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HB5444 - CO-RESPONDER UNIT-MCHENRY CNTY
Suzanne M. Ness, Dan Ugaste, Martin McLaughlin
Last updated 7 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Co-Responder Pilot Program Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Adds the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to the offices to which the Division is applicable, including that the Office shall establish, subject to appropriation, a co-responder unit no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, including the hiring of personnel as provided in the Division. Makes conforming changes, including in the Counties Code. Provides that, along with the duties described elsewhere in the Division, the unit's social workers are responsible for following up with victims (rather than conducting follow-up visits for victims) who may benefit from mental or behavioral health services.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0160 - PHONE SOLICITATION SPOOFING
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Paul Faraci, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a person, business, or organization may not spoof a caller's information or otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call unless the person, business, or organization has the right to use the name and phone number displayed. Requires telephone solicitations placed in a manner other than by a live operator to immediately disclose their identity and the purpose of the call and prompt the recipient of the call to consent to the solicitation. Defines terms.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0015 - EDUCATION-TECH
Don Harmon, Ann M. Williams, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Chicago Board of Education District Act. Divides the City of Chicago into 10 districts and 20 subdistricts for the purpose of identifying persons who will serve on the Chicago Board of Education. Amends the School Code. Provides that, by December 16, 2024, the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall appoint a President of the Chicago Board of Education who shall serve a 2-year term. Provides that, until January 15, 2027, each district shall be represented by one member elected at the 2024 general election to a 2-year term and one member appointed by the Mayor to a 2-year term. Requires each of the elected members to reside within the district that the member represents. Requires each of the appointed members to reside both within the district that the member represents and outside of the subdistrict within which the elected member of the district resides. Provides that, beginning January 15, 2027, each subdistrict shall be represented by one member who is elected at the 2026 general election. Specifies that, if a member is elected at the 2026 general election to fill the expired term of an appointed member, then the elected member shall serve a 2-year term. Specifies that, if a member is elected at the 2026 general election to fill the expired term of an elected member, then the member shall serve a 4-year term. Requires each of the members elected in 2026 to reside within the subdistrict that the member represents. Provides that, if a member is elected at the 2026 general election to serve a 2-year term, then the member elected at the 2028 general election shall serve a 4-year term, and, if a member is elected at the 2026 general election to serve a 4-year term, then the member elected in that subdistrict at the 2030 general election shall serve a 2-year term. Provides that, beginning with the members elected at the 2032 general election, the members of each district shall serve two 4-year terms and one 2-year term for each 10-year period thereafter as determined by lot. Makes other changes concerning: conflicts of interests of board members; eligibility of individuals to serve as board members; nominating petitions for board members; the creation of the Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee and other advisory bodies; and the creation and redistricting of subdistricts. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5370 - VEH CD-EMERGENCY/CONSTRUCTION
Jay C. Hoffman, Jaime M. Andrade, Eva Dina Delgado
Last updated 4 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone.
STATUS
Passed
HB4321 - PEN CD-COVID PRESUMPTION
Michael J. Kelly, John M. Cabello, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes a presumption that a firefighter or police officer who becomes disabled as a result of exposure to and contraction of COVID-19 was injured in the line of duty and is entitled to receive a duty disability benefit under the applicable Article of the Code. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively to March 9, 2020, and any police officer or firefighter who has been previously denied a duty disability benefit that would otherwise be entitled to a duty disability benefit under the amendatory Act shall be entitled to a retroactive duty disability benefit. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5005 - EDUCATION SAVINGS PROGRAMS
Dave Vella, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Last updated 5 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate areas as Quantum Computing Campuses. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Electricity Excise Tax Law, the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act, the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act, and the Gas Use Tax Law to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a restriction on designating businesses located in an Enterprise Zone as high impact businesses does not apply to grocery stores. Repeals provisions concerning certified payments for high impact businesses. Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that a River Edge Redevelopment Zone may overlap with an Enterprise Zone. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a specified number of additional pilot River Edge Zones. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that certain credits under the Act may be taken against the taxpayer's withholding tax liability. Contains provisions concerning work hours at the project location. Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Adds provisions concerning credits awarded for research and development activities related to aircraft. Amends the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act. Extends the provisions of the Act to quantum computer manufacturers. Specifies that, in order to receive credit for construction expenses under the Act, a company must provide the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with evidence that a certified third-party executed an Agreed-Upon Procedure (AUP) verifying the construction expenses or accept the standard construction wage expense estimated by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that 2 or more taxing districts may agree to abate a portion of the real property taxes otherwise levied or extended by those taxing districts on a REV Illinois Project facility. Provides that abatements for REV project facilities may not exceed a period of 30 consecutive years. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to extend the sunset of the research and development credit. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that taxpayers who have been awarded a tax credit under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008 shall pay a fee to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Sets forth the amount of the fee. Provides that the fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Production Workforce Development Fund. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2024, a taxpayer is no longer required to pay a fee to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the transfer of credits under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5008 - SCH CD-POLICE AT CPS SCHOOLS
Mary Gill, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar, Curtis J. Tarver
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall have and exercise the power and duty to contract with the Chicago Police Department to have police officers or school resource officers on school grounds. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5766 - SCH CD-CPS-SELECTIVE SCHOOLS
Margaret Noble Croke, Emanuel Welch, Curtis J. Tarver
Last updated 8 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Prohibits, until February 1, 2027, the Chicago Board of Education from closing any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Prohibits, until February 1, 2027, the Board from changing the standards for admission to any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, the Board may not take any action, until February 1, 2027, that results in a decrease in either the total amount or percentage of funds allocated to an attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that are approved by the Board. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4592 - VEH CD-MOBILE ID CARDS
Kambium Buckner, Jaime M. Andrade, Michael J. Kelly
Last updated 3 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a mobile Illinois Identification Card or mobile driver's license to an individual who is otherwise eligible to hold a physical credential, in addition to an identification card or driver's license, if the Secretary of State has issued an identification card or driver's license to the person. Allows the Secretary to enter into agreements or to contract with an agency of the State, another state, the United States, or a third party to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of a mobile identification card or driver's license issued by the Secretary or another state. Requires the data elements that are used to build an electronic credential to match the individual's current Department record. Requires all mobile identification cards and driver's licenses issued by the Secretary to be in accordance with the most recent standards of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Provides that, when required by law and upon request by law enforcement, a credential holder must provide the credential holder's physical credential. Provides that the display of a mobile identification card and driver's license shall not serve as consent or authorization for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to search, view, or access any other data or application on the mobile device.
STATUS
Passed
HB4128 - VETERANS DAY-PAID LEAVE
Kevin Schmidt, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Veterans Day Paid Leave Act. On and after January 1, 2025, requires each employer to provide each employee who is a veteran with a paid day off on Veterans Day if the employee would otherwise be required to work on that day. Provides that the employee must provide notice to the employer that he or she intends to take time off on Veterans Day and must provide the employer with documentation verifying that he or she is a veteran. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to 100% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to a veteran as a result of the paid day off required under the Veterans Day Paid Leave Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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