SB3190 - CONCEAL CARRY-TRANSPORT-PARKS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Neil Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition against a licensee carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm in any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality or park district. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3594 - ILL ARTICULATION INITIATIVE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Cristina Castro, Katie Stuart, Brandun Schweizer
Last updated about 2 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. In the provisions concerning participation, provides that if, in a given academic year, a public institution does not have an equivalent major, lower-division courses, or both that align with the major panel's descriptors and course approval criteria, then the public institution shall be considered to be compliant with those provisions for that academic year, as determined by the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board, in coordination with the director of the Illinois Articulation Initiative. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB3696 - UCC-CONTROL ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Michael W. Halpin, Daniel Didech, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 2 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Uniform Commercial Code to adopt changes recommended by the Uniform Law Commission with respect to the addition of a Controllable Electronic Records Article and transitional provisions and the amendment of other provisions of the Code. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3430 - DHFS-MEDICAID-LOOK-BACK PERIOD
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Chapin Rose, Laura M. Murphy, Amy Elik
Last updated about 2 months ago23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop, post, and maintain on its official website a comprehensive informational guide that explains the Medicaid 5-year look-back period as it applies to eligibility for long-term care coverage under the medical assistance program. Provides that the informational guide must be posted within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the contents of the informational guide must include a detailed explanation of the 5-year look-back period, including its purpose and relevance to eligibility for medical assistance; clear information on how the 5-year look-back period affects eligibility criteria, including income and asset requirements; step-by-step guidance on how the 5-year look-back period is calculated, including the start date and end date considerations; explanation of the consequences and implications of transfers or gifts made during the 5-year look-back period; information on exceptions and exemptions to the 5-year look-back period, clarifying circumstances where certain transfers or assets may not be subject to scrutiny; guidance on the documentation individuals may need to provide or maintain to demonstrate compliance with the 5-year look-back period; tips and considerations for individuals and families on how to plan for eligibility for medical assistance, taking into account the 5-year look-back period; information on the process for appeals and dispute resolution related to decisions made based on the 5-year look-back period; and other matters. Provides that to ensure user-friendly navigation and visibility, the Department shall post on the main page of its official website detailed information on how users can easily access the comprehensive guide on the website and a hyperlink that directs users to the comprehensive guide. Requires the Department to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to promote awareness and utilization of the guide, including outreach efforts through community organizations, healthcare providers, and other relevant channels.
STATUS
Passed
SB0577 - FINANCE-TECH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3284 - IMDMA-PARENTING-CHILD SUPPORT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Michael W. Halpin, Mary Edly-Allen, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 2 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes language providing that no maintenance shall accrue while a party is imprisoned for failure to comply with the court's order for the payment of the maintenance. Adds criteria for determining child support if a parent is unemployed or underemployed. Allows a court to impute income to a party only upon conducting an evidentiary hearing or agreement of the parties. Provides that incarceration shall not be considered voluntary unemployment for child support purposes in establishing or modifying child support. Changes the definition of "relocation" to specify that the mileage shall be measured by an internet mapping service using surface roads, and that, if the internet mapping service offers alternative routes, the alternative route that is the shortest distance shall be used. Provides that, if the underlying action in which the parenting plan or allocation judgment is approved or entered by the court and the underlying action is subsequently dismissed, the parenting plan or allocation judgment is void and unenforceable. Provides that a parenting plan or allocation judgment, once approved or entered by the court, is considered final for purposes for modification or appeal so long as the underlying action is pending. Provides that, if the court orders the parties to participate in family or individual counseling, the counseling is subject to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Removes language providing that, if counseling is ordered, all counseling sessions are confidential, and the communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by an expert appointed by the court or retained by a party. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3378 - IDPH-MENINGITIS EDUCATION
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Adriane Johnson, Maura Hirschauer
Last updated about 2 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals a requirement for the Department of Public Health to provide to school districts educational materials on meningococcal disease and meningococcal vaccines. Amends the School Code to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3351 - HOUSING-FAMILY W/DISABILITIES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Ellman, Laura M. Murphy, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 2 months ago12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Subsidized Housing Joint Occupancy Act. Provides that an elderly parent with an adult child with disabilities of the opposite sex shall not be required to occupy subsidized housing with only one bedroom. Provides that exceptions to the largest permissible unit size for subsidized housing shall be made when the elderly parent and adult child with disabilities of the opposite sex otherwise meet all other eligibility requirements.
