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SB2791 - SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Laura M. Murphy, Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 10 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2025 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2799 - AGING-SELF-NEGLECT REPORTS
Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen, Michelle Mussman
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Open Meetings Act. In the definition of "public body", provides that "public body" does not include the regional interagency fatality review teams and the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory Council established under the Adult Protective Services Act. Removes a provision that exempts from the Act's open meetings requirement those meetings of the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory Council and regional interagency fatality review teams concerning a review of an elderly adult's death from suspected, alleged, or substantiated abuse or neglect. Further amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the definition of "abuse" to mean subjecting an eligible adult to an environment which creates a likelihood of harm to the eligible adult's health, physical and emotional well-being, or welfare. Makes changes to provisions concerning multi-disciplinary teams; face-to-face assessments conducted by provider agencies regarding reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation; procedures on how to evaluate reports of self-neglect; final investigative reports; eligibility screenings for self-neglect; and other matters.
STATUS
Passed
SB2796 - CRIM CD-LIMITATIONS-DOMESTIC
Laura Fine, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for aggravated domestic battery, felony domestic battery, or felony violation of an order of protection may be commenced within 5 (rather than 3) years after the commission of the offense.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1399 - CRIM CD-LEWD SEXUAL DISPLAY
Natalie A. Manley, Martin J. Moylan, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that a person commits the offense of lewd sexual display in a penal institution when he or she is in the custody of a penal institution and knowingly engages in any of the following acts while he or she is confined in a penal institution: engages in a lewd exposure of the genitals or anus (rather than of the body or sex organs, anus, or breast), for the purpose or effect of intimidating, harassing, or threatening one whom he or she believes to be in the presence or view of such acts. Provides that a person convicted of a second (rather than third) or subsequent violation for lewd sexual display in a penal institution is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Deletes provision that unwillingness or failure to successfully complete a court-ordered mental health court treatment program shall result in a conviction and the convicted person shall be subject to the penalties for the offense. Provides that unwillingness to participate in a court-ordered mental health court treatment program may result in prosecution for the offense. Provides that failure to complete a mental health treatment court program shall have the consequences prescribed by the rules and regulations of that treatment court program. Changes the date of repeal of the provisions from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2028. Provides that the annual report shall list the race and ethnicity of persons referred for prosecution or charged with lewd sexual display in a penal institution. Deletes the amendatory changes to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB1540 - ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE
Camille Lilly, Marcus C. Evans, Anna Moeller
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Provides that a retail tobacco store that derives at least 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette equipment and accessories in operation before the effective date of the amendatory Act qualifies for a specified exemption for electronic cigarettes only. Provides that a retail tobacco store claiming an exemption for electronic cigarettes shall annually file with the Department of Public Health by January 31 an affidavit stating the percentage of its gross income during the prior calendar year that was derived from the sale of electronic cigarettes. Includes a workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes electronic cigarettes in the definition of "retail tobacco store". Includes the use of an electronic cigarette in the definition of "smoke". Defines "electronic cigarette".
STATUS
Passed
SB0148 - TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS DAY
Laura Fine, Laura Ellman
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 15th day of May of each year is designated as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0023 - ISRAEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Laura Fine
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognizes and applauds the historic significance of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the sovereign and independent State of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people. Reaffirms bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States, Illinois, and Israel and commits to strengthening these bonds. Commends the people of Israel for their remarkable achievements. Reaffirms support for Israel's right to defend itself against threats to its security and existence. Reaffirms enduring support for Israel as the country pursues peace. Extends best wishes to the State of Israel and its people for a peaceful and prosperous future.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0099 - HIGHER ED STUDENTS-DISABILITY
Laura Fine, Adriane Johnson, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but makes the following changes. Changes the name of the Act to the Removing Barriers to Higher Education Success Act. Makes changes concerning the types of documentation that can be provided to establish if a student has a disability.
STATUS
Passed
SB0101 - INS-PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE COVER
Laura Fine, Laura Ellman, Paul Faraci
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan shall deny or delay coverage for medically necessary treatment because the insured, enrollee, or beneficiary previously received any treatment, including the same or similar treatment, for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections or pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, or because the insured, enrollee, or beneficiary has been diagnosed with or receives treatment for an otherwise diagnosed condition. Provides that coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome shall adhere to the treatment recommendations developed by a medical professional consortium convened for the purposes of researching, identifying, and publishing best practice standards for diagnosis and treatment of such disorders or syndrome that are accessible for medical professionals and are based on evidence of positive patient outcomes. Provides that coverage for any form of medically necessary treatment shall not be limited over a lifetime of an insured, enrollee, or beneficiary, unless the patient is no longer benefiting from the treatment, or by policy period. Provides that nothing in the provisions prevents insurers from requesting treatment notes and anticipated duration of treatment and outcomes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0044 - FIREARM SURRENDER-ORD PROTECT
Don Harmon, Sara Feigenholtz, Ann Gillespie
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that if the respondent to an order of protection issued is required to surrender any firearms, the order of protection shall also include an order to surrender firearms. Requires the respondent to surrender any firearms under an order to surrender on the day the respondent is served with the order of protection. Requires the law enforcement agency receiving any surrendered firearms to provide a statement of receipt of any firearm to the respondent and the court. Provides that the failure to surrender any firearm within 24 hours to the individual or law enforcement agency under an order to surrender firearms shall constitute contempt of court for the violation of the terms of the order of protection. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt a form for an order to surrender firearms and update any existing forms for an order of protection to reflect the changes made by the amendatory Act. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is surrendered, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is revoked, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection or 2 years, whichever is longer. Restricts a respondent who has surrendered a firearm from purchasing, possessing, or having access to a firearm for the period of surrender. Provides that, upon expiration of the period of surrender, any surrendered firearm may only be returned to a respondent if a judicial officer has signed an order to release firearms stating that the order of protection is no longer in effect and the period of surrender has expired. Makes conforming changes in the Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-009
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