SB3560 - HIGHR ED-MANUFACTURING SCHOLAR
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Karina Villa
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish a Manufacturing Promise Scholarship Program to award scholarships to State residents who are enrolled in a public community college or other program with a major in manufacturing or a skilled trade. Provides that, subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for a scholarship. Provides that an applicant is eligible for a scholarship if the Commission finds that the applicant meets specified criteria. Provides that the Commission shall reserve 20% of the amount appropriated in a given fiscal year for students who are from underrepresented areas. Provides that the Commission shall make scholarships available to traditional college-aged students, adults, and non-traditional students. Provides that an applicant who receives a scholarship may not be required to return scholarship funds. Provides for rulemaking.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3738 - INC TX-RETURNING CITIZEN
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Robert Peters
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for ex-felons is renamed the credit for returning citizens. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, if the qualified returning citizen is employed by the taxpayer primarily at a job site in an underserved area, the amount of the credit for the returning citizen is equal to 25% (currently, 5%) of the qualified wages paid by the taxpayer. Provides that the total credit allowed with respect to each qualified returning citizen may not exceed $5,000 (currently, $1,500), except that, if the qualified returning citizen is employed by the taxpayer primarily at a job site in an underserved area, the credit may not exceed $10,000. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3369 - IEPA-WATERSHED GRANTS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura Ellman
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the State-funded Watershed Grant Program. Allows a person who has applied for a grant that is financed under a specified provision of the federal Water Pollution Control Act to obtain financial assistance to cover up to 50% of the 40% nonfederal match that the applicant is required to supply in order to obtain financial assistance for a nonpoint source project under the cited provision of the federal Water Pollution Control Act. Establishes the Watershed Protection Grant Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to implement and administer the program. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Watershed Protection Grant Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3372 - DHFS-INPATIENT STABILIZATION
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon, Ann Gillespie, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to provisions requiring Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) to make payments for emergency services. Requires an MCO to pay any provider of emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, that does not have in effect a contract with the MCO. Defines "inpatient stabilization period" to mean the initial 72 hours of inpatient stabilization services, beginning from the date and time of the order for inpatient admission to the hospital. Provides that when determining payment for all emergency services, including inpatient stabilization services provided during the inpatient stabilization period, the MCO shall: (i) not impose any service authorization requirements, including, but not limited to, prior authorization, prior approval, pre-certification, concurrent review, or certification of admission; (ii) have no obligation to cover emergency services provided on an emergency basis that are not covered services under the MCO's contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and (iii) not condition coverage for emergency services on the treating provider notifying the MCO of the enrollee's emergency medical screening examination and treatment within 10 days after presentation for emergency services. Provides that the determination of the attending emergency physician, or the practitioner responsible for the enrollee's care at the hospital, of whether an enrollee requires inpatient stabilization services, can be stabilized in the outpatient setting, or is sufficiently stabilized for discharge or transfer to another facility, shall be binding on the MCO. Provides that an MCO shall not reimburse inpatient stabilization services billed on an inpatient institutional claim under the outpatient reimbursement methodology and shall not reimburse providers for emergency services in cases of fraud. Requires the Department to impose sanctions on an MCO for noncompliance, including, but not limited to, financial penalties, suspension of enrollment of new enrollees, and termination of the MCO's contract with the Department. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1514 - VEH CD-DRIVE LICENSE-IMMIGRANT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that applicants for a non-commercial driver's license or learner's permit or a renewal thereof shall not be required to prove that they are lawfully present in the United States. Provides that application forms for non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits which do not meet federal standards for identification or for renewal thereof shall not include documents used to prove age or identity, an applicant's ineligibility for a social security number, or an applicant's citizenship or immigration status. Restricts the Secretary of State and any agent or employee of the Secretary from retaining documents or copies of documents presented by applicants for non-commercial drivers' licenses or learners' permits. Provides that the Secretary shall provide a separate space on the application for a driver's license, permit, or renewal thereof so that any person who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age who applies to the Secretary for such permit, license, or card or renewal thereof may opt to register with the selective service, and consent to have the Secretary forward the necessary personal information. Makes other and conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3171 - FOIA-ENGINEERING PROPOSALS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Donald P. DeWitte
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that proposals or bids submitted by engineering consultants in response to requests for proposal or other competitive bidding requests by the Department of Transportation or the Illinois Toll Highway Authority are exempt from disclosure under the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0829 - MEMORIAL-ABIGAIL E. EDWARDS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Steve McClure
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Abigail Elise "Abbey" Edwards of Springfield.
