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SB1642 - PROP TX-POLICE AND FIRE
Robert F. Martwick
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption in the amount of a reduction of $5,000 from the equalized assessed value of property of police officers and firefighters with duty-related disabilities. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1679 - PEN CD-PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES
Robert F. Martwick
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Excludes disclosures made to the Municipal Employees Society of Chicago from a provision that prohibits the disclosure of certain information regarding members or participants of a pension fund or retirement system.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1952 - PEN CD-CHI FIRE-TIER 2 SALARY
Robert F. Martwick
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the limit on salary for all purposes under the Code for Tier 2 firemen shall annually be increased by the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u (instead of the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer price index-u) for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1915 - MENTAL HLTH-COURT JURISDICTION
Robert F. Martwick
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the circuit court has jurisdiction over persons who are: (1) subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis; (2) subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis; or (3) in need of treatment by psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Provides that no respondent who has pending felony charges may be ordered to undergo a program of hospitalization in a mental health facility operated by the Department of Human Services unless the Department agrees to the program of hospitalization.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2376 - EPA-DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Lakesia Collins, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
42 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, a retail establishment may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Exempts specified entities from the prohibition until one year after the amendatory Act's effective date. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2348 - SCH CD-YOGA/RELAX INSTRUCT
Rachel Ventura, Mike Simmons, Mattie Hunter
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that all school districts shall provide instruction on relaxation activities such as yoga or meditation for at least one half-period of the school day to enhance both mental and physical health of students.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1800 - EPA-FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
Laura M. Murphy, Cristina Castro, Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Fleet Electrification Incentive Program to promote the use of electric trucks by fleet owners by offering a voucher of $200,000 per electric Class 6 truck, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck purchased or leased for a fleet by the fleet's owner or operator. Provides that an applicant shall submit a proof of purchase, lease, or other binding contract regarding the electric Class 6 truck, electric Class 7 truck, or electric Class 8 truck in order to be awarded the voucher. Requires an applicant who is awarded a voucher to agree to participate in annual surveys on specified metrics. Contains other program requirements. Defines "Class 6 truck", "Class 7 truck", and "Class 8 truck".
STATUS
Introduced
SB2264 - PENCD-COOK CO-MILITARY SERVICE
Robert Peters, Mike Porfirio, Napoleon Harris
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a contributing employee may elect to purchase creditable service for up to 48 months of active-duty military service, whether or not that service followed service as a county employee. Provides that to establish this creditable service, the contributing employee must pay to the Fund an amount determined by the Fund to represent the employee contributions for the creditable service based on his or her rate of compensation after the military service, plus interest at the effective rate from the date of discharge to the date of payment. Removes an existing provision concerning the purchase of service credit for military service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2443 - BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND
Michael W. Halpin, Robert F. Martwick, Laura Ellman
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Balanced Budget Note Act. Specifies that the Pension Stabilization Fund is a general fund for purposes of identifying supplemental appropriation bills. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the monthly reports on State liabilities submitted to the Comptroller by the Department on Aging, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Central Management Services, and the Department of Revenue shall also include certain supplemental information. Amends the Budget Stabilization Act. Modifies provisions placing limits on amounts that may be appropriated, transferred, or diverted by the General Assembly from general funds. Modifies provisions concerning requirements for and transfers into the Budget Stabilization Fund and the Pension Stabilization Fund based on the State's accounts payable. Makes changes to the definition of "estimated general funds revenues". Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2474 - DAY CARE HOME CAPACITY
Suzanne M. Ness, Joyce Mason, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Directs the Department of Children and Family Services to amend its rules establishing licensing standards for group day care homes to provide a revised maximum authorized extended capacity for group day care homes that is applicable through July 1, 2025. Provides that the revised maximum extended capacity rules adopted by the Department shall, at a minimum, allow one caregiver and 2 assistants to have the option of caring for 2 additional children who are 30 months of age or older, as well as 2 additional children who are attending school full-time, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act. Requires the revised rules not only to provide that the second full-time assistant shall be present at all times when there are more than 12 children in the home, but also to prohibit the total capacity of the group day care home from exceeding 16 children. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-010
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Illinois Senate
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Robert F. Martwick is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 10. He was elected to the chamber in 2012. Martwick earned his B.A. in political science from Loyola University Chicago in 1993 and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1998. His professional experience includes working as an assistant state's attorney for Cook County.read less
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