Kyle Moore introduces HB1351 in House on Jan. 14—here’s what you need to know

Kyle Moore, Illinois State Representative for 99th District | https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=104&MemberID=3456

By Sangamon Sun

Jan 15, 2025

Kyle Moore introduced HB1351 in the Illinois House on Jan. 14, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Creates the Reducing Barriers to Start Act. Beginning January 1, 2026, this State shall encourage the elimination of all first-year business fees relating to any license or registration for any new business or person establishing a new business, including home-based businesses, whose principal place of business is in this State."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill, titled the Reducing Barriers to Start Act, mandates that beginning January 1, 2026, the state of Illinois will encourage the elimination of all first-year business fees related to licenses or registrations for any new business or individual establishing a new business. This includes home-based businesses whose principal place of business is in Illinois. The measure aims to facilitate the start-up process and reduce the financial burden for entrepreneurs within the state by removing initial fees imposed by the state and its institutions.

Kyle Moore has proposed one other bill since the beginning of the 104th session.

Moore graduated from John Wood Community College in 2001 with an AS and again in 2003 from Quincy University with a BS.

Kyle Moore is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 99th House District. He replaced previous state representative Randy Frese in 2025.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Bills Introduced by Kyle Moore in Illinois House During General Assembly Session 104

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB1351	01/14/2025	Creates the Reducing Barriers to Start Act. Beginning January 1, 2026, this State shall encourage the elimination of all first-year business fees relating to any license or registration for any new business or person establishing a new business, including home-based businesses, whose principal place of business is in this State.
HB1352	01/14/2025	Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the Act to allow for the formation of multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions. Provides that veteran service organizations located in 2 or more adjacent counties having a population of 60,000 or less may enter into an agreement to come together and jointly form a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to serve the adjacent counties in accordance with the Act. Provides that a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission may also be formed under an agreement between an existing county Veterans Assistance Commission and a veteran service organization located in an adjacent county that is without a veterans assistance commission and has a population of 60,000 or less. Requires an agreement to form and maintain a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to set forth: (i) the distribution of funding with respect to each member county; (ii) the location of the Commission's office; (iii) the type of services provided; (iv) the superintendent selection or appointment process; (v) Commission rules and policies; and (vi) the composition of delegates and alternates on the Commission. Provides that multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions shall have the same powers and duties under the Act as Veterans Assistance Commissions that serve one county. Makes corresponding changes in the Counties Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Effective immediately.