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HB2831 - TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS
Lindsey LaPointe, Carol Ammons, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated about 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (Office) within the Department of Human Services to facilitate the implementation of a strategic plan and initiatives aimed at decreasing homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization in Illinois, improving health and human services outcomes for people who experience homelessness, and strengthening the safety nets that contribute to housing stability. Provides that the Office shall be led by the State Homelessness Chief Officer who shall report to the Secretary of the Department. Provides that the Chief Officer shall also chair the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness, co-chair the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness, and lead the State's comprehensive efforts related to homelessness prevention. Creates the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness within the Department of Human Services to facilitate and implement initiatives related to decreasing homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization in this State, improving health and human services outcomes for people who experience homelessness, and strengthening the safety nets that contribute to housing stability. Sets forth the Task Force's specific duties. Requires the Task Force to submit annual reports to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the Task Force's work during the year prior, any new recommendations developed by the Task Force, any recommendations made by the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness, and any key outcomes and measures related to homelessness. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership; Task Force meetings; Task Force subcommittees; administrative support to the Task Force; and other matters. Creates the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness (Advisory Council) within the Department of Human Services to make recommendations to the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness regarding homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization with the goals of achieving functional zero homelessness, improving health and human services outcomes for people experiencing homelessness and strengthening the safety nets that contribute to housing stability. Contains provisions concerning Advisory Council membership; Advisory Council meetings; administrative support to the Advisory Council; and other matters. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3020 - LIQUOR-BREWERY SHIPPER
Kelly M. Cassidy, Dagmara Avelar, Kimberly Du Buclet
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a brewer shipper's license that allows a person with a brewer, class 1 brewer, class 2 brewer, class 3 brewer, or brewpub license or who is licensed to make beer under the laws of another state to ship beer made by that licensee directly to a resident of this State who is 21 years of age or older for that resident's personal use and not for resale. Sets forth provisions concerning application for the license; license fees; third-party providers; taxes; and reporting and other requirements. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2458 - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Mary Beth Canty, Tony M. McCombie, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the statute of limitations for grooming to provide that when the victim is under 17 years of age at the time of the offense, a prosecution for grooming may be commenced within 10 years after the victim or the person with a disability attains 17 years of age. Changes the name of the offenses of child sexual abuse material to child sexual abuse material. Changes the penalty for grooming from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony. Deletes references to criminal transmission of HIV in various statutes. In the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012, provides a definition for "unable to give knowing consent". Provides that a person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence or virtual presence, or both, of a child and with knowledge that a child or one whom he or she believes to be a child would view his or her acts, that person knowingly entices, coerces, or persuades a child to participate in the production of the recording or memorializing a sexual act of persons ages 18 or older. Provides that a violation of this provision of sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4 felony for a first offense; and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense, or if the person has been previously convicted of a sex offense. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court may set any conditions it finds just and appropriate on the taking of testimony of a victim or witness who is under 18 years of age or an intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability (rather than a victim who is a child under the age of 18 years or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability) involving the use of a facility dog in any criminal proceeding. Makes other changes concerning the admissibility of evidence in cases involving involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, and trafficking in persons. Amends various Acts to change references from "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material".
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3049 - MEDICAID-FQHC-BEHAVIORAL HLTH
Theresa Mah, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kambium Buckner
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop policies and procedures with the goal of increasing the capacity of behavioral health services provided by federally qualified health centers. Requires the Department to develop, no later than July 1, 2023, billing policies that provide reimbursement to federally qualified health centers for services rendered by graduate-level, sub-clinical behavioral health professionals who deliver care under the supervision of a fully licensed behavioral health clinician who is licensed as a clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical psychologist. Provides that to be eligible for reimbursement, a graduate-level, sub-clinical professional must meet the educational requirements set forth by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for licensed clinical social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, or licensed clinical psychologists. Provides that an individual seeking to fulfill post-degree experience requirements in order to qualify for licensing as a clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical psychologist shall also be eligible for reimbursement so long as the individual complies with certain requirements. Requires the Department to work with a trade association representing a majority of federally qualified health centers operating in Illinois to develop the policies and procedures required under the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2505 - VEH CD-TRUCK MAX HEIGHT WEIGHT
Martin J. Moylan, Kambium Buckner, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) of trucks or other commercial vehicles that operate on highways under the local authority’s jurisdiction. Provides the Department of Transportation may, by ordinance or resolution, may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) of trucks or other commercial vehicles that operate on highways under the Department’s jurisdiction. Provides that that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter any non-designated highway (rather than highways constructed before January 1, 2018) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations regardless of the date of the highway’s construction. Provides that each unit of local government shall (rather than may) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2476 - FACILITY TEMP CONTROL ACT
Kelly M. Cassidy, Dagmara Avelar, Kimberly Du Buclet
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Creates the State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act. Provides that by May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when: the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius. Provides that the owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Provides that fans that do not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling systems. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2812 - CANNABIS-CONTAINER PACKAGING
Bob Morgan, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that a medical cannabis container shall be compliant with standards established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, unless the medical cannabis container carries a warning that it is not recommended for use in households with children. Amends the Use Tax Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make corresponding changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2890 - CD CORR-JUVENILE-DNA
Lilian Jimenez, LaShawn K. Ford, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provisions that a person convicted or found guilty under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for, or who received a disposition of court supervision for, a qualifying offense or attempt of a qualifying offense or convicted or found guilty of, under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, any offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act is required to submit specimens of blood, saliva, or tissue to the Illinois State Police for analysis and categorizing into genetic marker groupings.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3104 - RENT CONTROL-MANUFACTURED HOME
Abdelnasser Rashid, Michelle Mussman, Rita Mayfield
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Rent Control Preemption Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a municipality from setting rent controls for manufactured homes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3326 - VEH CD-LICENSE PLATE READER
Ann M. Williams, Cyril Nichols, Eva Dina Delgado
Last updated about 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an automated license plate reader (ALPR) user shall not sell, share, allow access to, or transfer ALPR information to any state for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that: (1) denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services; or (2) permits the detention or investigation of a person based on the person's immigration status. Provides that any law enforcement agency that uses ALPR systems shall require other out-of-state law enforcement agencies to acknowledge that any shared ALPR images or data generated in the State will not be used in a manner that violates the provisions by executing a written declaration before obtaining that data, and if a written declaration is not executed before sharing or transfer of the data, the law enforcement agency shall not share the ALPR images or data with the out-of-state law enforcement agency. Provides that ALPR information shall be held confidentially to the fullest extent permitted by law. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Illinois district HD-014
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Illinois House
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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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