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SB3708 - PEN CD-SERS-ALTERNATE ANNUITY
Christopher Belt
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the General Provisions and State Employee Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, with regard to persons subject to the Tier 2 provisions, a security employee of the Department of Human Services, a security employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or an investigator for the Department of the Lottery is entitled to an annuity calculated under the alternative retirement annuity provisions, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained age 55, regardless of whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while the person is still in service. Authorizes an investigator for the Department of the Lottery to establish eligible creditable service under the alternative retirement annuity provisions. Provides that a security employee of the Department of Human Services subject to the Tier 2 provisions may convert up to 13 years of service credit established before the effective date of the amendatory Act as a security employee of the Department of Human Services into eligible creditable service by filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by a specified payment. Provides that a specified educational requirement for persons employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall no longer determine the eligibility to earn eligible creditable service under the alternative retirement annuity provisions, and authorizes the conversion of service credit to eligible creditable service. Excludes a benefit increase resulting from the amendatory Act from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3706 - SPORTS WAGERING-REVENUE RETURN
Christopher Belt
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with July 2024, the Illinois Gaming Board shall certify to the State Comptroller the amount of tax revenues collected in the month from sports wagering operations within a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more but less than 500,000, within a municipality of less than 5,000 that has a police pension fund under the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code, and within a municipality that is designated a financially distressed city. Provides that the amounts certified shall include wagers designated by digital geolocation within the municipality and wagers made at a physical location within the municipality. Requires the State Comptroller to direct, as soon after certification as practicable, and the State Treasurer to transfer from the Sports Wagering Fund to the specified municipality 5% of the amount certified for that municipality. Requires a municipality that receives moneys under the provisions to use the moneys for general corporate purposes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3586 - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FUND
Christopher Belt
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation or any county may, as a part of the cost of construction, make a payment not to exceed the maximum funding permitted under the Uniform Relocation Assistance Program (rather than $22,500) to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling acquired for a State highway or federal aid highway project actually owned and occupied by such displaced person for not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3752 - REVENUE-MOTOR FUEL
Elgie R. Sims, Christopher Belt, Seth Lewis
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that the tax imposed on receivers of motor fuel applies until January 1, 2040 (currently, January 1, 2025). Amends the Environmental Impact Fee Law. Extends the repeal of the Environmental Impact Fee Law until January 1, 2040. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3797 - CANNABIS-CULTIVATION CTR
Christopher Belt
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3587 - PROCUREMENT-BOARD OF EDUCATION
Christopher Belt, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures by the State Board of Education related to media marketing campaigns, one-year sole sources, and emergency purchases.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3707 - MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC RELIEF
Christopher Belt
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Municipal Economic Relief and Revenue Task Force Act. Creates the Task Force to study and evaluate methods of providing economic relief to municipalities, particularly those that are financially distressed, and to explore new revenue streams to ensure the provision of necessary services, such as police, fire, and sewer. Includes provisions about membership, meetings, and annual reports to the General Assembly and Governor. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved upon submitting its report and that the Act is repealed 4 years after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3699 - FINANCE-AVIATION
Christopher Belt, Adriane Johnson, Donald P. DeWitte
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the State Aviation Program Fund, provides that grant moneys in excess of $30,000,000 shall be distributed by the Department of Transportation to airports for capital development purposes for projects identified on Transportation Improvement Plans submitted by airports on a discretionary basis by the Illinois Division of Aeronautics. Makes changes concerning the transfer of surplus moneys from the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund to the State Aviation Program Fund and the General Revenue Fund. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the distribution of proceeds from sales of aviation fuel.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3136 - FAMILY RECOVERY PLANS
Cristina Castro, Michael W. Halpin, Sally J. Turner
Last updated 3 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force Act. Provides that it is the General Assembly's intent to require a coordinated, public health, and service-integrated response by various agencies within the State's health and child welfare systems to address the substance use treatment needs of infants born with prenatal substance exposure, as well as the treatment needs of their caregivers and families, by requiring the development, provision, and monitoring of family recovery plans. Creates the Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force within the Department of Human Services. Sets forth the duties of the Task Force, including reviewing models of family recovery plans that have been implemented in other states; and reviewing and developing recommendations to replace punitive policies with notification policies for health care professionals reporting a positive toxicology screen of a newborn. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership, meetings, reporting requirements, and other matters. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop a standardized CAPTA notification form that is separate and distinct from the form for written confirmation reports of child abuse or neglect. Provides that a CAPTA notification shall not be treated as a report of suspected child abuse or neglect, shall not be recorded in the State Central Registry, and shall not be discoverable or admissible as evidence in any juvenile court or adoption proceeding unless the named party waives, in writing, his or her right to confidentiality. Repeals a provision requiring the Department to report to the State's Attorney every report of a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium contains a prohibited controlled substance. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Removes newborn infants whose blood, urine, or meconium contains any amount of a controlled substance from the list of children presumed neglected or abused under the Act. Makes corresponding changes to a provision listing the types of evidence that constitute prima facie evidence of neglect and to relevant provisions under the Adoption Act. Effective immediately, except that some parts take effect January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB3325 - PUBLICITY ACT-USE OF AI
Mary Edly-Allen, Sara Feigenholtz, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 9 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right of Publicity Act. Grants additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists. Provides for the liability of any person who materially contributes to, induces, or otherwise facilitates a violation of a specified provision of the Act by another party after having reason to know that the other party is in violation. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Changes the definition of "commercial purpose" and "identity".
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-057
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