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HB4094 - HIGHER ED-US FLAG-FUNDING
Chris Miller, Charles E. Meier, Kevin Schmidt
Last updated over 1 year ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Protect the Flag Act. Provides that an institution of higher education that, pursuant to an official policy of the institution to prohibit the display of the flag of the United States by the institution, removes, censors, takes down, prohibits, or otherwise halts display of the flag of the United States is ineligible to receive State funds for the following fiscal year until the institution reports to the General Assembly and the Board of Higher Education the complete and proper reinstatement, by the institution in its official capacity, of the flag of the United States at any and all locations on campus property from which a previously displayed flag of the United States was removed, censored, taken down, prohibited, or otherwise halted from display pursuant to an official policy of the institution to prohibit the display of the flag of the United States by the institution.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2456 - DHFS-SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
Lindsey LaPointe, Dagmara Avelar, Maurice A. West
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for the purpose of removing barriers to the timely treatment of serious mental illnesses, prior authorization mandates and utilization management controls shall not be imposed under the fee-for-service and managed care medical assistance programs on any FDA-approved prescription drug that is recognized by a generally accepted standard medical reference as effective in the treatment of conditions specified in the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. Provides that the following shall be permitted for prescription drugs covered under the amendatory Act: (i) clinically appropriate drug utilization review (DUR) edits, including, but not limited to, drug-to-drug, drug-age, and drug-dose; (ii) generic drug substitution if a generic drug is available for the prescribed medication in the same dosage and formulation; and (iii) any utilization management control that is necessary for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to comply with any current consent decrees or federal waivers. Defines "serious mental illness".
STATUS
Introduced
HB4969 - EMS-STATEWIDE SUSPENSION
William E. Hauter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that when the Director of Public Health or the Director's designee does not stay an immediate suspension order, the Director or the Director's designee shall identify if the suspension shall immediately apply to statewide participation. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1879 - CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
Tony M. McCombie, Amy L. Grant, Blaine Wilhour
Last updated over 1 year ago
61 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1582 - ESTATE TAX-REPEAL
Ryan Spain, Norine K. Hammond, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or for transfers made on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4354 - PROP TX-EXTENSIONS
Tom Weber, Kevin Schmidt, Adam M. Niemerg
Last updated 9 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2024, no taxing district, other than a home rule unit, may levy a tax on any parcel of real property that is more than 105% of the base amount unless (i) the increase is attributable to substantial improvements to the property, (ii) the taxing district did not levy a tax against the property in the previous taxable year, or (iii) the increase is attributable to a special service area. Provides that "base amount" means the tax levied by the taxing district on the subject property in the immediately preceding taxable year, except that, if the property received a homestead exemption in the immediately preceding taxable year and is not eligible for that exemption in the current taxable year, then the base amount shall be the tax that would have been levied by the taxing district on the subject property in the immediately preceding taxable year if the homestead exemption had not been applied. Provides that a taxing district may elect to be exempt from those provisions for one or more taxable years if the exemption is approved by referendum. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4716 - PROP TX-ASSESSMENT LIMIT
Tom Weber, Adam M. Niemerg, Patrick Sheehan
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in all counties, any change in assessment resulting from reassessment in the general assessment year shall not exceed the lesser of the following: (1) 3% of the assessed value of the property for the prior year; or (2) the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the assessment year. Provides that the limitation does not apply if the increase in assessment is attributable to an addition, improvement, or modification to the property. Preempts the power of home rule units to tax. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5107 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY-NONATTENDANCE
William E. Hauter
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that "minimum attendance requirement" means 60% of the spring legislative session days of the applicable chamber for that member or, for a member who becomes a member of the General Assembly after the spring legislative session has commenced, 60% of the remaining spring legislative session days of the applicable chamber. Provides that beginning with the 104th General Assembly, a member of the General Assembly must meet the minimum attendance requirement in order to be entitled to an annual salary under the Act. Provides that if, upon the completion of the spring legislative session, a member failed to meet the minimum attendance requirement, the member shall not receive any compensation under the Act for the remainder of the calendar year and shall reimburse the State, in a manner determined by the State Comptroller, by rule, for the payments received in the calendar year. Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a participant who is a member and fails to meet the minimum attendance requirement shall forfeit any service credit granted during that calendar year. Provides that any contributions for the forfeited service credit shall be refunded to the participant. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1562 - INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS-GENDER
David Friess, Dave Severin, William E. Hauter
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must be expressly designated as (i) a male athletic team or sport, (ii) a female athletic team or sport, or (iii) a coeducational athletic team or sport. Provides that an athletic team or sport designated as being female is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4787 - PARAPROF TO TEACHER PROGRAM
Amy L. Grant, Brad Halbrook, Bradley J. Fritts
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Paraprofessional Fast Track to Teaching Degree Pilot Program Act. Makes findings. Provides that the Paraprofessional Fast Track to Teaching Degree Pilot Program is created for a 2-year degree pathway by which paraprofessional educators may enroll to achieve the education requirements to attain a professional educator license in this State, which shall comply with the standards of the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education. Provides that, subject to appropriation, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year or, if funds are not appropriated for the Program that academic year, beginning with the academic year in which funds are appropriated for the Program, the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education shall coordinate with each other to assign a qualified individual to serve as a Program director to develop the curriculum for the Program. Provides that one public elementary or public secondary school and one public university in this State shall be chosen to develop a program for transitioning paraprofessionals to teachers. Includes the core components of the Program. Provides that the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education must submit a report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Legislative Reference Bureau detailing the impact of the Program and then the Program is dissolved and the Act is repealed. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Illinois district HD-087
COMMITTEES
Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
William E. Hauter is from Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1986. He served in the military from 1986-1990, worked in state government from 1992-1993, and is currently a consultant. Hauter previously ran for Missouri's House District 65 in 2020, losing in the general election.read less
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