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SB3296 - FUND IMMIGRANT-WORK PERMITS
Natalie Toro
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the State Finance Act. Creates the Support Immigrant Labor Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall award grants to community-based organizations in Illinois for the purpose of providing free assistance to newly arrived immigrants in Illinois in applying for and obtaining work permits, for providing funding for all or a portion of all costs and fees associated with an application for such work permit, and providing for free representation in any legal matters with such application. Provides that moneys received for this Fund, including, but not limited to, income tax checkoff receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that funds shall supplement, not supplant, other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for these services. Provides that any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for this program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2893 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORT ACT
Karina Villa, Mary Edly-Allen, Robert Peters
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program. Provides that the Department shall implement the program by: (1) contracting with one or more prescription drug wholesalers and Canadian suppliers to import prescription drugs and provide prescription drug cost savings to consumers in this State; (2) developing a registration process for health benefit plan issuers, health care providers, and pharmacies to obtain and dispense prescription drugs imported under the program; (3) developing a list of prescription drugs, including the prices of those drugs, that meet certain requirements set forth under the Act and publishing the list on the Department's website; (4) establishing an outreach and marketing plan to generate program awareness; (5) ensuring the program and the prescription drug wholesalers that contract with this State comply with certain federal tracking, tracing, verification, and identification requirements; and other matters. Sets forth eligibility criteria for prescription drugs that may be imported into the State under the program. Contains provisions concerning anticompetitive behavior monitoring; program funding; audit procedures; annual reporting requirements; the adoption of rules to implement the Act; and federal waiver or authorization requirements. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0774 - EQUAL PAY DAY
Celina Villanueva, Sally J. Turner, Laura M. Murphy
Last updated 6 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
STATUS
Passed
SB3484 - RENT CONTROL PREEMPTION ACT
Natalie Toro
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repeals the Rent Control Preemption Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3183 - JUV CT-REUNITE CHILD-FAMILY
Lakesia Collins, Rachel Ventura, Karina Villa
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes all references in the General Provisions Article and the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Act from "reasonable efforts" to "active efforts" in cases that involve reunification by the Department of Children and Family Services. Defines "active efforts" as efforts that are affirmative, active, thorough, timely and intended to maintain or reunite a child with the child's family and represent a higher standard of conduct than reasonable efforts. In the court review provisions, provides that if the court makes findings that the Department of Children and Family Services has failed to make active efforts to provide services as provided in the service plan, the court's order shall specify each party that failure applies to and the applicable time period. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a person shall not be considered an unfit person for the sole reason that the Department of Children and Family Services or its assign has been found to have not made active efforts as defined in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 during any period during the pendency of the case at hand. Provides that a parent shall not be found unfit for failure to make reasonable efforts or reasonable progress for any 9-month period during which a court, hearing a case under the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, found that the Department failed to make active efforts, as defined in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 with respect to that parent. Provides that this provision applies to findings of failure to make active efforts made on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3108 - HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY
David Koehler, Laura M. Murphy, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated 8 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Board Act. Establishes the Health Care Availability and Access Board to protect State residents, State and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the State, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Contains provisions concerning Board membership and terms; staff for the Board; Board meetings; circumstances under which Board members must recuse themselves; and other matters. Provides that the Board shall perform the following actions in open session: (i) deliberations on whether to subject a prescription drug product to a cost review; and (ii) any vote on whether to impose an upper payment limit on purchases, payments, and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State. Permits the Board to adopt rules to implement the Act and to enter into a contract with a qualified, independent third party for any service necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Board. Creates the Health Care Availability and Access Stakeholder Council to provide stakeholder input to assist the Board in making decisions as required by the Act. Contains provisions concerning Council membership, member terms, and other matters. Provides that the Board shall adopt the federal Medicare Maximum Fair Price as the upper payment limit for a prescription drug product intended for use by individuals in the State. Provides that the Attorney General shall have authority to enforce the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to make a confirming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3528 - $ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Natalie Toro
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for purposes of implementing a reproductive endocrinologist fellowship program at hospitals in Illinois.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2930 - NOT FOR PROFIT-DEMOGRAPHICS
Adriane Johnson, Michael W. Halpin, Sara Feigenholtz
Last updated 3 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
SB2864 - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION WEAPONS
Javier Loera Cervantes, Lakesia Collins, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the names of the offenses of unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, and unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone. Provides that if any person before the effective date of the amendatory Act has been arrested, charged, prosecuted, convicted, or sentenced for unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, or unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, the changes of the names and the defendants to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, shall retroactively be made in any criminal background records maintained by the Illinois State Police, law enforcement agencies, clerks of the circuit court, and any other State agencies providing criminal background information to the public under specified timelines. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0733 - IL COURTS-LGBTQ+ & HIV ED
Mike Simmons, Michael W. Halpin, Sara Feigenholtz
Last updated 4 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Urges the Illinois Supreme Court and relevant authorities to require, as a consistent part of continuing education, LGBTQ+ and HIV cultural competency education for all attorneys, judges, and courtroom staff in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-020
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Illinois Senate
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Natalie Toro was born in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan. She performed on Broadway and starred in shows like "Les Miserables." She received awards like the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist. She also performs concerts around the world singing showtunes and American Songbook classics. She has multiple albums including "Natalie Toro Sings Carole King and Friends."read less
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