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SJR0032 - SEN. S. BENNETT MEMORIAL HGHWY
Paul Faraci, Don Harmon, William Cunningham
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates Interstate 74 east of US 45 in Champaign-Urbana to the Indiana border as the "Senator Scott M. Bennett Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2991 - CONSUMER LEGAL-REFINANCING
William Cunningham
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, a consumer legal funding may be refinanced as authorized by rule. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall publish first notice of a rule concerning the refinancing of consumer legal fundings in the Illinois Register in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act within 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to permit the refinancing of consumer legal fundings. Makes conforming changes to contract disclosures.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2992 - RACING BD/GAMING BD EMPLOYEES
William Cunningham
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Racing Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Removes language providing that no employee of the Illinois Gaming Board, within a period of one year immediately preceding employment, shall have been employed or received compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2979 - BIPA-PROCEDURE-DAMAGES
William Cunningham, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen
Last updated about 2 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "electronic signature" as an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. Provides that "written release" includes an electronic signature. Provides that a private entity that more than once collects or discloses a person's biometric identifier or biometric information from the same person in violation of the Act has committed a single violation for which the aggrieved person is entitled to, at most, one recovery. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SR0708 - HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK
Patrick J. Joyce, Neil Anderson, Cristina Castro
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Declares the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024 as Home Fire Sprinkler Week in the State of Illinois.
STATUS
Passed
SB2804 - CIVIL ADMIN-CMS ADMIN HEARINGS
William Cunningham, Dave Vella
Last updated about 1 month ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, after consulting with affected State agencies, the Department of Central Management Services may adopt rules to facilitate electronic filing and rules governing practice and procedure in administrative hearings. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2693 - REAL ESTATE APPRAISER-LICENSE
William Cunningham, Elgie R. Sims
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may determine that an individual qualifies for licensure as a certified general real estate appraiser if he or she has worked as an associate real estate trainee appraiser for a specified number of years as determined by the Department. Provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement this provision.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1541 - UTIL-NO TERMINATION >85 DEGREE
Eva Dina Delgado, Carol Ammons, Nicholas K. Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility service to a residential user for nonpayment of bills: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above; (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the National Weather Service for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located.
STATUS
Passed
SB0199 - NURSES-PRESCRIBE AUTHORITY
Sara Feigenholtz, William Cunningham, Ann M. Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority includes prescribing up to a 120-day supply of benzodiazepines without a consultation relationship with a physician. Provides that thereafter, continued prescription of benzodiazepines shall require a consultation with a physician. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB0193 - RUST BELT TO GREEN BELT PILOT
Robert Peters, William Cunningham, Elgie R. Sims
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Illinois Rust Belt to Green Belt Pilot Program Act. Creates the Illinois Rust Belt to Green Belt Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Provides that the Fund shall be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to encourage and facilitate the employment of construction workforces located in underrepresented populations. Provides that applicants that are applying for a new utility-scale offshore wind project with the Illinois Power Agency shall file with the Department, as part of the applicant's application, an equity and inclusion plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. In provisions concerning the procurement of renewable energy credits, provides that in addition to the amount of renewable energy credits to be procured from wind projects, the Illinois Power Agency shall procure at least 700,000 renewable energy credits, delivered annually for at least 20 years, from one new utility-scale offshore wind project. In provisions concerning the development of a long-term renewable resources procurement plan, provides that the total of renewable energy resources procured under the procurement plan shall be reduced for all retail customers based on the amount necessary to limit the annual estimated average net increase due to the costs of these resources included in the amounts paid by eligible retail customers in connection with electric service to no more than 4.25% of the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the year ending May 31, 2009, and to no more than 4.5% of that amount as of the billing month following the expected date that a new utility-scale offshore wind project commences commercial operations and is expected to begin delivering power to the PJM Interconnection, LLC transmission grid. Provides that the Agency shall conduct at least one new utility-scale offshore wind procurement within 360 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Illinois district SD-018
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Illinois Senate
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