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HR0506 - SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Suzanne M. Ness, Yolonda Morris, Janet Yang Yang Rohr
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Urges the passage of important policies to better support family caregivers, particularly by enacting policies that: (1) provide increased funding for Illinois' Community Care Program, Home Delivered Meals, the Illinois Family Caregiver Act, Illinois Area Agencies on Aging, Illinois Case Coordination Units, Long-Term and Home Care Ombudsman, and other older adult programs and resources for Illinois caregivers at the Illinois Department on Aging and other State agencies, and examine policy changes to improve the navigability of these resources, (2) improve the inclusion of family caregivers in their loved one's care and hospital discharge and planning, and provide them with the education, training, and support they need, including as their loved one moves from one place of care to another, in Hospital at Home programs, in Medicare more broadly, and in measures of provider engagement with and in support of family caregivers and family caregivers' experience of care and support, and support veterans and their caregivers, (3) increase access to options and eligibility for care at home, including but not limited to providing permanent financial protections for the spouses of individuals receiving Medicaid Home and Community Based Services, incentivizing Home and Community Based Services expansion, expanding caregiver and senior support options and resources in the State's Community Care Program, and more, (4) attract and retain direct care workers through increased pay and benefits, improved training, career pathways, and other job improvement initiatives, and (5) provide financial relief for family caregivers, such as through a family caregiver income tax credit, to help offset a portion of caregiving expenses paid by caregivers.
STATUS
Passed
HB5211 - PEN CD-TIER 2 BENEFITS
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Sue Scherer
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. With respect to persons who, on or after January 1, 2011, become participants or members under the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, Chicago Firefighter, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), Chicago Municipal, Cook County, Cook County Forest Preserve, Chicago Laborers, Chicago Park District, and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Articles of the Code, provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025 for all purposes under the Code (including, without limitation, the calculation of benefits and employee contributions) the annual earnings, salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or participant shall not exceed the Social Security wage base for the applicable plan year. Provides that a participant or member shall be entitled to a retirement annuity upon written application if he or she: (1) has attained age 62, has at least 35 years of service credit, and is otherwise eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article; (2) has attained age 64, has at least 20 years of service credit, and is otherwise eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article; or (3) has attained age 67, has at least 10 years of service credit, and is otherwise eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article. Provides for a reduced annuity for persons who retire before reaching a specified age. Provides that any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be subject to annual increases on January 1 beginning with the January following the member's or participant's first annuity payment date. Provides that the annual increase shall be calculated at 3% of the originally granted retirement annuity. Provides that the changes do not apply to the extent that the changes would result in an impairment or diminishment of a pension benefit. Provides that the changes are intended to be retroactive to January 1, 2011. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5142 - PREGNANCY/POSTPARTUM CARE
Robyn Gabel, Anna Moeller, Mary Beth Canty
Last updated about 2 months ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with changes. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for abortion care may not impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation, except to the extent that the coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account (rather than coverage for abortion care may not impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation that is greater than that required for other pregnancy-related benefits covered by the policy). Defines "perinatal doula" and "lactation consultant". Provides that coverage for postpartum services shall apply for all covered services rendered within the first 12 months after the end of pregnancy (rather than the coverage shall apply for at least one year after the end of pregnancy), except that a policy is not required to cover more than $8,000 for doula visits for each pregnancy and subsequent postpartum period. Provides that all outpatient coverage, other than health care services for home births, required under a provision concerning coverage for pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn care must be provided without cost sharing, except that, for mental health services, the cost-sharing prohibition does not apply to inpatient or residential services, and, for treatment of substance use disorders, the prohibition on cost-sharing applies to the levels of treatment below and not including Level 3.1 (Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential) established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026, except that certain changes to the Illinois Public Aid Code are effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0055 - SSG R. HERREID MEMORIAL HGWY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, LaShawn K. Ford, Mark L. Walker
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates Route 31 in Batavia from Main Street south to Mooseheart Road as the "SSG Robert D. Herreid Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4875 - PUBLICITY ACT-USE OF AI
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Daniel Didech, Terra Costa Howard
Last updated about 1 month ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Right of Publicity Act. Grants additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists. Provides for the liability of any person who materially contributes to, induces, or otherwise facilitates a violation of a specified provision of the Act by another party after having reason to know that the other party is in violation. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence". Changes the definition of "commercial purpose" and "identity".
STATUS
Passed
HB4171 - USMC HIGHWAY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Harry Benton, Laura Faver Dias
Last updated 5 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5550 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-REMEDIES
Theresa Mah, Lilian Jimenez, Will Guzzardi
Last updated 5 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Safe Homes Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0606 - EQUAL PAY DAY
Anna Moeller, Elizabeth Hernandez, Diane Blair-Sherlock
Last updated 5 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
STATUS
Passed
HB5294 - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE
Laura Faver Dias, Joyce Mason, Kevin John Olickal
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the State of Illinois is considered an employer under the provisions of the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that an employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 51 or more employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 50 or fewer employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit and an employee of an employer with more than 51 employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employer shall not require an employee who uses unpaid neonatal intensive care leave to provide a replacement worker. Provides that an employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave, including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave, from employment, under federal, State, or local law, a collective bargaining agreement, or an employment benefits program or plan, may elect to substitute any period of leave for an equivalent period of leave provided under the Act. Provides that, upon the conclusion of leave taken under the Act, an employee shall be reinstated to his or her former position or a substantially equivalent one with no loss of benefits held or accrued prior to taking leave. Provides that, during the period of leave, any health insurance benefits shall be maintained by an employer as if an employee had not taken leave. Provides that an employer may require reasonable verification of the employee's child's length of stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Makes changes to provisions concerning enforcement of the Act. Makes changes to the definitions of "employee" and "employer". Makes other changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4757 - VETS-BENEFITS NOTICE POSTER
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Camille Lilly, Gregg Johnson
Last updated about 1 month ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall create, and the Department of Labor shall make available, at no cost, a veterans and service members' benefits, services, and protections poster. Requires the poster to include, but not be limited to, information regarding free veterans' benefits and services provided by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans service organizations, tax benefits, the Illinois veteran driver's license and non-driver veteran identification card, and Illinois protections for survivors of sexual violence in the military. Requires the poster to also include contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Veterans Crisis Line. Effective January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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