Sponsored by Jerry F. Costello, II - Illinois (Current)

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ILHB0100Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the facility director of the Chester Mental Health Center may authorize the temporary use of transport devices on a civil recipient when necessary in the course...
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2013-05-28
Passed Both Houses
ILHR0036Honors Rev. Joe Hubbard on his life's accomplishments.
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2013-01-30
Resolution Adopted
ILHB1070Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Allows cooperatives that own and operate agriculture-based biogas (anaerobic digester) systems to organize as a non-profit. Activities of the cooperatives may include the marketing and sale o...
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2013-06-13
Sent to the Governor
ILHB0997Creates the Family and Personal Protection Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall issue a license to a person to: (1) carry a loaded or unloaded handgun on or about his or her person, concealed or otherwise; (2) keep or carry a loade...
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2013-04-19
ILHB0946Amends the School Code. Creates the Young Adults Heroin Use Task Force to address the growing problem of heroin use in high schools across this State. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to conduct a study on the hero...
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2013-05-29
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
ILHB1311Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act. Defines "qualified outside entity" to include in addition to a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office with authority to identify, investigate, or prosecute violations of the Act or any other S...
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2013-06-12
Sent to the Governor
ILHB2408Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that any veteran-owned small business shall be certified as any number of the following that apply: "female owned business", "minority owned business", "business owned by a person with a disability", as ...
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2013-05-31
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
ILHB0129Amends the School Code. Requires all school boards to designate the first Monday in October of each year "Bring Your Parents to School Day" to promote parental involvement and student success. Provides that on this day, a school board shall permit th...
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2013-05-28
Passed Both Houses
ILHB1221Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that a child is not eligible for coverage under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program if he or she is an undocumented immigrant.
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2013-03-22
ILHB1220Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Changes the definition of resident to mean a person who meets the residency requirements as defined in the provision of the Illinois Public Aid Code concerning residence (instead of an individual (i)...
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2013-03-22
ILHB1403Appropriates $1,331,100 to the Department of Public Health from the General Revenue Fund for grants to the Illinois Poison Center. Effective July 1, 2013.
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2013-04-11
ILHB1290Appropriates $17,100,000 to the Department of Public Health from the General Revenue Fund for local health protection grants for health protection programs. Effective July 1, 2013.
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2013-05-16
ILHB2765Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In regard to a nursing home prescreening program administered by the Department on Aging for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders, provides that case coordination units shall employ pre-scre...
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2013-06-13
Sent to the Governor
ILHB2910Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the Illinois Veteran Grant Program. Provides that a person is a qualified applicant for a grant if, among other qualifications, the person returned to this State within one year (inst...
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2013-05-10
ILHB2911Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a pregnant woman.
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2013-02-26
ILHB2912Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
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2013-02-26
ILHB2913Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers of the Department.
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2013-02-26
ILHB2914Creates the Financial Institutions Elder Abuse Reporting Act. Provides that a financial institution shall make an abuse report if an employee of the financial institution (i) has direct contact with an elder adult or reviews or approves an elder adul...
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2013-03-22
ILHB2915Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Strikes a clause preventing provisions of ordinances from being invalid when they impose greater restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession and transfer of firearms than are imposed b...
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2013-03-22
ILHB2916Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense of disorderly conduct at a funeral or memorial service. Increases the time that a specified place can be considered a "funeral site" from 30 minutes before and after a funeral to one hour befor...
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2013-05-10
ILHB2917Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on corporations to 4.8% for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Makes corresponding changes concerning transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government Distri...
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2013-03-22
ILHB2918Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that an exemption for equipment used in coal and aggregate exploration, mining, offhighway hauling, processing, maintenan...
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2013-05-22
Passed Both Houses
ILHB2966Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Children and Family Services, to establish a bullying hotline for students, parents, teachers, and other part...
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2013-04-19
ILHB2965Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require all public institutions of higher education to create, on or before July 1, 2014, a statewide core transfer library of at least 25 lower division cour...
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2013-03-22
ILHB3384Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, with respect to any project located at an ethanol plant, if the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's Illinois income tax liabi...
