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ILSB0378Engross
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Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services ...
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2024-11-26
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
ILSB0899Engross
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to restrict vehicle length on its roadways as it deems appropriate. Provides that for the purposes of designing or modifying the intersection of a local roadway and a State...
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2024-11-26
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3727Intro
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Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisiti...
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2024-11-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3695Intro
25%
Creates the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Establishes the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the Department r...
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2024-11-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3717Intro
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Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act. With regard to the pension funds and retirement systems established under the General Assembly,...
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2024-10-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3527Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to store or leave a firearm outside of that person's immediate possession or control unless the firearm is unloaded and secured in a lock box or container in a manner that ...
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2024-10-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0867Engross
50%
Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to execute and deliver a quitclaim deed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for specified real property located in DeKalb County, subject to specified conditions. Adds legal descriptions for Shabbona Lak...
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2024-10-17
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2791Intro
25%
Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2025 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 ...
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2024-09-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3183Intro
25%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes all references in the General Provisions Article and the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Act from "reasonable efforts" to "active efforts" in cases that involve reunification by the ...
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2024-09-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0333Engross
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Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-09-24
Sponsor Removed Sen. Win Stoller
ILSB3559Intro
25%
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility shall not take any retaliatory action against a resident of the facility because the resident (1) complains, discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor, a public body, or any other p...
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2024-08-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2442PassAmends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that a hospital may not bill an uninsured patient that requires health care services if it determines, through its financial assistance screening process, that the patient has a household income that qual...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0901
ILSB3310PassAmends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Extends the date to file a charge from 300 calendar days to 3 years for an alleged violation under the Act except for the Real Estate Transactions Article.
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0973
ILSB3784PassAmends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act. Changes references to "sexually transmissible diseases" to "sexually transmitted infections...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1049
ILSB3652PassCreates the Summary of Rights for Safer Homes Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to create a summary form advising tenants who have suffered domestic violence or sexual violence of the rights that they have under Illinois law that provide p...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1031
ILSB2960PassCreates the Small Single-Use Plastic Bottle Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, hotels with 50 rooms or more and, beginning January 1, 2026, hotels with less than 50 rooms may not provide small single-use plastic bottles containing personal c...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0934
ILSB2662PassAmends the Preventing Youth Vaping Act. Restricts a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from advertising, marketing, or promoting an electronic cigarette in a manner that is likely to cause a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other adult to mist...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0910
ILSB2690PassAmends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of hig...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0913
ILSB2876PassReinsert the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Excludes from the definition of "event facility" school stadiums and hotels (rather than only school stadiums). Makes technical and other changes.
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0927
ILSB3137PassReinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, and makes the following changes: Includes the changes made by Senate Amendment No. 2. In the Substance Use Disorder Act, provides that the notice shall be provided for person...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0942
ILSB3297PassAmends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act. Provides that an individual is eligible to receive a Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy for purposes of stabilizing his or her mental illness or substance use disorder if: (1) the individual is...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0970
ILSB2764PassAmends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. 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 that includes a free gift or a trial period...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0919
ILSB3182PassAmends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the gestational parent of the parent's r...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0948
ILSB3751PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes provisions related to data collection requirements. Provides that the Health Outcomes Review Board is tasked with recommending (rather than facilitating adoption of) solutions that...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1041
ILSB3538PassReinserts 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 eligi...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1011
ILSB3235PassAmends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Requires the Commission on Equity and Inclusion to conduct studies to: (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois exhibiting significant disparities by protected classes as identified by the Hum...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0959
ILSB2781PassCreates the Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant plan for the preservation and enhancement of forests, prairies, and we...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0923
ILSB2740PassAmends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the board of managers of a condominium must adopt a policy to reasonably accommodate a unit owner who is a person with a disability. Provides that the board of managers must make reasonable efforts t...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0916
ILSB2743PassCreates the Water Plan Task Force Act. Establishes the State Water Plan Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall be chaired by the Director of the Office of Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources and composed of the directors, o...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0917
ILSB2643PassAmends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Defines "chain of custody record" and "uniquely identified". Provides that the examination to qualify as an embalmer or funeral director shall embrace the subject of identification rules and ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0907
ILSB3136PassCreates the Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force Act. Provides that it is the General Assembly's intent to require a coordinated, public health, and service-integrated response by various agencies within the State's health and child welfar...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0941
ILSB3203PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or before December 31, 2025 that provides coverage for prescription drugs m...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0951
ILSB3081PassAmends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall provide all Illinois students transferring from a public community college in this State with the uni...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0936
ILSB3420PassCreates the Prohibition of Unfair Service Agreements Act. Provides for the characteristics of unfair service agreements and sets forth exceptions to the Act. Provides that if a service agreement is unfair under the Act, it is unenforceable and shall ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0993
ILSB0859PassAmends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Office sh...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0889
ILSB2968PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that reports issued under the provisions shall be issued by October 31 of each year (rather than September 30 of each year). Provides that the Department of Human Se...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0935
ILSB3201PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop or approve a course (rather than in-service training programs) to assist law enforcement off...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0949
ILSB0086PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Moves specified provisions regarding cosigner release, cosigner rights, what happens in the event of the bankruptcy or death of a cosigner, the total and permanent disability...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0748
ILSB2626PassAmends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that, in anticipation of the successful completion of a diversion program, a petitioner may file a petition for expungement at least 61 days before the anticipated dismissal of the case. Provides that,...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0755
ILSB3762PassCreates the Language Equity and Access Act. Requires the Governor's Office of New Americans, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to: prepare a Language Needs Assessment Report that identifies the languages spoken throughout the Stat...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0723
ILSB2872PassAmends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that each school district shall provide to students, in addition to and not substituting recess, at least once a week, relaxation activities to enhance the mental and physical health of...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0764
ILSB2654PassAmends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that personal medicine and health care devices, including hearing instruments; social security cards; passbooks; and higher education textbooks and study materials shall not be subject to a lien. Provides th...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0756
ILSB0773PassAmends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that provisions concerning infertility coverage apply only to coverage provided on or after January 1, 2024 and before July 1, 2026. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0751
ILSB3649PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer or its agent, representative, or designee from requiring its employees to attend any training intended to foster a civil...
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2024-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0722
ILSB3646PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides for the amount of time a child performer who works in a television, motion picture, or related entertainment production may be permitted to be at the place of employm...
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2024-07-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0721
ILSB2633Intro
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Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act to include in the definition of "petitioner" an intimate partner. Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedures of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that,...
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2024-07-10
Sponsor Removed Sen. David Koehler
ILSB2933PassAmends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for a consumer reporting agency: (1) to make, create, or furnish any consumer report or credit report containing, i...
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2024-07-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0648
ILSB2930PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers shall be accessible on the corporation's publicly available website for at le...
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0635
ILSB3473PassReinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that each school district and charter school shall post the informational materials on the school district's or charter school's website, if any. Removes the provis...
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0641
ILSB3451PassAmends the Transportation Cooperation Act of 1971, the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Bi-State Development Agency Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that a railroad passeng...
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0640
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