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SR0643 - MEMORIAL-RICHARD COTTON JR.
Napoleon Harris
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the death of Richard Cotton Jr.
STATUS
Passed
SR0551 - AMEND US TAX CODE/PUERTO RICO
Omar Aquino, Natalie Toro, David Koehler
Last updated 11 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Urges the United States Congress to take immediate action to clarify and amend the U.S. tax code to prevent the misuse of Puerto Rican tax incentives. Urges any amendments to the tax code to preserve the original intent of promoting economic growth in Puerto Rico while preventing potential misuse and addressing the negative economic impacts on the local population. Encourages collaboration between federal, state, and local governments, as well as with Puerto Rican authorities, to ensure that tax policies are fair, transparent, and effective. Recommends the implementation of educational campaigns to inform the public about the proper use of tax incentives and the potential consequences of misuse in Puerto Rico.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2858 - HEALTH BEN EXCHANGE-ENROLLMENT
Napoleon Harris
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services have the authority to require, when the Department of Insurance operates the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange as a State-based exchange, the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange to offer enhanced direct enrollment technology that allows approved enhanced direct enrollment entities to maintain enrollment services as offered through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace's enhanced direct enrollment implementation; to require enhanced direct enrollment to be available for the first open enrollment period for the State-based exchange; to require that the State-based exchange adopt the application programming interface for the Federally Facilitated Marketplace's enhanced direct enrollment or adopt an application programming interface that is substantially similar; and to require enhanced direct enrollment entities to be approved to operate in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace and maintain compliance with all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' privacy, security, and business requirements. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1766 - ANTITRUST-ATTORNEY GEN-NOTICE
Don Harmon, Ann Gillespie, Robert Peters
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Provides that documentary material, transcripts of oral testimony, or answers to interrogatories obtained in an investigation of a violation of the Act may be used by the Attorney General in any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. Provides that information voluntarily produced to the Attorney General for purposes of an investigation of a violation of the Act or information provided to the Attorney General under a notice requirement shall be treated as if produced pursuant to a subpoena for purposes of maintaining the confidentiality of such information. Provides that health care facilities that are party to a covered transaction shall provide notice of such transaction to the Attorney General no later than 60 days prior to the transaction closing or effective date of the transaction. Provides that any health care facility that fails to comply with the notice requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per day for each day during which the health care facility is in violation of the requirement. When the Attorney General has reason to believe that a health care facility has engaged in or is engaging in a covered transaction without complying with the notice requirement, allows the Attorney General to apply for and obtain a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting the health care facility from continuing its noncompliance or doing any act in furtherance thereof. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2088 - INS-SUPPLIER DIVERSITY REPORT
Thaddeus Jones, Bob Morgan, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that every company authorized to do business in the State or accredited by the State with assets of at least $50,000,000 shall submit a report on its voluntary supplier diversity program, or the company's procurement program if there is no supplier diversity program, to the Department of Insurance. Provides that the voluntary supplier diversity report shall set forth specified information. Provides that each company is required to submit a report to the Department on or before April 1, 2024, and on or before April 1 every year thereafter. Provides that the Department shall publish the results of supplier diversity reports on its Internet website for 5 years after submission. Provides that the Department shall hold an annual insurance company supplier diversity workshop in July of 2024 and every July thereafter to discuss the reports with representatives of the companies and vendors. Provides that the Department shall prepare a one-page template for the voluntary supplier diversity reports. Provides that the Department may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions. Makes conforming changes in the Dental Service Plan Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Limited Health Service Organization Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1259 - TRANSPORTATION-TECH
Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0218 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Kambium Buckner, Margaret Noble Croke
Last updated about 1 year ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any firearm industry member, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related product, to: (i) knowingly create, maintain, or contribute to a condition in Illinois that endangers the safety or health of the public by conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all circumstances, including failing to establish or utilize reasonable controls; (ii) advertise, market, or promote a firearm-related product in a manner that reasonably appears to support, recommend, or encourage individuals to engage in unlawful paramilitary or private militia activity; (iii) advertise, market, promote, design, or sell any firearm-related product in a manner that reasonably appears to support, recommend, or encourage persons under 18 years of age to unlawfully purchase or unlawfully possess or use a firearm-related product; or (iv) otherwise engage in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful under the Act. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are severable. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1493 - PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Project Labor Agreements Act. Provides for project labor agreements on public works projects totaling $15,000,000 or more in costs. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1527 - INS-HEALTH BENEFITS
Laura Ellman, Laura M. Murphy, Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for compression sleeves. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
STATUS
Passed
SB1491 - CORPORATION-STATE CONTRACTORS
Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that as soon as practical after the effective date of the amendatory Act, but no later than January 1, 2024, a corporation that has contracts with the State shall include as part of its annual report submitted to the Secretary of State a list of its professional services suppliers by category. Provides that the list shall include the percentage of owners and employees in each category that are women or are members of a minority group. Provides that the list shall identify minority groups with specificity. Provides that corporations that submit annual supplier diversity reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission in accordance with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act are exempt from the reporting requirements. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-015
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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