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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated about 1 year ago
134 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of service and their families. Provides for the dates when and the locations where the Honor and Remember Flag must be displayed. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds the Honor and Remember Flag under the definition of "military flag" that is permitted to be flown by a unit owner under certain circumstances. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Passed
SB2836 - INS/SHORT-TERM HEALTH COVERAGE
Laura Fine, Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Linda Holmes
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning short-term, limited-duration insurance. Provides that on and after January 1, 2025, no company shall issue, deliver, amend, or renew short-term, limited-duration insurance to any natural or legal person that is a resident or domiciled in the State. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules as deemed necessary that prescribe specific standards for or restrictions on policy provisions, benefit design, disclosures, and sales and marketing practices for excepted benefits. Provides that the Director of Insurance's authority under specified provisions is extended to group and blanket excepted benefits. Provides that the language does not apply to limited-scope dental, limited-scope vision, long-term care, Medicare supplement, credit life, credit health, or any excepted benefits that are filed under specified provisions. Provides that nothing in the language shall be construed to limit the Director's authority under other statutes. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Limited Health Service Organization Act. Repeals the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2798 - LAND TRANSFER-MONROE, KANE CO
Linda Holmes, Jeff Keicher, Tracy Katz Muhl
Last updated 3 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the People of the State of Illinois to release specified property located in Monroe County from all dedication and easement rights and interest acquired for highway purposes for the sum of $2,700. Authorizes the People of the State of Illinois to release or restore any rights of easements of access, crossing, light, air, and view from, to, and over specified property in Kane County for $152,835. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2650 - ASSISTED LIVING ADVISORY BOARD
Linda Holmes
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that one representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (instead of one representative of the Department on Aging) is a nonvoting member of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Board. Adds a certified long term care ombudsman and 3 current or former residents of an assisted living establishment or shared housing establishment as voting members of the Board.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2811 - PROCUREMENT-RECRUITMENT
Linda Holmes, Mattie Hunter
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that positions that are paid in accordance with prevailing wage laws, as well as beauticians and teachers of beauty culture and teachers of barbering, are exempt from jurisdiction B (currently, jurisdictions A, B, and C). Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to procurement expenditures related to efforts to recruit candidates to State employment. Effective immediately
STATUS
Introduced
SB2641 - NETWORK ADEQUACY-SPECIALISTS
Linda Holmes, Laura Fine, Cristina Castro
Last updated about 1 month ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, every insurer shall demonstrate to the Director of Insurance that each in-network hospital has at least one radiologist, pathologist, anesthesiologist, and emergency room physician as a preferred provider in a network plan. Provides that the Department of Insurance may, by rule, require additional types of hospital-based medical specialists to be included as preferred providers in each in-network hospital in a network plan.
STATUS
Passed
SB0076 - UTILITY-MODULAR NUCLEAR REACT
Susan Rezin, David Koehler, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated about 1 year ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB0223 - INVEST IN KIDS-FUNDING
Cristina Castro, Linda Holmes
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that no credits may be awarded under the Act for any taxable year that begins in a State fiscal year for which the minimum statutory funding level is not met. Provides that the carry-forward period for those credits shall be suspended for any taxable year that begins in a State fiscal year for which the minimum statutory funding level is not met. Requires the State Board of Education to determine whether or not the State has met the minimum funding level for the fiscal year and to transmit a copy of the determination to the Department of Revenue. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0133 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BONDS
Linda Holmes, David Koehler
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that a local governmental unit may not withhold retainage of more than 5% from any payment to a contractor who furnishes the bond or bond substitute required by the Act and that the contractor and its subcontractors may not withhold retainage of more than 5% from their subcontractors. Defines "local governmental unit". Effective Immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0107 - DRONES AS FIRST RESPONDERS
Linda Holmes, Cristina Castro, Susan Rezin
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may investigate complaints concerning drone use by a law enforcement agency. Provides that if a pattern of willful and wanton violations is confirmed, the law enforcement agency shall take actions to prevent future violations through specified means. Provides that if the agency fails to take actions to address the violations and prevent future violations from occurring, then the Board may restrict the agency's ability to use its drones for a period not to exceed 3 months per incident. Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Drones as First Responders Act. Defines "permitted special event". Adds various exemptions allowing the use of drones. Permits records of drone usage, including flight path data, metadata, or telemetry information of specific flights, to be disclosed subject to the Freedom of Information Act and rules adopted under that Act. Provides that the information relating to infrastructure inspections conducted at the request of a local governmental agency may be disclosed to that local governmental agency or, in the case of traffic and parking evaluations conducted at school, it may also be disclosed to the school or any engineering staff involved in the process. Provides that nothing in the Act prevents the disclosure of information through a court order or subpoena in connection with a criminal proceeding or if the disclosure is in regard to a completed traffic crash investigation. Changes drone usage reporting requirements of law enforcement agencies to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Makes other changes, and amends the School Code to make conforming changes. Provides that a drone may not be used over a school unless the parents are notified by a principal or administrator prior to the use of the drone.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-042
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Illinois Senate
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