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SB3545 - CD CORR-DRUG SCREENING
Jason Plummer, Steve McClure
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall require drug screening of every offender committed to a Department facility and may provide appropriate drug treatment services to certain offenders based on the results of initial screening.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3494 - FOREIGN ADVERSARY DIVESTMENT
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Foreign Adversary Divestment Act. Defines "foreign adversary" as the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, or any other entity deemed to be a foreign adversary by the Governor in consultation with the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Provides that all State-managed funds and local-managed funds are prohibited from holding investments in any foreign adversary, State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, company domiciled within a foreign adversary, or company owned or controlled by a foreign adversary, State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, company domiciled within a foreign adversary, or other entity within a foreign adversary. Provides that all State-managed funds and local-managed funds are prohibited from investing or depositing public funds into any bank that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in a foreign adversary. Requires all State-managed funds to immediately in good faith begin divestment of prohibited holdings under the Act. Provides that total divestment must be achieved by January 1, 2026, or 2 years after the effective date of the Act, whichever is earlier. Requires the Illinois State Board of Investment to identify companies subject to the Act and to include those companies in a list of restricted companies to be distributed to each State-managed fund and local-managed fund. Makes other changes. Contains a severability provision.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3543 - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTEC
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. Prohibits a foreign principal from a foreign adversary country from directly or indirectly owning, having an interest of greater than 25% in, or acquire by purchase, grant, devise, or descent agricultural land or any interest except a de minimis indirect interest. Prohibits a foreign principal from a foreign adversary from leasing or purchasing land within 25 miles of a military installation. Voids any current contract in conflict with this Act. Prohibits a foreign principal from accessing critical infrastructure of the State unless approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and bans certain software from being used in the State infrastructure. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3747 - SECURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2024. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured by a federally banned corporation or any equipment banned at the federal level. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured in or by a foreign adversary, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled within a foreign adversary. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish a registration system for telecommunications providers. Provides for a registration fee. Sets forth requirements for registration of telecommunications providers. Provides for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for any telecommunications provider who violates the Act or knowingly submits a false registration form. Provides that any telecommunications provider that fails to comply with a portion of the Act is prohibited from receiving any State or local funds, including funds from the Illinois Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure and is also prohibited from receiving any federal funds subject to distribution by State or local governments for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3546 - RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY-EMERGENCIES
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Protecting Religious Assembly in States of Emergency Act, which may be referred to as the PRAISE Act. Provides that an order, rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution, or other directive issued by the State government or a unit of local government pursuant to an emergency or health or safety determination, declaration, or proclamation that requires closure or limitation of any business or other facility otherwise open to public use or patronage, but which exempts in whole or in part any particular entity or set of entities, shall exempt to the same extent a place of worship of a tax exempt religious organization as the other entities are exempted. Requires the provisions to be construed to afford to religious organizations and the organizations' places of worship the same degree of freedom to meet as is afforded to the most favored entity or set of entities. Allows a civil action by a person or religious organization that has been burdened or impaired by a violation of the provisions, including injunctive orders; compensatory damages; nominal damages; a finding of a violation; and, when malice or recklessness is demonstrated, punitive damages. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to make a conforming change.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3623 - VEH CD-LEGIS/EXEC PLATES
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3544 - COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that, if a county government does not have a local health department, the county government shall enter into an agreement or contract with an adjacent local health department to register cottage food operations in the county's jurisdiction. Provides that the adjacent local health department where the cottage food operation registers has the power to take specified actions pertaining to complaints, inspections, fees, and penalties. Specifies, in a provision requiring cottage food operations to sell directly to consumers, that sales directly to consumers include, among other things, sales at or through mobile farmers markets with the consent of the third-party property holder. Defines "mobile farmers market".
STATUS
Introduced
SB3729 - UNMANNED AERIAL DRONE SECURITY
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Act. Provides that a government agency may use a drone only if the manufacturer of the drone meets the minimum security requirements specified in the Act. Prohibits a government agency from purchasing, acquiring, or otherwise using a drone or any related services or equipment produced by (i) a manufacturer domiciled in a country of concern or (ii) a manufacturer the government agency reasonably believes to be owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a country of concern or by a company domiciled in a country of concern. Classifies 3 different tiers of drones, and specifies restrictions for each tier level. Requires, subject to appropriation, a government agency using a drone on January 1, 2025 that does not meet the minimum requirements for that drone's usage tier to receive a reimbursement from the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Reimbursement Fund up to the cost of acquiring a drone that meets the minimum requirements for that drone's usage tier if specified requirements are met. Requires the Department of Transportation to identify the geographic coordinates of sensitive installations within Illinois for the purpose of prohibiting drone usage over sensitive locations. Requires a provider of flight mapping software or other program for operating a drone to geofence Illinois' sensitive locations to prevent the flight of a drone over Illinois' sensitive locations. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for (i) a provider of flight mapping software to allow a user to fly a drone over a sensitive location unless the user is a law enforcement agency or officer; or (ii) a user of a drone not using flight mapping software to fly a drone over a sensitive location without permission from the governmental agency in charge of the sensitive location. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Contains a severability clause. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Reimbursement Fund. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3541 - PROCUREMENT PROTECTION ACT
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Procurement Protection Act of 2024. Provides that a company domiciled within the jurisdiction of foreign adversary or a federally banned corporation shall be ineligible to bid or submit a proposal for contracts with the State. Provides that each bid or offer submitted for a contract with a State agency or political subdivision shall include a disclosure of whether or not the bidder, offeror, or any of its corporate parents or subsidiaries, within the 24 months before submission of the bid or offer, had business operations that involved contracts with or provision of supplies or services from or to any foreign adversary, state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled within the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary. Provides that a bid or offer that does not include the disclosure required by the provisions may be given a period after the bid or offer is submitted to cure non-disclosure. Allows a chief procurement officer to consider the disclosure when evaluating the bid or offer or awarding the contract. Sets forth exceptions to the general provisions. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3508 - END ORGAN HARVESTING ACT
Jason Plummer
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the End Organ Harvesting Act. Provides that a health benefit plan issuer may not cover a human organ transplant or post-transplant care if: (1) the transplant operation is performed in the People's Republic of China or another country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting, as designated by the Director of Public Health; or (2) the human organ to be transplanted was procured by sale or donation originating in the People's Republic of China or another country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting, as designated by the Director of Public Health. Provides that the Director of Public Health may designate additional countries with governments that fund, sponsor, or otherwise facilitate forced organ harvesting and shall provide written notice to the Secretary of Human Services and the Director of Insurance when the Director of Public Health designates an additional country. Defines "forced organ harvesting". Sets forth provisions concerning applicability and severability.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-055
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