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HB0003 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Mary E. Flowers, Kimberly Du Buclet, Anne M. Stava-Murray
Last updated almost 2 years ago
42 Co-Sponsors
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Reproductive Liberty and Justice Act. Amends the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act. Expands the definition of "medical facility" to include a reproductive health center established at a nonprofit community health center. Makes other changes. Amends the Birth Center Licensing Act. Makes changes to the definition of "birth center". Provides that a birth center and any licensed provider of abortion and birth control services on-site may be co-located at the same facility. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules for licensing and designating co-located facilities to provide specified essential reproductive health care services. Contains other provisions. Amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Provides that a licensed certified professional midwife may provide out-of-hospital care to a childbearing individual who has had a previous cesarean section, if authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Removes language prohibiting a licensed certified professional midwife from (1) performing an abortion or (2) knowingly accepting responsibility for prenatal or intrapartum care of a client with alcohol abuse or drug addiction. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Removes from the definition of "neglected child" any child who is a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium contains any amount of a controlled substance. Makes corresponding changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Adoption Act, and the Vital Records Act. Contains provisions concerning CAPTA notifications and prohibited disclosures regarding the results of a toxicology test administered on a newborn or pregnant person. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Contains provisions concerning Plans of Safe Care. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a patient has the right for a physician and other health care service providers to administer specified medical tests without disclosing the results of the test to a law enforcement agency or to the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act. Makes changes to the definition of "adverse pregnancy outcome". Contains provisions concerning certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1065 - WORKERS COMP-PRESUMPTION
Rita Mayfield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption concerning specified conditions or impairments of health of an employee employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic is intended to shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption must establish by clear and convincing evidence an independent and non-work related cause for the condition or disability and prove that no aspect of the employment contributed to the condition. Provides that the rebuttable presumption relating to hearing loss cannot be overcome with evidence allegedly showing that the injured employee did not meet specified exposure thresholds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1057 - FIREARM AMMUNITION-SALES-FFL
Rita Mayfield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that no person, other than a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act or an employee of the certified licensee in the course of his or her business as an employee of a certified licensee, may knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, firearm ammunition in the State. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to sell or give firearm ammunition to any person if the transferrer of the firearm ammunition is not a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act or if the transferrer of the firearm ammunition is not an employee of the certified licensee selling or transferring firearm ammunition in the course of his or her business as an employee of a certified licensee. Defines "certified licensee" and "licensee".
STATUS
Introduced
HB2067 - DOC&DJJ-TRANSFER REQUEST
Maurice A. West, Carol Ammons, Rita Mayfield
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning intradivisional transfers at the Department of Corrections, provides that a person committed to a Department of Corrections facility may make a request to be transferred to another facility every 6 months. In provisions concerning intradivisional transfers at the Department of Juvenile Justice, provides that a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the committed person's parent or guardian, may make a request to be transferred to another institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice at any time.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1059 - INS-USE OF CREDIT INFO/AUTO
Rita Mayfield, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Use of Credit Information in Personal Insurance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, an insurer authorized to do business in the State may not use the credit information of an applicant or a policyholder as a factor to determine insurance rates for any private passenger automobile insurance policy that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Directs the Department of Insurance to adopt rules to enforce and administer this requirement. Makes a conforming change in a provision concerning the Department's enforcement powers.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0761 - REGULATION-TECH
Kimberly A. Lightford, Neil Anderson, Chapin Rose
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, provides that an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, PHRN, PHAPRN, or PHPA shall be eligible to work for another EMS System for a period not to exceed 2 weeks, if they meet specified requirements. Provides that the membership of the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force shall include 2 EMS Medical Directors appointed by the Governor and makes other changes to the appointing authority for certain members of the Task Force. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at the highest level shall provide the initial assessment of the patient to determine the level of care required for transport to the receiving health care facility, and that assessment shall be documented in the patient care report and documented with online medical control. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at or above the level of care required by the specific patient as directed by the EMS Medical Director shall be the primary care provider en route to the destination facility or patient's residence. Sets forth provisions concerning EMS System Program Plan deployments for out-of-state disasters. Sets forth provisions concerning quality assurance reports. Sets forth provisions concerning a pilot program beginning July 1, 2023 that shall not exceed a term of 3 years. Removes provisions concerning an EMS Lead Instructor. Makes other changes. Provides an immediate effective date.
STATUS
Passed
HB1055 - FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION
Rita Mayfield, Carol Ammons
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall develop and maintain a program to provide free tuition at one community college in each R3 Area (designated as such under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act) using money appropriated from the Cannabis Regulation Fund. Authorizes the Board to adopt any rules necessary. Amends the State Finance Act to make related changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1259 - NURSE-TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Hoan Huynh, Carol Ammons, Kelly M. Cassidy
Last updated almost 2 years ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and (2) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the State for at least 5 years.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1067 - SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Rita Mayfield, Joyce Mason, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a superintendent of a department of public works shall be a registered professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering from an accredited institution of higher learning, or have at least 10 years of professional, management-level experience in either a municipal or county public works department (rather than the superintendent shall be a registered professional engineer). Provides that at least one employee in the public works department shall be a professional engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB1056 - STUDENT RECORDS-TRANSFER
Rita Mayfield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Provides that when a student transfers to a new school, the school or school district last attended may not refuse the new school's request to provide a copy of the student's school student record on the grounds that the student owes a debt.
STATUS
Introduced
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