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SR0837 - TSC AWARENESS DAY
Laura Fine
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Declares May 15, 2024 as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of Illinois to support the search for a cure and assist those individuals and families who deal with this challenging disease on a daily basis.
STATUS
Passed
SB3108 - HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY
David Koehler, Laura M. Murphy, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 10 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains provisions concerning Board membership and terms; staff for the Board; Board meetings; circumstances under which Board members must recuse themselves; and other matters. Provides that the Board shall perform the following actions in open session: (i) deliberations on whether to subject a prescription drug product to a cost review; and (ii) any vote on whether to impose an upper payment limit on purchases, payments, and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State. Permits the Board to adopt rules to implement the Act and to enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Stakeholder Council to provide stakeholder input to assist the Board in making decisions as required by the Act. Contains provisions concerning Council membership, member terms, and other matters. Provides that the Board shall adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as the upper payment limit for a prescription drug product intended for use by individuals in the State. Provides that the Attorney General shall have authority to enforce the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to make a confirming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0328 - AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Doris Turner, Steve Stadelman
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall (i) disclose the automatic renewal offer terms clearly and conspicuously in the contract before the subscription or purchasing agreement is fulfilled and in visual proximity, or in the case of an offer conveyed by voice, in temporal proximity, to the request for consent to the offer; (ii) not charge the consumer's credit or debit card or other payment mechanism for an automatic renewal service without first obtaining the consumer's consent to the contract containing the automatic renewal offer terms; (iii) provide an acknowledgment that includes the automatic renewal offer terms, cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel, which may be accomplished by linking to a resource that provides instructions that account for different platforms and services, in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer; and (iv) if the offer includes a free gift or trial, disclose how to cancel the contract, which may be accomplished by linking to a resource that provides instructions that account for different platforms and services, and allow the consumer to cancel before the consumer pays for the good or services. Provides that the Act does not apply to a contract for the sale of any product or service by a provider that is subject to Article XXII of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to a party regulated by the Director of the Department of Insurance or an affiliate of such party. Provides that the Act does not apply to a party, or an affiliate of the party, regulated by the Director of the Department of Insurance. Defines "automatic renewal offer terms".
STATUS
Passed
SB2277 - PROP TX-INTEREST
Paul Faraci, Linda Holmes, Mike Simmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes shall be waived if the county treasurer determines that: (i) the delinquency occurred because the subject tax bill was mailed to an incorrect address or e-mailed to an e-mail address other than the e-mail address provided to the county treasurer by the taxpayer or property owner by January 1 of the applicable tax year; (ii) the mistake was not the fault of the property owner or any other entity liable for the payment of the tax; and (iii) the amount of delinquent taxes is paid in full before the annual tax sale at which the delinquent taxes would be sold. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR0038 - WASHINGTON, D.C. STATEHOOD
Laura Fine, Mattie Hunter, Elgie R. Sims
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Urges the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3664 - HUMAN RIGHTS-VARIOUS
Laura Fine, Kimberly A. Lightford, Mike Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer is responsible for harassment and sexual harassment of its employees by the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties only if the employer becomes aware of the conduct and fails to take reasonable corrective measures. Changes the definition of "real estate transaction" to include any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction or alters a person's right to real property. Makes it a civil rights violation in a real estate transaction to: make unavailable or deny real property to discriminate in making available such a transaction; or use criteria or methods that have the effect of subjecting individuals to unlawful discrimination or discrimination based on familial status, immigration status, source of income, or an arrest record in a real estate transaction. Provides that an aggrieved party may take action to collect on a judicial order issued by the Circuit Court in an action initiated by the State, regardless of whether or not the aggrieved party intervened in an enforcement action of a Human Rights Commission order. Provides that, in imposing a penalty based on a real estate transaction violation, the Commission may order a respondent to pay a civil penalty per violation to vindicate the public interest, and in imposing a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest, a separate penalty may be imposed for each specific act constituting a civil rights violation and for each aggrieved party injured by the civil rights violation. Deletes language authorizing each commissioner of the Human Rights Commission to hire a staff attorney. Repeals language regarding the collection of information concerning employment discrimination in relation to persons affected by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3593 - $DHS-MENTAL HLTH PROFESSIONALS
Laura Fine
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates $40,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Professional Support Grant Program. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3753 - MHDD CD-PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS
Laura Fine, Mary Edly-Allen, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 3 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. In the amendatory changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, provides that for an individual or guardian, or both, if applicable, seeking admission for the individual to a State-operated facility for persons with developmental disabilities, the individual and the individual's guardian, as applicable, must have received, attempted to receive, or received education regarding community-based services and supports. In the amendatory changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, provides that after an informal review of a discharge by the Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities, a provider may request a reconsideration of the decision, to the Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities. Provides that the reconsideration request must be received within 10 working days after the provider receives the written notification, following the informal review decision from the Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities. Deletes a provision that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules as necessary to implement these provisions. Makes technical changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB1556 - EPA-CLEAN TRANSPORT STANDARD
David Koehler, Susan Rezin, Cristina Castro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, to the extent allowed by federal law, the Environmental Protection Agency shall propose, within 12 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, and the Pollution Control Board shall adopt, within 12 months after receipt of the Agency's proposal, rules establishing a clean transportation standard to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2038, with further reductions to be implemented at the discretion of the Agency based upon advances in technology. Contains requirements for the Board rules and for the clean transportation standard. Exempts aviation fuels from the clean transportation standard. Provides that producers of sustainable aviation fuel shall be eligible to generate monetary credits on an opt-in basis that may be applied to future obligations or traded to providers not meeting the clean transportation standard. Requires the Agency to submit a report to the General Assembly detailing the implementation of the clean transportation standard, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that have been achieved through the clean transportation standard, and targets for future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3770 - HEALTH-TECH
Laura Fine
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-009
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