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HB3562 - CONSUMER FRAUD-PETROLEUM
Dave Vella
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any petroleum-related business to sell or offer to sell any petroleum product for an amount that represents an unconscionably high price.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2503 - COM COL-OUT OF DIST-TUITION
Katie Stuart, Dave Vella, Maura Hirschauer
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Community College Act. Adds language to provide that if a resident of a community college district wants to attend the community college maintained by the district of his or her residence, but the student wants to enroll in a program that is not offered by that community college and the community college does not have a contractual agreement for such a program, then the student may attend any recognized public community college in any other district and shall pay tuition and fees at the rate of the sending college. Sets forth provisions concerning financial assistance; a program directory; programmatic differences; application; enrollment; completion of coursework; records and transcripts; the provision of services; athletic and other eligibility; and State grants. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2448 - CONSERVATION POLICE-STANDARDS
Gregg Johnson, Matt Hanson, Nabeela Syed
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any person hired by the Department of Natural Resources for a sworn law enforcement position or position that has arrest authority must at the time of hire, be not less than 20 years of age and have successfully completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university. Provides that any person so hired shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years of age (rather than at the time of hire, the person must be not less than 21 years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university, and any person hired after successful completion of an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years of age). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3058 - SECURITY EMPLOYEE BARGAINING
Dave Vella
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Specifies that, for purposes of a provision in the Act concerning the resolution of disputes involving security employees, that the term "units of security employees of a public employer" includes units of county correction or detention officers, units of probation officers, and units of telecommunicators who are critical to public safety.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3445 - IL POWER AG-PUBLIC SCHOOL
Lawrence M. Walsh, Anthony DeLuca, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated about 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Further amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency shall commission and publish a policy study to evaluate the potential impacts of specified proposals on the environment, grid reliability, carbon and other pollutant emissions, resource adequacy, long-term and short-term electric rates, environmental justice communities, jobs, and the economy. Provides that the Agency shall retain the services of technical and policy experts with energy market and other relevant fields of expertise, solicit technical and policy analysis from the public, and provide for a 20-day open public comment period after publication of a draft study, which shall be published no later than 20 days after the comment period ends. Provides that the final policy study shall be published by January 1, 2024 with suitable copies delivered to the Governor and members of the General Assembly. Provides that the policy study shall include policy recommendations to the General Assembly. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide support to and consult with the Agency and the Agency may consult with other State agencies, commissions, or task forces as needed. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code to exempt the procurement of technical and policy experts for the policy study. Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning regulation of commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, provides that a public hearing shall be held not more than 60 days (rather than 45 days) after the filing of the application for the facility. Provides that the amount of any decommissioning payment shall be in accordance with financial assurance required by the agricultural impact mitigation agreements (rather than limited to the cost identified in the decommissioning or deconstruction plan, as required by the agricultural impact mitigation agreements, minus the salvage value of the project). Provides that a facility shall file a farmland drainage plan with the county and impacted drainage districts outlining how surface and subsurface drainage of farmland will be restored during and following construction or deconstruction of the facility, and specifies requirements of the plan. Requires vegetation management plans to comply with the agricultural impact mitigation agreement and underlying agreements with landowners where the facility will be constructed. Adds language requiring a facility owner to compensate landowners for crop losses or other agricultural damages resulting from damage to the drainage system caused by the construction of the facility, repair or pay for damage to the subsurface drainage system, and repair or pay for the restoration of surface drainage caused by the construction or deconstruction of the facility. Provides that a facility owner with siting approval from a county to construct a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility is authorized to cross or impact a drainage system, including, but not limited to, drainage tiles, open drainage ditches (rather than open drainage districts), culverts, and water gathering vaults, owned or under the control of a drainage district under the Illinois Drainage Code without obtaining prior agreement or approval from the drainage district in accordance with the farmland drainage plan (removing an exception requiring the facility owner to repair or pay for the repair of all damage to the drainage system caused by the construction of the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility within a reasonable time after construction of the commercial wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility is complete). Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in order to develop a regulatory structure for utility thermal energy networks that scale affordable and accessible building electrification, protect utility customers, and promote the successful planning and delivery of thermal energy networks, shall convene a workshop process for the purpose of establishing an open, inclusive, and cooperative forum regarding such thermal energy networks. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB2378 - MUNI CD-AUTOMATED CAMERA DATA
Dave Vella
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality that uses an automated railroad grade crossing enforcement system, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law enforcement system must share any data collected by the system or systems with the Illinois State Police or a municipal law enforcement agency upon the request of the Illinois State Police or municipal law enforcement agency. Provides that a municipality may not enter into, modify, or extend a contract that would prohibit the release of the information. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2390 - POLICE OFFICERS-RETURN TO DUTY
Patrick Windhorst, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar, Dave Vella
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning submission to an examination to determine fitness for duty for police officers whose duties have been suspended because of disability, certification that a police officer is no longer disabled, and authorizing disabled police officers to be assigned to duty during an emergency, excludes police officers who have attained the age of 60. Amend the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a deputy sheriff or police officer who is retired for disability and is 60 years old or older may not be recalled to service in any capacity. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2473 - VET MED/SURGERY ACT-VARIOUS
Lance Yednock, Marcus C. Evans, Lawrence M. Walsh
Last updated 11 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
HB2563 - IL POWER AG-CONTRACTOR
Dave Vella
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that any contractor involved in programs and procurements for the construction of State-funded solar and utility-scale wind projects must have 50% or more of the contractor's employees be residents of the State. Provides that the contractor must also participate in a registered apprenticeship program approved by the federal Department of Labor.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3491 - PREVAILING WAGE-CONTRACTORS
Matt Hanson, Joyce Mason, Sue Scherer
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the prevailing rates required to be paid for work performed on the project. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
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