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HB2351 - HWY AD CD-VINYL SUBSTRATE MED
Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971. Provides that for the purposes of the definition of "erect", attaching a vinyl substrate medium to a sign structure or wall surface, which may contain advertising or other information, shall constitute normal maintenance or repair of a sign or sign structure. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall accord lawful status to any sign structure or wall surface that attaches a vinyl substrate medium to a sign structure or wall surface and allow for its continued usage. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to any signs or sign structures existing prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2607 - CRIM PRO-CHILD TESTIMONY
Adam M. Niemerg, Jonathan Carroll, John M. Cabello
Last updated about 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that the testimony of a victim who is a child under 13 years of age shall testify outside the courtroom and the child's testimony shall be shown in the courtroom by means of a closed circuit television. Provides that this presumption may be overcome if the defendant can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child victim will not suffer severe emotional distress.
STATUS
Passed
HB2825 - ELECTION CD-DIGITAL SIGNATURES
Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, no later than 183 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Board of Elections shall adopt rules authorizing election authorities and local election officials to establish procedures under which digital voter signatures may be collected for nominating, candidate, and referendum petitions. Provides that those rules shall provide that any election authority or local election official may provide or supply electronic devices for the collection of digital voter signatures on petitions. Provides that the electronic devices, whether or not they are supplied by an election authority or local election official, may be capable of allowing a person to access and use the online voter registration system established under specified provisions of the Code. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2350 - INS-PAP TESTS/PROSTATE SCREEN
Kelly M. Cassidy, LaShawn K. Ford, Rita Mayfield
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning pap tests and prostate cancer screenings, provides that required coverage includes an annual cervical smear or Pap smear test for all (rather than female) insureds. Provides that required coverage includes an annual prostate cancer screening for insureds (rather than male insureds) upon the recommendation of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches for specified individuals. Provides that required coverage includes an annual prostate cancer screening for insureds who are age 40 and over with a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer.
STATUS
Passed
HB3595 - EPA-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Theresa Mah, Aaron M. Ortiz, Ann M. Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, before an owner or operator may initiate demolition of a thermal power plant via implosion, the owner or operator must satisfy specified notification requirements and obtain an Agency-approved air quality plan. Provides that, at least 30 days after providing notice, an owner or operator must hold at least one public meeting within the municipality in which the site is located to discuss the proposed demolition. Contains requirements for the public meeting and the air quality plan. Requires the air quality plan to include a dust mitigation plan, contingency plan, and site cleanup plan with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Repeals a provision regarding the notice of power plant demolition. In provisions regarding civil penalties, provides that any person who engages in demolition of a thermal power plant via implosion in violation of the Act shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for the first violation and up to $250,000 for a second or subsequent violation. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2847 - INS-MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS
Lindsey LaPointe, Camille Lilly, Maurice A. West
Last updated about 1 year ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Mental Health and Wellness Act (rather than the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act). In provisions concerning coverage of no-cost mental health prevention and wellness visits, provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit shall be in addition to an annual physical examination. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall update current procedural terminology codes through adoption of rules if the codes listed in the provisions are altered, amended, changed, deleted, or supplemented. Provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit may be incorporated into and reimbursed within any type of integrated primary care service delivery method. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024 (rather than 2023). Removes provisions concerning coverage of out-of-network mental health care, provisions concerning coverage of medically necessary mental health care for individuals not diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and provisions concerning analysis of mental health care coverage on insurance premiums. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3131 - WORKPLACE COVID-19 SAFETY ACT
Lilian Jimenez, Sonya M. Harper, Aaron M. Ortiz
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Workplace COVID-19 Safety Committees Act. Provides that each private employer of at least 30 employees shall establish a safety committee at each of the employer's primary places of employment. Establishes requirements for composition of committees and meetings, records, reporting, and training. Provides for the duties of committees relating to hazard assessment and control, safety and health planning, development of procedures for accident investigations, and other specified matters. Provides that the safety committee shall assist the employer in providing information, instruction, training, and supervision as is necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees at work and individuals affected by their activities. Provides that the Department of Labor may levy a civil penalty upon an employer that violates the Act as established by rule.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3740 - HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT
Carol Ammons, Lindsey LaPointe, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In the definitions of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution", provides that the exclusion of academic programs for incarcerated students does not apply to the monetary award program. Provides for a July 1, 2024 effective date.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2727 - MOBILE HOME-RENT NOTICE
Anna Moeller, Carol Ammons, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Mobile Home Park Act. Provides that, when a mobile home park owner notifies the manufactured home owners in the park of a rent or fee increase and the increase is in excess of 3% above the current rent, the mobile home park owner shall provide a written justification for the increase and make available to any resident, by request, documentation that show the costs and commencement of work that justify the rent increase, as applicable. Provides that in order for an increase in costs to justify a rent increase above 3%, for costs incurred for ordinary maintenance, including preventative maintenance, repair of the roads, infrastructure, or other community property or services, the mobile home park owner must demonstrate that the work performed was necessary to meet the mobile home park owner's warranty of habitability obligations, and demonstrate that the rent increase imposed was no more than was necessary to cover the actual and reasonable cost of the work performed.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2782 - SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURES
Ann M. Williams, Laura Faver Dias, Will Guzzardi
Last updated about 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act. Provides that, effective January 1, 2024, every investment manager shall comply with annual disclosure requirements that will require the investment manager to provide a description of the process through which the manager prudently integrates sustainability factors into its investment decision-making, investment analysis, portfolio construction, due diligence, and investment ownership in order to maximize anticipated financial returns, identify and minimize projected risk, and execute its fiduciary duties more effectively. Provides that the investment manager shall provide the annual disclosure to each public agency, pension fund, retirement system, or governmental unit for whom the investment manager is acting as a fiduciary or seeking selection as a fiduciary prior to acting in this capacity and at least annually thereafter. Provides that annual disclosures shall be submitted by January 31st of every year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Defines "investment manager".
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Illinois district HD-014
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Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Kelly M. Cassidy is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 14. She was first elected to the chamber in 2010. Cassidy earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991. She has worked as a community organizer. Cassidy has served in the Illinois State Senate since 2011. During her time in office she founded the Illinois Women's Legislative Caucus. She was named a 2013 Woman to Watch by the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association.read less
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