SR0152 - AMTRAK-PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Michael W. Halpin
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expresses support for a strong intercity passenger rail network and supports the passage of legislation designed to provide Amtrak with the ability to enforce its preference rights, similar to the previously proposed "Rail Passenger Fairness Act", providing Amtrak the ability to enforce its preference rights by bringing a civil action before a federal district court.
STATUS
Passed
SB3926 - HEMP CONSUMER PRODUCTS ACT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Hemp Consumer Products Act. Creates a hemp consumer product retailer license and a hemp consumer products processor license. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; applications; licensure; marketing and sale of hemp consumer products; labeling; transportation of hemp; testing requirements; penalties; the administration and enforcement of the Act and rulemaking, including emergency rulemaking, by the Department of Agriculture; and other matters. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Creates the Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Consumer Products Safety Committee. Requires the Committee to produce a report with recommendations on appropriate consumer safety standards and requires certain Departments to provide legislative recommendations to establish a regulatory and enforcement framework for hemp-derived THC products. Authorizes the issuance of an additional 50 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses and an additional 50 Conditional Infuser Organization Licenses. Provides that a violation of provisions concerning unlicensed practice is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Sets forth penalties for unlicensed practice as a cultivation center, infuser, or craft grower. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Industrial Hemp Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2728 - ELEC CD-NONGOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Sally J. Turner
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, the Board of Elections is responsible for the regulation and oversight of all private, nongovernmental funds from an organization or an individual that are given or distributed to an election authority for the election authority to use. Provides that an election authority may not apply for or request in some other manner any private, nongovernmental funding from any source, but, rather, the Board may seek and apply for private, nongovernmental grants and donations to secure funds that will be distributed to election authorities to assist the election authorities in carrying out duties related to official day-to-day operations and the administration of elections within the election authorities' respective jurisdictions. Provides that the Board shall deposit moneys received into the Election Authority Support Fund and shall publish notices of funds available to election authorities in the State. Provides that funds distributed to election authorities must be directly proportional to the total population residing within the jurisdiction of the selected election authority during the first round of applications, and, if any money is left over after the first round, funds may be distributed in a nonproportional manner to those applicants in the second round. Requires rules to be adopted by the Board, and contains other regulations and restrictions relating to funds granted to or received by the Board. Amends the State Finance Act to establish the Election Authority Support Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0225 - SIKH HERITAGE MONTH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Ram Villivalam, Laura Ellman, Ann Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago4 Co-Sponsors
Declares the month of April 2023 as Sikh Heritage Month.
STATUS
Passed
SR0188 - MEMORIAL-DONALD E. BLAKEMAN
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Steve McClure
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Donald E. "Donnie" Blakeman of Taylorville.
STATUS
Passed
SR0228 - MEMORIAL-FERN GRAVEN
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Steve McClure
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Fern Graven of Springfield.
STATUS
Passed
SB2354 - SCIENCE IN ELE SCH TASK FORCE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Rachel Ventura, Willie Preston, Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated over 1 year ago7 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill but changes the name of the Science in Elementary Schools Working Group to the Science in Elementary Schools Task Force. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB3879 - $PRBOCE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Prisoner Review Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, as follows: General Funds $5,172,900; Other State Funds $185,000; Total $5,357,900.
STATUS
Introduced
SJRCA0002 - CON AMEND-ATTORNEY GENERAL
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, in addition to other eligibility requirements, any person seeking to hold the office of Attorney General on or after the second Monday in January of 2027 must be a licensed attorney-at-law of this State. Effective upon being declared adopted.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3682 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Dale Fowler
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0113 - MEMORIAL-NAPOLEON HARRIS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Auxiliary Bishop Napoleon "Bill" Harris Sr.
STATUS
Passed
SB3390 - DENIAL OF PRETRIAL RELEASE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
John F. Curran
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes a provision that a person shall not be subject to arrest for resisting arrest unless there is an underlying offense for which the person was initially subject to arrest. Amends the Pretrial Release Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In provisions concerning denial of pretrial release, provides that, upon verified petition by the State, the court shall hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release if (instead of only if) specified conditions are met. In provisions concerning the specified conditions to deny pretrial release to a defendant, provides that one of the conditions is if the defendant is charged with a felony offense and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case (instead of specifying that the defendant is charged with a felony offense other than a forcible felony for which, based on the charge or the defendant's criminal history, a sentence of imprisonment, without probation, periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge, is required by law upon conviction). Makes other changes concerning detainable offenses. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes a provision that at a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial home confinement with or without electronic monitoring must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer than 2 days per week, to participate in basic activities. Provides that a participant in electronic monitoring for home detention may have approved absences from home detention to purchase groceries, food, or other basic necessities with the prior approval of the supervising authority. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1358 - EPA-COMPOSTING FACILITY
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Jil Walker Tracy
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that incidental sales of finished compost do not need to be applied to agronomic rates in determining whether a person needs a permit to conduct a landscape waste composting operation at specified sites. Removes a provision requiring that no fee is charged for the acceptance of materials to be composted in order for a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences within 1/2 mile of its boundaries to be excepted from permit requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0098 - LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WEEK
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Seth Lewis
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Declares March 24 through March 30, 2023 as Civilian Law Enforcement Personnel Week in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3498 - SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX ACT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Cristina Castro
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Short-Term Rental Occupation Tax Act. Imposes taxes upon short-term rental transactions facilitated by a hosting platform. Provides that one tax is imposed at the rate of 5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provides that an additional tax is imposed at the rate of 1% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provides that operators of short-term rentals shall obtain a business license from the Department of Revenue. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced