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HB4757 - VETS-BENEFITS NOTICE POSTER
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Camille Lilly, Gregg Johnson
Last updated about 1 month ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall create, and the Department of Labor shall make available, at no cost, a veterans and service members' benefits, services, and protections poster. Requires the poster to include, but not be limited to, information regarding free veterans' benefits and services provided by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans service organizations, tax benefits, the Illinois veteran driver's license and non-driver veteran identification card, and Illinois protections for survivors of sexual violence in the military. Requires the poster to also include contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Veterans Crisis Line. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB5640 - VETERANS-SPACE FORCE
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Brandun Schweizer, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated about 2 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that whenever there is a reference in any Act to "armed forces", "armed forces of the United States", "U.S. Armed Forces", "United States Armed Forces", or "uniformed services", these terms shall be construed to include the United States Space Force. Amends the Flag Display Act, the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, the Veterans Preference Act, the Veterans Burial Places Act, and various other Acts. In all occurrences of the definition for "armed forces of the United States" and "member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States" expands the list of armed forces branches to include the Space Force. Makes conforming changes in the definition of "veteran" under the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law, in the definition of "military service" under the Illinois Pension Code, and in a provision under the Veterans Burial Places Act that lists the various military branches that make up the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Makes other conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4934 - HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Anthony DeLuca, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated about 1 month ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Defines "veteran" and "veterans' organization". Provides that if a veterans' organization has identified human remains of a veteran that are more than 100 years old and wishes to have a marker placed to designate the grave as that of a veteran, a cemetery authority may allow such memorialization without permission of the decedent's heirs. Provides that all costs for memorialization including the marker, its installation, and any removal of or repair to a previous marker that is damaged shall be entirely borne by the veterans' organization. Prohibits human remains from being disturbed in this process. Requires permission from the cemetery authority and compliance with the rules and regulations and any collective bargaining agreement of the involved cemetery. Requires the veterans' organization to first make a good faith effort to contact the decedent's next of kin, and if there is no response within 120 days, the process may proceed. Provides that if any heir of a decedent later objects to memorialization, the sole remedy is the removal of the involved marker at the expense of the involved veterans' organization unless the veterans' organization no longer exists or is without funds, in which case removal shall be at the expense of the heir. Prohibits any monetary damages or any other equitable relief or penalties against the cemetery authority, cemetery, or veterans' association.
STATUS
Passed
HB5655 - HIGHER ED-NATL GUARD/RESERVIST
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Daniel M. Swanson, Mark L. Walker
Last updated about 1 month ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who is a member of the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United States or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States to submit classwork and complete any other class assignments missed due to the student participating in a drill required as a member of the National Guard or the reserve component.
STATUS
Passed
HB5270 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COMPACT
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Terra Costa Howard, Michelle Mussman
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupational Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Occupational Therapy services, and states that the Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. The Compact contains provisions concerning definitions; state participation in the Compact; Compact privilege; obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privileges; active duty military personnel and their spouses; adverse actions; establishment of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; a data system; rulemaking; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Occupational Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment; construction and severability; and the binding effect of the Compact and other laws.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0443 - COLD WAR VETS RECOGNITION DAY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Daniel M. Swanson, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Declares December 26, 2023 and December 26, 2024 as Cold War Veterans Recognition Day in honor of the contributions and sacrifices made by members of the Armed Forces during the Cold War.
STATUS
Passed
SB2573 - INS-CANCER COVERAGE/WIGS
Napoleon Harris, John F. Curran, Kimberly A. Lightford
Last updated about 2 months ago
97 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage for wigs or other scalp prostheses worn for hair loss caused by alopecia, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment for cancer or other conditions. Makes a conforming change in the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0055 - SSG R. HERREID MEMORIAL HGWY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, LaShawn K. Ford, Mark L. Walker
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates Route 31 in Batavia from Main Street south to Mooseheart Road as the "SSG Robert D. Herreid Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Engrossed
HB0782 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Nicholas K. Smith, Don Harmon
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Reimagining Hotel Florence Act. In a provision regarding legislative intent, notes that the Hotel Florence sits within the Pullman National Historic Landmark District (rather than next to). Notes that the Pullman National Historic Landmark District's redesignation allows the federal National Park Service to enter into agreements for programs at nonfederal historic properties, including the Pullman State Historic Site, composed of the Hotel Florence, Hotel Florence Annex, Factory Grounds, Rear Erecting Shops, Front Erecting Shop North Factory Wing, and Front Erecting Shop South Factory Wing Ruin (rather than only the Hotel Florence). In a provision regarding authority to enter into a public-private agreement, provides that the Department of Natural Resources may, pursuant to a competitive solicitation process governed by this Act (rather than pursuant to a request for proposals process governed by the Illinois Procurement Code, rules adopted under that Code, and this Act), enter into a public-private agreement to develop, finance, construct, lease, manage, divest ownership in, and operate the Hotel Florence and the Pullman Factory on behalf of the State (rather than to develop, finance, construct, lease, manage, or operate the Hotel Florence on behalf of the State). Provides that the Department may enter into agreements with governmental entities and other outside entities to assist in drafting the solicitation and evaluation process as well as develop evaluation criteria for the prequalification of offerors. In a provision regarding the competitive request for solicitations process, provides that criteria includes the offeror's plans for the Hotel Florence project, including, but not limited to, building use, experience, environmental concerns, and a proposed preservation and rehabilitation plan compliant with the Illinois State Agency Historic Preservation Act (rather than the offeror's plans for the Hotel Florence project). Provides that criteria in the competitive request for solicitations process also include the offeror's plans for the Pullman Factory. Provides that the public-private agreement shall include a provision that this project will require using guidelines from the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings, and that the period of the original construction should be used to guide the project design and construction. Removes provisions regarding time limitations for a request for proposals from the effective date of the Reimagining Hotel Florence Act. Provides that the public-private agreement shall also include a requirement that the contract complies with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, as well as all other terms, conditions, and provisions the Department deems necessary and proper. Adds a definition of Pullman Factory. Makes technical and conforming changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5142 - PREGNANCY/POSTPARTUM CARE
Robyn Gabel, Anna Moeller, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated about 2 months ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with changes. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for abortion care may not impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation, except to the extent that the coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account (rather than coverage for abortion care may not impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation that is greater than that required for other pregnancy-related benefits covered by the policy). Defines "perinatal doula" and "lactation consultant". Provides that coverage for postpartum services shall apply for all covered services rendered within the first 12 months after the end of pregnancy (rather than the coverage shall apply for at least one year after the end of pregnancy), except that a policy is not required to cover more than $8,000 for doula visits for each pregnancy and subsequent postpartum period. Provides that all outpatient coverage, other than health care services for home births, required under a provision concerning coverage for pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care must be provided without cost sharing, except that, for mental health services, the cost-sharing prohibition does not apply to inpatient or residential services, and, for treatment of substance use disorders, the prohibition on cost-sharing applies to the levels of treatment below and not including Level 3.1 (Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential) established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026, except that certain changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code are effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Illinois district HD-034
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Illinois House
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