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SB0160 - PHONE SOLICITATION SPOOFING
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Paul Faraci, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a person, business, or organization may not spoof a caller's information or otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call unless the person, business, or organization has the right to use the name and phone number displayed. Requires telephone solicitations placed in a manner other than by a live operator to immediately disclose their identity and the purpose of the call and prompt the recipient of the call to consent to the solicitation. Defines terms.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR0708 - HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK
Patrick J. Joyce, Neil Anderson, Cristina Castro
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Declares the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024 as Home Fire Sprinkler Week in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
SB3329 - INC TX-CHILD TAX CREDIT
Omar Aquino, Michael W. Halpin, Mike Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child tax credit in an amount equal to the product of a specified credit amount multiplied by the number of qualifying children of the taxpayer. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3776 - MINIMUM WAGE-GRATUITIES
Lakesia Collins, Javier Loera Cervantes, Rachel Ventura
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Blue Star Restaurant Program Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall create the Blue Star Restaurant Program to recognize restaurants that voluntarily take no allowance for gratuities under the Minimum Wage Law. Provides for program eligibility requirements, benefits, and revocation of certification. Provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement and enforce the program. Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, the allowance for gratuities to which an employer is entitled for an employee engaged in an occupation in which gratuities have been recognized as part of the remuneration shall not exceed 20% of the applicable minimum wage rate. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2026, an employer shall not be entitled to an allowance for gratuities and shall pay each employee no less than the applicable minimum wage rate. Defines "interested party". Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides for additional notice requirements that employers must provide to employees who receive gratuities. Sets forth provisions concerning civil actions brought by an interested party. Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that no employer shall withhold from gratuities paid by credit card any credit card processing fees that the employer must pay in connection with the transaction. Provides that any service charge imposed by an employer on a customer shall be a gratuity and is the property of the employees. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3350 - FENTANYL TEST STRIPS
Laura Ellman, Karina Villa, Sally J. Turner
Last updated 3 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that specified hospitals and other organizations deemed eligible by the Department of Public Health shall be enrolled to receive fentanyl test strips from the Department and distribute fentanyl test strips upon enrollment in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program. Removes a provision requiring every law enforcement agency and fire department that responds to emergency medical calls to possess fentanyl test strips and to distribute fentanyl test strips to the public at no charge. Removes a provision requiring every health care facility to possess fentanyl test strips and to make available fentanyl test strips to the public. Provides that the needle and hypodermic syringe access program shall provide access to fentanyl test strips if feasible.
STATUS
Passed
SB3669 - WETLANDS AND SMALL STREAMS
Laura Ellman, Julie A. Morrison, Ann Gillespie
Last updated 9 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act to restore protections for wetlands and small streams that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. Includes provisions concerning: exemptions; wetlands delineation, classification, notification, permits and veto; general permits; appeal of final decisions made by the Department of Natural Resources and judicial review; investigation and enforcement; and county authority. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Advisory Committee and establishes duties and rules for the Committee. Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Fund. Provides for permit review fees. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3077 - FOOD INFRASTRUCTURE-GRANT
David Koehler, Mattie Hunter, Doris Turner
Last updated 4 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop and administer a Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and distribution within the State through the award of annual grants. Specifies that eligible grant applicants include certain entities that store, process, package, aggregate, or distribute farm products raised in Illinois. Provides that grant awards shall be between $1,000 and $150,000. Describes match requirements for grant recipients. Describes allowable expenses. Requires the Department to create an independent Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant program. Describes the Steering Committee's composition and responsibilities. Establishes various grant application requirements. Requires the Director of Agriculture to report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly each year. Limits the liability of program administrators. Contains provisions concerning termination of a grant agreement under the Act. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2930 - NOT FOR PROFIT-DEMOGRAPHICS
Adriane Johnson, Michael W. Halpin, Sara Feigenholtz
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers shall be accessible on the corporation's publicly available website for at least 3 years after it is posted. Removes a provision requiring the Secretary of State to include data fields on its annual report form that allows a corporation to report, at its discretion, the aggregated demographic information of its directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB2747 - EXOTIC WEEDS-PERMITS
Mary Edly-Allen, Karina Villa, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to consult with the Department of Agriculture before adding or removing any plant from the exotic weed list by administrative rule. Authorizes the Department to also consult with any group serving interests in agriculture, industry, conservation, ecology, or management regarding exotic weeds.
STATUS
Passed
SB2943 - $ST BD ED-COMMUNITY LEARN CTR
Ram Villivalam, Karina Villa, Willie Preston
Last updated 10 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $50,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for grants to community learning centers under the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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