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HB5452 - EDUC/CITIZEN PART ACT-GENDER
Mary Beth Canty, Kelly M. Cassidy, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Provides that all higher education institutions shall include in the comprehensive policy concerning sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, information about how the higher education institution protects individuals who report from retaliation. Provides that the higher education institutions procedure for responding to a report shall also include protecting the survivor from retaliation, including a policy and process for early dismissal of any retaliatory claim by a respondent against a survivor, including, but not limited to, claims of defamation, harassment, bullying, and any other violation of policy claims where the actions alleged by the respondent are related to the survivor's report. Makes related changes in provisions concerning student notification of rights and options, confidential advisors, complaint resolution procedures, and campus training. Amends the Citizen Participation Act. Provides that a court shall not permit any person to pursue a defamation action to silence or retaliate against, a person reporting gender-based violence, including cases where the alleged perpetrator is publicly named. Provides that the exception to motions under this Act are when the acts are not genuinely aimed at procuring favorable government action, result, or outcome or when the plaintiff presents clear and convincing evidence that the reporting of gender-based violence constituted speaking with actual malice. Makes related changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5431 - PREGNANT PRISONERS-RESTRAINTS
Kelly M. Cassidy, Robyn Gabel, Yolonda Morris
Last updated about 2 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the County Department of Corrections Law, the Health Care Violence Prevention Act, and the County Jail Act to replace use of "prisoner" with "committed person". In the County Department of Corrections Law, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Law, requires the Department of Public Health to provide the flyers that must be provided to pregnant committed persons, and provides that, when a person with a uterus is committed to a county jail or State correctional facility, the person shall take a pregnancy test. In the County Department of Corrections Law and the Unified Code of Corrections: (i) provides that reports a sheriff, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Juvenile Justice must submit under the provisions must be provided to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit of the Department of Corrections (removing the requirement to submit the report to the General Assembly and the Office of the Governor in the County Department of Corrections Law); (ii) modifies the reporting requirements; (iii) and provides that other qualified medical professionals (in addition to a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant) may determine that the postpartum period is longer than 6 weeks. In the County Department of Corrections Law, defines "participant" as an individual placed into an electronic monitoring program and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4045 - FIREFIGHTERS-ELIGIBILITY
Barbara Hernandez, Edgar Gonzalez, John M. Cabello
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that an individual who is not a citizen but is legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law is authorized to apply for the position of firefighter, subject to all requirements and limitations, other than citizenship, to which other applicants are subject. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5407 - EDU-HOMELESS CHILD-REPORT/GRNT
Michelle Mussman, Laura Faver Dias, Kevin John Olickal
Last updated about 2 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. In provisions concerning the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program, provides that grants shall be awarded to applicant school districts based on the percentage of students experiencing homelessness in an applicant school district (instead of to applicant school districts). Makes other changes concerning the award of grants. Specifies activities eligible for assistance. Provides that the State Board of Education may use up to 25% (instead 5%) of appropriated funds for administrative costs.
STATUS
Passed
SB0001 - CHILDHOOD EDUCATION-TECH
Kimberly A. Lightford, Don Harmon, Julie A. Morrison
Last updated 3 months ago
87 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood (rather than the Department of Children and Family Services) administers day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately, except the provisions amending the Child Care Act of 1969 take effect July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB4611 - INS CD-AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
Thaddeus Jones, LaShawn K. Ford, Theresa Mah
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer shall not, with regard to any motor vehicle liability insurance practice, (i) unfairly discriminate based on age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, immigration or citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender expression or (ii) use any external consumer data and information sources in a way that unfairly discriminates based on age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, immigration or citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender expression. Allows the Department of Insurance to examine and investigate an insurer's use of external consumer data and information sources, algorithms, or predictive models in any motor vehicle liability insurance practice. Specifies that the provisions shall not be construed to require an insurer to collect consumer's demographic data, to prohibit the use of a driver's history that has a direct relationship with risk, or to prohibit the use of or require testing of longstanding and well-established common industry practices in settling claims or traditional underwriting practices. Prohibits an insurer from canceling, refusing to renew, or increasing the premium for any policy of automobile insurance solely because an insured person has reached the age of 65 years if the insured has a valid Illinois driver's license. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5064 - FAIR CONTRACTING-VARIOUS
Dagmara Avelar, Lindsey LaPointe, Anna Moeller
Last updated 8 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides an exception for vendors to receive payment by non-electronic means. Provides that outstanding liabilities as of June 30, payable from appropriations which have otherwise expired and interest penalties payable on those liabilities under the State Prompt Payment Act, may be paid out of the expiring appropriations during the 4-month period ending at the close of business on October 31 of each year, without regard to the fiscal year in which the payment is made. Amends the Prompt Payment Act. Removes provisions concerning payments made under the Public Aid Code. Provides that when a State official or agency responsible for administering a contract receives a bill or invoice from a contractor, that State official or agency shall electronically confirm the date on which the bill or invoice was received within 5 business days of receipt, and shall transmit any approved amount to the Comptroller within 30 days of receipt. Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that a pre-qualification requirement may include consideration of past performance in administering grants if past performance failed to meet performance goals, indicators, and milestones. Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that all claims against the State founded upon any contract entered into with the State of Illinois, except that undisputed individual claims below $2,500 resulting from lapsed appropriations do not fall under the jurisdiction of Court of Claims. State agencies may pay undisputed individual claims below $2,500 resulting from lapsed appropriations from current fiscal year appropriations. Sets forth that the provisions are not intended to prohibit more frequent reporting to assess items such as service needs, gaps, or capacity. Sets forth other provisions concerning grant agreement specifications, separate accounts for State grant funds, expenditures prior to grant execution and reporting requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5373 - CONT SUB-CHRONIC PAIN TREATMEN
Kelly M. Cassidy, Sonya M. Harper, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that decisions regarding the treatment of patients experiencing chronic pain shall be made by the prescriber with dispensing by the pharmacist in accordance with the corresponding responsibility as described in federal regulations and State administrative rules. Provides that ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, or paying for controlled substances, including opioids, shall not be predetermined by specific morphine milligram equivalent guidelines. Provides that confidential information received from opioid treatment programs or confidential information otherwise protected under federal confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records shall not be included in the information shared to the central repository under the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that an applicant for this information must have a valid court order or subpoena for the confidential information requested. Defines "chronic pain" and "opiates". Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5757 - $DOA-CROP INSURANCE
Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $3,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative to provide incentives for at least 500,000 acres of eligible land. Effective July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0690 - MEMORIAL-KAREN YARBROUGH
Emanuel Welch, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth, Robyn Gabel
Last updated 6 months ago
115 Co-Sponsors
Mourns the death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough.
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Illinois district HD-006
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Illinois House
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Sonya M. Harper is running as a Democratic candidate for District 29 of the Texas State House. Harper earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Prairie View A&M University. Harper is a social entrepreneur focused on criminal justice reform, expanding civic engagement, and economic inclusion. Harper co-founded and operated Beacon Law, LLC. She also started her own bail bond company. Through these businesses, Harper witnessed the disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system firsthand, which inspired her advocacy for reform.read less
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