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HB4473 - SCH CD-ST BD ED-CTE TASK FORCE
Mary Gill, Maurice A. West, Brandun Schweizer
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the Career and Technical Education Task Force is created within the State Board of Education to examine how to involve more students in technical education. Specifies the members of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall meet once every 3 months at the call of the State Board of Education and shall receive administrative and other support from the State Board of Education. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare and deliver to the State Board of Education a report each year covering the Task Force's findings. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the provisions are repealed on January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5594 - PROTECT IMAGE-VOICE-LOOKS
Hoan Huynh, Abdelnasser Rashid, Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act, which may be referred to as the NO FAKES Act. Creates a civil action for a violation of specified provisions may be brought by (i) an individual, the image, voice, or visual likeness of whom is used in the digital replica that is the subject of the action; or (ii) any other person that owns or controls, including by virtue of an exclusive license, the rights to the image, voice, or visual likeness of this individual; or (iii) in the case involving a sound recording artist, any person that has entered into a contract for the exclusive personal services of the sound recording artist as a sound recording artist. Provides that "digital replica" means a newly created, computer-generated, electronic representation of the image, voice, or visual likeness of an individual that (i) is nearly indistinguishable from the actual image, voice, or visual likeness of that individual; and (ii) is fixed in a sound recording or audiovisual work in which that individual did not actually perform or appear. Requires that the civil action must be brought within 3 years after the date on which the aggrieved party discovered, or with due diligence should have discovered, the violation. Provides that the amounts that may be recovered include: (i) an amount equal to the greater of $5,000 per violation or any damages suffered by the injured party as a result of the violation; (ii) punitive damages in the case of a willful violation in which the injured party has proven that the defendant acted with malice, fraud, or oppression; and (iii) reasonable attorney's fees.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5165 - EVICTION-NOTICE-FEES
Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Changes the notice requirements in the Eviction Article for terminating tenancy. Deletes the current requirement that a notice to terminate tenancy from year to year may be given at any time within the last 4 months preceding the last 60 days of the year. Deletes the provisions that the tenant is required to surrender possession and no notice to quit or demand of possession is necessary if the tenancy is for a certain period and the term expires by the terms of the lease. Creates requirements for notice of termination of a residential lease. Provides, for any residential tenancy of less than 6 months, the landlord shall notify the tenant in writing at least 30 days before the stated termination date of the rental agreement of the landlord's intent to terminate a periodic tenancy, not renew a fixed-term rental agreement, or increase the rental rate. Provides that, if the landlord fails to give the required written notice, the tenant may remain in the dwelling unit for up to 60 days after the date on which written notice is given to the tenant. Provides that during this occupancy, the terms and conditions of the tenancy remain the same unless rent was waived or abated in the preceding month or months as part of the original rental agreement; if so, the rental amount during this 60-day period shall be at the rate established on the last date that a full rent payment was made. Makes similar changes to a tenancy of longer duration. Provides that the changes for notice of termination of a residential lease do not apply to any existing rental agreement that expires less than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a tenant of a residential property may not be charged a nonrefundable fee as a condition for lawfully possessing a rental property. Requires a landlord of residential property to provide electronic or wire transfer as an option to a tenant for the return of the tenant's security deposit or the portion of the security deposit to which the tenant is entitled.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5164 - NAME CHANGE-PUB CHANGES-FEES
Kevin John Olickal, Anne M. Stava-Murray, Katie Stuart
Last updated 5 months ago
24 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
HB5284 - COMPASSIONATE USE MED CANNABIS
Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that no health care facility shall prohibit the use of medical cannabis by a registered qualifying patient within a health care facility, unless the patient is receiving emergency services and care that is deemed medically necessary by the patient's health care provider. Provides that no health care facility shall unreasonably restrict the manner in which the registered qualifying patient stores and uses medical cannabis.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5285 - PROBATION-CONVICTION-JUDGMENT
Kevin John Olickal, Lindsey LaPointe, Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated 2 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, except in the definition of "conviction" in the Criminal Code of 2012, restores a provision that "conviction" means a judgment of conviction or sentence (rather than a judgment of conviction and sentence) entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury. In that definition, provides that if judgment is withheld, the plea, verdict, or finding of guilty is not a conviction under Illinois law unless and until judgment is entered.
