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HB2217 - TENANT RADON PROTECTION ACT
Ann M. Williams, Mary E. Flowers, Maurice A. West
Last updated about 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Radon Awareness Act. Defines "dwelling unit", "lease", "lessor", "mobile home", "radon", "radon contractor", and "tenant". Repeals a provision regarding the disclosure of radon hazard to current and prospective tenants. Provides instead that at the time of a prospective tenant's application to lease a dwelling unit, before a lease is entered into, or at any time during the leasing period upon request, the lessor shall provide the prospective tenant or tenant of a dwelling unit with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's "Radon Guide for Tenants" pamphlet, copies of any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that indicate a radon hazard to the tenant, and the Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards to Tenants form. Provides that at the commencement of the agreed leasing period, a tenant shall have 90 days to conduct his or her own radon test of the dwelling unit. Creates the Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards to Tenants form. Requires a lessor or tenant who decides to have radon mitigation performed to have the radon mitigation system installed by a radon contractor. Requires a tenant who decides to have radon mitigation performed to have the express consent of the lessor prior to undertaking any mitigation activities. Provides that the new provisions apply to leases entered on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Includes home rule provisions. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2220 - INNKEEPER PROTECTION
Lakesia Collins, Bradley Stephens, Camille Lilly
Last updated about 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Innkeeper Protection Act. Provides that a proprietor or manager of a hotel may remove or cause to be removed from a hotel or refuse to admit or refuse service or accommodations to a guest or other person who violates specified provisions. Provides that if the guest has paid in advance, the innkeeper shall tender to the guest any unused portion of the advance payment at the time of removal. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not be used as a pretext to discriminate against a guest on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, or country of ancestral origin. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1463 - MINORS-NO FEES OR FINES
Robert Peters, Mike Simmons, Celina Villanueva
Last updated about 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that if the minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable to cover the cost of a condition of the minor's continuance under supervision, the court shall not preclude the minor from receiving continuance under supervision based on the inability to pay. Provides that if the minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable to cover the cost of a condition of probation or conditional discharge, the court shall not preclude the minor from receiving probation, conditional discharge, or supervision based on the inability to pay. Provides that inability to pay shall not be grounds to object to the minor's placement on a continuance under supervision. Provides that the inability of a minor, or minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, to cover the costs associated with an appropriate sentencing order shall not be the basis for the court to enter a sentencing order incongruent with the court's findings regarding the offense on which the minor was adjudicated or the mitigating factors. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB2188 - ATTY GENERAL-MEDICAID FRAUD
Fred Crespo, Martin McLaughlin, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing all references to the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Removes references to the Illinois State Police from the definition of "investigator". Provides that the Attorney General (rather than the Attorney General or the Illinois State Police) shall diligently investigate a civil violation for false claims under the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may issue subpoenas under the Act (rather than the Attorney General may delegate the authority to issue subpoenas under the Act to the Department of State Police). In provisions concerning the State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, provides that for all cases settled on or after October 1, 2023, one-third of the monies shall be paid to the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund. Provides that the remaining two-thirds of the monies in the Fund shall be used for payment of awards to Qui Tam plaintiffs and as otherwise specified in this Act, with any remainder to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall direct the State Treasurer to make disbursement of funds. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1555 - PACKAGING & PAPER STEWARDSHIP
David Koehler, Dagmara Avelar, Sharon Chung
Last updated about 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Act. Creates the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency in the drafting, amendment, and finalization of the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment. Provides that on or before January 1, 2024, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint members to the Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency in the drafting, amendment, and finalization of the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment. Provides that persons with data or information required to complete the statewide needs assessment shall provide the Agency with such data or information in a timely fashion to assist in completing the statewide needs assessment. Provides that the Agency shall issue a competitive solicitation to select a qualified consultant to conduct a statewide needs assessment to assess recycling needs in the State for packaging and paper products, including identifying current conditions and an evaluation of the capacity, costs, gaps, and needs associated with recycling and the diversion of packaging and paper products. Provides that on or before December 1, 2026, the Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment Advisory Council shall prepare and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor, which shall include an opportunity for a minority report. Sets forth findings and purpose. Defines terms. Makes a corresponding change in the Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1999 - ABANDONED INFANTS
