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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated about 1 year ago
134 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of service and their families. Provides for the dates when and the locations where the Honor and Remember Flag must be displayed. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds the Honor and Remember Flag under the definition of "military flag" that is permitted to be flown by a unit owner under certain circumstances. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Passed
SR0746 - IMPEACH U.S. DHS SEC. MAYORKAS
Andrew S. Chesney, Dave Syverson, Terri Bryant
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Expresses support for the United States House of Representatives' action to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2736 - PROP TX-NOTICE
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning notices of increased assessments, provides that the chief county assessment officer shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 30 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0140 - ESTATE TAX-REPEAL
Jil Walker Tracy, Jason Plummer, Dave Syverson
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after the effective date or for transfers made on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2033 - LOCAL GOV BONDS-ORDINANCE
Bradley Stephens, Tony M. McCombie, Harry Benton
Last updated about 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that an ordinance levying a tax for the payment of principal of and interest on general obligation bonds or limited bonds may be filed electronically with the county clerk. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0168 - INC TX-CHILD CARE
Jil Walker Tracy, Dale Fowler, Susan Rezin
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child care credit in an amount equal to 25% of the federal tax credit for each qualifying child. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0152 - SALE OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK
Neil Anderson, Andrew S. Chesney, Win Stoller
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Authorizes a dairy farm to sell, distribute, or offer to sell or distribute unpasteurized milk or milk product for human use or consumption without being issued a permit under the Act if the animal that produces the milk or milk product is housed at the dairy farm. Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Creates an exemption from the Act's milk manufacturing and processing facility permitting requirements for those activities that are exempt from permitting under the permitting exemption added to the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act by the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0099 - HIGHER ED STUDENTS-DISABILITY
Laura Fine, Adriane Johnson, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but makes the following changes. Changes the name of the Act to the Removing Barriers to Higher Education Success Act. Makes changes concerning the types of documentation that can be provided to establish if a student has a disability.
STATUS
Passed
SB0076 - UTILITY-MODULAR NUCLEAR REACT
Susan Rezin, David Koehler, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated about 1 year ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB0127 - DIRECT RECORDING ELEC VOTING
Neil Anderson, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Election Code. Provides that only voting machines or voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections, as allowed under this Code, may be used by an election authority. Repeals the Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems Article. Makes conforming changes. Provides that a "voting machine", "voting system", or "electronic voting system" does not mean a direct recording electronic voting machine or system or a machine or system that uses a computer as the marking device to mark a ballot sheet. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-045
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Illinois Senate
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Andrew S. Chesney is serving his third term in the Illinois House of Representatives. He represents the 89th district, located in western Illinois. Rep. Chesney serves on eight committees: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Public Safety; Environment; Insurance; Public Utilities; Tourism & Conventions; Veterans' Affairs; and the Tourism & Conventions Committee. Prior to joining the General Assembly, Rep. Chesney served on the Knox County Board for 14 years. He also served as president of the Knox County Farm Bureau for nine years. Rep. Chesney is a lifelong farmer and continues to farm.read less
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