SB3266 - OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Craig Wilcox
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry Act. Establishes the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry within the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that the Governor shall appoint the Director of the Office. Provides that the Director shall appoint an Outdoor Recreation Industry Advisory Council to provide guidance to the Director in carrying out the purposes of the Office. Adds provisions governing the composition, duties, and operation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1763 - MEDICAID-REIMBURSEMENT RATES
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Don Harmon, Dave Syverson, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated over 1 year ago28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Increases by 20% hospital reimbursement rates for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024, for specified services, including, but not limited to: inpatient general acute care services; inpatient psychiatric services for safety-net hospitals; general acute care hospitals that are not safety-net hospitals; and outpatient general acute care services. Provides that the rates for the listed services shall be increased, beginning on January 1, 2025 and each January 1 thereafter, based on the annual increase in the national hospital market basket price proxies (DRI) hospital cost index from the midpoint of the calendar year 2 years prior to the current year, to the midpoint of the preceding calendar year. Provides that in no instance shall the adjustment result in a reduction to the rates in place at the time of the required adjustment. Provides that if the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the increases required under the amendatory Act would result in rates of reimbursement which exceed the federal maximum limits applicable to hospital payments, then the payments and assessment tax imposed on hospital providers shall be reduced as provided in the Hospital Provider Funding Article. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to promptly take all actions necessary to ensure the changes authorized in the amendatory Act are in effect for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024. Requires the Department to ensure that all necessary adjustments to the managed care organization capitation base rates necessitated by the adjustments in the amendatory Act are completed, published, and applied 90 days prior to the implementation date of the changes required under the amendatory Act. Provides that, by October 1, 2023, the Department shall by rule implement a methodology effective for dates of service beginning on and after January 1, 2024 to reimburse hospitals for extended stays in a hospital emergency department. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3320 - VEH CD-LICENSE PLATE READERS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura M. Murphy, Jason Plummer
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that “automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a camera or system of cameras using computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into automated computer-recognized searchable alphanumeric data (rather than an electronic device), that is mounted on a law enforcement vehicle or positioned in a stationary location and that is capable of recording data on or taking a photograph of a vehicle or its license plate and comparing the collected data and photographs to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes. Permits a State law enforcement agency to retain ALPR system detections for 5 years after the date of the creation of the record. Provides the detection shall be archived 90 days after the creation of the record unless the information is relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial and shall be accessed only for use in a felony criminal investigation or an investigation into police misconduct. Provides that any records of detections that are older than 90 days shall be accessed only with the written approval of the law enforcement agency head or his or her designee. Prohibits all records of detections archived after 90 days from being searchable by out-of-state agencies. Requires all records of detections must be destroyed 5 years after the record was created unless the information is relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall retain ALPR detections for a period of time that is consistent with the provisions of the Expressway Camera Act and the State Records Act. Contains a severability clause.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3356 - CEJA-EQUITY ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Doris Turner
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the definition of "equity investment eligible community" or "eligible community" includes energy communities, as defined by the federal Internal Revenue Code pursuant to the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, where residents have been subject to disproportionate burdens of unemployment created by the State's energy transition. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3249 - FILM TAX CR-NONMETROPOLITAN
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Dale Fowler
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that, for an accredited production that commences on or after July 1, 2024, the credit includes the sum of the following: 30% of the Illinois production spending for the taxable year; 15% of the Illinois labor expenditures generated by the employment of residents of geographic areas of high poverty or high unemployment, as determined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; an additional 5% of the Illinois labor expenditures generated by the employment of residents of the State who reside outside of the metropolitan area if the person is a resident of a geographic area of high poverty or high unemployment and also resides outside of the metropolitan area; and an additional 5% if 50% or more of the total hours of principal filming or taping of the production are completed in the State but outside of the metropolitan area, as determined by the Department. Provides that the term "metropolitan area" means the City of Chicago and any part of the State located within 30 miles of the City of Chicago. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3229 - IEMA-SCHOOL SAFETY
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Provides that Local Emergency Planning Committees and the State Emergency Response Commission shall partner with schools and school districts regarding safety threats posed by storage and transport of hazardous substances near schools. Provides requirements for a comprehensive emergency response plan to go into effect. Details duties of the State Emergency Response Commission, working in consultation with Local Emergency Planning Committees and schools, with respect to planning and preparedness. Provides for rulemaking by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Directs the Illinois Emergency Response Commission and Local Emergency Response Committees to create a timeline for compliance with the requirements of the amendatory Act not to exceed 2 years. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3112 - FACILITY ADVISORY BOARDS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
William Cunningham, Neil Anderson, Paul Faraci
Last updated about 1 month ago7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that an affirmative vote of a simple majority of a quorum of the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board shall be necessary for Board action (instead of an affirmative vote of 6 members of the Board). Provides that a quorum shall be a majority in attendance of voting members. Provides that all draft rules and documents shall be provided at least 7 days prior to a meeting for all Board members to review. Provides that all Board meetings shall be conducted within 90 days of a request for advice from the Department of Public Health or the 90-day window shall be extended to ensure the Board has had an opportunity to act upon the proposed rules. Amends the ID/DD Community Care Act. Provides that an affirmative vote of a simple majority of a quorum of the DD Facility Advisory Board shall be necessary for Board action (instead of an affirmative vote of 6 members of the Board). Provides that a quorum shall be a majority in attendance of voting members. Provides that all draft rules and documents shall be provided at least 7 days prior to a meeting for all Board members to review. Provides that all Board meetings shall be conducted within 90 days of a request for advice from the Department of Public Health or the 90-day window shall be extended to ensure the Board has had an opportunity to act upon the proposed rules.
