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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated over 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
HB4171 - USMC HIGHWAY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Harry Benton, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 8 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4645 - OFFICIAL STATE BEAN
Matt Hanson, Charles E. Meier, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal
Last updated 8 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Designations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4568 - PROP TX-PTELL NEW RATE
Matt Hanson, Stephanie A. Kifowit
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a levy authorized for contributions to a Firefighters' Pension Fund for a municipality with a population of 500,000 or less is not considered a new rate. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1241 - ENDOW ILLINOIS CREDIT
Margaret Noble Croke, Norine K. Hammond, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated almost 2 years ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund during the taxable year and receive a certificate of receipt for that gift. Provides that the credit is equal to 25% of the endowment gift. Contains provisions setting forth maximum credit amounts. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to require an addition modification equal to the amount of any federal deduction claimed for an endowment gift for which a taxpayer receives a credit under the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2392 - SCH CD-LAST TEACHER EVALUATION
Sue Scherer, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Jonathan Carroll
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that any teacher who is a member of a statewide association representing teachers and who is elected by the association's membership to represent the association in federal advocacy work may spend up to 10 days during a school term representing the association in federal advocacy work. Provides that no deduction of wages may be made for such absence, and the statewide association shall reimburse the employing school district for the cost of the need for a substitute teacher as the result of the teacher's absence.
STATUS
Passed
HB1342 - TRANSIT RIDING PRIVILEGES/FARE
Kambium Buckner, Eva Dina Delgado, Bob Morgan
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following additions. Further amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Adds limits to suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of fare media and required procedures. Further amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that the Chicago Transit Board shall partner with the City of Chicago to provide transportation at reduced fares for participants in programs which offer employment and internship opportunities to youth and young adults ages 14 to 24. Further amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from specified fares and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (rather than 2021, 2022, and 2023) may be less than 50% of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation in those fiscal years. Creates the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Regional Transit Authority Public Transportation Assistance Program to issue monetarily preloaded mass transit cards to The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence for survivor and victim use of public transportation through the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Division, and the Commuter Rail Division. Provides that, after January 1, 2026, a Service Board may not enter into a new contract to purchase a bus that is not a zero-emission bus for the purpose of the Service Board's transit bus fleet, and amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Requires the Regional Transportation Authority to study and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the feasibility and cost of providing year-round reduced or free transit fares for veterans, returning residents, and students who are not currently receiving a free or reduced fare. Requires the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division to create or partner with a youth jobs program to provide internship or employment opportunities to youth and young adults. Makes other changes. Provides that certain provisions are effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0216 - GUARDIANSHIP-DEMENTIA TRAINING
Mary Edly-Allen, Willie Preston, Christopher Belt
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that the guardianship training program shall include content regarding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Requires a public guardian to complete a one-hour course on Alzheimer's disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and annually thereafter.
STATUS
Passed
HB1399 - CRIM CD-LEWD SEXUAL DISPLAY
Natalie A. Manley, Martin J. Moylan, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that a person commits the offense of lewd sexual display in a penal institution when he or she is in the custody of a penal institution and knowingly engages in any of the following acts while he or she is confined in a penal institution: engages in a lewd exposure of the genitals or anus (rather than of the body or sex organs, anus, or breast), for the purpose or effect of intimidating, harassing, or threatening one whom he or she believes to be in the presence or view of such acts. Provides that a person convicted of a second (rather than third) or subsequent violation for lewd sexual display in a penal institution is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Deletes provision that unwillingness or failure to successfully complete a court-ordered mental health court treatment program shall result in a conviction and the convicted person shall be subject to the penalties for the offense. Provides that unwillingness to participate in a court-ordered mental health court treatment program may result in prosecution for the offense. Provides that failure to complete a mental health treatment court program shall have the consequences prescribed by the rules and regulations of that treatment court program. Changes the date of repeal of the provisions from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2028. Provides that the annual report shall list the race and ethnicity of persons referred for prosecution or charged with lewd sexual display in a penal institution. Deletes the amendatory changes to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
STATUS
Passed
SB0423 - CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
William Cunningham, Mary Edly-Allen, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the condition of parole or mandatory supervised release that the parolee or releasee submit to a urinalysis test as instructed by a parole agent of the Department of Corrections applies only if there is reasonable suspicion of illicit drug use and the source of the reasonable suspicion is documented in the Department's case management system. Provides that, if the subject is in compliance with the terms and conditions of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release, the Prisoner Review Board shall (rather than may) reduce the period of a parolee or releasee's parole or mandatory supervised release by 90 days upon the parolee or releasee receiving a high school diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, career certificate, or vocational technical certification or upon passage of high school equivalency testing during the period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release (rather than the parolee or releasee receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school equivalency testing during the period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release). Provides that a parolee or releasee shall provide documentation from the educational institution or the source of the qualifying educational or vocational credential to their supervising officer for verification. Eliminates a provision permitting the Prisoner Review Board, as a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release of a minor, from requiring that the minor to (1) reside with his or her parents or in a foster home; (2) attend school; (3) attend a non-residential program for youth; or (4) contribute to his or her own support at home. Provides that to comply with the provisions of reporting to or appearing in person before such person or agency as directed by the court, in lieu of requiring the person on probation or conditional discharge to appear in person for the required reporting or meetings, the officer may utilize technology, including cellular and other electronic communication devices or platforms, that allow for communication between the supervised person and the officer in accordance with standards and guidelines established by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Provides that upon a denial of early discharge, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide the person on parole or mandatory supervised release a list of steps or requirements that the person must complete or meet to be granted an early discharge at a subsequent review and share the process for seeking a subsequent early discharge review. Provides that upon the completion of such steps or requirements, the person on parole or mandatory supervised release may petition the Prisoner Review Board to grant the person an early discharge review. Provides that within no more than 30 days of a petition for early discharge review, the Prisoner Review Board shall review the petition and make a determination. Amends the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009. Provides that the system of graduated responses to parole or mandatory supervised release violations shall be published on the Department of Corrections website for public view.
STATUS
Passed
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