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SB3436 - PUB AID-AABD CASH ASSISTANCE
David Koehler, Laura M. Murphy, Robert Peters
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the General Assembly finds it necessary to take measures to increase the amount of cash assistance provided to qualifying Illinoisans under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) program to reach a standard compatible with health and well-being. Provides that the amount of AABD aid granted to a person shall be determined by the Department of Human Services in such a manner as to produce assistance payments that bring the person's total monthly income from countable sources, as determined by the Department, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, if applicable, and AABD aid to an amount that is: (i) no less than 85% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2024; (ii) no less than 90% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2025; (iii) no less than 95% of the federal poverty level for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2026; and (iv) no less than 100% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning on and after July 1, 2027. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not result in any reduction in the amount of aid payable to a person determined eligible for aid prior to July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0728 - MEMORIAL-JOHNNY SHALLENBERGER
David Koehler
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Johnny Ray "John" Shallenberger of Creve Coeur.
STATUS
Passed
SB3437 - CONT SUB-PMP-PHARMACY REC
David Koehler
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Deletes provisions that any entity or system for integration (transmitting the data maintained by the Prescription Monitoring Program) into an Electronic Health Records System, Certified Health IT Module, Pharmacy Dispensing System, or Pharmacy Management System must meet applicable requirements outlined in administrative rules of the Department of Human Services. Provides that any entity or system for integration (transmitting the data maintained by the Prescription Monitoring Program) into an Electronic Health Records System, Certified Health IT Module, Pharmacy Dispensing System, or Pharmacy Management System that meets either the requirements of at least one certification criterion adopted under the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) or HITRUST certification shall be deemed qualified by the Department of Human Services to integrate pharmacy records with the Prescription Monitoring Program, subject to specified requirements. Defines "one-to-one secure link".
STATUS
Introduced
SB3203 - INS CD-INHALER COVERAGE
Mattie Hunter, Javier Loera Cervantes, Willie Preston
Last updated 3 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or before December 31, 2025 that provides coverage for prescription drugs may not deny or limit coverage for prescription inhalers (instead of prescription inhalants) based upon any restriction on the number of days before an inhaler refill may be obtained if, contrary to those restrictions, the inhalants have been ordered or prescribed by the treating physician and are medically appropriate. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall limit the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler to an amount not to exceed $25 per 30-day supply, and provides that nothing in the provisions prevents a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan from reducing a covered person's cost sharing to an amount less than the cap. Makes a conforming change. Provides that coverage for prescription inhalers shall not be subject to any deductible, except to the extent that the coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account. Authorizes rulemaking and enforcement by the Department of Insurance. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that the program of health benefits shall provide coverage for prescription inhalers under the Illinois Insurance Code.
STATUS
Passed
SB2629 - OPEN SPACE-DISTRESSED LOC PROJ
Celina Villanueva, Doris Turner, Dale Fowler
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government that has submitted a distressed location project as defined by Department of Natural Resources rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 100% for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement projects on distressed location projects. Provides that no less than 10% of the amount appropriated under the Act in any fiscal year shall be made available as grants to distressed communities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3686 - BATTERY STEWARDSHIP ACT
David Koehler, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 3 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act (rather than the Portable Battery Stewardship Act). Requires those who sell, offer for sale, or distribute (rather than only sell or distribute), covered batteries or battery-containing products containing one or more covered batteries in or into the State to implement and participate in a battery stewardship plan. Makes changes to provisions regarding timelines for covered batteries, as well as timelines for battery stewardship organizations to submit plans to the Agency for approval. Provides that the Illinois Pollution Control Board (rather than the Agency) may adopt rules regarding certain labeling requirements. Repeals a provision regarding rechargeable batteries in the Environmental Protection Act. Changes some defined terms and removes some defined terms.
STATUS
Passed
SB3687 - CREDIT UNIONS-EXAMINATION FEES
David Koehler, Omar Aquino, Willie Preston
Last updated 3 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that a credit union regulated by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation that is a covered financial institution under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act shall pay an examination fee to the Department subject to the rules adopted by the Department. Provides that the aggregate of all credit union examination fees collected by the Department under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act shall be paid and transferred promptly, accompanied by a detailed statement, into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in the Credit Union Community Reinvestment Act Fund. Provides the limits to the amounts of funds that a credit union may invest in the purchase of an investment interest in a pool of loans when the investment is greater than the net worth of the credit union. Provides that credit unions may invest funds in derivatives transactions to aid in the credit union's management of interest rate risk if certain specified conditions are satisfied. Makes changes to provisions concerning conflicts between bylaws adopted by the subscribers of a credit union and the Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning rules adopted by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Act. Makes other changes. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Credit Union Community Reinvestment Act Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SR0038 - WASHINGTON, D.C. STATEHOOD
Laura Fine, Mattie Hunter, Elgie R. Sims
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Urges the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3630 - CHILDREN-ABUSE REPORTING
Kimberly A. Lightford, Mattie Hunter, Jil Walker Tracy
Last updated 9 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional (rather than to a board-certified child abuse pediatrician). Provides that the medical professional must explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Makes other corresponding changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0331 - HIGHER ED-PAY DURING CLOSURE
Doris Turner, Dale Fowler, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated 4 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill but removes provisions requiring the governing board of each public university and community college district to pay contractors their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits if a campus is closed due to a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Illinois district SD-046
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