| SB2406 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Industrial Hemp Act. Provides that any person desiring to grow, process, cultivate, harvest, process, possess, sell, or purchase industrial hemp or industrial hemp related products must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture. Provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016 |
| SB2399 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Chicago Local Government Vendor Diversity Act. Creates the Chicago Local Government Vendor Diversity Task Force to promote and encourage open access in the awarding of governmental contracts to businesses with diverse hiring practices. Se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2396 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to require all authorized insurers regulated by the Department of Insurance to undertake good faith efforts, as specified in the Act, to locate and pay benefic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2409 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that for the purposes of crime prevention and law enforcement a private detective, private detective agency, private security contractor, or private security contractor agency may collect or capt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2382 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Counties Code and the Code of Civil Procedure to reverse the changes made by Public Act 98-1132 concerning jury compensation and composition. Further amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes changes in Sections concerning: the filing of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2412 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Townships Code. Provides that all townships within a coterminous municipality may discontinue and become part of the municipality. Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2348 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016 |
| SB2367 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2266 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health insurer that covers dental services file a report known as the Dental MLR Annual Report every year. Provides that the Director of Insurance may conduct examinations of information included in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2289 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Township Code. Removes a restriction requiring townships to possess an equalized assessed valuation of not less than $10,000,000 or 126 square miles. Further provides that after a vote or ordinance has approved the consolidation of a towns...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2246 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the assertion of the respondent's right to a jury on the question of whether he or she is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis shall not be de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2267 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the public schools of this State who has been convicted of certain drug offenses until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the offense. Makes changes to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2288 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Township Code. Removes a requirement that a township must be located within a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more and that it must contain a territory of 7 square miles or more in order to discontinue and abolish a township organ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2287 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Township Code. Provides that upon a petition by citizens, a referendum shall be submitted to the voters to discontinue and abolish that township's township organization and to transfer all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2324 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the State Board of Education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2183 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Code to include provisions concerning school action and facility master planning that apply to any school district whose school board has voted to approve a school closure after July 1, 2015 (other than the Chicago school district)....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2171 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System by members of the Senate to persons who become participants before June 1, 2016 and provides that, beginning on that d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2168 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that in certain school districts with boundaries that lie in 3 counties, the school board may appoint a chief executive officer to serve as its superintendent. Provides that the chief exec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2162 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Universities, and Downstate Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. In the IMRF and State Universities Articles, provides that for a person who first becomes a participant on or after...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2163 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that a school board shall vote on whether to approve an increase in the earnings of a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois who receives an increase in salary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2148 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an addition modification in an amount equal to the deduction for qualified domestic production activities allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year. Makes changes concernin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2144 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that, in Chicago, a 4-year university may serve as the authorizer for a multi-site charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2145 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage from $8.25 to $9.00 beginning July 1, 2015 and increases it by $0.50 each July 1 until July 1, 2019, at which point the minimum wage will be $11.00. Provides that the establishment of a minimum ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB2134 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each person applying at a driver services facility for a driver's license or permit, a corrected driver's license or permit, an Illinois identification card or a corrected Illinois identification card s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB1841 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB1902 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Removes limitations on coverage for amino acid-based elemental formulas, which restricted coverage to individuals diagnosed with eosinophilic disorders and short bowel syndrome. Provides that group or individual ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB1433 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Carpet Stewardship Act. Provides that, for all carpet sold in this State, producers shall, individually or through a stewardship group, implement and finance a statewide carpet stewardship program that manages the product by reducing the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-22
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| SB3298 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes in the theft of rental property renting or leasing equipment including tools, construction or industry equipment, and such items as linens, tableware, tents, tables, chairs and other equipment specially rent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-21
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| SB0461 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the taxation of the Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-21
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| SB2588 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Provides that: a law enforcement agency may use a drone for law enforcement training purposes; training must be completed in a geographically confined and time-limited manner to safeguard the privacy of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-20
Third Reading - Lost; 023-019-004 |
| SB3423 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes appropriations concerning Public Universities, Community Colleges and Monetary Award Program grants. Provides that appropriation authority is valid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2965 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Saving Illinois' Pollinators Act. Provides that beginning 9 months after the effective date of the Act, it shall be unlawful to apply any neonicotinoid insecticides on any public lands owned or maintained by Illinois. Provides that beginn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2344 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the Interference With Penal Institution Article of the Code. Provides that in addition to any other penalty provided by law, an additional one year of imprisonment shall be added to the sentence of a person...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3422 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the School Districts of Innovation Act, the purpose of which is to grant school districts greater autonomy to implement innovative practices that improve student academic performance and benefit the whole child by removing obstacles that curr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-18
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3421 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes appropriations to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the Court of Claims for scholarship grants to the children of police officers, firemen, or correctional officers killed in the line of duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-18
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2307 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Local Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the local records advisor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-15
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2476 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section establishing the Department of Military Affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-14
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2184 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall not enter into any new Agreements under the Act, nor shall it issue any certificates of verification under t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-14
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| SB2185 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, as follows: Other State Funds $43,000,000Total$43,000,000
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-14
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2180 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall randomly sample the upgradient and downgradient monitoring wells designated on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General As...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-14
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3087 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates to the Department of Human Services for Grants-In-Aid and Purchased Care in its various regions under the Community Services Act and Community Mental Health Act: (1) $27,000,000 for psychiatric leadership capacity grants; (2) $3,600,000 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-13
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB2232 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning bail on a new trial.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-13
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3420 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $12,186,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the State's contribution for retirement contributions under a specified provision of the Chicago Teacher Article of the I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3419 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for employee child care shall be in an amount equal to 50% of the start-up costs expended by the taxpayer to provide a child care facility for the children of its employees and 20% of the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3384 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates and re-appropriates funds from the Federal HOME Investment Trust Fund to the Department of Revenue for the Illinois HOME Investment Partnerships Program administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority for the fiscal year begin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB1883 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Gun Dealer and Ammunition Seller Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring firearms or ammunition without a dealer license issued by the Department of Financi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3418 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes various FY16 appropriations, if and only if Senate Bill 2717 of the 99th General Assembly becomes law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-08
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3307 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates an exemption for trees or tree seedlings purchased for planting as part of a conservation project funded and directed by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-08
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3300 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the Credit for Prior Learning Act. Requires each public university to submit its policies and procedures for students to earn credit for prior learning to the Board of Higher Education for review and approval and each community college to sub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-08
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| SB3330 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning the recovery of the monetary value of medical benefits improperly and erroneously received, provides that the records of the Department of Healthcar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-04-08
To Senate Assignments Committee |
