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HB3116 - SCH CD-STAFF TRAINING-HOMELESS
Katie Stuart, Michelle Mussman, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the introduced bill and adds an August 20, 2024 effective date.
STATUS
Passed
HB3017 - DCEO-BUSINESS ASSIST REFORM
Lance Yednock, Dave Severin, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that provisions of the introduced bill apply only to certain covered projects. In provisions concerning an online transparency tool, provides that certain information shall be provided to the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance by State agencies. Provides that various provisions of the introduced bill are subject to appropriation. Removes provisions concerning consolidation of programs. Makes technical corrections.
STATUS
Passed
HB3715 - MENA DISPARITY STUDY
Abdelnasser Rashid, Ann M. Williams, Ram Villivalam
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall conduct a disparity study on whether Middle Eastern or Northern African populations should be added to the definition of "Minority Person" in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The findings of this study should be reported to the General Assembly by July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3643 - SCH CD-IEP-VOTER REGISTRATION
Abdelnasser Rashid, Bob Morgan, Nabeela Syed
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation and additional requirements, each school board shall provide religious dietary food options as part of the school lunch program. Provides further requirements concerning the provision of religious dietary food in public schools. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Facilities Article of the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes substantially similar changes as to religious dietary food options. Amends the Halal Food Act. Defines "State-owned or State-operated facility". Provides that any halal food product offered by a State-owned or State-operated facility shall be certified as halal by a State-approved organization or purchased from a State-approved halal-certified vendor. Provides that any person, organization, or vendor falsely representing a food product it provides as halal or falsely representing itself as a halal-certified vendor shall be subject to penalties under the Act. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not infringe upon or affect any obligation in a contract entered into and in effect on or before the amendatory Act's effective date. Amends the Kosher Food Act. Makes substantially similar changes as to kosher food options at State facilities. Defines "kosher". Provides that a violation of the provisions concerning State facility kosher food services is a Class C misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for the second and each subsequent offense. Effective June 1, 2024.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB3707 - ICC-TOW CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
Debbie Meyers-Martin, Suzanne M. Ness, William Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall post a notice of the administrative citations issued to a safety relocator and the disposition of the complaint on its website.
STATUS
Passed
SB2545 - $AGING-FAMILY CAREGIVER ACT
Doris Turner, Christopher Belt, David Koehler
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $6,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging for services provided under the Family Caregiver Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0541 - REVISE RETENTION POLICY
Ram Villivalam, Javier Loera Cervantes, Willie Preston
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Urges all stakeholders and policymakers to collaborate and consider how to best upgrade public works law in 2024 from retention's across-the-board, capital-draining policy of taking money from all contractors on all projects to a more efficient, nuanced, and tailored approach that protects agencies without forcing cash-strapped contractors to go into debt by providing no interest loans to their government. clients
STATUS
Introduced
SR0584 - PORTILLO'S FOOD DIST. WORKERS
Robert Peters, Ram Villivalam, Javier Loera Cervantes
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Urges Portillo's to honor the wishes of its food distribution workers who have voted to join a union and bargain collectively for the betterment of themselves and their families. Urges all State elected officials to stand with Portillo's food distribution workers that voted to unionize for better working conditions, livable wages, and access to basic sick time benefits. Urges Portillo's to respect the constitutional rights of its workers in Illinois to bargain collectively. Commends and acknowledges the decision made by Portillo's food distribution workers in Addison to unionize and join the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0225 - SIKH HERITAGE MONTH
Ram Villivalam, Laura Ellman, Ann Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Declares the month of April 2023 as Sikh Heritage Month.
STATUS
Passed
HB3882 - STANDARD ID-DOCUMENTATION
Barbara Hernandez, Edgar Gonzalez, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the term "non-compliant identification card" to "standard identification card". Changes the definition of "limited term REAL ID compliant identification card" to include cards that have been issued to an individual who has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in refugee status. Allows the Secretary of State to accept, as proof of date of birth and written signature of an applicant for a standard identification card, any passport from the applicant's country of citizenship or a consular identification document validly issued to an applicant. Prohibits the Secretary from releasing highly restricted personal information or personally identifying information or disclosing documents to any immigration agent unless it is necessary to comply with a lawful court order, judicial warrant, or subpoena for individual records that specifically requires production of such information or documents. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into or maintaining any agreement regarding the sharing of such information or documents. Provides that no temporary visitor's driver's licenses shall be issued after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that every driver's license application shall state the social security number of the applicant; except if the applicant is applying for a standard driver's license and is ineligible for a social security number, then if the applicant has documentation authorizing the applicant's presence in the country, the applicant shall provide such documentation instead of a social security number. Provides that if the applicant does not have documentation authorizing the applicant's presence in the country, the applicant must submit documentation establishing that the applicant has resided in the State for a period in excess of one year and a passport validly issued to the applicant from the applicant's country of citizenship. Makes conforming changes in those Acts and the Consular Identification Document Act and the Election Code. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
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