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SB3230 - MOBILE HOME PARK FEES
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Mobile Home Park Act. Provides that mobile home park operators shall pay reinspection fees each year in order to receive a new annual license. Provides that operating a mobile home park without a current license results in a fine of $10 per day per site. Provides that licenses issued under the Act are non-transferable. Provides that a buyer of a mobile home park shall mail an application for a new license with a postmark date no later than 10 days after the date of sale. Provides that the new owners shall be responsible for any delinquent licensing fees and reinspection fees of the prior owner. Provides that the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the licensee and mobile home park manager shall be displayed at all times on the mobile home park property in a location visible to the public and protected from weather. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall conduct annual inspections of each mobile home park. Provides that if, during an annual inspection, violations are found and the Department is required to reinspect the mobile home park to ensure the violations have been corrected, then the Department, at its discretion, may charge a reinspection fee of $300 per site visit, due at the time of license renewal. Provides that all licensing and reinspection fees are nonrefundable. Provides that a mobile home park whose license has been voided, suspended, denied, or revoked may be relicensed once the park is in substantial compliance, all delinquent licensing fees paid, and all reinspection fees paid upon submittal of an application and application fee. Provides for an increase in annual fees beginning on January 1, 2025 to $300 plus $25 for each mobile home space in the park (instead of $250 plus $75 for each mobile home space). Provides for an increase in the fee for an amended license to $25 (instead of $11).
STATUS
Introduced
SB3229 - IEMA-SCHOOL SAFETY
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Provides that Local Emergency Planning Committees and the State Emergency Response Commission shall partner with schools and school districts regarding safety threats posed by storage and transport of hazardous substances near schools. Provides requirements for a comprehensive emergency response plan to go into effect. Details duties of the State Emergency Response Commission, working in consultation with Local Emergency Planning Committees and schools, with respect to planning and preparedness. Provides for rulemaking by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Directs the Illinois Emergency Response Commission and Local Emergency Response Committees to create a timeline for compliance with the requirements of the amendatory Act not to exceed 2 years. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3231 - GAMING-LYME AWARENESS GAME
Laura M. Murphy, Neil Anderson, Michael W. Halpin
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Creates a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program, which helps to further education and awareness of Lyme disease in Illinois. Provides that the game shall commence on January 1, 2025 or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practical. Provides that funds raised from the purchase of the instant scratch-off game shall be deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Provides that the marketing of any other instant scratch-off game shall not be unreasonably diminished during the promotion and sale of the Lyme disease instant scratch-off. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0822 - MEMORIAL-REV. DANIEL SMILANIC
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Reverend Daniel Albert "Dan" Smilanic of Chicago.
STATUS
Passed
SB3458 - RESILIENT ILLINOIS LOAN FUND
Michael W. Halpin, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Resilient Illinois Revolving Loan Fund Act. Establishes the Resilient Illinois Revolving Loan Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to provide low-interest or no-interest loans to counties and nonprofit organizations for local resilience projects that address mitigation of hazards. Specifies that moneys in the Fund may also be used for administrative support associated with the Fund, including the hiring of necessary staff. Tasks the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security with the Fund's administration. Requires the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency when funding is available under the federal STORM Act to capitalize the Fund. Directs IEMA-OHS to prioritize providing loans to projects it determines to have the greatest impact on eliminating hazards. Provides that the Fund shall be administered, operated, and maintained to remain available in perpetuity to provide loans and other financial assistance. Requires the Agencies to establish application procedures and eligibility criteria for loans from the Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3220 - ELECTIONS-REMOTE ACCESS VOTE
Julie A. Morrison, Laura M. Murphy, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a voter with a print disability's application for permanent vote by mail status is accepted by the election authority and the voter with a print disability requested an accessible vote by mail ballot, the voter with a print disability shall receive an accessible vote by mail ballot for every election the voter with a print disability remains on the permanent vote by mail list. Provides that, for all elections subsequent to the 2024 general election, the State Board of Elections shall provide a certified remote accessible vote by mail system through which an election authority can deliver a vote by mail ballot through electronic transmission to voters with a print through electronic transmission to voters with a print disability and through which voters with a print disability can mark, verify, and return a vote by mail ballot to the election authority electronically. Provides that all electronic documents and web pages that must be used as part of the certified remote accessible vote by mail system provided by the State Board of Elections or election authorities shall be compliant with specified web content guidelines. Provides that the certified remote accessible vote by mail system shall comply with specified requirements. Changes the definition of "certified remote accessible vote by mail system". Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2863 - VEH CD-BIKE TRAIL SIGNS
Mike Simmons, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over a publicly owned paved bicycle trail in the State to erect permanent regulatory or warning signage alerting pedestrians or cyclists of highway crossings unless the intersection where the trail crosses the highway is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign (now, the signage is required regardless of whether the intersection is controlled by an official traffic control device or sign). Provides that if the authority having maintenance jurisdiction over publicly owned bicycle trails has actual knowledge of an emergency or safety hazard that creates a dangerous condition on a publicly owned paved bicycle trail, the authority shall take reasonable steps to erect temporary signage or other warning markers, including, but not limited to, cones, barricades, or drums, alerting pedestrians or cyclist of the dangerous condition (now, only temporary signage is required). Requires permanent signage erected or installed along the highways (rather than all signage erected or installed) to warn vehicular traffic to conform with the State manual and to be located at least 150 feet in advance of the crossing. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2705 - PFAS-PRODUCT BAN
Laura Fine, Natalie Toro, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 9 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
SR0774 - EQUAL PAY DAY
Celina Villanueva, Sally J. Turner, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
STATUS
Passed
SB2658 - NEWBORN SCREENING-DUCHENNE MD
Julie A. Morrison, Dave Syverson, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated about 2 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide all newborns with screening tests for the presence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Requires the testing to begin within 6 months following the occurrence of specified milestones. Allows the Department to require payment of an additional fee for the provision of Duchenne muscular dystrophy screening tests. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
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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