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HB5315 - SOLAR ENERGY-VIDEO DOORBELL
Daniel Didech, Joyce Mason
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to prohibit a county or municipality from adopting any ordinance or resolution that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the installation of a solar energy system or low voltage solar powered device. A "low voltage solar powered device" means a piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose, including, but not limited to, doorbells, security systems, and illumination equipment, powered by a solar collector operating at less than 50 volts and located: (1) entirely within the lot or parcel owned by the property owner; or (2) within a common area without being permanently attached to common property. A "solar energy system" means: (1) a solar storage mechanism that uses solar energy for generating electricity or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids, or other materials; and (2) a supplemental conventional energy system designed or constructed to interface with a solar energy system. Provides that in any litigation arising under this Act or involving the application of this Act, the prevailing party shall be entitled to costs and reasonable attorney's fees. Exempts any building that: (1) is greater than 60 feet in height; or (2) has a shared roof and is subject to a homeowners' association, common interest community association, or condominium unit owners' association. Provides it may apply to a shared roof if (1) the solar energy system is located entirely within that portion of the shared roof owned and maintained by the property owner; and (2) if all property owners sharing the shared roof are in agreement to install a solar energy system. Amends the Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act to make the same changes. Amends the Public Utilities Act to provide that municipal utility systems and rural electric cooperatives must have a shared policy governing self-generation of renewable energy. A shared policy must be developed by the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association, and the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives and reviewed for compliance with this Section by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The initial shared policy must be drafted and received by the Illinois Commerce Commission within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides what must be in the shared policy. Provides for civil penalties if a municipal electric utility system or electric cooperative violates or fails to comply with any provision of this Act or any order by the Illinois Commerce Commission issued under this Act. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5307 - PROBLEM GAMING TASK FORCE
Daniel Didech
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the Task Force to the Problem Gambling Task Force (from the Problem Gaming Task Force). Provides that the President of the Senate shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as cochair of the Task Force, that the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives to serve as cochair of the Task Force, and that the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member of the Task Force from the Senate and House, respectively (rather than the President of the Senate appointing one member from each of the 2 largest caucuses of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appointing one member from each of the 2 largest caucuses of the House of Representatives). Provides that the Department of Human Services (rather than the Illinois Gaming Board) shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Makes some stylistic and grammatical changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5311 - ILLINOIS RECEIVERSHIP ACT
Daniel Didech
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Illinois Receivership Act. Creates a process in which a person is appointed by the court as the court's agent under the court's direction to take possession of, manage and, if authorized by the Act or court order, transfer, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of receivership property. Requires the court to provide notice and opportunity for a hearing as appropriate before the court can issue an order under the Act. Applies to real property and any personal property related to or used in operating the real property and personal property and fixtures. Exempts an interest in real property improved by one to four dwelling units with some exceptions. Provides that the Act does not apply to a receiver appointed under the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4527 - CRIM CD-SEXUAL REL-STUDENTS
Joyce Mason, Amy Elik, Daniel Didech
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of sexual misconduct with a student. Provides that a person commits sexual misconduct with a student when he or she is or was an employee of a school and commits sexual misconduct with a student who, at the time the employee was employed by the school, attended the school. Provides that the consent of the student is not a defense to a prosecution under this provision. Provides that a student is deemed incapable of consent, for purposes of this provision, when he or she is a student who attended the school while the employee was employed at the school. Provides that it is not a defense to a violation of this provision that the student was of the age to give consent to sexual penetration or sexual conduct in circumstances not involving a violation of this provision. Provides that a person convicted of violating this provision shall immediately forfeit his or her employment with a school and may not subsequently be employed at a school. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony. Provides exemptions. Defines "school" as a public or private elementary or secondary school or a school that operates grades kindergarten through 12. Defines "sexual misconduct" as any act, including, but not limited to, any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication or physical activity, by an employee or agent of the school district, charter school, or nonpublic school with direct contact with a student that is directed toward or with a student to establish a romantic or sexual relationship with the student. Defines other terms.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3141 - GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
Diane Blair-Sherlock, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kambium Buckner
Last updated 5 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a maximum acceptable Global Warming Potential (GWP) standard for State purchases of vehicles, appliances, and building materials for use in State-funded infrastructure projects.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5461 - CONCRETE CARBON ACT
Daniel Didech
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Concrete Carbon Utilization, Reduction, and Removal Breakthrough Act. Establishes a performance-based tax credit for concrete producers to incentivize the use of materials and methods for State-funded projects that reduce the embodied carbon generated in the production of concrete, and support the removal of carbon in the atmosphere and its permanent storage in concrete. Establishes a tax credit for concrete producers to defray the cost of implementing environmental product declaration technology at plants. Requires the implementation of performance-based specification standards for concrete. Directs the Department of Transportation to assess and propose opportunities to accelerate testing and evaluation of new decarbonization materials and methods for concrete by the Materials Bureau. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5620 - VEH CD-MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
Daniel Didech, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped and all passengers to wear a motorcycle helmet. Defines "motorcycle helmet".
STATUS
Introduced
HB4623 - SEXUAL EXPLICIT DIGITAL IMAGE
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Jeff Keicher, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated about 2 months ago
98 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child is ineligible to receive a school bus driver permit. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "child pornography" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under 18 who by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in sexual activity. Creates the offenses of obscene depiction of a purported child and non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. Defines offenses and provides criminal penalties for violations. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides for the forfeiture to the State: (1) of any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of those offenses; (2) any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled, or conducted in violation of those offenses; and (3) any computer that contains an obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that under certain conditions, the parent or legal guardian of a child who is the victim of obscene depiction of a purported child may make a victim's impact statement on the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides for enhanced penalties for specified violations of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides that the court shall impose a consecutive sentence when the defendant is convicted of specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act to provide that a person convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child must register as a sex offender.
STATUS
Passed
SB2277 - PROP TX-INTEREST
Paul Faraci, Linda Holmes, Mike Simmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes shall be waived if the county treasurer determines that: (i) the delinquency occurred because the subject tax bill was mailed to an incorrect address or e-mailed to an e-mail address other than the e-mail address provided to the county treasurer by the taxpayer or property owner by January 1 of the applicable tax year; (ii) the mistake was not the fault of the property owner or any other entity liable for the payment of the tax; and (iii) the amount of delinquent taxes is paid in full before the annual tax sale at which the delinquent taxes would be sold. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5386 - WETLANDS AND SMALL STREAMS
Anna Moeller, Nicholas K. Smith, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated 8 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act to restore protections for wetlands and small streams that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. Provides provisions concerning: exemptions; wetlands delineation, classification, notification, permits and veto; general permits; appeal of final decisions made by the Department of Natural Resources and judicial review; investigation and enforcement; and county authority. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Advisory Committee and establishes duties and rules for the Committee. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Fund. Provides for permit review fees. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Illinois district HD-059
COMMITTEES
Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Daniel Didech is from Illinois. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Later, Daniel received his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law. He worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County for nearly a decade. Didech prosecuted matters ranging from traffic tickets to first-degree murder. He lives in Buffalo Grove with his wife and two young daughters.read less
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