.

Mourns the passing of Linda Rae Nelson Dillard of Springfield.

Expresses respect and value for the law enforcement officers of Illinois and the United States and greatly appreciates all that those officers do to protect and serve their communities. Remembers and honors law enforcement officers who have experienced a death or injury in the line of duty and the families of those officers. Calls for increased measures to be taken to maximize the safety and well-being of law enforcement officers, including improvements relating to the retention and recruitment of officers, improved training and equipment for officers, and increased mental health resources for officers. Calls on all levels of government in Illinois and across the United States to ensure that law enforcement officers receive the support and resources needed to keep all communities in Illinois and the United States safe. Thanks all members of law enforcement for their unwavering commitment to serve our communities and to keep us safe.

Mourns the death of David K. "Dave" Burkhead of Rock Island.

Mourns the life of Brian R. Miller of Moline.

Creates the Classification by Biological Sex Act. Sets forth findings. Provides that any public school or school district and any State or local agency, department, or office that collects vital statistics for the purpose of complying with antidiscrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering public health, crime, economic, or other data shall classify each individual who is part of the collected data set as either male or female at birth. Amends the Statute on Statutes. Sets forth the meaning of the following terms as used in any statute or any rule or regulation: sex; female and male; woman and girl; man and boy; and mother and father.

Declares May of 2024 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in honor of the contributions made by Asian American and Pacific Island residents and communities across Illinois.

Commends Elizabeth Austin, Collen Kahl, and the members of the Pekin Community High School's Student Council Executive Board for their exemplary leadership and advocacy in advancing the proposal to establish a state color for Illinois. Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council to consider researching the state's symbols to provide recommendations on a state color as part of its 2024/2025 project agenda. States the importance of ensuring an inclusive and participatory decision-making process by urging the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council to actively engage students from diverse backgrounds and regions of the state when developing a recommendation for a state color. Emphasizes the necessity of transparency and urges the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council to seek public input from Illinoisans at every stage. Commits to considering the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council's recommendation for a state color and pledges to further collaborate with relevant stakeholders to establish it and later promote its recognition and significance across Illinois. Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education's Student Advisory Council to update the Illinois State Legislature on the development of a recommendation for a state color, including insights gained from student engagement activities and any lessons they learned as part of the process.

Expresses support for ensuring that voters with a print disability may exercise their right to vote in a manner that is full and equal. Urges election authorities in the State to conduct outreach to voters with a print disability to inform these voters of the options available to them to exercise their right to vote privately and independently.

Mourns the death of Thomas E. "Tom" Bivens of Taylor Ridge.

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loan s pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2024.