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HB3957 - GENERIC DRUG PRICING FAIRNESS
Nabeela Syed, Emanuel Welch, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth legislative findings. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services shall (rather than may) notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that a notice sent by the Attorney General to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug shall serve as a litigation hold regarding documents and communications about that drug. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue an order imposing a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day (rather than only $10,000) for each violation of the Act or providing for the Attorney General's recovery of costs and disbursements incurred in bringing an action against a manufacturer found to be in violation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB3892 - IHDA-DCEO-URBAN GARDENS
Sonya M. Harper, Will Guzzardi, Mary E. Flowers
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) may develop a program that provides incentives for the development of affordable housing projects that incorporate urban and suburban gardening programs. Provides that under the program, the University of Illinois shall be consulted regarding best practices in urban gardening and farming, including vertical gardening, aquaponics, and community gardening. Provides that an affordable housing project that incorporates an urban or suburban gardening program must provide any land, buildings, or tools necessary to develop and maintain the garden or farm. Provides that under the program, the Authority shall also coordinate and collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create distribution networks that link urban and suburban gardens with local businesses in order to facilitate the sale and distribution of locally-grown agricultural products and food stuffs to consumers residing within the local community. Provides that the Authority and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2642 - PAID LEAVE FOR ALL WORKERS
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Changes the effective date of the Act from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0390 - MEMORIAL-ROBERT ARPP
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Mourns the passing of Robert "Bob" Arpp of Villa Park.
STATUS
Passed
SB3089 - LOTTERY-JUVENILE DIABETES
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, John F. Curran
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Creates a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Illinois Chapter, type 1 diabetes research, support, education, and awareness. Provides that the net revenue from the scratch-off game shall be deposited into the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Fund. Makes conforming changes throughout the Law. Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Fund and shall pass all of the moneys deposited in the Fund as grants to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for (i) research, treatment, and awareness of diabetes and (ii) improved diabetes self-management and training. Makes a corresponding change to the State Finance Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3538 - LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE
Michael E. Hastings, Robert F. Martwick, Mike Simmons
Last updated 3 months ago
93 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that the mental health counseling shall be included in the health insurance coverage for employees on and after June 1, 2025. Provides that the first responders eligible to receive the mental health counseling also include emergency medical services personnel dispatched pursuant to a 9-1-1 call (rather than medical services personnel, in the engrossed bill), public safety telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers, and mental health professionals employed and dispatched by any unit of local government in response to emergency crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement. Defines mental health counseling.
STATUS
Passed
HB3690 - SCH CD-EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Michelle Mussman, Janet Yang Yang Rohr, Ram Villivalam
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
In provisions concerning in-service training, provides that the training program shall cover teachers, administrators, and school support personnel (instead of teachers). Provides that teachers, administrators, and school support personnel must be trained in the following topics: health conditions of students; social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency; identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth; protections and accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution. Sets forth further requirements for the training and exemptions. Removes other specified training in the training program. Amends various other Articles of the School Code, the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act, the Care of Students with Diabetes Act, and the Seizure Smart School Act to make conforming changes. In provisions concerning the administration of opioid antagonists, removes provisions concerning annual training and requiring proof of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator certification to administer opioid antagonists. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2900 - WILDLIFE-FEES-NATIONAL GUARD
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that, for a resident who is serving in the Illinois National Guard, the 1-year fishing license fees are one-half of the ordinarily applicable 1-year fishing license fees beginning in license year 2025. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that, for a resident who is serving in the Illinois National Guard, the 1-year hunting license fees are one-half of the ordinarily applicable 1-year hunting license fees beginning in license year 2025. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB3304 - CONTROL SUB-OPIOIDS-COMPLIANCE
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a pharmacist may not refuse to fill a valid prescription solely because it is not prescribed electronically. Provides that a compliance action with respect to this provision initiated by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation prior to December 31, 2030 is limited to a non-disciplinary warning letter or citation, unless the prescriber fails to abide by the initial non-disciplinary warning letter or citation, has acted in bad faith, or a pattern of practice in violation of this Section occurs. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0328 - AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton, Doris Turner, Steve Stadelman
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall (i) disclose the automatic renewal offer terms clearly and conspicuously in the contract before the subscription or purchasing agreement is fulfilled and in visual proximity, or in the case of an offer conveyed by voice, in temporal proximity, to the request for consent to the offer; (ii) not charge the consumer's credit or debit card or other payment mechanism for an automatic renewal service without first obtaining the consumer's consent to the contract containing the automatic renewal offer terms; (iii) provide an acknowledgment that includes the automatic renewal offer terms, cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel, which may be accomplished by linking to a resource that provides instructions that account for different platforms and services, in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer; and (iv) if the offer includes a free gift or trial, disclose how to cancel the contract, which may be accomplished by linking to a resource that provides instructions that account for different platforms and services, and allow the consumer to cancel before the consumer pays for the good or services. Provides that the Act does not apply to a contract for the sale of any product or service by a provider that is subject to Article XXII of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to a party regulated by the Director of the Department of Insurance or an affiliate of such party. Provides that the Act does not apply to a party, or an affiliate of the party, regulated by the Director of the Department of Insurance. Defines "automatic renewal offer terms".
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Illinois district SD-023
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