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HB0582 - REGULATION-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jeff Keicher
Last updated almost 2 years ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0810 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARE MTH
Joyce Mason, Rita Mayfield, Maurice A. West
Last updated 6 months ago
49 Co-Sponsors
Declares October of 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and supports and commends the efforts of the people and organizations who work tirelessly to help victims break free of the devastating effects of domestic abuse.
STATUS
Passed
HR0807 - JOHN LEWIS DAY
Joyce Mason, Rita Mayfield, Emanuel Welch
Last updated 6 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Declares February 21, 2024 as John Lewis Day in the State of Illinois to honor the life and legacy of American hero and civil rights leader John Robert Lewis.
STATUS
Passed
HR0816 - CONGRATS-PACE SUBURBAN BUS
Rita Mayfield
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Congratulates Pace, its Board of Directors, and its employees on providing 40 years of safe, equitable, efficient, and environmentally responsible transportation in the six-county region of northeastern Illinois. Wishes the suburban transit provider continued success in the decades ahead.
STATUS
Passed
SB1400 - SCH CD-STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Kimberly A. Lightford, Cristina Castro, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated 3 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Restores current law with respect to annually reviewing discipline policies. Requires the State Board of Education to consult with stakeholders in its drafted and published guidance, and requires the guidance to be drafted and published on or before July 1, 2025. Changes certain references from "early intervention" to "intervention". Makes changes concerning suspensions, school exclusions, and disciplinary removals to alternative schools. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2662 - YOUTH VAPING-ADVERTISING
Julie A. Morrison, Meg Loughran Cappel, Adriane Johnson
Last updated 3 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Preventing Youth Vaping Act. Restricts a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from advertising, marketing, or promoting an electronic cigarette in a manner that is likely to cause a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other adult to mistake the electronic cigarette for a product that is not a tobacco product.
STATUS
Passed
SB0461 - EDUCATION-TECH
Don Harmon, Ram Villivalam, Aaron M. Ortiz
Last updated 3 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the in-state tuition charge to require that, beginning on July 1, 2026, an individual, other than an individual who has a non-immigrant alien status that precludes an intent to permanently reside in the United States, shall be charged tuition by the governing board of a public university at the same rate as an Illinois resident if the individual meets specified requirements. Provides that the governing board may adopt a policy to implement and administer the provisions and may adopt a policy for the classification of in-state residents, for tuition purposes, based on residency in this State. Provides that the General Assembly finds and declares that the provisions are a State law within the meaning of certain provisions of the United States Code.
STATUS
Passed
HB5596 - DAY CARE-MILITARY CHILDREN
Harry Benton, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated 3 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed under the Act if the day care home or group day care home: (1) serves only dependent children of military personnel; (2) is located on a military base or federal property; and (3) is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. Provides that the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a day care home or group day care home is located, may assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by the day care homes or group day care homes that are exempt from licensure.
STATUS
Passed
SB2682 - WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE
Laura Ellman, Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Doris Turner
Last updated 3 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Modifies the membership of the Task Force, including adding the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (rather than one member representing the Governor's Office of Management and Budget), the Chief Equity Officer of the Illinois Office of Equity (rather than one member from Illinois Office of Equity), the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion of the University of Illinois Office of the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (rather thane one member representing the University of Illinois Office of the Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board (rather than one member from the Illinois Community College Board), and a chairperson of the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board, or the specified officers' designees. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Task Force shall collect data on the state of recruitment, advancement, and retention of women in technology positions. Effective January 1, 2025 (rather than immediately).
STATUS
Passed
SB3219 - GROCERY INITIATIVE-GRANTS
Doris Turner, Patrick J. Joyce, Christopher Belt
Last updated 3 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, provide grants for equipment upgrades for farmer-owned grocery stores or markets.
STATUS
Passed
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