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HB2054 - CD CORR-DEP JUVENILE JUSTICE
Dave Vella, Adriane Johnson, Doris Turner
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired by the Department and who participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's security, welfare and development, or participate in the personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform these duties must be over the age of 21 and have either a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university or have 2 or more years of experience providing direct care to youth in the form of residential care, counseling, case management, or mentoring (rather than just any bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university). Amends the Illinois Pension Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0117 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Robert Peters
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0044 - FIREARM SURRENDER-ORD PROTECT
Don Harmon, Sara Feigenholtz, Ann Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that if the respondent to an order of protection issued is required to surrender any firearms, the order of protection shall also include an order to surrender firearms. Requires the respondent to surrender any firearms under an order to surrender on the day the respondent is served with the order of protection. Requires the law enforcement agency receiving any surrendered firearms to provide a statement of receipt of any firearm to the respondent and the court. Provides that the failure to surrender any firearm within 24 hours to the individual or law enforcement agency under an order to surrender firearms shall constitute contempt of court for the violation of the terms of the order of protection. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt a form for an order to surrender firearms and update any existing forms for an order of protection to reflect the changes made by the amendatory Act. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is surrendered, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection. Provides that if any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent is revoked, the period of surrender shall be for the duration of the order of protection or 2 years, whichever is longer. Restricts a respondent who has surrendered a firearm from purchasing, possessing, or having access to a firearm for the period of surrender. Provides that, upon expiration of the period of surrender, any surrendered firearm may only be returned to a respondent if a judicial officer has signed an order to release firearms stating that the order of protection is no longer in effect and the period of surrender has expired. Makes conforming changes in the Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0191 - SAFETY-TECH
Robert Peters
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0157 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BONDS
Ram Villivalam, Robert Peters, Laura Fine
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that public construction bonds are required only for those public work construction contracts that are valued over $5,000,000. Authorizes any official, board, commission, agent of the State, or any political subdivision of the State to create a self-insured risk pool for contracts of $5,000,000 or less. Defines "self insured risk pool".
STATUS
Introduced
HB1496 - CD CORR-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
LaShawn K. Ford, Carol Ammons, Michael J. Kelly
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the master record file of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice of each person committed to the respective Department shall contain ethnic and racial background data and the person's last known complete street address prior to incarceration or legal residence collected in accordance with the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that the clerk of the court shall transmit to the department, agency, or institution to which the defendant is committed the last known complete street address prior to incarceration or legal residence, the person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the person is 18 years of age or older. Amends the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that on or before May 1 of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken but in which the United States Bureau of the Census allocates incarcerated persons as residents of correctional facilities, the Department of Corrections shall deliver to the State Board of Elections the last known address of the person prior to incarceration or other legal residence, if known. Provides that if the address or residence is unknown, the Department shall use, if available, addresses collected for purposes of parole, mandatory supervised release, or aftercare release programs.
STATUS
Passed
HB1268 - PROBATE-EXECUTOR
Lakesia Collins, Daniel Didech, Carol Ammons
Last updated about 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a felony is qualified to act as an executor if, among other criteria, the person was not previously convicted of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability, financial identity theft, or a similar crime in another state or in federal court.
STATUS
Passed
SB0116 - EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Robert Peters
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0100 - EPA-DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS
Laura Fine, Julie A. Morrison, Rachel Ventura
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 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
Introduced
SB0149 - LOTTERY-SCRATCH-OFF EPILEPSY
Laura Fine, Terri Bryant, Robert Peters
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special instant scratch-off game titled "Epilepsy Quality of Life". Provides that the game commences on January 1, 2024 and shall be discontinued on December 31, 2029. Provides that the operation of the game is governed by the Act and by any rules adopted by the Department. Creates the Epilepsy Quality of Life Fund. Provides that the Department shall award grants to qualified recipients in amounts that are proportionate to the annual budget of each recipient in relation to every other recipient. Provides that during the time that tickets are sold for the Epilepsy Quality of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the scratch-off game. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Illinois district SD-013
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Illinois Senate
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