STATUS
Passed
HB2500 - ANIMAL ADOPTION-FEE WAIVER
Harry Benton, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated about 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Provides that the identification requirement includes an identification card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015 and a valid Illinois driver's license or valid Illinois Identification Card (rather than a certified copy of the person's Department of Defense form DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and a valid Illinois driver's license or valid Illinois Identification Card).
STATUS
Passed
HB5346 - UNRELIABLE STATEMENTS-INTERROG
Justin D. Slaughter, Kevin John Olickal, Theresa Mah
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that unreliable statements to law enforcement made during a custodial interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of detention by a defendant are inadmissible at trial in any criminal court proceeding or juvenile court proceeding for the prosecution of a homicide or Class X felony. Provides that in any proceeding under this provision, the prosecution shall timely disclose at least 30 days prior to any relevant evidentiary hearing or trial its intent to introduce a statement made during a custodial interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of detention by a defendant. Provides that at that time, the prosecution must disclose any electronic recordings of the statement and any documents relating to the circumstances under which the statement was obtained and its reliability. Provides that before trial, a defendant may move to exclude a statement that is unreliable. Provides that if, in that motion, the defendant alleges that the statement is unreliable, then a hearing shall be held. Provides that the reliability of a statement is to be considered separately from the voluntariness of a statement, although the 2 issues may be considered during the same proceeding in court. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed to relieve the State of its burden to demonstrate voluntariness of a custodial statement by a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that when deciding a statement's reliability, a court should consider: (1) whether the details in the statement fit with the evidence known before the interrogation, especially details that describe unusual or not easily guessed facts of the crime that had not been made public; (2) whether the statement provides any new details or any new evidence not known before the interrogation that can be independently corroborated after the interrogation; (3) whether facts of the crime were disclosed to the defendant rather than originated with the defendant; (4) whether the defendant recanted the defendant's statement at any time and the circumstances of that recantation; (5) whether the statement was electronically recorded; and (6) any other information relevant to the reliability of the statement. Provides that the question of the statement's admissibility is solely for the trial court.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5587 - PROTECT SMALL BUSINESS ACT
Hoan Huynh, Norma Hernandez, Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Consumer Protections for Small Business Act. Provides that the Act applies to any person that offers or provides commercial financing in Illinois or is otherwise a provider, to any person that seeks to evade its applicability by any device, subterfuge, or pretense whatsoever, and to any person that aids or facilitates a violation of the Act. Provides that the Act shall be administered by the Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Prohibits a person from providing commercial financing without the license required by the Act and shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony for practicing without a license. Sets forth provisions concerning investigation of a person that may require licensure pursuant to the Act; licensure requirements for persons providing commercial financing; applying for licensing under the Act; license application and issuance; refusal to issue a license; license issuance and renewal; fees; functions, power, and duties; examination and prohibited activities; subpoena power of the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; reports required; suspension of licenses, revocation of licenses, civil penalties, and other discipline; investigation of complaints; confidentiality; appeal and review; licensure fees; injunctions; exemptions; complaint disclosure; rules; violations; severability; severability; and a commercial financing database. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5593 - TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS
Hoan Huynh, Abdelnasser Rashid, Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a live operator soliciting the sale of goods or services shall immediately state the name and telephone number (rather than the name) of the business or organization being represented. Provides that a live operator shall disclose his or her mailing address and the business or organization being represented on any website owned or operated by the live operator and on any written communications to a customer. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall not apply to a live operator who makes a residential marketing telephone call in response to a customer's telephone call or contact with the website of the business or organization being represented if the customer affirmatively requests a follow-up telephone call or other contact from the business or organization being represented. Provides that specified violations of the Act are a Class C misdemeanor.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Illinois district HD-016
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Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Kevin John Olickal is a Businessman, Community Advocate, Marine Veteran, and University Instructor from New York. Kevin served in the United States Marine Corps for over 20 years. After retiring as a Gunnery Sergeant in 2017, Kevin began teaching at Nassau Community College. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency.read less
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