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SB2803 - IL ID CARD-FEDERAL PRISONERS
Christopher Belt, Robert Peters, Rachel Ventura
Last updated about 2 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Sets forth procedures for the Secretary of State to issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections (rather than the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice). Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB3739 - NETWORK ADEQUACY-STANDARDS
Robert Peters, Julie A. Morrison, Mattie Hunter
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Adds definitions. Provides that the minimum ratio for each provider type shall be no less than any such ratio established for qualified health plans in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges by federal law or by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the maximum travel time and distance standards and appointment wait time standards shall be no greater than any such standards established for qualified health plans in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges by federal law or by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Makes changes to provisions concerning network adequacy, notice of nonrenewal or termination, transition of services, network transparency, administration and enforcement, provider requirements, and provider directory information. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning notice of nonrenewal or termination and transition of services. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt emergency rules implementing federal standards for provider ratios, time and distance, or appointment wait times when such standards apply to health insurance coverage regulated by the Department of Insurance and are more stringent than the State standards extant at the time the final federal standards are published. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0594 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3538 - LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE
Michael E. Hastings, Robert F. Martwick, Mike Simmons
Last updated about 2 months ago
93 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that the mental health counseling shall be included in the health insurance coverage for employees on and after June 1, 2025. Provides that the first responders eligible to receive the mental health counseling also include emergency medical services personnel dispatched pursuant to a 9-1-1 call (rather than medical services personnel, in the engrossed bill), public safety telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers, and mental health professionals employed and dispatched by any unit of local government in response to emergency crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement. Defines mental health counseling.
STATUS
Passed
SB2665 - OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE
Mike Porfirio, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Linda Holmes
Last updated 6 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2876 - SOLID WASTE-EVENT FACILITIES
Karina Villa, Laura Fine, Celina Villanueva
Last updated about 2 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Reinsert the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Excludes from the definition of "event facility" school stadiums and hotels (rather than only school stadiums). Makes technical and other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2743 - WATER PLAN TASK FORCE ACT
Laura Ellman, Natalie Toro, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated about 2 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Water Plan Task Force Act. Establishes the State Water Plan Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall be chaired by the Director of the Office of Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources and composed of the directors, or their designee, from various other State entities. Requires the Task Force to identify critical water issues, to develop and implement recommendations that address the critical water issues, and to reevaluate critical water issues and needs. Requires the Task Force to publish a State Water Plan not less than every 10 years. Provides that the Task Force shall develop and maintain a publicly available website or portal that summarizes projects of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to meet not less than once per quarter each calendar year. Enumerates the authority granted to the Task Force.
STATUS
Passed
HB5405 - DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS
Marcus C. Evans, Eva Dina Delgado, Yolonda Morris
Last updated about 2 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Sets forth requirements for any State entity or hospital that receives funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct clinical trials of drugs or medical devices. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in consultation with relevant research organizations, shall analyze and provide recommendations on: (i) the demographic groups and populations that are currently represented and underrepresented in clinical trials in the State, including representation of groups based on their geographic location; (ii) the barriers that prevent persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups from participating in clinical trials in the State, including barriers related to transportation; and (iii) approaches for how clinical trials can successfully partner with others to provide outreach to underrepresented communities. Provides that the Department shall report to the General Assembly on the results of the study by July 1, 2025. Sets forth definitions of underrepresented community and underrepresented demographic group. Provides that the Department shall review guidance published by the United States Food and Drug Administration and use existing infrastructure to encourage participation in clinical trials of drugs and medical devices by persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups. Authorizes the Department to apply for any grants related to the encouragement of underrepresented demographic groups related to the United Food and Drug Administration's guidance.
STATUS
Passed
HB4715 - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT REGULATION
Robert Rita, Barbara Hernandez, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. In provisions concerning the regulation of unmanned aircraft systems, provides that nothing in those provisions shall be construed to deny a unit of local government the right to adopt reasonable rules related to the use by a private party of airspace that is above ground level of public property owned or controlled by that unit of local government. Provides that the provisions apply to publicly owned or controlled property that is intended or permitted to be used for recreational or conservation purposes, including, but not limited to, parks, playgrounds, aquatic facilities, wildlife areas, or other recreational facilities. Provides that reasonable rules adopted pursuant to the provisions do not supersede any administrative rules adopted by the Department of Transportation or any federal laws, rules, or regulations. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4623 - SEXUAL EXPLICIT DIGITAL IMAGE
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Jeff Keicher, Natalie A. Manley
Last updated about 2 months ago
98 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child is ineligible to receive a school bus driver permit. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "child pornography" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under 18 who by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in sexual activity. Creates the offenses of obscene depiction of a purported child and non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. Defines offenses and provides criminal penalties for violations. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides for the forfeiture to the State: (1) of any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of those offenses; (2) any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled, or conducted in violation of those offenses; and (3) any computer that contains an obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that under certain conditions, the parent or legal guardian of a child who is the victim of obscene depiction of a purported child may make a victim's impact statement on the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides for enhanced penalties for specified violations of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides that the court shall impose a consecutive sentence when the defendant is convicted of specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act to provide that a person convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child must register as a sex offender.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-029
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Illinois Senate
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Julie A. Morrison is a former Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 29. She was first elected to the chamber in 2006. She left office on January 11, 2017. Morrison earned her B.S. in education/special education from National College of Education in 1981. Her professional experience includes working as a local school board member.read less
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