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SB2566 - $ICJIA-CREATING HEALING
Elgie R. Sims, Willie Preston, Christopher Belt
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $578,000 to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for costs associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program at Pinckneyville and Menard Correctional Centers. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2460 - $U OF I OCE
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: General Funds $697,055,100; Other State Funds $11,936,202; Federal Funds $595,835; Total $709,587,137.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3144 - DCEO-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mark L. Walker, Kelly M. Burke, Carol Ammons
Last updated about 2 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Exempts from taxation under the Act: (1) food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been prepared for immediate consumption) and (2) food prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of service by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care Act of 1969, or by an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. In the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, makes changes in a provision concerning prepaid telephone calling arrangements. Amends the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2029, a home rule municipality having a population in excess of 500,000 may impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharge not to exceed 9% per retail transaction sourced to that jurisdiction and collected and remitted in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the corporate authorities of any county, by ordinance or resolution that takes effect on or after January 1, 2026, to impose a 1% tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling groceries in the county but outside of a municipality. Adds provisions concerning the administration of that tax. Authorizes the county board of Sangamon County, by ordinance, to impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the county in the business of renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a hotel that is subject to a specified hotel tax under the Illinois Municipal Code, at a rate not to exceed 3% of the gross rental receipts from renting, leasing, or letting, excluding, however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of the renting, leasing, or letting to permanent residents of that hotel. Requires the revenues generated to be used for specified purposes. Adds provisions concerning the use of project labor agreements on certain facilities that receive revenue from the county hotel tax. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, in Cook County, the rate of the Regional Transportation Authority Retailers' Occupation Tax on sales of food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been prepared for immediate consumption) is 1.25%. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes the corporate authorities of any municipality, by ordinance or resolution that takes effect on or after January 1, 2026, to impose a 1% tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling groceries in the municipality. Adds provisions concerning the administration of that tax. Removes a requirement that the imposition of certain non-home rule use and occupation taxes is subject to referendum approval. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2457 - $SURS OCE
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Universities Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: General Funds $1,928,183,703; Other State Funds $215,000,000; Total $2,143,183,703.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2449 - $FY23 CAPITAL
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations and reappropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB3639 - INS-HEALTH/EPINEPHRINE COST
Joyce Mason, Jawaharial Williams, Jonathan Carroll
Last updated about 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer that provides coverage for medically necessary epinephrine injectors shall limit the total amount that an insured is required to pay for a twin-pack of medically necessary epinephrine injectors at an amount not to exceed $60, regardless of the type of epinephrine injector. Provides that nothing in the provisions prevents an insurer from reducing an insured's cost sharing by an amount greater than the specified amount. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the provisions.
STATUS
Passed
SB2495 - $LOTTERY OCE
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of the Lottery for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: Other State Funds $2,228,923,800.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2508 - $GOMB OCE
Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: General Funds $3,350,000; Other State Funds $1,062,026,400; Total $1,065,376,400.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3801 - SCH CD-TEACHING EXCELLENCE
William Davis, Katie Stuart, Dave Vella
Last updated about 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning incentives for teachers if adequate funds are available, provides for an annual retention bonus of $4,000 per year for 2 consecutive years for National Board certified teachers employed in hard-to-staff schools. Provides that funds must be disbursed on a first-come, first-served basis.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-017
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 17. He was first elected to the chamber in 2016. Sims earned his B.A. in accounting from Chicago State University in 1992 and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1995. Prior to his election to the Senate, Sims served as Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County. He also served as Budget Director under Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes and was Director of Enforcement under Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White.read less
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Illinois Senate from Illinois
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