| SB3955 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an inmate is ineligible for the award of meritorious good conduct credit if the inmate was convicted of: (1) a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-04
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3954 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Corrections shall not award good conduct credit for meritorious service to an inmate unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days in the custody of the Department of Correctio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-04
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3953 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Corrections, in making a determination as to whether an inmate is to be awarded good conduct credit for meritorious service, may consider the inmate's documented conduct either whi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-04
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3951 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides for the election (instead of appointment) of members of the Chicago Board of Education, with 2 members elected from a northern regional district, 2 members elected from a souther...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-04
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3950 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Makes it possible for a person who operates an Illinois business having between 51 and 75 full-time employees to apply for the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit. (Previously, only persons op...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-04
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| HB6866 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes in the way the annuity reserve is calculated if a retiring employee has accumulated service in more than one participating municipality or participating instrumentality. Amends the S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-11-03
To House Rules Committee |
| SB2216 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. With respect to statements of economic interests, makes changes concerning: interests of spouses and immediate family members living with the person required to file; development of forms by the Secretary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-10-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SR0951 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes Keep Illinois Beautiful for their commitment to improving communities and environments in Illinois and across the nation and urges the citizens of Illinois to preserve the natural beauty of the State by implementing litter control programs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SR0950 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the importance of workforce development and designates the week of August 30, 2010 as "Workforce Development Week" in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3949 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Local Government Facility Lease Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of specified units of local government may not enter into or renew a lease with a private entity for the use of facility property (property used for the purpose o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3948 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Property Tax Code. Removes a requirement that taxpayers in a county with 3,000,000 inhabitants must reapply for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption on an annual basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3946 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that grants under the Act may not be used for the purpose of demolishing residential or commercial buildings that are fit for human occupancy. Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3945 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that no more than 30% of a downstate police or downstate fire pension fund's assets may be invested in debt obligations of corporations subject to specified conditions. Amends the State Mandates Act to requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-09-16
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| HB5008 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Election Code. With respect to campaign contributions to a candidate political committee from a political party political committees, makes the limits that apply during a general primary election cycle apply during any election cycle. Effe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-30
To House Rules Committee |
| HB6626 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Appropriation Sunshine Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made convenientl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HB6137 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HJRCA0049 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HB5811 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Employ Illinois Job Renewal Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop application procedures to certify certain areas in the State as Job Renewal Zones. Sets forth the qualifications for certification as...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HB5240 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of any of those Acts to the contrary, the Department of Human Services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HJRCA0036 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the office of Lieutenant Governor, beginning with the term of office otherwise commencing in 2011. Effective upon being declared adopted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HB5105 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an individual who for the purpose of obtaining benefits fails to notify the Department of Employment Security when he or she quits, is discharged from work, or refuses work, or fails to look for wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB4888 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of this amendatory Act in which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB4810 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services may require substance abuse testing as a condition for assistance under the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) program. Provides that the Department shall...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB4809 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that every electronic benefits transfer ("LINK") card issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling the cardholder to obtain ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel |
| HB4633 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2011, no scholarships may be awarded under provisions that permit members of the General Assembly to award scholarships to persons for attendance at a State sponsored university. Provides th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB2657 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act, Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, Local Mass Transit District Act, and Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that senior citizens that are eligible for benefits under the Senior Citizens and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB4912 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum reduction under the General Homestead Exemption from $6,000 to $7,000 for taxable year 2010 and indexes the reduction to the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-18
To House Rules Committee |
| HB4914 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum reduction under the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption from $4,000 to $7,000 for taxable year 2010 and indexes the reduction to the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-11
To House Rules Committee |
| HR0792 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the State of Illinois to support the Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission and their efforts to recognize the upcoming anniversary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-08-02
To House Rules Committee |
| SB3193 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. Provides that a coroner or medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, research, or education. Pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-07-29
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| HR1219 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the State Board of Elections Clerk Advisory Committee to include in its meeting agenda public discussions of nursing home resident voting and reductions or expansions of on-site voting at nursing homes and other licensed residential facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| SR0755 | Intro
Sine Die | States opposition to the use of the Lucas-Berg Confined Dredged Material Disposal Facility and the dumping of dredged sedimentary materials into the Lucas-Berg Pit because of the threat to human life and safety in the surrounding area and urges the U...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| HR1080 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges Congress to pass H.R. 693, a bill to designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail and other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1074 | Intro
Sine Die | Requests that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability examine the provisions of the federal health care reform law to determine the fiscal impact of the provisions on the budget of the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1073 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates September 8 of every year as Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1067 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares the week of April 16-30, 2010 as Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Week in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1065 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolves that the Illinois House of Representatives must address the needs of those who have served the armed forces, and urges Congress to move immediately to assist the retired servicemen and women of our country with compensation for career servic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1061 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges all counties and municipalities utilizing red light cameras to limit the use of the cameras unless a need for greater public safety is documented at the intersections and encourages all counties and municipalities using red light cameras to hol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1056 | Intro
Sine Die | Encourages units of local government with red light cameras to not use the cameras to issue tickets to motorists who properly execute right turns at a red light.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1049 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates March 25, 2010, and each March 25th thereafter, as Greek Independence Day in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1045 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the Governor to reactivate the 79th Infantry Illinois Volunteers to honor the devotion, service, and dedication of those who served.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1018 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates the members of the Sons of the American Legion, Detachment of Illinois, on a fabulously successful year, and declare June 26, 2010, Sons of the American Legion Day in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR1003 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the Departments on Aging and Central Management Services to work with the Procurement Policy Board to review current leases as well as existing space in State facilities to find the solution that imposes the smallest burden on Illinois taxpayer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HJR0109 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes October 15th, 2010, and every October 15 thereafter, as D.A.R.E. Day and encourages all citizens to support and partake in their local D.A.R.E. programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| SR0683 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Auditor General to conduct a management audit of the State's nine public universities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| HR0971 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for improved suicide awareness in the State of Illinois in order to educate citizens about mental illness and other disorders that can lead to suicide and successful diagnoses and treatment of the underlying causes of suicide, there...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HJR0106 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates March 25, 2010, as the official date for the remustering of the 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in the State of Illinois.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR0967 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges Congress to pass legislation supporting banks that were affected by the government-sponsored enterprise fallout and the subsequent downturn in the economy to allow those banks for the 2010 tax year to go back 5 years for deductions of losses al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR0961 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind their recent formal endangerment finding on greenhouse gases and urges the Illinois congressional delegation to vote against H.R. 2454.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
| HR0952 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges the residents and local governments of Illinois to move their money from large multi-state banks to Illinois-based community banks in order to support responsible lending practices and the State's economy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-06-27
To House Rules Committee |
