SB2284 - TELEHEALTH-RULES-ACUPUNCTURE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Ram Villivalam
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in provisions concerning unlicensed practice. Provides that for purposes of the Act, telemedicine means the performance of acupuncture provided via technology or telecommunication methods. Provides that the standard of care shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telehealth, or another method of electronically enabled health care. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall, by rule, determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that whenever the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions concerning telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against that person. Provides that an out-of-state person providing a service allowed under the provisions to a patient residing in the State through the practice of telemedicine submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State. Amends the Telehealth Act. Changes the definition of "health care professional" to include acupuncturists. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2389 - SCHOOL-EMPLOYEES-FIREARMS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Jil Walker Tracy
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may permit any full-time employee who primarily performs his or her duties on school grounds to carry a firearm while on school grounds if the employee has received written permission to carry a firearm by the school district. Provides that the person must have undergone a psychiatric evaluation and a drug test as determined by the school board and possess a valid license to carry a concealed firearm in the State under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the employee must undergo periodic psychiatric evaluations and drug tests to continue to carry a firearm on school grounds. Provides that notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a school district may not require any educator, as a condition of employment, to carry a firearm on school grounds. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Exempts these employees from violations of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes for carrying a firearm in a school under the provisions added to the School Code. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0068 - GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY
Illinois - 103rd General Assembly
Last updated over 1 year ago0 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Removes language exempting insurers that are issuing a long-term care policy from specified provisions. Provides that, with regard to any policy, contract, or plan offered, entered into, issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 by a health insurer, life insurer, or long-term care insurer authorized to transact insurance in this State, a health insurer, life insurer, or long-term care insurer may not: (1) cancel, limit, or deny coverage or establish differentials in premium rates based on a person's genetic information; or (2) require or solicit an individual's genetic information, use an individual's genetic test results, or consider an individual's decisions or actions relating to genetic information or a genetic test in any manner for any insurance purpose. Provides that the provisions may not be construed as preventing a life insurer or long-term care insurer from accessing an individual's medical record as part of an application exam. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibits a life insurer or long-term care insurer from considering a medical diagnosis included in an individual's medical record, even if the diagnosis is based on the results of a genetic test. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3532 - MUNI CD-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Donald P. DeWitte
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may license and regulate all commercial operations within the municipality's boundaries, whether for profit or not for profit, but may not impose any tax upon its operations except as otherwise authorized by law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0591 - GAMING-TECH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3546 - RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY-EMERGENCIES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Jason Plummer
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Protecting Religious Assembly in States of Emergency Act, which may be referred to as the PRAISE Act. Provides that an order, rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution, or other directive issued by the State government or a unit of local government pursuant to an emergency or health or safety determination, declaration, or proclamation that requires closure or limitation of any business or other facility otherwise open to public use or patronage, but which exempts in whole or in part any particular entity or set of entities, shall exempt to the same extent a place of worship of a tax exempt religious organization as the other entities are exempted. Requires the provisions to be construed to afford to religious organizations and the organizations' places of worship the same degree of freedom to meet as is afforded to the most favored entity or set of entities. Allows a civil action by a person or religious organization that has been burdened or impaired by a violation of the provisions, including injunctive orders; compensatory damages; nominal damages; a finding of a violation; and, when malice or recklessness is demonstrated, punitive damages. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to make a conforming change.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2365 - COURT DOCS-REMOTE ACCESS-FEES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
John F. Curran
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that no fee shall be charged to a person to remotely access on the Internet any case document or information that is identified as public under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 8.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2331 - CRIM PRO-RESTORE TO PRIOR LAW
Illinois - 103rd General Assembly
Last updated over 1 year ago0 Co-Sponsors
Restores certain provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 101-652 by amendment or reenactment. Retains provisions that crime victims shall be given notice by the State's Attorney's office of the preliminary hearing as required in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and shall be informed of their opportunity at this hearing to obtain an order of protection under the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Amends the Statute on Statutes to provide that whenever there is a reference in any Act to the term "pretrial release", "denial of pretrial release", "conditions of pretrial release", or "violations of the conditions of pretrial release", the terms shall be construed to mean "bail", "denial of bail", "conditions of bail", or "forfeiture of bail" respectively. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2312 - INS-IL EASY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish an easy enrollment program that shall establish a State–based reporting system to provide information about the health insurance status of State residents obtained through State income tax returns to identify uninsured individuals and determine whether an uninsured individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage through the program of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or another State health plan, determine whether an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage qualifies for an insurance affordability program, proactively contact an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage to assist in enrolling the uninsured individual in an insurance affordability program and minimum essential coverage, and maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage to improve access to care and reduce insurance costs for all residents of the State. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Comptroller, and the Department of Revenue shall develop and implement systems, policies, and practices that encourage, facilitate, and streamline determination of eligibility for insurance affordability programs and enrollment in State insurance coverage to achieve the purposes of the easy enrollment program. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0459 - MEMORIAL-WILLIAM CHRISTIANSEN
Illinois - 103rd General Assembly
Last updated 11 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the passing of William Joseph "Bill" Christiansen of Des Plaines.
STATUS
Passed
SR0531 - CONGRATS-ST. FRANCIS HS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Seth Lewis
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Congratulates St. Francis High School, located in Wheaton, on being named a 2023 Exemplary High-Performing National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Recognizes its teachers and staff for their continued dedication and service to students.
STATUS
Passed
SB3491 - CONT SUB-CHRONIC PAIN TREATMEN
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Fine
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that decisions regarding the treatment of patients experiencing chronic pain shall be made by the prescriber with dispensing by the pharmacist in accordance with the corresponding responsibility as described in federal regulations and State administrative rules. Provides that ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, or paying for controlled substances, including opioids, shall not be predetermined by specific morphine milligram equivalent guidelines. Provides that confidential information received from opioid treatment programs or confidential information otherwise protected under federal confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records shall not be included in the information shared to the central repository under the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that an applicant for this information must have a valid court order or subpoena for the confidential information requested. Defines "chronic pain" and "opiates". Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0525 - MEMORIAL-MARION THOMPSON
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Neil Anderson
Last updated 11 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of Marion Thompson of Aledo.
STATUS
Passed
SR0453 - MEMORIAL-VERNON BLACKERT JR.
Illinois - 103rd General Assembly
Last updated 11 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the death of Vernon L. "Red" Blackert Jr. of Prophetstown.
STATUS
Passed
SB3649 - EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Robert Peters, Doris Turner, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated about 2 months ago42 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer or its agent, representative, or designee from requiring its employees to attend any training intended to foster a civil and collaborative workplace or reduce or prevent workplace harassment or discrimination (rather than reduce and prevent workplace harassment or discrimination). Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Department of Labor and civil penalties.
STATUS
Passed