STATUS
Passed
SB2922 - INC TX-HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Michael W. Halpin, David Koehler
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides a tax credit for certain developers of single-family residences that incur development costs and that sell or rent qualified residences to individuals who meet certain income thresholds. Sets forth the amount of the credit. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3342 - PESTICIDES-APPLICATION NOTICE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Steve McClure, Laura Faver Dias, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated about 2 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Pesticide Application on Rights-of-Way Notification Act. Provides that, at least 24 hours before applying a pesticide to a public right-of-way that is located within the corporate boundaries of a municipality, a certified applicator employed or contracted with by the State or a unit of local government to apply the pesticide shall provide notice of the application to all residents whose residences are located within 200 feet of the public right-of-way to be treated. Provides for monetary penalties for violations following an administrative hearing with the Department of Agriculture. Specifies that penalties are to be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund, with unpaid penalties subject to collection by the Attorney General. Creates a petty offense and provides for an alternative prosecution by a State's Attorney following referral by the Department of Agriculture, with identical fines for the petty offense. Provides for the adoption of rules by the Department of Agriculture. Defines terms.
STATUS
Passed
SB2287 - PROP TX-HISTORIC RESIDENCE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Cristina Castro, Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the Historic Residence Assessment Freeze Law, provides that the fair cash value of the property shall be based on the final determination by the assessment officer, board of review, Property Tax Appeal Board, or court. Provides that, after the expiration of the 8-year valuation period, if the current fair cash value is less than the adjusted base year valuation, then the assessment shall be based on the current fair cash value. Provides that those changes are declarative of existing law.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1175 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
John F. Curran, Jason Plummer, Donald P. DeWitte
Last updated over 1 year ago6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section creating the civil administrative agencies.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2791 - SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura M. Murphy, Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 8 months ago13 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2025 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1487 - SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSE-ENDORS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Sally J. Turner, Doris Turner, Donald P. DeWitte
Last updated over 1 year ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a specialized educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is employed in a teaching position at an accredited institution of higher education in this State that has officially announced its intent to cease all academic programming at the time the announcement was officially made or was employed in a teaching position at an accredited institution of higher education in this State that has ceased all academic programming within 5 years prior to or on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, meets specified criteria. Provides that the specialized educator endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that the holder of a specialized educator endorsement shall be permitted to teach in the content area in which he or she previously taught at the accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0027 - PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX-OPPOSE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
John F. Curran, Susan Rezin, Neil Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago19 Co-Sponsors
Opposes a progressive income tax in Illinois. Opposes the reconsideration by the Illinois General Assembly of any constitutional amendment intended to change the flat-rate income tax language of subsection (a) of Section 3 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2955 - PROP TX-HOSPITALS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon, Ann Gillespie
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the assessor shall publish the assessed value of all property that qualifies for a hospital exemption under the Code in the taxable year as well as the estimated property tax liability for that property. Provides that general services, such as health fairs or the preparation and distribution of marketing materials, shall not qualify as a reimbursable cost when determining whether property qualifies for the hospital exemption. Provides that, when calculating the hospital exemption, discounts provided to managed care organizations or commercial insurers are not included unless those services are provided directly pursuant to a contract with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that no more than 30% of the total services being claimed as a benefit may be related to residency programs or research. Provides that no more than 50% of the total services being claimed as a benefit may be related to government-sponsored health care. Amends the Community Benefits Act. Makes changes to the definition of "charity care." Provides that the Attorney General shall post certain reports on the Attorney General's website.
STATUS
Introduced