Legislative Highlights from the 43rd District – Spring 2025 Session
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Dear Neighbor,
This past legislative session, I was proud to help pass a balanced and responsible state budget that reflects our values by investing in education, public safety, infrastructure, and vital human services while maintaining fiscal discipline.
For the 43rd District, I secured direct funding to support projects that will improve the quality of life across our communities, including programs to support economic development, homelessness prevention, park improvements, lead service line replacement, and more. I also worked with colleagues to extend Elgin’s downtown TIF district, allowing the city to continue its economic revitalization efforts.
In healthcare, I helped advance legislation to increase access to reproductive care and affordable services, including expanded support for safety net providers, community health centers, and initiatives that protect frontline healthcare workers. I remain committed to defending Medicaid and ensuring every Illinois family has access to the care they need, regardless of income or background.
As a strong advocate for environmental protection, I supported legislation that strengthens our climate resilience, invests in clean energy, and safeguards access to clean air, natural resources, and water for future generations.
While we didn’t finalize a comprehensive regional transit reform package this session, I remain actively engaged in the effort to develop a sustainable, safe, integrated, and accountable system that meets the needs of our region. Residents of the 43rd District rely on Metra, Pace, and CTA every day, and I’ll continue working to ensure we build a world-class transit system that works for everyone.
Together, we’re moving Illinois forward with smart investments and a strong commitment to opportunities for all.
Our office has a busy schedule planned for events and forums in the district this summer, including two Town Halls in June. More information on these events follows at the end of this newsletter.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests for assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact my office at staterepmoeller@gmail.com or 847-841-7130. It is an honor to represent you in Springfield, and my staff and I look forward to serving you.
Warmest Regards,
Anna
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Building a Stronger Illinois: FY2026 Budget Overview
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This year, we passed a responsible, balanced budget that makes tough but thoughtful choices, cutting waste where needed and investing where it matters most.
This budget provides innovative budget management tools to help us navigate turbulent times. To ensure Illinois can weather future uncertainties, we established the BRIDGE Fund, a $150 million reserve to cover emergency needs and unexpected shortfalls. We also reduced the cost of government by identifying over $280 million in operational and programmatic cuts, including $46 million in efficiencies within the budgets of constitutional offices, thereby streamlining government operations so we can protect vital services from ongoing federal dysfunction.
These savings allowed us to make significant new investments in priorities that touch every part of our state:
- $300+ million in new funding for classroom education
- Sustained support for public safety and community violence prevention
- Strategic investments in infrastructure and local economic development
In addition, as healthcare faces increasing threats from Trump-era policy rollbacks, we stepped up. This budget surpasses the Governor’s original proposal, providing more resources to safety net hospitals, free and charitable clinics, and federally qualified health centers. We’re also honoring our commitment to the frontline workers who keep our communities healthy and cared for, with an 80-cent-per-hour raise for direct service professionals and a 75-cent-per-hour increase for Community Care Program workers.
And finally, we brought home over $2 million in direct investments for the 43rd District, including projects focused on economic growth, lead pipe replacement, homelessness prevention, and more.
This budget is a reflection of our values and a blueprint for a stronger, more equitable Illinois.
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Rep. Moeller’s Spring Session Legislation
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Fighting for Affordable Healthcare in Illinois
No one should have to choose between accessing healthcare and paying the bills. That’s why I sponsored House Bill 2371, the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act, to help bring down the cost of healthcare and protect access for the people who need it most.
This bill targets growing barriers to the 340B drug pricing program, which enables safety net providers to offer discounted medications to patients and allows safety net hospitals and local health clinics to use revenue generated by the discounted pricing program to reinvest in patient care. HB 2371 would ban pharmaceutical manufacturers and other entities from interfering directly or indirectly with the delivery or acquisition of these life-saving drugs by covered entities and their contract pharmacies.
While there is more work ahead to get this legislation across the finish line, I remain committed to making healthcare accessible to all Illinoisans.
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Expanding Access to Healthcare
Every student deserves the freedom to take charge of their health and their future. That includes access to convenient and affordable reproductive healthcare and family planning services, all conveniently located on campus.
House Bill 3709 ensures that public colleges and universities in Illinois provide students with access to contraception and reproductive care through their campus health centers. Starting with the 2025–26 school year, students will be able to receive care directly from qualified healthcare professionals who are authorized to prescribe and dispense birth control and family planning medications.
This legislation builds on Illinois’ strong commitment to protecting reproductive rights and ensuring that every resident, regardless of age or ZIP code, can access the care they need safely, privately, and affordably.
This bill passed both chambers and will be sent to the Governor for his signature.
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Sustaining Medicaid
Illinois stands firm in defending Medicaid because every family, regardless of their income or zip code, deserves reliable access to healthcare. Our newly passed Medicaid omnibus bill reflects this commitment. As Washington continues to threaten severe cuts and sow uncertainty, our state’s response is bold and compassionate. The bill not only protects and strengthens the foundation of our Medicaid system, but also introduces smart, targeted reforms designed to meet the needs of our most vulnerable residents.
Among the highlights of the bill, families of medically fragile children will now have an easier path to become certified as family health aides, helping keep care close to home. And for expecting parents, every hospital with licensed obstetric beds and birthing centers will now be required to adopt policies allowing patients access to an Illinois Medicaid-certified doula, because every birth deserves support, dignity, and choice.
This is how Illinois puts people first, even in uncertain times. This bill passed both chambers and will be sent to the Governor for his signature.
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Taking Action Against the Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate families and communities across the country, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives each year and leaving a trail of grief and loss in its wake. However, in the 43rd District, one high school student chose to take action.
Jordan Henry, a senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, approached me with a forward-thinking and empathetic idea: make life-saving overdose reversal drugs available where people need them most. Together, we introduced House Bill 1910, which takes a crucial step in the fight against opioid overdoses.
This legislation requires public libraries to stock opioid antagonists like naloxone in a clearly marked, easily accessible location, allowing trained staff or authorized individuals to respond immediately if someone is experiencing an overdose on library grounds, nearby, or at library events. It also directs libraries to take steps to ensure that at least one trained staff member is present during all hours of operation, adding an extra layer of protection and readiness.
HB 1910 reflects what’s possible when community members step up and policymakers listen. It’s a reminder that every life is worth saving and that even small changes can have a profound impact. This bill passed both chambers and will be sent to the Governor for his signature.
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