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HB3222 - LANGUAGE EQUITY & ACCESS ACT
Dagmara Avelar, Elizabeth Hernandez, Theresa Mah
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Language Equity and Access Act. Creates the Division of Language Equity and Access (DLEA) within the Governor’s Office of New Americans to lead implementation of language equity and access policy and ensure meaningful access to information, services, programs, and activities for limited English proficient persons. Provides for requirements and duties of the DLEA. Provides that the DLEA shall adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Language Equity and Access Advisory Council for the purposes of advising the Office of Language Equity and Access on certain issues related to language equity. Provides for membership of the Council as well as other requirements. Requires the State to compile a Language Needs Assessment Report, prepare a language access plan, develop a framework to assess State agencies and covered entities, prepare an annual report for the Governor and General Assembly, establish requirements for availability of interpretation and translation services, set standards for adequate staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies and other covered entities, incorporate language equity compliance provisions in State contracts, and ensure persons with limited English proficiency are adequately notified in case of emergencies. Details the requirements for the Statewide Language Use Needs Assessment. Details the requirements for language access plans. Details the requirements for the annual Language Equity and Access Compliance Report to the General Assembly. Provides that the Governor’s Office shall provide administrative and other support to the DLEA. Discusses the legislative purpose of the Act and defines terms. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
SJR0032 - SEN. S. BENNETT MEMORIAL HGHWY
Paul Faraci, Don Harmon, William Cunningham
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates Interstate 74 east of US 45 in Champaign-Urbana to the Indiana border as the "Senator Scott M. Bennett Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2756 - LIQUOR-DISTILLERS-VARIOUS
Celina Villanueva, Laura Fine
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a distiller showcase permit and a class 3 craft distiller license. Provides that a class 3 craft distiller license, which may be issued to a distiller or a non-resident dealer, shall allow the manufacture of no more than 100,000 gallons of spirits per year and shall allow the sale of no more than 5,000 gallons of spirits in the aggregate from the class 3 craft distiller's in-state or out-of-state class 3 craft distillery premises to retail licensees, class 3 brewers, and class 3 craft distillers as long as the class 3 craft distiller licensee meets certain requirements. Authorizes a class 3 craft distiller to self-distribute subject to certain requirements and limitations. Provides that a spirits showcase permit shall allow an Illinois-licensed distributor to transfer a portion of its spirits inventory from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license, and, in the case of a class 3 craft distiller, transfer only spirits the class 3 craft distiller manufactures from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license; and to sell or offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license, the transferred or delivered spirits for on or off premises consumption, but not for resale in any form and to sell to non-licensees not more than 156 fluid ounces of spirits per person. Provides that a distilling pub license shall allow the licensee to manufacture up to 10,000 gallons (instead of 5,000 gallons) of spirits per year on the premises specified in the license.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0508 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Javier Loera Cervantes, Ram Villivalam, Mike Porfirio
Last updated about 1 month ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State or federal law, an employer shall not voluntarily enroll in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System. Provides that an employer shall not impose work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law. Provides that if an employer is required to participate in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System and receives notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy between an employee's name or social security number and the Social Security Administration's records, the employer must provide the employee with specified documents. Provides for additional rights and protections granted to an employee following the notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy. Provides that an employer shall provide notice to current employees, by posting in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee, of any inspections of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records conducted by the inspecting entity within 72 hours after receiving notice of the inspection. Provides for additional notice requirements concerning obligations of the employer and the employee. Provides for violations and civil penalties. Defines terms.
STATUS
Passed
SB0335 - HUMAN RIGHTS-TECH
Celina Villanueva
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Reproductive Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0044 - FIREARM SURRENDER-ORD PROTECT
Don Harmon, Sara Feigenholtz, Ann Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that if the respondent to an order of protection issued is required to surrender any firearms, the order of protection shall also include an order to surrender firearms. Requires the respondent to surrender any firearms under an order to surrender on the day the respondent is served with the order of protection. Requires the law enforcement agency receiving any surrendered firearms to provide a statement of receipt of any firearm to the respondent and the court. Provides that the failure to surrender any firearm within 24 hours to the individual or law enforcement agency under an order to surrender firearms shall constitute contempt of court for the violation of the terms of the order of protection. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt a form for an order to surrender firearms and update any existing forms for an order of protection to reflect the changes made by the amendatory Act. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is surrendered, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is revoked, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection or 2 years, whichever is longer. Restricts a respondent who has surrendered a firearm from purchasing, possessing, or having access to a firearm for the period of surrender. Provides that, upon expiration of the period of surrender, any surrendered firearm may only be returned to a respondent if a judicial officer has signed an order to release firearms stating that the order of protection is no longer in effect and the period of surrender has expired. Makes conforming changes in the Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0203 - PESTICIDES-PENALTIES
Karina Villa, David Koehler, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Sets forth penalty assessments for any person found by the Department of Agriculture to have committed a use inconsistent with the label that results in human exposure to a pesticide. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB1496 - CD CORR-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
LaShawn K. Ford, Carol Ammons, Michael J. Kelly
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the master record file of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice of each person committed to the respective Department shall contain ethnic and racial background data and the person's last known complete street address prior to incarceration or legal residence collected in accordance with the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that the clerk of the court shall transmit to the department, agency, or institution to which the defendant is committed the last known complete street address prior to incarceration or legal residence, the person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the person is 18 years of age or older. Amends the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that on or before May 1 of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken but in which the United States Bureau of the Census allocates incarcerated persons as residents of correctional facilities, the Department of Corrections shall deliver to the State Board of Elections the last known address of the person prior to incarceration or other legal residence, if known. Provides that if the address or residence is unknown, the Department shall use, if available, addresses collected for purposes of parole, mandatory supervised release, or aftercare release programs.
STATUS
Passed
SB0078 - DHS-OVERDOSE PREVENTION SITES
Sara Feigenholtz, Robert Peters, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to (i) establish a new intervention license category entitled "OPS Harm Reduction Services", (ii) establish standards for entities to become licensed under the OPS Harm Reduction Services category, and (iii) create a licensing application process. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation, any entity licensed as an OPS Harm Reduction Services provider may operate an overdose prevention site as authorized by the Department. Requires the Department to make a determination as to whether to approve an entity's application for an OPS Harm Reduction Services license within 4 weeks after the date upon which the entity submitted its application to the Department. Requires the Department to help educate local communities and public and private entities about overdose prevention sites and the evidence regarding the benefits of overdose prevention sites. Requires entities approved to operate an overdose prevention site to, at a minimum, provide a hygienic space where participants may consume pre-obtained substances, maintain a supply of naloxone and oxygen on-site, employ staff trained to administer first aid to participants who are experiencing an overdose, provide secure hypodermic needle and syringe disposal services, encourage drug checking or the use of fentanyl test strips, and other services. Requires licensed entities to submit a report to the Department on the number of participants who have received or are receiving services at the overdose prevention site and other matters. Grants immunity from civil or criminal liability to specified persons. Preempts home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-012
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Celina Villanueva was born in Clayton County, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. Villanueva worked as a TV news reporter in Atlanta for over a decade. She served on the Riverdale City Council from 2018-2022 before running for U.S. House for Georgia's 3rd district. Villanueva won the open seat in the 2022 midterm elections.read less
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