SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
SB3233 - BUILD ILLINOIS HOMES ACT
Robert Peters, David Koehler, Ann Gillespie
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act. Provides that owners of qualified low-income housing developments are eligible for credits against the taxes imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act or taxes, penalties, fees, charges, and payments imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0914 - MEMORIAL-EDWARD RAGSDALE, M.D.
Erica Conway Harriss, Jason Plummer
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the death of Edward Ragsdale, M.D.
STATUS
Passed
SB3459 - $HIGHER ED-WAGE INCREASE
Michael W. Halpin, David Koehler, Paul Faraci
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds from the General Revenue Fund to the governing board of each public university for personal services and the related costs of increasing the wage rates of university personnel employed in positions covered under the State Universities Civil Service System, beyond the annual cost of living adjustment, adjustments provided for in collective bargaining agreements, and any increases required by the Minimum Wage Law, in a fair and equitable manner so as to close the pay gap between public university workers and other State employees. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5465 - JUV REC-HUM TRAFFICKING VICTIM
Jeff Keicher, Justin D. Slaughter, Nicole La Ha
Last updated 2 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a trafficking victim, as defined in the human trafficking provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012, may petition for vacation and expungement or immediate sealing of his or her juvenile court records and juvenile law enforcement records relating to events that resulted in the victim's adjudication of delinquency for an offense if committed by an adult would be a violation of the criminal laws occurring before the victim's 18th birthday upon the completion of his or her juvenile court sentence if his or her participation in the underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking under the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB4475 - INS CD-BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH
Lindsey LaPointe, Maurice A. West, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated 5 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, or any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer, reimbursement for in-network mental health and substance use disorder treatment services delivered by Illinois providers and facilities must be equal to or greater than 141% of the Medicare rate for the mental health or substance use disorder service delivered (rather than on average, at least as favorable as professional services provided by in-network primary care providers). Removes language providing that reimbursement rates for services paid to Illinois mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers and facilities do not meet the required standard unless the reimbursement rates are, on average, equal to or greater than 141% of the Medicare reimbursement rate for the same service. Provides that, if the Department of Insurance determines that an insurer or a contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer has violated a provision concerning mental health and substance use parity, the Department shall by order assess a civil penalty of $1,000 (rather than $5,000) for each violation. Excludes health care plans serving Medicaid populations that provide, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse the cost of any health care service for persons who are enrolled under the Illinois Public Aid Code or under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act from provisions concerning mental health and substance use parity. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB3764 - DHS-DIRECT SUPPORT-RATES
Karina Villa, Laura M. Murphy, Paul Faraci
Last updated 8 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase in the rate methodology sufficient to provide a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases. Provides that the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025 shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support personnel, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as defined by rule by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, subject to federal approval of a State Plan Amendment, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, shall include a $3 per hour wage rate increase for all direct support personnel and all other frontline personnel who are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage increases and who work in residential and community day services settings, with at least $1.50 of those funds to be provided as a direct increase to all aide base wages and the remaining $1.50 to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides. Provides that for residential services delivered on or after January 1, 2025, the rates shall include an increase sufficient to provide wages for all residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding aides, at the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' average wage as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4636 - PROP TX-SETTLEMENT/VALUATION
Jay C. Hoffman, Martin McLaughlin, Amy Elik
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but makes various technical changes to provisions of the introduced bill concerning the valuation of pollution control facilities. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1089 - HEALTH-TECH
Susan Rezin, Thomas M. Bennett, Cristina Castro
Last updated about 1 month ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Sami's Law. Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the owner or operator of each State-owned building shall install and maintain in that building at least one adult changing station. Requires the owner or operator of a State-owned building to ensure that certain information about the location of adult changing stations in the buildings is provided. Defines "State-owned building" as the State Capitol Building or a rest stop located on an interstate highway. Defines other terms.
STATUS
Passed
SR1012 - MEMORIAL-DR. MERRILL OTTWEIN
Erica Conway Harriss
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of former Illinois State Senator Dr. Merrill William George Ottwein.
STATUS
Passed
HB4592 - VEH CD-MOBILE ID CARDS
Kambium Buckner, Jaime M. Andrade, Michael J. Kelly
Last updated about 1 month ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a mobile Illinois Identification Card or mobile driver's license to an individual who is otherwise eligible to hold a physical credential, in addition to an identification card or driver's license, if the Secretary of State has issued an identification card or driver's license to the person. Allows the Secretary to enter into agreements or to contract with an agency of the State, another state, the United States, or a third party to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of a mobile identification card or driver's license issued by the Secretary or another state. Requires the data elements that are used to build an electronic credential to match the individual's current Department record. Requires all mobile identification cards and driver's licenses issued by the Secretary to be in accordance with the most recent standards of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Provides that, when required by law and upon request by law enforcement, a credential holder must provide the credential holder's physical credential. Provides that the display of a mobile identification card and driver's license shall not serve as consent or authorization for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to search, view, or access any other data or application on the mobile device.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-056
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
Erica Conway-Harriss was born in Illinois. She obtained her BA in Communications from LeTourneau University in Texas. Conway-Harriss served in the United States Marine Corps from 1996 to 2000. After her military service, she worked in the Texas Department of Public Safety. In 2021, Conway-Harriss ran as an Independent candidate in Texas's 2nd congressional district special election. She lost in the general election.read less
OFFICES HELD
Illinois Senate from Illinois
NEXT ELECTION