STATUS
Passed
SB3098 - E-CIGARETTES-REMOTE SALES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Meg Loughran Cappel, Julie A. Morrison, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated about 2 months ago17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that no person shall cause electronic cigarettes ordered or purchased by mail, through the Internet, or other remote sale methods, to be shipped to anyone in the State other than (i) a distributor, as defined in specified Acts, or (ii) a retailer, as defined in specified Acts. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2973 - PROPERTY TX-ABATEMENT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Win Stoller
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the abatement for property located in an area of urban decay also applies to newly remodeled single-family or duplex residential dwelling units (currently, only newly constructed single-family or duplex dwelling units). Provides that provisions requiring the abatement to be reduced in 20% increments annually during the last 4 years of the abatement period apply only to abatements granted prior to the effective date. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2836 - INS/SHORT-TERM HEALTH COVERAGE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Fine, Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Linda Holmes
Last updated 8 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning short-term, limited-duration insurance. Provides that on and after January 1, 2025, no company shall issue, deliver, amend, or renew short-term, limited-duration insurance to any natural or legal person that is a resident or domiciled in the State. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules as deemed necessary that prescribe specific standards for or restrictions on policy provisions, benefit design, disclosures, and sales and marketing practices for excepted benefits. Provides that the Director of Insurance's authority under specified provisions is extended to group and blanket excepted benefits. Provides that the language does not apply to limited-scope dental, limited-scope vision, long-term care, Medicare supplement, credit life, credit health, or any excepted benefits that are filed under specified provisions. Provides that nothing in the language shall be construed to limit the Director's authority under other statutes. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Limited Health Service Organization Act. Repeals the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3492 - HUMAN RIGHTS-HEALTH DISC
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Fine, Ann Gillespie, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Changes the definition of “unlawful discrimination” to include discrimination of reproductive health decisions. Defines “reproductive health decisions” as any decision by a person affecting the use or intended use of health care, goods, or services related to reproductive processes, functions, and systems. Provides that discrimination based on reproductive health decisions includes unlawful discrimination against a person because of the person's association with another person's reproductive health decisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0103 - OPEN MTGS-AUDIO AND VIDEO MTGS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Cristina Castro, Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Modifies the conditions by which an open or closed meeting may be conducted by audio or video conference without the physical presence of a quorum of the members. Provides that a meeting may be held without the physical presence of a quorum of the members if, among other requirements, the chief elected or appointed official of the public body determines that an in-person meeting would pose a risk to the health or safety of members of the public body or the public and that conducting a meeting by an audio or video conference is in the best interests of the public body or the public and public notice of that meeting states the reason or reasons for such determination. Provides that such a determination by the chief elected or appointed official of the public body shall be required for any subsidiary body of the public body to conduct an open or closed meeting by audio or video conference. Specifies further requirements concerning notice and public comment. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0816 - MEMORIAL-GUSTAV CARL JR.
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Neil Anderson
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Gustav "Gus" Carl Jr. of Pekin.
STATUS
Passed
SB3459 - $HIGHER ED-WAGE INCREASE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Michael W. Halpin, David Koehler, Paul Faraci
Last updated 8 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds from the General Revenue Fund to the governing board of each public university for personal services and the related costs of increasing the wage rates of university personnel employed in positions covered under the State Universities Civil Service System, beyond the annual cost of living adjustment, adjustments provided for in collective bargaining agreements, and any increases required by the Minimum Wage Law, in a fair and equitable manner so as to close the pay gap between public university workers and other State employees. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced