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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated about 1 year ago
134 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of service and their families. Provides for the dates when and the locations where the Honor and Remember Flag must be displayed. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds the Honor and Remember Flag under the definition of "military flag" that is permitted to be flown by a unit owner under certain circumstances. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Passed
SB2985 - INSURANCE-MEDICAID WAIVER-ACA
Susan Rezin
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Prohibits the State from applying for any federal waiver that would reduce or eliminate any protection or coverage required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) that was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, any protection for persons with preexisting conditions and coverage for services identified as essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits the State from applying for any federal waiver that would permit an individual or group health insurance plan to reduce or eliminate any protection or coverage required under the Affordable Care Act that was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, any protection for persons with preexisting conditions and coverage for services identified as essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits the State or an agency of the executive branch from applying for any federal Medicaid waiver that would result in more restrictive standards, methodologies, procedures, or other requirements than those that were in effect in Illinois as of January 1, 2017 for the Medical Assistance Program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or any other medical assistance program in Illinois operating under any existing federal waiver authorized by specified provisions of the Social Security Act. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2964 - CORONER-FENTANYL POISONING
Susan Rezin, Sally J. Turner
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Coroner Division of the Counties Code. In provisions regarding preliminary investigations where a drug overdose is determined to be the cause or a contributing factor in a death, modifies the definition of "overdose" to exclude death caused by fentanyl, which shall be considered poisoning. Provides that, in every case in which fentanyl is determined to be the cause or a contributing factor in the death, the coroner or medical examiner shall report the death to the Department of Public Health as "fentanyl poisoning". Provides that, in the monthly report of overdose deaths, the Department shall also report on fentanyl poisoning deaths.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2710 - PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE
Susan Rezin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2024, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be increased each year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2708 - INC TX-STANDARD EXEMPTION
Susan Rezin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the additional standard exemption for taxpayers who have attained the age of 65 before the end of the taxable year and their spouses is $2,000 (currently, $1,000). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2712 - TIF-CITY OF OTTAWA
Susan Rezin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated date of completion of a redevelopment project and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for an ordinance adopted on August 29, 2006 by the City of Ottawa establishing the Ottawa Dayton Industrial TIF District. Creates tax increment allocation financing extensions to the 47th year (currently, the 35th year) for ordinances adopted by the City of Ottawa on December 29, 1993 and September 20, 1994 if the City of Ottawa adopts specified ordinances and provides notice to the taxing bodies that would otherwise constitute the joint review board of each redevelopment project area. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2709 - PROP TX-VETERANS
Susan Rezin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property that has been granted the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities is 100% exempt from taxation under the Code if the veteran has a service connected disability of 60% or more (currently, 70%). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2711 - PROP TX-TIF INFO ON BILL
Susan Rezin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each tax bill shall contain a statement for each tax increment financing (TIF) district in which the property is located setting forth the amount that each taxing district that contains all or part of the TIF district would have received for the taxable year in the absence of the TIF district. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0076 - UTILITY-MODULAR NUCLEAR REACT
Susan Rezin, David Koehler, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated about 1 year ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB0276 - VEH CD-VOLUN FIREFIGHTER PLATE
Susan Rezin, Andrew S. Chesney
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to volunteer firefighters. Provides that the fee for these plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for volunteer firefighter vehicles owned by a municipal fire department or fire protection district.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Illinois district SD-038
COMMITTEES
Illinois Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Susan Rezin is a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 47. She was first elected to the chamber in 2016. Rezin served on the LaSalle City Council from 2007 to 2015. Her professional experience includes working as a real estate broker for North Central Illinois Realty. Rezin is a member of the Peru Chamber of Commerce, the Starved Rock Country Alliance of Chambers, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, and the Illinois Association of Realtors. She earned a B.S. in education from Illinois State University in 1987.read less
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