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SB1406 - FRANCHISE TAX-REPEAL
Win Stoller, Jason Plummer, Dave Syverson
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. Repeals those Sections on January 1, 2025. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to prepare a bill effecting necessary changes to conform the statutes to the changes made by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0991 - EDUCATION-TECH
Donald P. DeWitte, Andrew S. Chesney, Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1469 - SCH CD-EDUC MATERIAL/REVIEW
Thomas M. Bennett, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to ensure that the parent or guardian of a student is provided with an opportunity to review the curricula and learning material used in the student's classroom at any point during the school year if the parent or guardian requests to review the curricula and learning material. Requires the policy to be published in the student handbook and on the school district's Internet website if one is maintained. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1534 - PROP TX-VETERANS
Thomas M. Bennett, Susan Rezin, Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a veteran with a surviving spouse dies while an application for a veteran's homestead exemption is being reviewed, the review of that application shall continue, and any subsequent approval granted to the veteran shall carry over to the surviving spouse as long as the spouse meets specified requirements. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1360 - ACCESS TO NUTRITION PROGRAM
Dale Fowler, Doris Turner, Willie Preston
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies within food deserts that focus on: (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and (2) education in food preparation and nutrition. Provides that the Department shall promote the sharing of information concerning best practices and programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition. Provides that the Department shall convene an annual meeting of nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share best practices and information on programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition. Defines "food desert" and "program".
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1377 - VETS-MENTAL HLTH CASE MANAGER
Jil Walker Tracy, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a veterans case manager shall be appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Secretary of Human Services, to assist veterans in obtaining the greatest degree of mental health care and mental health care benefits available and to promote policies that would benefit veterans seeking mental health care. Provides that the case manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of Veterans' Affairs. Sets forth the duties of the veterans case manager, including, to: (i) act as an intermediary between health care facilities and veterans health care facilities; (ii) provide information to veterans and health care facilities regarding mental health services available to veterans; (iii) apply for, receive, and administer federal aids, grants, and gifts relating to inpatient mental health services for veterans; (iv) encourage physicians, nurses, and other individuals working in mental health care who have military experience to work in Illinois; and (v) collaborate with health care facilities in identifying, upon a person's admission to a health care facility, the person's eligibility for federal veterans benefits, including prescription drug benefits. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules requiring hospitals, upon identifying a person requiring mental health services as a veteran, to establish and implement certain protocols including (1) contacting the veterans case manager regarding the veteran's admission, (2) identifying whether the veteran is at risk for causing harm to the veteran's self or others, and (3) preventing the hospital from treating a veteran with less or different care than nonveteran patients solely because of a person's veteran status. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to establish rules requiring licensed health care professionals, as specified, to receive continuing education credits regarding the treatment of veterans as a condition of license renewal.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1662 - VEH CD-RETIRED GA/EXEC PLATES
Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or retired executive branch constitutional officer who receives a felony conviction that relates to any transactions carried out as part of the retired member's or retired executive branch constitutional officer's official duties shall not be issued license plates bearing the appropriate wording or abbreviations indicating that the holder is a retired member of the General Assembly or retired executive branch constitutional officer or the office held.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1694 - FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL
Neil Anderson, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1705 - USE/OCC TX-MILITARY
Mike Porfirio, Napoleon Harris, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated about 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates an exemption for property that is sold to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States who presents valid military identification and purchases the property using a form of payment where the federal government is the payor.
STATUS
Passed
SB2064 - CORRECTIONS-CONTRABAND-BATTERY
Chapin Rose, Jason Plummer, Dale Fowler
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated battery in which the victim was a peace officer committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or a sentence for bringing contraband into a penal institution committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-045
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
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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