Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]

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ILSB1278Intro
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Creates the Task Force on Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren to conduct public hearings throughout the State regarding services needed by and available to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Provides that the Task Force shall be comprised...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1400Intro
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Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning student discipline policies, provides that the State Board of Education shall draft and publish model policy guidelines for the development of reciprocal reporting systems and school bus safety protoco...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 20 @ 4:00 pm]

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
ILSB1722Intro
25%
Amends the Treasurers Article of the School Code. In provisions regarding a Class II county school unit where the trustees of schools appoint a treasurer, removes the requirement that the treasurer shall be a resident of the township.
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2024-03-15
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB1723Intro
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Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Removes language providing that any person or entity awarded a craft grower license under specified provisions shall only hold one craft grower license. Requires the Department of Agriculture to issue an ad...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Cannabis Committee
ILSB2421Intro
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Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conve...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1578Intro
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that owners and operators of CCR surface impoundments at electric generating plants that are within 4,000 feet of Lake Michigan shall close the CCR surface impoundment by removal and off-site disposal...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2613Intro
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Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the term "park district" has the same meaning as defined in the Park District Code and also includes any party to a joint agreement between a park district and an entity to act jointly for the ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Paid Leave Committee
ILSB2589Intro
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Amends the Disaster Relief Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security may provide State supplemental grants to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals and households ad...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
ILSB2714Intro
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Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that no commissioner, secretary, Executive Director, inspector, clerk, or other employee shall solicit or accept any gift, gratuity, emolument, or employment from any person subject to the Act. Removes ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB2719Intro
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Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Deletes language providing that, in any case where a licensee appeals to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission from an order or action of the local liquor control commission having the effect of refusing to gra...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB2968Intro
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Amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act. Provides that, when the State Board of Education and specified Departments report demographic data, they shall use the same classifications as the Governor's Office...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Human Rights Committee
ILSB3723Intro
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Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Adds provisions concerning involuntary terminations of residency, hearings when residency is involuntarily terminated, and readmission of residents. Provides that an establishment shall notify a resi...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB3777Intro
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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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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3722Intro
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Amends the Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Repeals the provisions concerning the uniform admission system pilot program on December 31, 2...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Higher Education Committee
ILSB3785Intro
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Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Cannabis Business Development Fund may be used to provide financial assistance that supports lending to or private investment in qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Lotter...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Cannabis Committee
ILSB3689Intro
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Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2745Intro
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that the required sign shall provide the name and phone number of an authorized State alcoholism and substance abuse helpline.
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB0001Intro
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Creates the Early Childhood Education Act. Contains only a short title provision.
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2024-03-14
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
ILSB2625Intro
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Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that "alcoholic liquor" includes alcohol-infused products. Defines "alcohol-infused products" and "co-branded alcoholic beverage". Provides that, except for persons issued a license under the Act, no pe...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB3359Intro
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Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a third-party retailer delivery license. Provides that a third-party retailer delivery license shall authorize a person who is not licensed to sell alcoholic liquor to deliver alcoholic liquor on behalf ...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB3630Intro
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. 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 Childr...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB3553Intro
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Amends the Gifted and Talented Children and Children Eligible for Accelerated Placement Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district's accelerated placement policy may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction completion ...
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2024-03-13
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
ILSB2314Intro
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Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than ...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0798PassMourns the death of Charles Dukes Jr.
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2024-03-07
Resolution Adopted
ILSB3602Intro
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Amends the Gender Violence Act. Adds to the definition of gender violence to include (1) contact between a sexual organ from which a sexually protective device has been removed and the intimate part of another person who did not verbally consent to t...
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2024-03-06
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSJR0049Intro
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Directs the Professional Review Panel and the Illinois State Board of Education to conduct the analysis and financial modeling required to evaluate the implications of implementing the recommended maximum caseloads for school social workers, school p...