Sara Feigenholtz, Robert Peters, Willie Preston
Last updated about 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Further amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. In a provision concerning a relinquished newborn infant under the temporary custody of a hospital, provides that the hospital shall provide all available medical records and information to the Department of Children and Family Services and the child welfare agency that has accepted the referral of the infant. Removes a provision making relinquished infants presumptively eligible for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that if the person who relinquished or a person claiming to be the parent of a newborn infant (rather than the parent of a newborn infant) returns to reclaim the infant (rather than child) within 30 days after the infant was relinquished to a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station, then the fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station must inform such person (rather than the parent) of the name and location of the hospital to which the infant was transported. Requires a hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility that accepts a relinquished infant to offer the relinquishing person information about the relinquishment process and other information. Provides that the failure to provide such information or the failure of the relinquishing person to accept such information shall not invalidate the relinquishment under the Act. In a provision concerning relinquished infants eligibility for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, requires a hospital to complete and submit an application for medical assistance on behalf of a relinquished infant and permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules. Makes changes concerning searches of the Illinois Putative Father Registry, petitions for return of custody, and other matters. Defines "parent", "biological parent", and "birth parent". Removes amendatory changes made to the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code concerning presumptive eligibility under the medical assistance program for relinquished infants.
STATUS
Passed
HB2562 - PROPERTY-TEMP CONTROL-SENIORS
Hoan Huynh, Lilian Jimenez, Lakesia Collins
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act, the Condominium Property Act, and the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that when a common interest community building, condominium building, or residential rental property has a cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire building or premises, including individual units, the common interest community association, unit owner's association, or landlord shall comply with specified standards with respect to the individual units in which people or tenants live during the cooling and heating seasons. Provides that when a building or premises does not have a building-wide or premises-wide cooling system that serves individual units, then the association or landlord shall provide at least one indoor common gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and all occupants or tenants of the building or premises shall have free access to that cooled space. Provides that the provisions only apply to associations in which the initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of a unit to a person 55 years of age or older, or to residential rental property in which rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55 years of age or older.
STATUS
Passed
HB2285 - DEFINE-HEALTH CARE EMPLOYER
Lakesia Collins, Adriane Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Adds to the definition of "health care employer", a financial management services entity contracted with the Department of Human Services, which is not the employer of personal support workers but supports individuals receiving participant directed services, to administer the individuals' employer authority. Provides that a financial management services entity assists participants in completing background check requirements, collecting and processing time sheets for support workers, and processing payroll, withholding, filing, and payment of applicable federal, State, and local employment-related taxes and insurance.
STATUS
Passed
SB2134 - ADOPTION-NONIDENTIFYING INFO
Sara Feigenholtz, Ann M. Williams, Lakesia Collins
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a confidential intermediary shall be permitted to access records of closed child welfare agencies that are housed in the State Central Storage, if the petitioner is an adult adopted or surrendered person, or the adoptive parent of an adult adopted person under the age of 21, or the adoptive parent of a deceased adopted or surrendered person, and the confidential intermediary may request any non-identifying information.
STATUS
Passed
HB2324 - CRIM CD-ACCOUNTABILITY OFFENSE
Lakesia Collins, Carol Ammons, Dagmara Avelar
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of accountability as a separate offense. Establishes penalties for the offense of accountability. Provides that no sentence shall be imposed for the accompanying offense. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-005
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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Lakesia Collins is from the state of Illinois. She is a member of the Democratic party. Lakesia graduated with an Associate's degree in General Studies from Webster University. She is currently a Community Relations Specialist with Prevent Child Abuse America. Before that, Lakesia was a Chicago Police Officer for over 10 years. She has also worked as a high school coach and mentor in her community.read less
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