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HB4813 - DOIT-ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
Yolonda Morris, Emanuel Welch, Carol Ammons
Last updated 4 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department of Central Management Services. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4566 - BUSINESS DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
Camille Lilly, Emanuel Welch, Katie Stuart
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the Diversity and Inclusion in Business Organization Leadership Task Force to the Diversity and Inclusion in Business Organization and Nonprofit Organization Leadership Task Force. Directs the task force to identify ways to increase diversity in business organization and nonprofit organization leadership (rather than business organization leadership). Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4460 - POLICE&FIRE INS-MENTAL HEALTH
Mary Gill, Lindsey LaPointe, David Friess
Last updated 3 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the State Employees Group Insurance Program (for Illinois State Police officers), a county (for members of the sheriff's office), and a municipality (for members of the police department or fire department) shall provide coverage for joint mental health therapy services for the officer or firefighter and a spouse or partner of the officer or firefighter who resides with officer or firefighter. Specifies that the coverage shall be provided without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement, except that, for Illinois State Police officers and the spouse or partner of the officer under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, only if all resources available to those individuals through the State of Illinois' Employee Assistance Program and any first responder mental health program available are first exhausted. Directs the joint mental health therapy services to be provided by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed social worker, or a licensed professional counselor. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HR0703 - COMMEND-DEPUTY FORLENZA & DAX
Tom Weber, John M. Cabello, Joyce Mason
Last updated 7 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Commends Deputy John Forlenza and Police K9 Dax for their honorable service and dedication to their community, the State as a whole, and the nation.
STATUS
Passed
HB5417 - HIV TLC ACT
Kelly M. Cassidy, Margaret Noble Croke, Gregg Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes references to the role of HIV Treatment Innovation Coordinator. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in the State after January 1, 2026 (instead of January 1, 2025) shall provide coverage for home test kits for sexually transmitted infections, including any laboratory costs of processing the kit, that are deemed medically necessary or appropriate and ordered directly by a clinician (instead of a clinician or furnished through a standing order) for patient use. Amends the AIDS Confidentiality Act. Defines "conditional approval" to mean Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program approval within one business day after submission of documentation of Illinois residency, Program Agreement form, and attestation of remaining eligibility requirements (instead of approval within 24 hours after submission of the materials). Deletes a requirement that an applicant seeking conditional approval must document resident in the State. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish one Rapid Start for HIV Treatment pilot site per HIV Care Connect Region (instead of 8 pilot sites throughout the State). Provides that the Department may implement the pilot program in accordance with industry standards informed by the most current Health Resources and Services Administration guidance on HIV care and treatment (in addition to the most current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance). Provides that the Department shall compile reports from each of the pilot sites on the operation of the pilot program upon completion of the pilot period (instead of publishing a report on the operation of the program 15 months after the pilot sites have launched). Makes other changes. Amends the County Jail Act. Removes a provision that required a report by the Department of Corrections to include whether the warden of the jail had sought certain information from the Department of Public Health or community-based organizations certified to provide HIV/AIDS testing.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0711 - LINKS DAY
Rita Mayfield, Kimberly Du Buclet, Justin D. Slaughter
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Declares April 17, 2024 as Links Day in Illinois and congratulates Central Area Director Sheila R. Brown and the members on their unwavering commitment to service.
STATUS
Passed
HB4755 - $DCEO-GRANT-LAMB FARM
Daniel Didech, Joyce Mason, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $3,000,000 from the Capital Development Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to Lamb’s Farm, Inc., for capital improvements. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4776 - JUV CT-SENTENCING
Will Guzzardi, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anne M. Stava-Murray
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that when a minor of the age of at least 14 (rather than 13) years is adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder, the court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order the minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until the minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of aftercare release, furlough, or nonemergency authorized absence for a period of 5 years from the date the minor was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2788 - CHILD ABUSE REPORTS TO SCHOOL
Mary Edly-Allen, Julie A. Morrison, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes all amendatory changes requiring the Child Protective Service Unit to send a notification letter to a child's school following an investigation and finding of physical or sexual abuse. Instead provides that the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the school that the child, who is the indicated victim of child abuse (rather than the indicated victim of the report), attends. Requires the report to be sent during the summer to the last school that the child attended. Provides that the final finding report shall provide the date of expungement from the central register and the school shall purge the final finding report from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act.
STATUS
Passed
SB2697 - INS CD-CANCER-GENETIC TESTING
Julie A. Morrison, Javier Loera Cervantes, Christopher Belt
Last updated 3 months ago
48 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Removes language concerning coverage for any cancer risk management strategy, as recommended by a health care professional. Requires, for individuals with a genetic test that is positive for an inherited mutation associated with an increased risk of cancer, coverage to include any evidence-based screenings, as recommended by a health care professional in accordance with current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, to the extent that the management recommendation is not already covered by the policy, except that the coverage for the evidence-based screenings may be subject to a deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing limitation. Defines "evidence-based screenings". Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Subject to federal approval, requires the medical assistance program to provide coverage for clinical genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation for individuals with a personal or family history of cancer, as recommended by a health care professional in accordance with current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Requires, for individuals with a genetic test that is positive for an inherited mutation associated with an increased risk of cancer, coverage to include any evidence-based screenings, as recommended by a health care professional in accordance with current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, to the extent that the management recommendation is not already covered by the medical assistance program. Changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code are effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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