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HB5379 - IL FINANCE AUTH-CLIMATE BANK
Lawrence M. Walsh
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that each Climate Bank-funded project must include a fully executed project labor agreement for any construction project, pay the prevailing wage to construction workers in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Act and the federal Davis-Bacon Act, and include participation benchmarks during construction for apprentices from a U.S. Department of Labor-registered apprenticeship program. In its role as the Climate Bank for the State, provides that the Authority shall consider creating clean energy jobs, promoting high-road labor standards in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and developing a pipeline for highly skilled workers to enter the clean energy job market.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5397 - PETROLEUM RESOURCE BOARD-TERM
Lawrence M. Walsh, Dave Severin, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, no member shall be appointed to a term that would cause the member to exceed 9 years of total service on the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board, unless approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the qualified producer association's executive committee who are present and voting (instead of beginning July 1, 2024, no member may be appointed to a term that would cause the member to exceed 9 years of total service on the Board). Adds an immediate effective date.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5546 - JULIE-POSITIVE RESPONSE SYSTEM
Lawrence M. Walsh, Marcus C. Evans, Christopher D. Davidsmeyer
Last updated 5 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, all parties submitting alleged violations to the Illinois Commerce Commission shall use the forms provided and shall submit the alleged violations no later than 65 days after the discovery of the alleged violation. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide for public review a monthly report listing all of the submitted alleged violations reports it received in the prior month. Makes changes in provisions concerning watch and protect; planning design requests; joint meet notifications; emergency excavation or demolition; records of notice and marking of facilities; and penalties and liability. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB5544 - POWER AG-ENERGY CREDIT TARGET
Lawrence M. Walsh, Norine K. Hammond, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes legislative declarations and findings concerning the deployment of energy storage systems. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency has the power to conduct competitive solicitations to procure energy storage resources and conduct procurement events by which electric utilities execute contracts to purchase energy storage resources. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage capacity from contracted energy storage systems. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage resources from contracted energy storage systems in specified amounts. Provides that within 180 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Agency shall develop an energy storage procurement plan. Provides that for all procurements of energy storage resources, the Agency shall direct respondents to offer a strike price. Authorizes the Agency to develop and implement a firm energy resource procurement plan. Provides that no later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon emission standards. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5600 - CNTY AUTOMATED WEIGHT CONTROL
Lawrence M. Walsh
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that Will County may adopt an ordinance regulating and imposing a civil penalty on an owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator to comply with gross vehicle weight or axle weight restrictions and that the County may enforce its regulations using an automated vehicle weigh-in-motion enforcement system. Allows a municipality wholly or partially within the County to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the County to provide automated vehicle weigh-in-motion enforcement systems in the municipal jurisdiction. Includes requirements for automated vehicle weigh-in-motion enforcement systems. Provides requirements for violation notices and for civil penalties for violations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5522 - WILDLIFE-NUISANCE CONTROL
Lawrence M. Walsh, Norine K. Hammond, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to issue a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit not only to any person who is providing nuisance wildlife control services for a fee or compensation, but also to any person who solicits customers for themselves or on behalf of a nuisance wildlife control permit holder for a fee or compensation. Provides that a drainage district or road district or the designee of a drainage district or road district is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance muskrats or beavers if certain requirements are met.
STATUS
Passed
HB5572 - EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Marcus C. Evans, Lawrence M. Walsh, Matt Hanson
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Worker Freedom of Speech Act. Provides that an employer or the employer's agent, representative, or designee may not discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize, threaten to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize, or take any adverse employment action against an employee: (1) because the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or declines to receive or listen to communications from the employer or the agent, representative, or designee of the employer if the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters; (2) as a means of inducing an employee to attend or participate in meetings or receive or listen to communications; or (3) because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, makes a good faith report, orally or in writing, of a violation or a suspected violation of the Act. Provides for a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the Act. Sets forth the duties and powers of the Department of Labor under the Act. Provides that, within 30 days after the effective date of the Act, an employer shall post and keep posted a notice of employee rights under the Act where employee notices are customarily placed. Provides for exceptions under the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4569 - CORONERS-FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS
Jay C. Hoffman, Lawrence M. Walsh, Anthony DeLuca
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the State shall indemnify and hold harmless a board-certified forensic pathologist who has been appointed or designated by a county or a county coroner's office to perform autopsies for all of the pathologist's acts, omissions, decisions, or conduct arising out of the scope of the pathologist's duties of performing autopsies for the county, except those involving willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that indemnification shall be as provided under the State Employee Indemnification Act. Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0569 - REGULATION-TECH
Jay C. Hoffman, Kambium Buckner, Eva Dina Delgado
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5758 - $IDOT-RAILWAY SALARIES
Martin J. Moylan, Carol Ammons, Michelle Mussman
Last updated 9 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the Statewide Railway Program for salaries and other expenses related to adding the professional staff in the rail division of the Office of Intermodal Project Implementation. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
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