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HB1629 - DNR-MIGRATORY BIRDS
Lance Yednock, Susan Rezin, Doris Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Eurasian Collared Dove and Ringed Turtle-Dove are excluded from the list of wildlife protected by the Act. Provides that the Virginia Rail, Sora Rail, Wilson's Snipe, Woodcock, Mourning Dove, and White-winged Dove are classified as migratory game birds for purposes of the Code.
STATUS
Passed
HB1440 - PRETREATED SEED BAN-ETHANOL
Will Guzzardi, Carol Ammons, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Extends the repeal date of specified sentencing guidelines for individuals with prior felony firearm-related or other specified convictions from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0765 - REGULATION-TECH
Napoleon Harris, Michael W. Halpin, William Cunningham
Last updated 10 months ago
65 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986. Provides that, until the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a farm mutual insurance company insuring against the perils of wind or hail must have and maintain adequate catastrophic reinsurance (instead of catastrophic reinsurance which limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to 20% of its policyholders' surplus). Defines "adequate catastrophic reinsurance" as reinsurance in an amount no less than that required for a 500-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model that limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to (i) 20% of its policyholders' surplus or (ii) an amount authorized by the Director of Insurance. Provides that a farm mutual insurance company must additionally have and maintain aggregate reinsurance coverage in an amount no less than that required for a 250-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model. Provides that the reinsurance permitted or required under the provisions must be provided by (i) a farm mutual insurance company, (ii) an insurance company authorized to write the kinds of insurance described in the Illinois Insurance Code pertaining to casualty, fidelity, surety, fire, marine, and other types of insurance, or (iii) a reinsurer and reinsurance program meeting the standards set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code that permit a domestic company to take credit for reinsurance. Requires a farm mutual insurance company converting from unlimited catastrophic reinsurance to adequate catastrophic reinsurance to provide notice of the change to policyholders in a form approved by the Director of Insurance. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act become inoperative on and after the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0180 - INC TX-LGDF TRANSFERS
Laura M. Murphy, Linda Holmes, Dave Syverson
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0685 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Patrick J. Joyce, Anthony DeLuca, Curtis J. Tarver
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Township Code. In provisions about accumulation of township funds, provides that townships on a cash basis or modified cash basis of accounting may only count levied tax funds toward the total township funds calculated under the provisions if received within the township's fiscal year. Provides that the highway commissioner's equipment and building fund is considered a capital fund account and is not subject to the accumulation of funds provisions.
STATUS
Passed
SB0850 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Christopher Belt, Mattie Hunter, Dale Fowler
Last updated about 1 year ago
73 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate an area as a food desert even if the area does not meet the qualifications set forth in the engrossed bill as long as the designation is made in accordance with criteria established by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity by rule using data that includes, but is not limited to, poverty metrics and access to existing grocery stores. Provides that the provisions of the engrossed bill apply to independently owned for-profit grocery stores, cooperative grocery stores, or not-for-profit grocery stores (in the engrossed bill, only independently owned for-profit grocery stores). Amends the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB1423 - VEH CD-CDL AND CLP
Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver of a motor vehicle that is controlled or operated by or for a farmer is not required to obtain a commercial drivers license or commercial learners permit when such motor vehicle is being used to transport: agricultural products; implements of husbandry; or farm supplies; to and from a farm, as long as such movement is not over 150 air miles from the originating farm if traveling interstate. Removes language that requires drivers of any truck-tractor semitrailer combination or combinations operating as a covered farm vehicle to successfully complete tests the Secretary of State deems necessary. Provides that when operating any truck-tractor semitrailer combination as a covered farm vehicle, the exemption applies only to persons age 21 or older, if operating the vehicle in interstate driving, and to persons at least 16 (rather than 18) years of age, if operating the vehicle in intrastate driving.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1544 - HOMEOWNERS ENERGY-VARIOUS
William Cunningham, Sara Feigenholtz, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Homeowners Energy Policy Statement Act. Requires any energy policy statement to explicitly include the minimum standards. Provides that a written energy policy statement may not condition approval of an application on approval by adjacent property owners. Restricts an association from inquiring into a property owner's energy usage, imposing conditions impairing the operation of a solar energy system, imposing conditions negatively impacting any component warranty, or requiring post-installation reporting. Provides that a property owner may not be denied permission to install a solar energy system based on system ownership or financing method chosen by the property owner. Allows an association's written energy policy statement to impose reasonable conditions concerning the location of on-site storage of materials and equipment during the installation process and the maintenance, repair, replacement, and ultimate removal of damaged or inoperable systems. Provides that no energy policy statement shall be valid unless recorded as required by applicable law in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county where the property is located. Requires an application for approval to be made available in hard copy form at a property owner's request or, if the association maintains a website, through the website. Provides that an application shall be processed by the appropriate approving entity of the association within 30 (rather than 75) days of the submission of the application. Provides that if an association fails to adopt a written solar energy policy statement or process an application for approval within the specified time, the property owner may proceed with the installation or use of the proposed solar energy system notwithstanding any other policy or provision in the homeowners' common interest community or condominium unit owners' association declaration. Allows a property owner to resubmit an application for approval previously denied by an association, and requires any such resubmitted application shall be evaluated under the changes made by the amendatory Act. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1353 - IL POWER AG-HYDROELECTRIC
Patrick J. Joyce, Jason Plummer
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency is authorized to oversee the procurement by electric utilities of renewable energy credits from new, newly modernized, or retooled hydropower facilities in accordance with the planning and procurement provisions of the Act. Provides that the Agency shall not comply with the annual percentage targets of the long-term renewable resources procurement plan by procuring renewable energy credits that are unlikely to lead to the development of new renewable resources or modernized or retooled hydroelectric resources (rather than the development of new renewable resources). Provides that the Agency shall consider other approaches, in addition to competitive procurements, to procure renewable energy credits from new and existing hydroelectric facilities to support the development and maintenance of these facilities. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, for all procurements of renewable energy credits from hydroelectric facilities, the Agency shall establish contract terms designed to optimize existing hydroelectric facilities through modernization or retooling. Provides that procurement of renewable energy credits from hydroelectric facilities shall comply with specified geographic requirements. Provides that all new, newly modernized, or retooled hydropower facilities shall be subject to the prevailing wage requirements included in the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a change in provisions concerning definitions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0217 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Lawrence M. Walsh, Patrick J. Joyce, Rachel Ventura
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take powers may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Will County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of road construction. Repeals the new provisions 3 years after the effective date. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-040
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Patrick J. Joyce is from Illinois. He earned his BA from Chicago State University in 1974, and JD from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1980. Prior to serving in the legislature, Joyce was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County. He served in the Illinois House from 1997-2019. Joyce served on several committees including Appropriations-Higher Education, Education Reform, Judiciary I-Criminal Law, and Restorative Justice.read less
OFFICES HELD
Illinois Senate from Illinois
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