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SB1287 - DENTAL LOSS RATIO ACT
Laura Fine, Julie A. Morrison, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Dental Loss Ratio Act. Sets forth provisions concerning dental loss ratio reporting. Provides that a health insurer or dental plan carrier that issues, sells, renews, or offers a specialized health insurance policy covering dental services shall, beginning July 1, 2023, annually submit to the Department of Insurance a dental loss ratio filing. Provides a formula for calculating minimum dental loss ratios. Sets forth provisions concerning minimum dental loss ratio requirements. Provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement the Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to an insurance policy issued, sold, renewed, or offered for health care services or coverage provided as a function of the State of Illinois Medicaid coverage for children or adults or disability insurance for covered benefits in the single specialized area of dental-only health care that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash payment-only basis. Defines terms. Amends the Dental Service Plan Act. Provides that a dental service plan corporation shall not disburse during any one year (rather than shall not disburse during any one year, except upon the approval of the Director of Insurance) a sum greater than 20% of payments received from subscribers during that year as administrative expenses. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0314 - FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act. Concerning electors for the Electoral College, provides for an alternate elector to fill a vacant position (replacing the procedure currently in the Election Code), including if an elector has marked a ballot in violation of his or her pledge. Requires a political party to submit an elector nominee and an alternate elector nominee to the Secretary of State. Requires an elector nominee and an alternate elector nominee to pledge to vote for the President and Vice President nominees of the party that nominated the elector and alternate elector. Makes conforming changes in the Election Code and provides that an elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge in the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act may not receive an allowance for food and lodging. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0044 - MEMORIAL-JANICE BOESS GEIST
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Janice Boess Geist of Des Plaines.
STATUS
Passed
HB2076 - DISTRESSED FACILITY CRITERIA
Anna Moeller, Joyce Mason, Ann Gillespie
Last updated about 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions relating to designation of distressed facilities, provides that the Department of Public Health shall, by rule, create a timeframe and a procedure on how a facility can be removed from the list and the list may not contain more than 40 facilities per quarter. Provides that a facility has the right to appeal a designation and the procedure for appealing shall be outlined in rule. Removes provisions relating to temporary managers, and provides that a monitor (rather than a temporary manager) may apply to the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Fund on behalf of the facility for grant funds to implement the plan of improvement. Provides that the Department's mentor program is for owners and operators (rather than owners) of distressed facilities and that the program shall provide technical assistance and guidance to facilities. Provides that the Department's rule criteria for restricting the owners of a facility may not prohibit an owner who acquires ownership of a facility that is already on the distressed facility list before the owner's acquisition of the facility from acquiring additional skilled nursing facilities. Excludes from the provisions homes, institutions, or other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs as those facilities are certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and not the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
STATUS
Passed
SB0325 - FOIA-RECORDS OF ATTORNEY GEN
William Cunningham, Cristina Castro, Mike Porfirio
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Deletes language providing that, to the extent that records or documents produced by a public body contain information that is claimed to be exempt from disclosure, the Public Access Counselor shall not further disclose that information. Provides instead that records or documents obtained by the Public Access Counselor from a public body for the purpose of addressing a request for review may not be disclosed to the public, including the requester, by the Public Access Counselor. Provides that such records, while in the possession of the Public Access Counselor, are exempt under the Act from disclosure by the Public Access Counselor.
STATUS
Passed
SB0319 - PROP TX-QUALIFIED FOREST ABATE
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the county clerk shall abate 10% of the taxes imposed on qualified forest property that is part of a proposed new housing development. Provides that the owner of the property shall obtain approval from the Department of Natural Resources and shall submit a conservation plan and a new housing development plan to the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that "qualified forest property" means land of at least one acre that: (i) is at least 10% stocked by forest trees of any size; (ii) includes forest strips that are at least 120 feet wide; (iii) is managed in accordance with a conservation plan approved by the Department of Natural Resources; and (iv) is not developed for non-forest use as of January 1 of the first taxable year of the abatement. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0316 - PROP TX-RAILROAD
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that railroad property shall be assessed based on the location of the property (rather than as a unit).
STATUS
Introduced
SB1412 - DHFS-GENERIC DRUG LABEL
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall implement and develop a program to establish a State prescription generic drug label for the purpose of increasing competition in the generic drug market and lowering generic drug prices for all purchasers. Provides that the Department shall contract with one or more generic drug manufacturers to manufacture certain generic drugs on behalf of the State and participating entities. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement and administer the program. Establishes the State Generic Drug Label Task Force to study the cost savings of establishing a State prescription generic drug label. Contains provisions concerning membership on the Task Force; Task Force meetings; administrative support to the Task Force; reporting requirements; and other matters. Provides that the provisions creating the Task Force are repealed on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1459 - ALPR SYSTEM DATA ACT
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Automated License Plate Recognition System Data Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may use recorded automated license plate recognition system (ALPR) data and historical ALPR system data only for a legitimate law enforcement purpose. Provides that ALPR system data collected by law enforcement and historical ALPR system data collected by law enforcement may not be used, shared, sold, traded, or exchanged for any other purpose. Requires law enforcement agencies using an automated license plate recognition system to: adopt a policy governing use of the system; adopt a privacy policy to ensure that ALPR system data and historical ALPR system data is not used or shared in violation of this Act; adopt audit procedures relating to use of ALPR system data and historical ALPR system data; and adopt and periodically update a comprehensive training program for agency employees who use or have access to ALPR system data and procedures to adhere to policies and procedures governing use of ALPR system data or historical ALPR system data. Provides that a State or local law enforcement agency may retain ALPR system data for 5 years. Provides that after 5 years, the State or local law enforcement agency must create an internal record showing why data older than 5 years was accessed, and attach a case name and number, the name of the officer that accessed the data, the date, and an explanation for why the data was accessed. Prohibits admission of data that is used in violation of the Act in a court or administrative proceeding. Prohibits less restrictive local regulation, including by home rule units. Defines terms. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to exempt ALPR system and historical ALPR system data from disclosure under the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0310 - HIGHER ED-IL PROMISE GRANTS
Laura M. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to implement the Illinois College Promise program to provide grant assistance to those students who satisfy the eligibility requirements of the program. Provides that to be eligible for grant assistance, a student must: (i) be a resident of Illinois, and his or her parents must be residents of Illinois, (ii) have attended and graduated from an Illinois high school, (iii) be under 24 years of age and admitted as a new freshman or new transfer student, (iv) have an expected family contribution as determined through FAFSA that equals $0, (v) have total family assets that are less than $50,000, and (vi) be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours during the fall or spring semester. Provides that grant assistance is available for up to 4 years of attendance. Requires the grant recipient to maintain Illinois residency and satisfactory academic progress, and to work at least 10 to 12 hours a week as part of the promise program.
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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