SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
SB2819 - ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE-EXAMS
Omar Aquino, Ram Villivalam, Paul Faraci
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Removes the 5-year cap an applicant has to successfully complete all examinations required by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
STATUS
Passed
SB0508 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Javier Loera Cervantes, Ram Villivalam, Mike Porfirio
Last updated about 1 month ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State or federal law, an employer shall not voluntarily enroll in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System. Provides that an employer shall not impose work authorization verification or re-verification requirements greater than those required by federal law. Provides that if an employer is required to participate in the E-Verify program or a similar Electronic Employment Verification System and receives notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy between an employee's name or social security number and the Social Security Administration's records, the employer must provide the employee with specified documents. Provides for additional rights and protections granted to an employee following the notification from the Social Security Administration of a discrepancy. Provides that an employer shall provide notice to current employees, by posting in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee, of any inspections of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records conducted by the inspecting entity within 72 hours after receiving notice of the inspection. Provides for additional notice requirements concerning obligations of the employer and the employee. Provides for violations and civil penalties. Defines terms.
STATUS
Passed
SB0172 - ENDOW ILLINOIS CREDIT
Sara Feigenholtz, Omar Aquino, Michael W. Halpin
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund during the taxable year and receive a certificate of receipt for that gift. Provides that the credit is equal to 25% of the endowment gift. Contains provisions setting forth maximum credit amounts. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to require an addition modification equal to the amount of any federal deduction claimed for an endowment gift for which a taxpayer receives a credit under the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0217 - CLAIMS CT-LINE OF DUTY AWARDS
Christopher Belt, Cristina Castro, Dale Fowler
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that, for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget on any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that if a claim is made within 2 years (rather than one year) of the date of death of a law enforcement officer, civil defense worker, civil air patrol member, paramedic, fireman, chaplain, or State employee killed in the line of duty, compensation shall be paid to the person designated by the law enforcement officer, civil defense worker, civil air patrol member, paramedic, fireman, chaplain, or State employee. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0122 - MEDICAL SERVICES-NON-CITIZENS
Omar Aquino, Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Healthy Illinois for All Law. Provides that by July 1, 2023, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide medical services to noncitizens 19 years of age through 41 years of age who (i) are not eligible for medical assistance due to their not meeting the otherwise applicable provisions under the Code concerning citizenship requirements and (ii) have income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family size as determined under applicable federal law and regulations. Provide that persons eligible for medical services under the amendatory Act shall receive benefits identical to the benefits provided under the Health Benefits Service Package as that term is defined in the Code. Requires the Department to establish by rule the medical services available, the standards for eligibility, and other conditions of participation for persons eligible to receive medical services under the amendatory Act. Requires any such rules to be at least as restrictive as the rules for medical assistance. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department emergency rulemaking authority to implement the amendatory Act. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0504 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Omar Aquino, Javier Loera Cervantes, Mattie Hunter
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1238 - ELEC CD-USE OF PUBLIC BUILDING
Omar Aquino
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a unit of local government shall make the unit's public buildings within the election authority's jurisdiction available as permanent or temporary early voting polling places without charge if the unit of local government determines that the use would neither interfere with the normal operations within the building nor cause the unit of local government to incur additional expenses, including, but not limited to, additional labor costs (currently, the use of the public building is mandatory, without exceptions, upon request of the election authority). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1234 - FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM
Ram Villivalam, Omar Aquino, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Requires the Department of Employment Security to establish and administer a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits to eligible employees. Sets forth eligibility requirements for benefits under the Act. Contains provisions concerning disqualification from benefits; premium payments; the amount and duration of benefits; the recovery of erroneous payments; hearings; defaulted premium payments; elective coverage; employment protection; coordination of family and medical leave; defined terms; and other matters. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Account Fund. Provides phase-in periods for the collection of money and making of claims for benefits under the Act. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0696 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Omar Aquino, Hoan Huynh, Cyril Nichols
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for various ordinances adopted by the Village of Bourbonnais, City of Geneva, Village of Downers Grove, City of Chicago, and Village of Fox River Grove. Creates a tax increment allocation financing extension to the 47th year (currently, the 35th year) after the adoption of the ordinance of March 30, 1992 by the Village of Ohio. Requires adoption of an ordinance by the Village of Ohio extending the completion date of the redevelopment project area to 47 years and providing notice to the taxing bodies that would otherwise constitute the joint review board. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1448 - DHS-HOME SERVICES PROGRAM
Javier Loera Cervantes, Adriane Johnson, Mattie Hunter
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. In a provision concerning personal care services under the Home Services Program, includes a program recipient's guardian, kin, or siblings to the list of persons the Department of Human Services shall allow to serve as a program recipient's provider of personal care or similar services. In a provision concerning wages to personal assistants, provides that wages and other benefits for personal assistants shall not count against benefits that guardians receive as outlined in the Guardians for Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-002
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
Omar Aquino is a State Senator representing District 24 in Arizona. He is a member of the Democratic party and won election to his first term in 2018. Prior to his election to the Senate, Aquino served three terms in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. He was elected Democratic Whip in 2017. From 2005-2013, Aquino served on the Avondale City Council where he served as Vice Mayor from 2012-2013. Aquino was raised in Avondale and resides there currently with his wife and two daughters. He is the first member of his family to graduate from college. He holds a B.S. in Political Science and Journalism from Grand Canyon University and an MBA from Western International University.read less
OFFICES HELD
Illinois Senate from Illinois
NEXT ELECTION
