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SB2343 - MEDICAID-VENTILATOR RATES
Sara Feigenholtz
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service on and after July 1, 2023, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall set the per diem ventilator rate for skilled nursing facilities at a rate equal to the exceptional care per diem rate established for medically complex for the developmentally disabled facilities licensed under the MC/DD Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2134 - ADOPTION-NONIDENTIFYING INFO
Sara Feigenholtz, Ann M. Williams, Lakesia Collins
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a confidential intermediary shall be permitted to access records of closed child welfare agencies that are housed in the State Central Storage, if the petitioner is an adult adopted or surrendered person, or the adoptive parent of an adult adopted person under the age of 21, or the adoptive parent of a deceased adopted or surrendered person, and the confidential intermediary may request any non-identifying information.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB2584 - VEH CD-LYME DISEASE SPEC DECAL
Daniel M. Swanson, Norine K. Hammond, Dave Severin
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the issuance of Lyme disease research decals by the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that $10 of each original issuance and $23 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Lyme Association. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB2572 - PUB FUNDS-CONVERSION THERAPY
Laura Faver Dias, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller
Last updated over 1 year ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that the State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion therapy. Provides that any contract between the State and that organization shall be void to the extent that the contract is used or will be used for conversion therapy. Defines "conversion therapy".
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2789 - LIBRARY SYSTEMS-BOOK BANNING
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Maura Hirschauer, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: changes references to "public library or library system" to "library or library system"; provides that an alternative to the development of a written statement (rather than policy) prohibiting the practice of banning books is to adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; and provides that the written statement shall declare that an adequate collection (rather than stock) of books and other materials is needed in a sufficient size and varied in kind and subject matter to satisfy the library needs of the people of the State. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB2954 - CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DOXING ACT
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Bob Morgan, Justin D. Slaughter
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds a definition of "emotional distress". Replaces references to "mental anguish" with "emotional distress". Makes changes to the definitions of "family or household member", "publish", "stalk", and "substantial life disruption". Authorizes a court to issue an order to prevent the publication of personally identifiable information or sensitive personal information if certain requirements are met. Requires any injunctive relief that is granted to contain specified elements. Deletes a provision which specified that the Act was to be construed liberally.
STATUS
Passed
HB2861 - JUV CT-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
Terra Costa Howard, Sara Feigenholtz, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated about 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. In the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act, provides that, within 30 (Instead of 35) days after placing a child in its care in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the federal Social Security Act, the Department of Children and Family Services shall prepare a written report for filing with the court and send copies of the report to all parties (rather than filing a written report with the court and send copies of the report to all parties). Provides that, within 20 days of the filing of the report, or as soon thereafter as the court's schedule allows but not more than 60 days from the date of placement, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the Department's report and determine whether placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment and if the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan for the child.
STATUS
Passed
HB3418 - REENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE
Justin D. Slaughter, Carol Ammons, Nicholas K. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall create a program to award grants to Navigators for specified purposes, including wage reimbursements for employers that employ certain formerly incarcerated individuals. Contains provisions concerning requirements for wage reimbursements. Provides that "Navigator" means an entity that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in administering workforce development programs for formerly incarcerated participants and is certified by the Department as a Navigator. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to adopt emergency rules to implement the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Repeals a tax credit for wages paid to ex-felons, and establishes a credit for wages paid to ex-offenders. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB3526 - WILDLIFE CD-TICK GRANTS
Daniel M. Swanson, Gregg Johnson, Linda Holmes
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the fees for public access stickers shall be deposited as follows: (1) $5 from the sale of each off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker shall be deposited into the Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation (TREE) Fund, which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys deposited in the Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation (TREE) Fund shall be paid as grants for the ordinary and contingent expenses associated with tick research, education, and evaluation; and (2) the remainder of the fees for public access stickers shall be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund to be used for improvements to Illinois State Parks (rather than all fees for public access stickers being deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund). Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-006
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sara Feigenholtz was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1980. Feigenholtz was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1994. She serves on several committees including Adoption & Child Welfare; Appropriations-Higher Education; Energy & Environment; Human Services; and Mental Health.read less
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