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HB1533 - ANIMALS-BAN DECLAWING CATS
Barbara Hernandez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jonathan Carroll
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Deletes that these provisions do not apply to a person who performs a procedure solely for a therapeutic purpose. Provides that surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise altering a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws may only be performed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 for therapeutic purposes for the cat. Effective 90 days after becoming law.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4653 - SCH CD-EMPLOYE TRAUMA TRAINING
Michelle Mussman, Joyce Mason, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Makes stylistic changes in provisions concerning institutes or inservice training workshops. In provisions concerning inservice training programs, removes the requirement that the training regarding health conditions of students include the chronic health conditions of students and provides that school district employees who are trained to respond to trauma under the provisions shall be immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices under the provisions concerning institutes or inservice training workshops satisfies the requirements under the provisions concerning inservice training programs. Removes certain provisions that require a school board to conduct inservice training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB5766 - SCH CD-CPS-SELECTIVE SCHOOLS
Margaret Noble Croke, Emanuel Welch, Curtis J. Tarver
Last updated 8 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Prohibits, until February 1, 2027, the Chicago Board of Education from closing any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Prohibits, until February 1, 2027, the Board from changing the standards for admission to any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, the Board may not take any action, until February 1, 2027, that results in a decrease in either the total amount or percentage of funds allocated to an attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5117 - DEFORESTATION-FREE PROCUREMENT
Daniel Didech, Joyce Mason, Will Guzzardi
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. Prohibits the State and any governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from purchasing or obtaining for any purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. Prohibits a bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State and any government agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from requiring or permitting the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency or authority that includes the procurement of any product comprised of a tropical forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Sets forth forest policies that large contractors must adopt. Provides for sanctions against a contractor or subcontractor who violates the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Requires the Director of the Department to submit an assessment to the General Assembly regarding the details of all contracts certified under the Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a study to determine whether the requirements of the Act shall apply to tropical forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests. Requires the Director to issue a report every 2 years on the implementation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5065 - CRIM CD-SAFE STORAGE FIREARMS
Maura Hirschauer, Nabeela Syed, Matt Hanson
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the Public Act may be referred to as the Safe Firearm Storage Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to store or leave a firearm outside of that person's immediate possession or control (rather than within premises under his or her control if the person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of 14 years who does not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, and the minor causes death or great bodily harm with the firearm) unless the firearm is secured in a manner that renders it inaccessible to anyone but the owner or another lawfully authorized user: (1) by a device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or (2) locked box or container. Deletes provisions that the law does not apply: (1) if a minor under 14 years of age gains access to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another; or (2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the age of 14 because of an unlawful entry of the premises by the minor or another person. Deletes a provision that the firearm may be placed in some other location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of 14 years. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5226 - SCH CD-RADON TESTING
Ann M. Williams, Will Guzzardi, Anne M. Stava-Murray
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning radon testing, provides that every school building of a school district that is occupied or will be occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2028 and shall be tested every 5 years thereafter for radon (instead of recommending that every occupied school building of a school district be tested every 5 years for radon). Provides that all new schools of a school district shall be built using radon resistant new construction techniques in accordance with the American National Standards Institute/American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists CC-1000, Soil Gas Control Systems in New Construction of Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use Buildings standard or a successor standard (instead of recommending that new schools of a school district be built using radon resistant new construction techniques, as shown in the United States Environmental Protection Agency document, Radon Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other Large Buildings). Removes a provision allowing a person to perform radon screening tests without a license. Makes changes concerning the exemption. Provides that if radon is found to exceed specified levels, then the school district shall (instead of may) hire a licensed radon professional to perform confirmatory measurements (instead of to perform measurements before any mitigation decisions are made). Sets forth provisions concerning mitigation. Provides that a school district may use life safety funds, if available, for radon testing and mitigation. Preempts home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4195 - VEH CD-ZERO EMISSION DELIVERY
Kambium Buckner, Ann M. Williams, Joyce Mason
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a contractor or person employed to deliver goods from a store or restaurant through a third-party delivery service to use a non-carbon emitting mode of transportation while making such deliveries. Provides that a contractor or person who fails to comply with the provisions may be subject to a fine of $250 or suspension of the contractor's or person's driving privileges. Restricts the provisions to counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0545 - PUBLIC AID-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Joyce Mason, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Medical Assistance Article.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5630 - IEMA-OHS-REACTOR ADVISORY BODY
Lilian Jimenez, Kelly M. Cassidy, Joyce Mason
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Directs the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security to convene an advisory body, to be known as the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee, which shall consist of relevant stakeholders and members of the public, including, but not limited to, members of the environmental community, electric utilities, appropriately credentialed academics, energy economists, energy engineers, public interest organizations, consumer protection organizations, and others whose insights are relevant to the preparation of the small modular reactor study and small modular reactor rules to be adopted under the Act. Directs the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee to provide current, expert information germane to the topic, critique and fact-check the development of the draft modular reactor study and rules, provide meaningful point and counter-point analysis on the small modular reactor issue, and provide additional access and referrals to additional experts in fields relating to the preparation of the draft small modular reactor study. Specifies that members shall not be compensated for service on the Small Modular Reactor Advisory Committee but shall be reimbursed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, not less than quarterly, for such items as travel to meetings, meals, copying expenses, and other related expenses. Repeals the new provisions on July 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4808 - EPA-WATER-REGIONALIZATION
Lawrence M. Walsh, Joyce Mason
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires rules adopted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for purposes of administering the Water Revolving Fund to encourage regionalization and proactive compliance. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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