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SB2277 - PROP TX-INTEREST
Paul Faraci, Linda Holmes, Mike Simmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes shall be waived if the county treasurer determines that: (i) the delinquency occurred because the subject tax bill was mailed to an incorrect address or e-mailed to an e-mail address other than the e-mail address provided to the county treasurer by the taxpayer or property owner by January 1 of the applicable tax year; (ii) the mistake was not the fault of the property owner or any other entity liable for the payment of the tax; and (iii) the amount of delinquent taxes is paid in full before the annual tax sale at which the delinquent taxes would be sold. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB3804 - AGING-FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
Mike Simmons, Mattie Hunter, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the list of mandated reporters under the Act to include broker-dealers and officers and employees of financial institutions. Provides that financial exploitation of an adult with disabilities or a person aged 60 or older occurs when a person or entity (i) takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or personal property of an eligible adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or both; (ii) assists in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining real or personal property of an eligible adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or both; (iii) knowingly aids and abets in the taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining of real or personal property of an eligible adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or both; or (iv) takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains, or assists in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining, real or personal property of an eligible adult by undue influence. Sets forth when a financial institution, the officers and employees of a financial institution, a broker-dealer, or an investment adviser is deemed to have assisted in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining real or personal property of an eligible adult. Sets forth when all other mandated reporters are deemed to have assisted in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining real or personal property of an eligible adult. Exempts from liability nonsupervisory employees of a financial institution. Contains other provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3791 - HUMANE EUTHANASIA AGENCY
Mike Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, an animal shelter may not euthanize any dog, cat, or other domesticated animal. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3511 - SCHOOL-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Mike Simmons, Adriane Johnson, Laura Ellman
Last updated 9 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Let America Read Act. Provides that an entity or an entity's staff with oversight over the books, instructional materials, or curriculum used in a public school may not refuse to approve or prohibit the use of books, instructional materials, or a curriculum, including, but not limited to, memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies, based upon the depiction of matters of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health, gender identity, religion, or human rights activism. Provides that these provisions do not restrict an entity with oversight over the books, instructional materials, or curriculum used in a public school from imposing limitations on the access to books, instructional materials, or a curriculum based upon the age and developmental level of the students who will have access. Amends the School Code to set forth a penalty for a school district that violates the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3792 - ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS
Mike Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that any multiple-occupancy restroom must be identified as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom and designated for use by any person of any gender. Removes the requirement that any newly constructed multiple-occupancy restroom located adjacent or in proximity to a newly constructed all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom must also be designated as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom. Provides that any existing or future places of public accommodation or public buildings are subject to the requirements regarding all-gender multiple-occupancy restrooms. Effective January 1, 2027.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3751 - EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES ACT
Mike Simmons, Kimberly A. Lightford, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated 3 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes provisions related to data collection requirements. Provides that the Health Outcomes Review Board is tasked with recommending (rather than facilitating adoption of) solutions that will improve health outcomes in the State. Includes an additional member to be appointed to the Board. Removes a list of identifying information to be redacted from data sets, and instead provides that such information shall be removed as set forth under the Code of Federal Regulations. Requires any information disclosed by the Board to be disclosed in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and their respective implementing regulations. Makes changes to the data collection the Board is required to provide.
STATUS
Passed
SB3784 - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION
Mike Simmons, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act. Changes references to "sexually transmissible diseases" to "sexually transmitted infections". Makes conforming changes throughout the statutes. Provides that, in determining which infections are to be designated sexually transmitted infections, the Department of Public Health shall consider human papillomavirus (HPV) and mpox. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB3750 - EVICTION-RIGHT TO COUNSEL
Mike Simmons
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Low-Income Tenant's Right to Eviction Counsel Act. Provides that a tenant who financially qualifies under the Act has a right to full representation by counsel to be appointed by the court for eviction proceedings or for proceedings terminating a tenancy. Requires the court to appoint an attorney for a covered individual at any show cause hearing or scheduled trial. Requires, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the county to pay the costs of legal services provided by an attorney appointed under the Act. Requires that the complaint required by the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure to include this notice on the first page of the complaint in bold 12-point type: "If the defendant's income is not greater than 80% of the median income in this State, the defendant has the right to court-appointed counsel in these proceedings." Provides that after the effective date of the Act, all residential lease agreements and renewal of existing lease agreements shall include a provision stating that tenants with incomes no greater than 80% of the median income in this State have a right to full legal representation during covered proceedings. Provides that the landlord must send the same notice if a landlord and tenant are operating under a lease agreement in force before the effective date of the Act within 30 days following the effective date of the Act. Counsel appointed by the court for the purposes of the Act must have a minimum of 2 years' experience handling eviction defense or training in handling evictions or be supervised by an attorney who meets these minimum qualifications. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2689 - SCH CD-MONTESSORI EDUC LICENSE
Robert Peters, Ram Villivalam, Christopher Belt
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. By June 1, 2025, requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, to establish, by rule, a Montessori education endorsement to be added to a Professional Educator License. Requires the rules adopted by the State Board of Education to outline the requirements for obtaining the endorsement. Provides that these provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2930 - NOT FOR PROFIT-DEMOGRAPHICS
Adriane Johnson, Michael W. Halpin, Sara Feigenholtz
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers shall be accessible on the corporation's publicly available website for at least 3 years after it is posted. Removes a provision requiring the Secretary of State to include data fields on its annual report form that allows a corporation to report, at its discretion, the aggregated demographic information of its directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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