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HB5005 - EDUCATION SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Dave Vella, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated 3 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate areas as Quantum Computing Campuses. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Electricity Excise Tax Law, the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act, the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act, and the Gas Use Tax Law to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a restriction on designating businesses located in an Enterprise Zone as high impact businesses does not apply to grocery stores. Repeals provisions concerning certified payments for high impact businesses. Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that a River Edge Redevelopment Zone may overlap with an Enterprise Zone. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a specified number of additional pilot River Edge Zones. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that certain credits under the Act may be taken against the taxpayer's withholding tax liability. Contains provisions concerning work hours at the project location. Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Adds provisions concerning credits awarded for research and development activities related to aircraft. Amends the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act. Extends the provisions of the Act to quantum computer manufacturers. Specifies that, in order to receive credit for construction expenses under the Act, a company must provide the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with evidence that a certified third-party executed an Agreed-Upon Procedure (AUP) verifying the construction expenses or accept the standard construction wage expense estimated by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that 2 or more taxing districts may agree to abate a portion of the real property taxes otherwise levied or extended by those taxing districts on a REV Illinois Project facility. Provides that abatements for REV project facilities may not exceed a period of 30 consecutive years. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to extend the sunset of the research and development credit. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that taxpayers who have been awarded a tax credit under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008 shall pay a fee to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Sets forth the amount of the fee. Provides that the fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Production Workforce Development Fund. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2024, a taxpayer is no longer required to pay a fee to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the transfer of credits under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4762 - DIGITAL LIKENESS PROTECTION
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Hoan Huynh, Emanuel Welch
Last updated about 2 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that a provision in an agreement between an individual and any other person for the performance of personal or professional services is contrary to public policy and is deemed unenforceable if the provision does not include a reasonably specific description of the intended uses of the digital replica (rather than the provision does not clearly define and detail all of the proposed uses of the digital replica). Makes changes in provisions concerning collective bargaining agreements. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3596 - CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION
Maurice A. West, Lindsey LaPointe, Hoan Huynh
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Crimes Victim Compensation Act. Includes additional expenses and costs in the definition of "pecuniary loss". Removes language providing that: no compensation may be granted while the applicant or victim is held in a correctional institution; and a victim who has been convicted of a felony may apply for assistance at any time but no award of compensation may be considered until the applicant meets certain requirements. Requires the Attorney General to: provide an applicant with written notification of a drafted award determination; present the drafted award determination to the Court of Claims within 90 days of the application being submitted; make all applications and forms available electronically; translate all paper and electronic forms and applications into the 5 most common non-English languages in the State; maintain an online application system; and maintain a case-tracking system to track the status of an application. Allows a victim or applicant to obtain a law enforcement report and provide it to the Attorney General under certain circumstances. Removes time limit and law enforcement notification requirements for submitting an application for compensation. Provides that a victim of a crime who has presented oneself to a hospital for medical care or sexual assault evidence collection is not required to reveal the cause of the injuries or health needs. Provides that a victim of crime is not required to present oneself to a hospital for medical care or sexual assault evidence collection within a specified period of time. Provides that when submitting an application for compensation, the victim or applicant must provide to the Attorney General a sworn statement of the victim or applicant that attests to the victim's or applicant's experience of a crime of violence. Provides that cooperation with law enforcement is not required for a victim of certain offenses to submit an application. Provides that it is presumed that a crime victim or applicant did not provoke, incite, assist, attempt, or commit the criminal act that led to the victim's injury or death. Requires the Attorney General to create a process with forms and applications for applying for emergency awards, create a process for determining emergency awards within 48 hours of the filing of the application, and publicize the process on the Attorney General's website.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3861 - INS CODE-POLICY READABILITY
Harry Benton, Will Guzzardi, Lance Yednock
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurance policies to be written in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education. Provides the factors the Director of Insurance shall consider in making the determination that the policy is easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4875 - PUBLICITY ACT-USE OF AI
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Daniel Didech, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 2 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right of Publicity Act. Grants additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists. Provides for the liability of any person who materially contributes to, induces, or otherwise facilitates a violation of a specified provision of the Act by another party after having reason to know that the other party is in violation. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Changes the definition of "commercial purpose" and "identity".
STATUS
Passed
HB5371 - HUMAN RIGHTS-VARIOUS
Ann M. Williams, Eva Dina Delgado, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated about 2 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer is responsible for harassment and sexual harassment of its employees by the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties only if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to take reasonable corrective measures. Changes the definition of "real estate transaction" to include any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction or alters a person's right to real property. Makes it a civil rights violation in a real estate transaction to: make unavailable or deny real property to discriminate in making available such a transaction; or use criteria or methods that have the effect of subjecting individuals to unlawful discrimination or discrimination based on familial status, immigration status, source of income, or an arrest record in a real estate transaction. Provides that an aggrieved party may take action to collect on a judicial order issued by the Circuit Court in an action initiated by the State, regardless of whether or not the aggrieved party intervened in an enforcement action of a Human Rights Commission order. Provides that, in imposing a penalty based on a real estate transaction violation, the Commission may order a respondent to pay a civil penalty per violation to vindicate the public interest, and in imposing a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest, a separate penalty may be imposed for each specific act constituting a civil rights violation and for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights violation. Deletes language authorizing each commissioner of the Human Rights Commission to hire a staff attorney. Repeals language regarding the collection of information concerning employment discrimination in relation to persons affected by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4652 - HIGHR ED-STUDENT TEACH STIPEND
Barbara Hernandez, Joyce Mason, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 4 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that "salary" includes stipends paid to an eligible cooperating teacher under the Board of Higher Education Act. Authorizes a person to establish optional credit for periods of service as a student teacher under a specified provision of the Board of Higher Education Act. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude any stipends paid to an eligible cooperating teacher under the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Makes changes concerning how funds are to be distributed under the student teaching stipend program. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall disburse funds to the State Board of Education, who shall disburse funds to each school district or early childhood education provider employing an eligible cooperating teacher (instead of having the Board of Higher Education disburse funds to educator preparation programs employing an eligible cooperating teacher). Makes related changes. Makes changes concerning when the report shall be completed. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall provide guidance and technical assistance to educator preparation programs on the administration of the stipend program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3755 - CD CORR-TRANSFER TO SHERIFF
Matt Hanson, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jonathan Carroll
Last updated about 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the county jail located in the county where the committed person was residing immediately before his or her conviction for the offense for which he or she is serving sentence in the Department of Corrections has a reentry program for committed persons, the Department may transfer the custody of the committed person to the sheriff of the county where the reentry program is located for up to 12 months before the committed person's release date for participation in the reentry program.
STATUS
Passed
HB5249 - MEDICAID-NUTRITION THERAPY
Norma Hernandez, Barbara Hernandez, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, nutrition care services and medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian licensed under the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his or her license shall be covered under the medical assistance program. Provides that the covered services may be aimed at prevention, delay, management, treatment, or rehabilitation of a disease or condition and include nutrition assessment, nutrition intervention, nutrition counseling, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for any federal waiver or Title XIX State Plan amendment, if required, to implement the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules, including standards and criteria, necessary to implement the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5382 - INS-CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR
Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Nabeela Syed, Harry Benton
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors, related supplies, and training in the use of continuous glucose monitors for any individual who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and meets other requirements, including that the prescriber had an in-person or covered telehealth visit with the individual to evaluate the individual's diabetes control and has determined that the eligibility criteria is met. Provides that to qualify for a continuous glucose monitor, a patient is not required to have a diagnosis of uncontrolled diabetes; have a history of emergency room visits or hospitalizations; or show improved glycemic control. Provides that an individual who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and meets the requirements shall not be required to obtain prior authorization for coverage for a continuous glucose monitor, and coverage shall be continuous once the continuous glucose monitor is prescribed. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules to implement the changes made by the amendatory Act. Specifies that the rules shall, at a minimum contain certain provisions concerning the ordering provider, continuous glucose monitors not being required to have certain functionalities, eligibility requirements for a beneficiary, and not requiring prior authorization. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Illinois district HD-013
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Illinois House
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Hoan Huynh is running as a Republican candidate for District 47 of the California State Assembly. Huynh was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. in 1980. He earned a B.S. in computer science and has over 20 years of experience working in the tech industry. Huynh is focused on policies related to jobs, education, infrastructure, and public safety. If elected, he plans to address issues like homelessness, housing affordability, and the local economy. His goal is to help improve the quality of life for District 47 residents.read less
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