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2013-03-22
ILHB3383Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act in the provision concerning the Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program. Provides that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, any person who has served over 10 years in the Illin...
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2013-04-18
ILHB2958Creates the Economic Policy Planning Act. Creates the Economic Policy Planning Commission to address the State's lack of a comprehensive policy on economic development incentives. Provides that the Commission will conduct a review of current economic...
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2013-04-19
ILHB3040Amends various Acts. Provides that a service member or veteran satisfies professional licensure qualifications if he or she provides the licensing Department with documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience fr...
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2013-03-26
Fiscal Note Filed
ILHB3039Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010 for compensation paid to a resident by reason of being on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to military orders...
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2013-03-22
ILHB2429Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department shall include the Veterans' Homes Fund checkoff on the individual income tax form for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Provides that the Veterans' Homes Fund che...
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2013-03-22
ILHB1273Amends the School Code. Repeals the Block Grants for Chicago Article. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2013.
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2013-02-28
ILHB0958Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has one or 2 prior convictions under the Code for domestic battery. Provides that domestic battery is a Class 3 felony if the defendant had 3 prior ...
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2013-06-07
Sent to the Governor
ILHB2703Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person 14 and under may use a crossbow. Effective immediately.
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2013-04-19
ILHB3277Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that qualified taxpayers that undertake one or more eligible projects related to the remodeling, rehabilitation, modernization, or remediation of certain contaminated property may apply with the Department...
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2013-03-22
ILHB0962Amends the Illinois Global Partnership Act. Prohibits IGP officers and employees and their spouses and immediate family from (i) having IGP grants or contracts or specified levels of interests in IGP grants and contracts, (ii) soliciting or accepting...
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2013-06-13
Sent to the Governor
ILHB1064Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax to 3% for individuals, trusts, and estates and 4.8% for corporations. Makes corresponding changes concerning the distribution of tax proceeds. Removes a limitation providing that no net loss...
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2013-03-22
ILHB1527Amends the State Finance Act. Requires PAYGO budgeting. Provides that if a Public Act requires additional spending from State funds, then no appropriation for the additional spending required by the Public Act may be obligated or expended unless the ...
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2013-03-22
ILHB0956Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Requires the charitable organization seeking an exemption from the prohibition on charitable solicitation to also provide the county or municipality, as applicable, with a list of 3 alternate ...
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2013-06-07
Sent to the Governor
ILHB1345Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Re-enacts the fatal accident memorial marker program and extends the deadline until December 31, 2014. Effective immediately.
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2013-06-14
Sent to the Governor
ILHB1529Amends the State Finance Act and Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of Retired Law Enforcement license plates to residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. Creates the Illinois Sheriff...
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2013-05-21
Passed Both Houses
ILHB0743Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration and definitions.
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2013-05-21
Passed Both Houses
ILHB2361Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a 3-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except...
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2013-05-22
Passed Both Houses
ILHB0189Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, rates may be calculated beyond 3 decimal points to allow the extension to be as close to the levy requested as possible. Effective immediately.
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2013-05-23
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Katherine Cloonen
ILHB1022Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to a person charged or convicted of stalking under a sp...
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2013-03-12
ILHB1063Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for any sex offense may be commenced at any time if the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense.
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2013-06-19
Sent to the Governor
ILHB2574Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that when applying for a hunting license, residents who have been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces or the Illinois National Guard, upon providing verification of their service, are deemed to ...
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2013-05-24
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
ILHB1263Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a child counseling center. Provides that nothing in this provision prohibits a child sex offender from residing wit...
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2013-03-22
ILHB2328Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person to impose a surcharge upon a consumer who elects to pay by use of a credit card instead of making payment by cash, check, or similar...
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2013-03-22
ILHB1442Creates the Business Mandate Note Act. Provides that every bill and proposed rule the purpose or effect of which is to directly increase the cost of doing business in the State shall have prepared for it a brief explanatory statement or note that sha...
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2013-05-29
ILHB1163Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a person is a veteran (defined as any person who has been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the Uni...
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2013-04-19
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