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SB0325 - FOIA-RECORDS OF ATTORNEY GEN
William Cunningham, Cristina Castro, Mike Porfirio
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Deletes language providing that, to the extent that records or documents produced by a public body contain information that is claimed to be exempt from disclosure, the Public Access Counselor shall not further disclose that information. Provides instead that records or documents obtained by the Public Access Counselor from a public body for the purpose of addressing a request for review may not be disclosed to the public, including the requester, by the Public Access Counselor. Provides that such records, while in the possession of the Public Access Counselor, are exempt under the Act from disclosure by the Public Access Counselor.
STATUS
Passed
SB0765 - REGULATION-TECH
Napoleon Harris, Michael W. Halpin, William Cunningham
Last updated 12 months ago
65 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986. Provides that, until the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a farm mutual insurance company insuring against the perils of wind or hail must have and maintain adequate catastrophic reinsurance (instead of catastrophic reinsurance which limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to 20% of its policyholders' surplus). Defines "adequate catastrophic reinsurance" as reinsurance in an amount no less than that required for a 500-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model that limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to (i) 20% of its policyholders' surplus or (ii) an amount authorized by the Director of Insurance. Provides that a farm mutual insurance company must additionally have and maintain aggregate reinsurance coverage in an amount no less than that required for a 250-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model. Provides that the reinsurance permitted or required under the provisions must be provided by (i) a farm mutual insurance company, (ii) an insurance company authorized to write the kinds of insurance described in the Illinois Insurance Code pertaining to casualty, fidelity, surety, fire, marine, and other types of insurance, or (iii) a reinsurer and reinsurance program meeting the standards set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code that permit a domestic company to take credit for reinsurance. Requires a farm mutual insurance company converting from unlimited catastrophic reinsurance to adequate catastrophic reinsurance to provide notice of the change to policyholders in a form approved by the Director of Insurance. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act become inoperative on and after the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB0351 - ELECTIONS-TECH
Curtis J. Tarver, Michael J. Kelly, Harry Benton
Last updated 12 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Election Code. Creates the Task Force to Review Eligibility to Hold Public Office to review what criminal conduct precludes a person from holding public office in the State and to make recommendations as to what criminal conduct should preclude an individual from holding public office. Includes language relating to Task Force membership, administrative support by the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, meetings, submission of a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by May 1, 2024, and repealing the provisions on January 1, 2025. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any office created by the Constitution of the State unless the person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0380 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
David Koehler, Linda Holmes, Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
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 Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for fertility fraud must be commenced within the later of 20 years after specified events.
STATUS
Passed
HB1020 - REAL ESTATE-STANDARDS
Mary E. Flowers, LaShawn K. Ford, Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Deletes changes made to the Real Estate License Act of 2000 in the introduced bill. Provides that an appraiser shall not discriminate when preparing an appraisal of residential or commercial real estate. Provides that an appraiser discriminates when the appraiser considers the actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge from military service, familial status, source of income, or arrest record of the owner of the real estate or the residents of the geographic area in which the real estate is located when determining the market value of the real estate. Specifies that engaging in discrimination is grounds for disciplinary action. Makes technical changes concerning the remedies available under the Illinois Human Rights Act for a violation.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2086 - CONSUMER-OWNED CONTAINERS
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Will Guzzardi, Maurice A. West
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In provisions allowing the filling or refilling of personal containers with bulk food, refers to restaurants and retailers (rather than just retailers). Allows restaurants and retailers to fill or refill a consumer-owned container with ready-made food. Allows clean consumer-owned containers provided or returned to a restaurant or retailer for filling or refilling to be filled or refilled and returned to the same consumer if the consumer-owned container is filled or refilled by either an employee of the restaurant or retailer or the owner of the consumer-owned container. Requires filled or refilled consumer-owned containers to be designed and constructed for reuse in accordance with specified federal requirements. Contains requirements for restaurants and retailers. Directs the Department of Public Health to produce materials for restaurants and retailers on or before January 1, 2024 indicating that consumer-owned containers are not prohibited for use under Illinois law and specifying best practices for food safety requirements for consumer-owned containers. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB0219 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Jay C. Hoffman, LaShawn K. Ford, Emanuel Welch
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that an action under the Act may be filed to recover punitive damages. Provides that punitive damages are not available in actions against the State or an employee of the State in his or her official capacity. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that actions for punitive damages for an injury to the person survive. Provides that punitive damages are not available in actions against the State or an employee of the State in his or her official capacity. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1115 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH
Chapin Rose, Michael W. Halpin, Neil Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, in lieu of the amount of a disability benefit otherwise provided, for a participant who is employed as a police officer and who incurs a line of duty disability, the disability benefit shall be the greater of: (1) 65% of the basic compensation that would have been paid had the participant continued in employment for the entire period during which disability benefits are payable, excluding wage or salary increases subsequent to the date of disability; or (2) 65% of the participant's average earnings during the 24 months immediately preceding the month in which disability occurs. Provides for a disability retirement annuity for a participant who is employed as a police officer and who incurs a line of duty disability equal to 65% of the basic compensation which was payable to the participant at the time that disability began, provided that the board determines that the participant has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that prevents him or her from engaging in any substantial gainful activity and can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase".
STATUS
Passed
SB1227 - INS-ZIP CODE PROHIBITION
Willie Preston, Rachel Ventura, Adriane Johnson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer authorized to do business in the State may not use an individual's zip code in underwriting or rating insurance coverage, including the determination of premium rates.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2123 - DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Emanuel Welch, Nabeela Syed
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act. Changes the definition of "sexual image" to also mean a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording, or other similar medium that falsely appears to show the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or female post-pubescent nipple, partially or fully exposed, of a depicted individual or a depicted individual engaging in or being subjected to sexual conduct or activity. Provides that a depicted individual of an intentionally digitally altered sexual image has a cause of action against a person disseminating or threatening to disseminate the sexual image. Provides that a depicted individual has a cause of action against a person disseminating or threatening to disseminate a sexual image if the person recklessly disregarded the possibility that the depicted individual did not consent to the dissemination, the image was a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image, and the depicted individual was identifiable. Provides that in the case of digitally altered sexual images, disclosing that the images were digitally altered is not a defense to liability. Removes language providing that nothing in the Act shall be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person. Provides that the dissemination of or a threat to disseminate a private sexual image is not a matter of public concern solely because the image is accompanied by a political message. Allows the court to award equitable relief, such as a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease the display or disclosure of the image, to a prevailing plaintiff in an action brought under the Act.
STATUS
Passed
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