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HB4863 - DPT MIL AFF LAND CONVEYANCE
Barbara Hernandez, Linda Holmes
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to convey described real estate in Kane County. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HR0561 - HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK
Michael J. Kelly, Daniel Didech, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Declares the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024 as Home Fire Sprinkler Week in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
HB4913 - $BD HIGHER ED-STUDENT TEACHER
Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates $50,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for all costs and expenses associated with a student teaching stipend program. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5564 - HOMELESS PREVENTION ASSISTANCE
Lilian Jimenez, Will Guzzardi, Michelle Mussman
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Provides that on an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 20% (rather than 15%) of the grant amount it receives under the Department of Human Services' homeless prevention and assistance program.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5044 - TICKET SALES-RESALE CAP
Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Provides that the resale of specified tickets that are otherwise not covered by the Act shall not exceed 40% of the price printed on the face of the ticket or 40% of the price of the ticket at the box office, whichever is less. Provides that the Attorney General shall enforce the provision and may issue fines and penalties to operators who violate the provisions. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall adopt rules to enforce the provision, including the amount of fines for each violation and other financial penalties. Provides that the provision is operative 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5463 - STATE PARKS-ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Laura Faver Dias, Maurice A. West, Mark L. Walker
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Parks Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with representatives of federally recognized indigenous tribes, shall create land acknowledgments for each of the State parks. Provides that these land acknowledgments shall be physically displayed in a prominent place within the State park, as well as on the State park page of the website of the Department of Natural Resources.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4149 - FAMILY PLANNING FOR ALL
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Barbara Hernandez, Anna Moeller
Last updated about 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act and other noncitizens the same medical coverage for family planning and family planning-related services and supplies as provided under the Medical Assistance Program to eligible persons who are United States citizens. Provides that to be eligible for family planning and related services, a lawful permanent resident or other noncitizen must meet all other eligibility qualifications under the HFS Family Planning Program established in accordance with the Illinois' Family Planning State Plan Amendment as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the Department shall not require lawful permanent residents or other noncitizens who are otherwise eligible for family planning and related services under the amendatory Act to complete a mandatory waiting period as a condition of receiving medical coverage.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4178 - MEDICAID-PAID FAMILY CAREGIVER
Jed Davis, Kevin Schmidt, Nicole La Ha
Last updated about 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for a Home and Community-Based Services State Plan amendment and any federal waiver necessary to reimburse legally responsible family caregivers as providers of personal care or home health aide services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan Home and Community-Based Services benefit and the home and community-based services waiver program authorized under the Social Security Act for persons who are medically fragile and technology dependent. Provides that to be eligible for reimbursement, a legally responsible family caregiver must be a certified nursing assistant or certified nurse aide and must provide services to a medically fragile relative who is receiving in-home shift nursing services coordinated by the University of Illinois at Chicago, Division of Specialized Care for Children. Provides that upon federal approval of the State Plan amendment and waiver, the Department shall adopt rules that define who qualifies for reimbursement as a legally responsible family caregiver, specify which personal care and home health aide services are eligible for reimbursement if the provider is a legally responsible family caregiver, establish oversight policies to ensure legally responsible family caregivers meet and comply with licensing and program requirements, and adopt any other policies or procedures necessary to implement the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5218 - CNA EXAM IN SPANISH
Barbara Hernandez, Eva Dina Delgado, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated 4 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules requiring the nursing assistant certification exam to be offered in both English and Spanish. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5219 - CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDITS
Barbara Hernandez, Kevin John Olickal, Lilian Jimenez
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates provisions that a person must serve various percentages for particular offenses. Provides that the rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections shall provide that the individual in custody shall receive one day of sentence credit for each day of service in prison other than when a sentence of natural life imprisonment has been imposed. Provides that each day of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the incarcerated person's period of incarceration set by the court. Provides that within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Corrections shall recalculate each incarcerated person's release date by crediting each person one day sentence credit for each day the incarcerated person has spent in prison on the current sentence. Provides that an incarcerated person serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall be eligible to accumulate sentence credit so that in the event that his or her sentence is reduced to something less than a sentence of natural life imprisonment, it can thereafter be credited toward his or her new sentence. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Illinois district HD-050
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