Illinois Representative Sonya Harper [D]

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ILHB2385Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 (rather th...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024
ILHB4189Intro
25%
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government that has submitted a distressed location project as defined by Department of Natural Resources rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 100% for the acqu...
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2024-05-08
[Hearing: May 9 @ 10:00 am]
To House Appropriations-General Service Committee
ILHB4645Engross
50%
Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that the soybean is designated as the official State bean of the State of Illinois.
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2024-05-08
To Senate Executive Committee
ILHB5296Engross
50%
Creates the Homeowners' Native Landscaping Act. Provides that an association shall not prohibit any resident or owner from planting or growing Illinois native species on the resident's or owner's lawn, with certain requirements. Provides for an Assoc...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024
ILHB5395Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with changes that include the following. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Health Care Protection Act. In the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act, p...
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2024-05-08
To Senate Insurance Committee
ILSB3414Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2, with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed ...
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2024-05-08
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
ILHB5431Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the County Department of Corrections Law, the Health Care Violence Prevention Act, and the County Jail Act to replace use of "prisoner" with "committed person"...
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2024-05-08
To Senate Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
ILSB3235Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-08
Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; 005-003-000
ILSB0001Engross
50%
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government....
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2024-05-08
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
ILHB1287Intro
25%
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that owners of income-producing properties shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessor in the form and format determined by the chief county assessor. Effective immediatel...
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2024-05-07
To House Property Tax Committee
ILSB3219Engross
50%
Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, provide grants for equipment upgrades for farmer-owned grocery stores or markets.
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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5407Engross
50%
Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. In provisions concerning the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program, provides that grants shall be awarded to applicant school districts based on the percentage of students experie...
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2024-05-07
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:30 pm]

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
ILHB5433Engross
50%
Creates the Prairie Lawns Act. Establishes the Prairie Lawns Program, which requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide assistance for installing pollinator-friendly native plants in residential lawns to protect and support native species...
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2024-05-07
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILHB2161Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State to prevent discrimination based on family responsibilities in employment. Defines "family responsibilities" as an employee's actual or perceived provision of car...
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2024-05-07
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:30 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee
ILSB2637Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale a food product for human consumption that contains brominated vege...
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2024-05-07
To House Executive Committee
ILSB3285Engross
50%
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides a conviction that was the result of a negotiated plea may be challenged under the post-judgment relief provisions that require evidence of a forcible felony, domestic violence, or gender-based violence.
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2024-05-07
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
ILSB3077Engross
50%
Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop and administer a Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and distribution within the State through the a...
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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4919Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision requiring the Department on Aging to require an annual audit from all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting with the Department, provides that the annual audit shall assure that...
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2024-05-07
To House Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
ILHB4781Intro
25%
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act. Provides that the KIND Act creates the statutory vision and authority for the Department of Children and Family Services to execute a kin-first approach to servi...
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2024-05-07
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:00 pm]

