Illinois House Bill 4559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may apply to the Department of Human Services for an Accessible Community designation for the municipality if the municipality shows it (1) has an accessibility committee or accessibility taskforce organized and operating; (2) has a website that meets specified accessibility standards for electronic and information technology; (3) provides training to its first responders regarding how to interact with a person with a disability; (4) provides public buildings that are accessible to persons with disabilities; (5) provides accessible public transportation; (6) provides affordable housing accessible to persons with disabilities or establishes regulations for the design, installation, and construction of single family and attached single family homes accessible to persons with disabilities; and (7) has at least one person with a disability on staff. Lists procedures for review of applications and awarding the Accessible Community designation by the Department. Provides that the Accessible Community designation expires 5 years after the date the Department awards the designation. Provides for procedures for reapplying for the Accessible Community designation after denial of an application or expiration of the designation. Amends the Department of Human Services Act making conforming changes. Effective immediately.

MUNI CD-ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-25	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-25	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-11	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Special Needs Services; 005-000-000
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Special Needs Services
2018-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-06	House	First Reading
2018-02-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1305	10-75	New Code	See Bill Text
65	5	1-2-12.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4559&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4559.htm