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SB2877 - ADMIN PROC-LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
Karina Villa, David Koehler, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 10 months ago
11 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
Introduced
SB0088 - EPA-PFAS CONSUMER PROTECTION
Laura Fine, Laura Ellman, Rachel Ventura
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals Consumer Protection Law. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In provisions regarding environmentally preferable procurement, includes products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the definitions of "environmentally preferable supplies" and "environmentally preferable services". Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that on and after specified dates, no person shall sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the State specified products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals. Provides that on and after January 1, 2025, a PFAS manufacturer of cookware sold in the State that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall list the presence of PFAS chemicals on the product label and comply with other specified requirements. Contains exemptions from the requirements for specified cookware. On and after January 1, 2025, prohibits manufacturers from making a claim on cookware packaging that the cookware is free of any PFAS chemical, unless no individual PFAS chemical is intentionally added to the cookware. Contains notification requirements. Contains other provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0820 - MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY DAY
Laura Fine
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares September 7, 2024 as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
SR0810 - CONGRATS-DEBORAH COVINGTON
Laura Fine
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Congratulates Deborah Covington on her retirement from the Jewish United Fund (JUF). Thanks her for decades of contributions to so many vulnerable populations.
STATUS
Passed
SB3246 - HATE CRIMES-UNIFORM REPORTING
Laura Fine
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall submit a report to the Illinois State Police after receiving a complaint of a hate crime or other bias-related complaint within 2 weeks of receiving the complaint. Includes requirements of the report. Provides that the Illinois State Police must identify patterns and analyze the information reported to it for the purpose of connecting the information to other reported crimes or incidents, create a reporting form or process to receive this information, review all reports, and disseminate to potentially affected law enforcement agencies and create a process for the sharing of all the reported incidents with law enforcement agencies across the State. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall identify a point of contact in regard to hate crime reporting within the agency and provide the Illinois State Police with that person's name and contact information. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules identifying other bias-related complaints that must be reported. Makes a conforming change. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to except reports and information received under the hate crime and bias-related incident reporting under the Uniform Crime Reporting Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3181 - EPA-APPLIANCE STANDARDS
Laura Fine, Robert Peters, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Appliance Standards Act. Directs the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt minimum efficiency standards for covered products: (1) automatic irrigation controllers; (2) computers and computer monitors; (3) faucets; (4) gas fireplaces; (5) portable electric spas; (6) residential ventilating fans; (7) showerheads; (8) spray sprinkler bodies; (9) state-regulated battery charger systems; (10) urinals; (11) water closets; (12) water coolers; or (13) any other products as may be designated by the Director of the Agency. Provides for testing, certification, and labeling of covered products. Contains provisions concerning enforcement of the Act's requirements. Provides for administrative rulemaking by the Agency. Makes findings. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2705 - PFAS-PRODUCT BAN
Laura Fine, Natalie Toro, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Requires, on or before January 1, 2026, a manufacturer of a product sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the State that contains intentionally added PFAS to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency specified information. Allows the Agency to waive the submission of information required by a manufacturer or extend the amount of time a manufacturer has to submit the required information. Provides that, if the Pollution Control Board has reason to believe that a product contains intentionally added PFAS and the product is being offered for sale in the State, the Board may direct the manufacturer of the product to provide the Board with testing results that demonstrate the amount of each of the PFAS in the product. Provides that, if testing demonstrates that the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer must provide the Board with a certificate attesting that the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS. Restricts the sale of specified products beginning January 1, 2025 if the product contains intentionally added PFAS. Allows the Agency to establish a fee payable by a manufacturer to the Agency upon submission of the required information to cover the Agency's reasonable costs to implement the provisions. Allows the Agency to coordinate with the Board, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health to enforce the provisions. Sets forth products that are exempt from the provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0811 - BPD MONTH
Laura Fine, Mike Simmons
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Declares May of 2024 as "BPD Month".
STATUS
Passed
SB3137 - MENTAL HEALTH-DEATH NOTICE
Laura Fine, Adriane Johnson, Cristina Castro
Last updated 3 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, and makes the following changes: Includes the changes made by Senate Amendment No. 2. In the Substance Use Disorder Act, provides that the notice shall be provided for persons whose death occurred in a licensed facility for the treatment of substance use disorders (rather than at treatment programs). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB3227 - LABOR-OSHA-OPIOID GUIDANCE
Laura Fine, Terri Bryant
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, not later than 270 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of Labor shall direct the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to issue non-mandatory guidance to employers on: (1) acquiring and maintaining opioid overdose reversal medication; and (2) training employees on an annual basis on the usage of such medication. Provides that, not later than 270 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Director of Labor shall direct the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to adopt rules to require each State agency to: (1) acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication; and (2) train employees on an annual basis on the usage of such medication.
STATUS
Introduced
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