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HB3436 - VEH CD-LINEWORKER PLATE DECAL
Tony M. McCombie, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal, Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated about 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the issuance of the Thank a Line Worker license plate decal by the Illinois Department of Education. Creates the Thank a Line Worker Scholarship Fund. Provides that $10 of each original issuance and $23 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Thank a Line Worker Scholarship Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Thank a line Worker Scholarship Fund shall be paid as grants in support of scholarship for students studying electrical distribution at an Illinois college or university. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB3162 - PEN CD-CHI POLICE/FIRE-COVID
Jay C. Hoffman, Kambium Buckner, Norine K. Hammond
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a fireman or policeman who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any policeman or fireman who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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
SB2516 - $DOC OCE
Elgie R. Sims, Dale Fowler
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Corrections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: General Funds $1,828,960,065; Other State Funds $227,100,000; Total $2,056,060,065.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3578 - VEH CD-LEGISLATOR PLATES
Patrick Windhorst, Robert Rita, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated about 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access.
STATUS
Passed
HB2473 - VET MED/SURGERY ACT-VARIOUS
Lance Yednock, Marcus C. Evans, Lawrence M. Walsh
Last updated 10 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes concerning the circumstances under which construction may commence on nuclear power plants and nuclear power reactors. Removes the definition of "high-level nuclear waste". Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management and Office of Homeland Security to adopt rules for the regulation of small modular reactors, including rules regarding decommissioning, emergency preparedness, and fees. Sets forth provisions concerning inspections of small modular reactors. Authorizes the Governor to commission a study on regulatory gaps for the development of small modular reactors in the State. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to lead the study by researching and developing small modular reactors. Provides that the Agency shall finalize the study and publish a publicly available copy on its website and submit a copy to the General Assembly. Sets forth the requirements of the study. Repeals the provision requiring the study on January 1, 2027. Provides that the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act and the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act do not apply to small modular reactors. Amends various Acts regarding nuclear safety, radiation, and radioactive waste to define terms and make related changes.
STATUS
Passed
SJRCA0009 - CONAMEND-RIGHT TO HUNT & FISH
Dale Fowler
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Proposes to submit to the electors of the State for adoption an amendment to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the people have a right, which includes the right to use traditional methods, to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, subject only to the laws enacted to promote wildlife conservation and management and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. Provides that hunting and fishing shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. Provides that the Section shall not be construed to limit the application of any provision of law relating to trespass or property rights. Effective upon being declared adopted.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3276 - CD CORR-TAMMS REPURPOSE
Paul Jacobs, Dave Severin, LaShawn K. Ford
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Tamms Minimum Security Unit Task Force. Provides for membership on the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall study the subject of a practical, efficient, and beneficial repurposing of the Tamms Minimum Security Unit and its property for the benefit of the public, including the possibility of providing mental health services, health services, public safety, law enforcement training purposes, fire services, medical training and any other option for repurposing that the Task Force deems appropriate. Provides that each member of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Task Force shall meet 2 times per year or at the call of the Chairperson. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023 with its recommendations and is dissolved on January 1, 2024. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3442 - SCH CD-SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Fred Crespo, Matt Hanson, Camille Lilly
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a district may continue to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever is greater, if, prior to the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period then current, the district files a written request with the appropriate regional office of education for a 30-calendar-day extension on the basis that the position remains vacant and the district continues to actively seek qualified candidates and provides documentation that it has provided training specific to the position, including training on meeting the needs of students with disabilities and English learners if applicable (instead of a district may continue to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant position for one or more additional 30 calendar day periods if, prior to the expiration of the then-current 30 calendar day period, the district files a written request with the appropriate regional office of education for a 30 calendar day extension on the basis that the position remains vacant and the district continues to actively seek qualified candidates). Provides that each extension request shall be granted in writing (instead of shall be deemed granted unless denied in writing) by the regional office of education. Restores current law to provide that an emergency situation is one in which an unforeseen vacancy (instead of a vacancy) has occurred.
STATUS
Passed
SB2577 - SCH SAFETY-CRISIS MAPPING DATA
Meg Loughran Cappel, Susan Rezin, Adriane Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, a public school may obtain crisis response mapping data and provide copies of the crisis response mapping data to appropriate local, county, State, and federal first responders for use in response to emergencies. Provides that the crisis response mapping data shall be stored and provided in an electronic or digital format to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at the school. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall provide grants to public schools to cover the costs incurred in obtaining crisis response mapping data. Sets forth requirements for the crisis response mapping data. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the crisis response mapping data may be reviewed annually to update the data as necessary. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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