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2024-02-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3816Intro
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Appropriates the sum of $ 2,500,000 to the Cook County State’s Attorney Office from the General Revenue Fund for the Victim Witness Assistance Unit to serve victims of crimes throughout Cook County. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-02-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHJR0052Engross
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BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the hour of 12:00 ...
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2024-02-21
Resolution Adopted
ILSB3688Intro
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Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHJR0051Engross
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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, February 08, 2024, the House of Representatives stands adjourned...
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2024-02-08
Resolution Adopted
ILHB3375Engross
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the provision of the Post-Conviction Hearing Article of the Code that a prisoner shows cause by identifying an objective factor that impeded his or her ability to raise a specific claim dur...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0689Engross
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Creates the Chicago Board of Education District Act. Divides the City of Chicago into 10 districts and 20 subdistricts for the purposes of identifying persons who will serve on the Chicago Board of Education. Amends the School Code. Provides that, by...
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2024-01-10
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - January 10, 2024
ILHB3713Engross
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Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board shall require all school districts to supply all active classroom instructors, all school staff and administration, and district leadership with an educatio...
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2023-12-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB2394PassAmends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, if the Secretary of Professional Regulation finds that there is a significant operational need to do so or that it is necessary to do so...
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2023-12-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0568
ILHB2233Engross
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Creates the Chicago Board of Education Subdistricts Act. Divides the City of Chicago into 20 subdistricts for the purposes of identifying persons who will serve on the Chicago Board of Education. Amends the School Code. Provides that, by December 14,...
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2023-12-08
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1559PassAmends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that from January 1, 2023 through January 1, 2027, the Department of Agriculture shall not make the application available for transporting organization licenses. Provides that entities awarded a tr...
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2023-12-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0578
ILSB0078Intro
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Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to (i) establish a new intervention license category entitled "OPS Harm Reduction Services", (ii) establish standards for entities to become licensed under the OPS Harm ...
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2023-11-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0551Intro
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Urges the United States Congress to take immediate action to clarify and amend the U.S. tax code to prevent the misuse of Puerto Rican tax incentives. Urges any amendments to the tax code to preserve the original intent of promoting economic growth i...
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2023-11-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0434PassMourns the death of Pastor John E. McNair.
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2023-10-26
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0439PassMourns the passing of Bishop Eddie Lee Hightower.
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2023-10-26
Resolution Adopted
ILSB0075Intro
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Creates the Second Chance Public Health and Safety Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Contains declarations and findings. Creates the Department of Returning ...
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2023-10-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1294Intro
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that a person is eligible for a diaper allowance in the amount of $70 per month per eligible child if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the person's household income is at or below 100%...
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2023-10-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1577Intro
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides for the election (rather than appointment) of the board of trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago beginning with the 2025 consolidated election. Provides that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided...
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2023-09-25
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1996Engross
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Amends the Child Labor Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2023-09-20
To House Rules Committee
ILHB0218PassAmends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any firearm industry member, through the sale, manufacturing, importing, or marketing of a firearm-related prod...
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2023-08-14
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0559
ILSB1352PassReinserts the contents of the engrossed bill but specifies that the amendatory provisions apply to the termination of service by a teacher (instead of the termination of contractual continued service by a teacher).
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0549
ILSB0761PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, provides that an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, PHRN, PHAPRN, or PH...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0547
ILSB0646PassCreates the Task Force for a Healing-Centered Illinois Act. Creates the Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force to advance the State's efforts to become trauma-informed and healing-centered through improved alignment of existing efforts, common definiti...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0545
ILHB1378PassReinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Changes references from "iGROW scholarship" to "iGROW tech scholarship". Makes changes concerning definitions, the scholarship amount awarded, the signed agreement, repayment, a...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0519
ILHB3648PassCreates the Higher Education in Prison Act. Provides that on or before September 1 of the year following the effective date of the Act and each subsequent September 1, the Department of Corrections shall release a report, to be published on the Depar...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0541
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