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SB2136 - FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2137 - CD CORR-FELONY FINES-GEN ASSEM
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections ergarding felony fines. Provides that an offender, who at the time of the commission of the offense, was a member of the General Assembly and who is convicted of a felony that was committed in his or her official capacity as a member of the General Assembly shall be sentenced to pay a minimum fine of $100,000. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2322 - ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON ACT
Jil Walker Tracy, Seth Lewis, Dan McConchie
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Essential Support Person Act. Provides that a resident or the resident's representative may designate a primary essential support person and a secondary essential support person who may visit the resident despite general visitation restrictions imposed on other visitors, provided that the primary essential support person or secondary essential support person complies with any rules adopted by the Department of Public Health to protect the health, safety, and well-being of residents. Tasks the Department with establishing a statewide policy for visitation with a resident. Requires the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman to perform specified duties. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3087 - DISEASED ANIMALS-PROHIBITIONS
Sonya M. Harper, Kambium Buckner, Doris Turner
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Diseased Animals Act. Provides that if the condition so warrants, the Director of Agriculture may declare a temporary prohibition on the sale, movement, or exhibition of certain types of animals in order to prevent or reduce the spread of any contamination or disease in the State. Provides that the declaration shall be for a period not to exceed 30 days, but the declaration may be extended in increments not to exceed 30 days if the condition so warrants.
STATUS
Passed
SB2145 - REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to first degree murder. Adds and eliminates aggravating factors for which the death penalty may be imposed. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates a provision that abolishes the sentence of death. Enacts the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides that all unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Death Penalty Abolition Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transferred into the Capital Litigation Trust Fund which is re-established as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that in cases in which a death sentence is an authorized disposition, the State Appellate Defender shall provide trial counsel with legal assistance and the assistance of expert witnesses, investigators, and mitigation specialists from funds appropriated to the State Appellate Defender specifically for that purpose by the General Assembly. Provides that the Office of State Appellate Defender shall not be appointed to serve as trial counsel in capital cases. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2138 - CRIM CD-RESIST PEACE OFFICER
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the mental state of "knowingly" from the elements of the offense of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional institution employee.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2149 - INVEST IN KIDS-SUNSET
Jil Walker Tracy, Dan McConchie, Dale Fowler
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies on a permanent basis. Removes a limitation that the credit may not be taken for any qualified contribution for which the taxpayer claims a federal income tax deduction. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2140 - LLC-REDUCE FILING FEES
Andrew S. Chesney, Craig Wilcox
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces various filing fees payable to the Secretary of State by 50%. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2418 - EXPUNGEMENT-TRAFFICKING VICTIM
Jeff Keicher, Tony M. McCombie, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Replaces a requirement making an offense eligible for vacation and expungement or immediate sealing if it was proximately caused by human trafficking with a provision allowing vacation and expungement or immediate sealing if the offense was a result of human trafficking. Removes an exception providing that a trafficking victim may petition only for immediate sealing if the offense was a crime of violence other than a misdemeanor.
STATUS
Passed
HB2245 - VEH CD-STOLEN VEHICLE HOTLINES
Martin J. Moylan, Natalie A. Manley, Daniel Didech
Last updated about 1 year ago
110 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: In the Illinois Vehicle Code: Provides that a manufacturer or its vehicle location vendor shall relay vehicle location information to the best of their technical capabilities when: the 9-1-1 call center or designated dispatch center or responding law enforcement official provides adequate verification of their identity as a law enforcement officer and the identity of the responding law enforcement official to the manufacturer or the vehicle location vendor; and the responding law enforcement officials certifies to the manufacturer or the vehicle location vendor that the situation involves a clear and present danger of death or great bodily harm to persons resulting from a vehicular hijacking or kidnapping incident. Provides that a vehicle manufacturer or a subsidiary, vendor, employee, officer, director, representative, or contractor of the vehicle manufacturer shall not be liable and no cause of action shall arise under the laws of the State for providing, or in good faith attempting to provide, information or assistance to a law enforcement agency, 9-1-1 call center, or designated dispatch center pursuant to the mechanisms and processes established under the Code. Amends the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency is not prohibited from seeking to obtain local information in an emergency situation involving a vehicular hijacking.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-045
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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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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