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SB1152 - REVENUE-TECH
Susan Rezin, Erica Conway Harriss, Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1406 - FRANCHISE TAX-REPEAL
Win Stoller, Jason Plummer, Dave Syverson
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. Repeals those Sections on January 1, 2025. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to prepare a bill effecting necessary changes to conform the statutes to the changes made by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1356 - BD HIGHER ED-IN-DEMAND JOBS
Thomas M. Bennett, Jil Walker Tracy, Michael W. Halpin
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall compile, on an annual basis, a list of the most in-demand jobs in this State, along with the starting salary, the median salary, and the typical education level for those jobs. Provides that the Board shall make the list available to the public on its Internet website. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1413 - PHARMACEUTICALS-SOCIAL MEDIA
Susan Rezin, Mary Edly-Allen, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Sale of Pharmaceuticals on Social Media Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual shall sell or advertise the sale of a pharmaceutical on social media unless the individual has completed a verification process with specified requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1068 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Dale Fowler, Doris Turner, Sally J. Turner
Last updated about 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Director of the Department of Natural Resources to execute and deliver to Two Rivers Fisheries, for and in consideration of the appraised value as determined by a Certified General Appraiser, a quitclaim deed to specified real property located in the Alexander County. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1488 - SCH CD-EDUCATOR TESTING
Thomas M. Bennett, Laura M. Murphy, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated about 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning educator testing, provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a teacher preparation program or other candidate is required to pass a teacher performance assessment. Makes conforming changes. Creates the Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force to evaluate potential teacher performance assessment systems for implementation in this State, with the intention of supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system that is performance-based and has consistency across programs and objectivity. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the State Board of Education shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that on or before August 1, 2024, the Task Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the State Board of Education and General Assembly. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1890 - SNAPPING TURTLES-TRAP
Neil Anderson, Michael W. Halpin, Craig Wilcox
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1803 - LYME DISEASE INNOVATION PROG
Laura M. Murphy, Julie A. Morrison, Mike Simmons
Last updated about 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and members of the University of Illinois' INHS Medical Entomology Program to establish the Lyme Disease Innovation Program no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department shall contract with a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to raise awareness of tick-borne diseases with the public and the medical community to operate the Program. Provides that the Program's purpose is to raise awareness with the public and to assist persons at risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases with education and awareness materials and campaigns while developing evidence-based approaches that are cost-effective. Includes provisions relating to the Program's objectives. Provides that the Program shall be funded by the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall issue to an off-highway vehicle owner an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp, and the Stamp shall be $10 or $5 depending on the size of the vehicle's engine capacity. Provides that the proceeds from the Stamp must be deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB1534 - PROP TX-VETERANS
Thomas M. Bennett, Susan Rezin, Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a veteran with a surviving spouse dies while an application for a veteran's homestead exemption is being reviewed, the review of that application shall continue, and any subsequent approval granted to the veteran shall carry over to the surviving spouse as long as the spouse meets specified requirements. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1778 - GA-LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that each member of the General Assembly shall, on an annual basis, participate in a law enforcement educational program, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, a ride-along program and a simulation training program, as organized by a county sheriff's department of that member's legislative district or representative district.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-044
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Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sally J. Turner is running for election for Judge of the Court of Appeals. She earned her undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University and her J.D. from Yale Law School. Turner previously served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, as an Assistant State Attorney for Pinellas County, and as Deputy Chief Assistant Statewide Prosecutor. She has worked on a variety of cases including white collar fraud, public corruption, and cybercrime.read less
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