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SR0236 - MEMORIAL-DONALD MESETH
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of Donald E. "Don" Meseth of Des Plaines.
STATUS
Passed
SR0633 - MEMORIAL-KAREN E. RIECK
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Karen Elizabeth Rieck of Chicago and Des Plaines.
STATUS
Passed
SR0669 - MEMORIAL-WOLGANG W. GUSTAVESON
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Wolfgang William "Wolf" Gustaveson.
STATUS
Passed
SR0700 - MEMORIAL-GLENDA M. RAUPP
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of Glenda Marie (Jones) Raupp of Des Plaines.
STATUS
Passed
SB3079 - ELEC CD-ELECTRONIC VOTER LISTS
Laura M. Murphy, David Koehler, Omar Aquino
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, except during the 27 days immediately preceding any election, the State Board of Elections may furnish electronic voter registration records at a reasonable cost to any person who makes a sworn affidavit. Sets forth restrictions on the information that may be disclosed. Provides that voter registration records or data shall be limited to bona fide election purposes and shall not be used for any personal, private, or commercial purpose, including, but not limited to, the intimidation, threat, or deception of any person or the advertising, solicitation, sale, or marketing of products or services. Sets forth penalties for violations of these provisions. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3078 - HFS-CHILD SUPPORT-MODIFY
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Income Withholding for Support Act. Allows the obligor, at any time, to provide evidence of a change in circumstances to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services through an online portal. Provides that, if the Department determines that the obligor is entitled to relief under the modification provisions of this Act, the Department shall petition the court on behalf of the obligor.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3097 - ELK GROVE FIRE PROTECTION DIST
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District is dissolved by operation of law effective immediately upon the occurrence of specified conditions (rather than on July 31, 2024). Appoints the president of the board of trustees of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 2023 and the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect to close up the business affairs of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, needing unanimous agreement to approve actions. After the District is dissolved, allows any bank or other financial institution at which the District has accounts to transfer, upon presentment of a certified copy of the resolution passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners approving the accounting, the funds in the District's accounts to the Village of Mount Prospect. Provides that, notwithstanding the Special Service Area Tax Law, the special service area created by the Village of Mount Prospect and approved by Cook County in order to take the place of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District's tax levy after dissolution shall not require geographical contiguity. Removes provisions about the District delegating its authority and obligations to one or more authorized delegees and other provisions about winding up the affairs of the District after dissolution. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3164 - SCH CD-ASSESSMENT RESTRICTION
Mary Edly-Allen, Laura M. Murphy, Nabeela Syed
Last updated about 2 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning restrictions on prekindergarten through grade 2 assessments, provides that the term "diagnostic and screening purposes" includes to determine eligibility for advanced academic programs, as defined in the Gifted and Talented Children and Children Eligible for Accelerated Placement Article of the Code. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB3690 - SCH CD-EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Michelle Mussman, Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Ram Villivalam
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
In provisions concerning in-service training, provides that the training program shall cover teachers, administrators, and school support personnel (instead of teachers). Provides that teachers, administrators, and school support personnel must be trained in the following topics: health conditions of students; social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency; identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth; protections and accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution. Sets forth further requirements for the training and exemptions. Removes other specified training in the training program. Amends various other Articles of the School Code, the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act, the Care of Students with Diabetes Act, and the Seizure Smart School Act to make conforming changes. In provisions concerning the administration of opioid antagonists, removes provisions concerning annual training and requiring proof of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator certification to administer opioid antagonists. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3228 - GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD
Laura M. Murphy, Mattie Hunter
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the Act, any food offered for retail sale in this State is misbranded if it is entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering and that fact is not disclosed in a specified manner. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to require the listing of specific ingredients as genetically engineered. Creates exemptions from the requirements of the Act. Creates a right of action for violatios of the Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Act. Defines terms. Contains a severability provision. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-028
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Laura M. Murphy was born in 1962 in San Francisco, California. She received a B.A. degree in English from Wellesley College in 1984 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1990. She also received a LL.M in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005. Ms. Murphy was an attorney with the national office of the American Civil Liberties Union, where she worked on First Amendment, privacy and reproductive rights issues from 1992-2005. From 2006 to 2011, she served as Director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office.read less
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Illinois Senate from Illinois
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