House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
ILHB4475Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or r...
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2024-05-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2573Engross
50%
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Ac...
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2024-05-06
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
ILHJR0070Intro
25%
Declares May of 2024 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in honor of the contributions made by Asian American and Pacific Island residents and communities across Illinois.
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2024-05-06
To House State Government Administration Committee
ILSB3538Engross
50%
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a municipality or county, including a home rule municipality or county, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance...
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2024-05-06
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
ILSB3182Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-06
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
ILSB3209Engross
50%
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning charitable exemptions granted to limited liability companies, removes a requirement that the limited liability company must be a disregarded entity for federal and Illinois income tax purposes. E...
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2024-05-03
[Hearing: May 9 @ 8:00 am]
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILHR0610PassDeclares June 10, 2024 as FarmWeek Appreciation Day. Congratulates FarmWeek on its 50th anniversary and wishes the publication continued success.
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2024-05-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
ILHR0630PassDeclares March 3 through March 9, 2024 as Illinois Soil Health Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages the celebration of Soil Health Week and its related activities to increase the awareness of Illinois farmers, eaters, and those involved in agrib...
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2024-05-03
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
ILHR0628PassDeclares June 9, 2024 as Race Amity Day. Invites communities across the United States of America to join in introspection and reflection on the beauty and richness of the diverse peoples of this great nation while reaching out with a spirit of amity ...
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2024-05-03
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
ILHB5417Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes references to the role of HIV Treatment Innovation Coordinator. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILHB0056Engross
50%
Creates the Farmer Restoration Program Act. Creates the Farmer Restoration Program Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purposes of the program. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture, including the a...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILHB3556Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes provisions creating the Black Farmer Restoration Program. Provides that fee title acquisition grants to private landowners, socially disadvantaged farmers, and limite...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHR0653Intro
25%
Declares March 6, 2024 as Rare Disease Day in the State of Illinois in order to raise awareness of rare diseases, support individuals and families who struggle with rare diseases, bring attention to the need for research and funding to support the di...
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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
ILHB5282Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Changes the effective date to January 1, 2026 (instead of January 1, 2025).
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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
ILHR0587Intro
25%
Expresses strong support for the initiative to reprogram USDA funds allocated to Puerto Rico toward purchasing locally grown items in Puerto Rico. Urges the United States Congress to endorse and implement this initiative in recognition of its potenti...
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2024-05-02
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
ILSB3310Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILHR0703PassCommends Deputy John Forlenza and Police K9 Dax for their honorable service and dedication to their community, the State as a whole, and the nation.
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2024-05-02
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
ILHB5386Intro
25%
Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act to restore protections for wetlands and small streams that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. Provides provisions concerning: exemptions; wetlands delin...
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2024-05-02
To House Rules Committee
ILHB4921Engross
50%
Amends the Home Equity Assurance Act. In provisions authoring a governing commission with no less than $4,000,000 in its guarantee fund to establish a Low Interest Home Improvement Loan Program, provides that the loan may be used for repair or mainte...
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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
ILHB5295Engross
50%
Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall provide coverage for medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal the...
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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
ILHB5610Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes all instances of "electric corporation" to "electric utility". Provides that an electric utility that operates within the State shall allow customers seeking energiza...
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2024-05-02
To House Rules Committee
ILHB4718Intro
25%
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. Effective immediately.
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2024-05-01
To House Rules Committee
ILHB5602Engross
50%
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the twenty-first day of February of each year as John Lewis Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to remember the accomplishments of the civil rights icon and to honor his legacy and de...
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2024-05-01
To Senate Executive Committee
ILHB4910Engross
50%
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of October of each year is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote awareness of domestic violence and to sup...
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2024-05-01
To Senate Executive Committee
ILHB4360Engross
50%
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals provisions relating to the higher education supplier diversity report and race and gender wage reports and moves those provisions, with cha...
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2024-05-01
To Senate Executive Committee
ILHB5757Intro
25%
Appropriates $3,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative to provide incentives for at least 500,000 acres of eligible land. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-05-01
To House Appropriations-General Service Committee
ILHB4753Intro
25%
Creates the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act. Provides for the review of the case file of open unresolved murders. Defines "open unresolved murder" as any criminal activity in which death occurred more than 3 years prior to the date of the appl...
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2024-05-01
To House Rules Committee
ILHB4754Intro
25%
Amends the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall publish monthly on its website, and submit to the Illinois State Police in a form, manner, and frequency as required by the Illinois State Police, the following info...
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2024-05-01
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3421Engross
50%
Amends the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall collect and publish on its websites all relevant supplier diversity reports submitted to any State agency to provide a comprehensive review ...
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2024-04-30
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
ILHB4295Engross
50%
Amends the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women Act. Provides that 2 officers of the Chicago Police Department shall be nominated by the Chicago Police Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee to the Task Force on Missing and Murde...
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2024-04-30
To Senate Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
ILHR0625Intro
25%
Declares April 1 through April 6, 2024 as Black Farmers Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages the people of Illinois and their representatives in government to learn about the history of Black farming communities and the contributions made by Afr...
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2024-04-30
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
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