STATUS
Passed
SB3108 - HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David Koehler, Laura M. Murphy, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 8 months ago20 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains provisions concerning Board membership and terms; staff for the Board; Board meetings; circumstances under which Board members must recuse themselves; and other matters. Provides that the Board shall perform the following actions in open session: (i) deliberations on whether to subject a prescription drug product to a cost review; and (ii) any vote on whether to impose an upper payment limit on purchases, payments, and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State. Permits the Board to adopt rules to implement the Act and to enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Stakeholder Council to provide stakeholder input to assist the Board in making decisions as required by the Act. Contains provisions concerning Council membership, member terms, and other matters. Provides that the Board shall adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as the upper payment limit for a prescription drug product intended for use by individuals in the State. Provides that the Attorney General shall have authority to enforce the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to make a confirming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3115 - NURSING HOME-CHANGE OF OWNER
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Julie A. Morrison, Laura M. Murphy, Anna Moeller
Last updated about 2 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the transferee shall submit to the Department of Public Health a transition plan, signed by both the transferee and the transferor, that includes, at a minimum, a detailed explanation of how resident care and appropriate staffing levels shall be maintained until the license has been obtained and the transfer of the facility operations occurs. Provides that the transition plan shall be submitted at the same time as notice to the Department of the transfer. Provides that the Department shall accept or reject the transition plan within 10 days after submission. Provides that, if the transition plan is rejected, the Department shall work with the facility, the transferee, and the transferor to bring the transition plan into compliance. Provides that, if the Department finds that an entity failed to follow an accepted transition plan and ensure residents are provided adequate care during the change of ownership process, and finds actual harm to a resident, the Department shall establish a high-risk designation pursuant to specified provisions. Provides that the Department shall issue a violation to the entity that failed to carry out their responsibility under the transition plan that caused the violation. Provides that the change of ownership process shall begin upon submission of the transition plan to 30 days after the transfer of the facility. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
SR0683 - NAT. INFRASTRUCTURE BANK ACT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David Koehler
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Urges the United States Congress to pass H.R. 4052 to create a new national infrastructure bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2689 - SCH CD-MONTESSORI EDUC LICENSE
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Robert Peters, Ram Villivalam, Christopher Belt
Last updated 5 months ago9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. By June 1, 2025, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to establish, by rule, a Montessori education endorsement to be added to a Professional Educator License. Requires the rules adopted by the State Board of Education to outline the requirements for obtaining the endorsement. Provides that these provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1875 - JCAR-RULEMAKING SUBMISSIONS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
William Cunningham, Cristina Castro, Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated about 1 year ago7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. In provisions concerning general, emergency, and peremptory rulemaking, specifies that State agencies shall accept submissions in writing, including submissions by email, and may, in their discretion, accept oral submissions. Requires each summary in a regulatory agenda to contain, among other things, the email address of the agency representative who is knowledgeable about the rule. Amends the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology and the Secretary of State to adopt specified administrative rules concerning electronic records no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1467 - FERTILITY FRAUD ACT
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
David Koehler
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act. Allows the following individuals to bring an action against any health care provider, embryologist, or any other person involved in any stage of the treatment who knowingly or intentionally used the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's own human reproductive material without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's human reproductive material: a woman who gives birth to a child after receiving assisted reproductive treatment or any other artificial means used to cause pregnancy; the spouse of the woman; the surviving spouse of the woman; or a child born as a result of the treatment. Allows a donor of human reproductive material to bring an action against a health care provider under certain circumstances. Provides that a plaintiff who prevails in an action is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and compensatory and punitive damages or liquidated damages of $50,000. Provides that any child born as a result of the fertility fraud is entitled to a qualified protective order allowing the child access to the personal medical records and health history of the health care provider, embryologist, or other person who committed the fraud. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Includes in the list of modifications of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year, to the extent includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any amount awarded or paid to the taxpayer as a result of a judgment or settlement for fertility fraud. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits criminal sexual assault if that person is a health care provider who knowingly or intentionally provides assisted reproductive treatment to a patient by using the health care provider's own spermatozoon or ovum without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's spermatozoon or ovum. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for fertility fraud must be commenced within the later of 20 years after specified events.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2262 - LONG-TERM CARE TRANSITION
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
Robert Peters, Laura M. Murphy, Karina Villa
Last updated over 1 year ago3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a New Directions for Nursing Home Resident Care Task Force to develop a 5-year plan to deinstitutionalize individuals who require long-term care consistent with the federal requirements of community integration. Provides that the Department shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Department shall, within 6 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, create the Facility Transition Housing Program to provide housing assistance payments to individuals who receive benefits under the federal Social Security Act, face placement in a facility, or leave a facility. Requires the Program to provide housing assistance payments sufficient to allow eligible individuals to live in the local community. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish the Facility Transition Housing Program Task Force to assist in the design of the Program. Requires the Department to create a program to provide nursing services and assistance with activities for daily living sufficient to allow individuals who otherwise qualify for placement in a facility to receive short-term services in their local communities. Provides that persons who receive specified federal benefits shall receive a personal needs allowance of $90 per month, with the Department providing $60 per month in addition to the amount provided under federal law. Contains provisions concerning retaliation against residents and employees for complaints against a facility. Contains other provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2804 - CIVIL ADMIN-CMS ADMIN HEARINGS
Illinois - 103rd General AssemblyIntroduced by
William Cunningham, Dave Vella
Last updated about 1 month ago2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, after consulting with affected State agencies, the Department of Central Management Services may adopt rules to facilitate electronic filing and rules governing practice and procedure in administrative hearings. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed