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SB2442 - FAIR PATIENT BILLING-INCOME
Mike Simmons, Bob Morgan, Emil Jones
Last updated 3 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that a hospital may not bill an uninsured patient that requires health care services if it determines, through its financial assistance screening process, that the patient has a household income that qualifies the person for free care under the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Provides that if the patient is deemed eligible for public health insurance or any other insurance product certified by the Department of Insurance, the hospital shall provide information to the patient about how the patient can apply for the insurance program.
STATUS
Passed
HB0478 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar, Aaron M. Ortiz
Last updated 3 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Adjutant General for Illinois to convey to the City of Chicago the described parcel of land in Cook County upon payment of $1.00, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2234 - BUSINESS TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
Christopher Belt, Mattie Hunter, Laura Ellman
Last updated 7 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Small Business Financing Transparency Act. Sets forth provisions concerning registration requirements for persons providing commercial financing; additional registration information; registration expiration; functions, power, and duties; subpoena power of the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; disclosure requirements; commercial financing disclosure forms approved for use in other states; violation of disclosure requirements; notification; suspension of registrations, civil penalties, and other discipline; investigation of complaints; confidentiality; appeal and review; registration fees; cease and desist orders; injunctions; exemptions; complaint disclosure; rules; violations; limitations on liability; beginning of registration; beginning of disclosure requirements; severability; and a commercial financing database. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2623 - INS CD-FERTILITY PRESERVATION
Natalie Toro, Cristina Castro, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated about 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in the State after June 1, 2024 to provide coverage for expenses for standard fertility preservation services and follow-up services related to that coverage. Defines "standard fertility preservation services" as procedures based upon current evidence-based standards of care established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or other national medical associations that follow current evidence-based standards of care. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5164 - NAME CHANGE-PUB CHANGES-FEES
Kevin John Olickal, Anne M. Stava-Murray, Katie Stuart
Last updated 7 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Clerks of the Court Act. Provides that filing fees for a petition for change name may not exceed $25, and the court may waive this fee for good cause shown. Amends the Name Change Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes the requirement that a petitioner must reside in the State for 6 months before the petitioner may file a petition under the Article. Allows a petitioner to request that the court file be impounded if public disclosure may be a hardship and have a negative impact on the petitioner's health or safety. Allows the petitioner to attach to the statement any supporting documents including relevant court orders. Allows the petitioner to request that his or her address be omitted from court documents if it would put the petitioner or petitioner's family at risk. Repeals the requirements to publish a notice of a petition to change a name.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5507 - GENDER IDENTITY-CORRECT INFO
Kevin John Olickal, Mary Beth Canty, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Creates a process that an Illinois resident may use to seek an Illinois judicial order making findings of fact to change a birth certificate issued in another state or country so the Illinois resident may petition the issuing jurisdiction to change the birth certificate. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5097 - HAIR CARE FOR YOUTH IN CARE
Kimberly Du Buclet, Camille Lilly, Katie Stuart
Last updated 3 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that every case plan shall include a Haircare Plan for each youth in care that is developed in consultation with the youth based upon the youth's developmental abilities, as well as with the youth's parents or caregivers or appropriate child care facility staff if not contrary to the youth's wishes, and that outlines any training or resources required by the caregiver or appropriate child care facility staff to meet the haircare needs of the youth. Requires a youth's Haircare Plan to at a minimum address (1) necessary haircare steps to be taken to preserve the youth's desired connection to the youth's race, culture, gender, religion, and identity; (2) necessary steps to be taken specific to the youth's haircare needs during emergency and health situations; and (3) the desires of the youth as they pertain to the youth's haircare. Provides that a youth's Haircare Plan must be reviewed at the same time as the case plan review required under the Act as well as during monthly visits to ensure compliance with the Haircare Plan and identify any needed changes. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop, by June 1, 2025, training and resources to make available for caregivers and appropriate child care facility staff to provide culturally competent haircare to youth in care. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the amendatory Act by June 1, 2025. Amends the Foster Parent Law. Expands the list of rights for foster parents to include the right to timely training necessary to meet the haircare needs of the children placed in their care. Expands the list of foster parent responsibilities to include the responsibility to provide haircare that preserves the child's desired connection to the child's race, culture, gender, religion, and identity. Amends the Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act. Expands the list of rights of every child placed in foster care to include haircare that preserves the child's desired connection to the child's race, culture, gender, religion, and identity and to have a corresponding haircare plan established in accordance with the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department to provide, in a timely and consistent manner, training for all caregivers and child welfare personnel on how to meet the haircare needs of children.
STATUS
Passed
SR1003 - TREASURER-INVESTMENT DECISIONS
Win Stoller, Karina Villa, Rachel Ventura
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Reaffirms a commitment to oversight and accountability in the management of the State's investments and urges the Illinois Office of the Treasurer to prioritize the well-being and prosperity of all residents above political, partisan, or ESG considerations in all investment decisions. Demands full transparency from the Illinois Office of the Treasurer regarding the rationale behind investment choices to ensure that they are based solely on sound financial principles and the best interests of the people of Illinois. Pledges to diligently investigate any instances where investment decisions appear to have been influenced by political motives and to take appropriate action to safeguard the integrity of the State's financial management practices.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3908 - FIREFIGHTER MATERNITY LEAVE
Katie Stuart, John M. Cabello, Dave Vella
Last updated 7 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that the paid family leave requirements shall be provided to a firefighter regardless of the employer's leave policies and shall be provided to a firefighter who has been employed by the employer for at least one year. Provides that a firefighter may voluntarily waive his or her right to paid family leave. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5172 - ADMIN HEARINGS-INTERPRETERS
Theresa Mah, Dagmara Avelar, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 6 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Specifies that the notice in contested case hearings must include an enclosure that notifies the recipient of the ability to request interpretive assistance for the hearing and to receive language assistance in translating the contents of the notice. Provides that an administrative law judge has the duty to inquire and determine whether a self-represented litigant or witness in a hearing needs interpretive assistance to participate in or understand the hearing. Authorizes any self-represented litigant, witness, or indigent person to request, at any time during the course of a hearing, interpretive assistance needed to participate in or understand the hearing. Provides that, if interpretive assistance is requested by a self-represented litigant, a witness, or an indigent person or if interpretive assistance is determined to be necessary by the administrative law judge, the administrative agency must appoint a foreign language interpreter at no cost to the person in need of the assistance for use in a substantive hearing. Authorizes an administrative agency to provide interpretive assistance during a nonsubstantive hearing through use of an interpreter who is not a foreign language interpreter, provided the administrative law judge examines the interpreter for competency for the purposes of the nonsubstantive hearing. Requires all persons appointed to provide interpretive assistance in substantive and nonsubstantive hearings to make certain affirmations. Contains provisions concerning waiver of these language assistance provisions.
STATUS
Engrossed
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Senator from Illinois district SD-025
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