Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D] | House

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ILHB1375Engross
50%
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 1...
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 30 @ 1:30 pm]

Re-assigned to Education
ILHB3606Engross
50%
Reinserts provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Changes reference to "penalty" to "damages" in provision concerning the Council's enforcement procedures and a provision concerning remedies or sanctions for vendors failing to make good faith...
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2024-04-24
Re-assigned to Executive
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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2024-04-24
Re-assigned to Executive
ILHB4902Engross
50%
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning State interventions, provides that the support provided by a vendor or learning partner approved to support a school's continuous improvement plan related to Eng...
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 30 @ 1:30 pm]
To Senate Education Committee
ILHB3241Engross
50%
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall study and identify discriminatory practices in sentencing across the State and make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regar...
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2024-04-24
To Senate Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
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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2024-04-23
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB5250Engross
50%
Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. In provisions concerning accelerated placement, provides that a school district's accelerated placement policy shall cover a student who exceeds State standards in specified...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3418Engross
50%
Creates the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall create a program to award grants to Navigators for specified purposes, including wage rei...
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2024-03-22
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
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
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
50%
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
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
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
ILHB1286PassAmends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any multiple-occupancy restroom may be identified as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom and designated for use by any person of any gender. Requires...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0518
ILHB2471PassAmends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. In provisions concerning reimbursement of sponsors, provides that the State Board of Education shall reimburse not less than $0.15 or the actual cost, whichever is less, to non-profit welfare centers...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0532
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
ILHB3498PassAmends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With regard to the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, and special education teacher scholarships, provides that if a recipient of one o...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0448
ILHB2365PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning examination alternatives, provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0433
ILHB0342PassAmends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop a school district-level Children's Adversity Index to measure community childhood trauma exposure for children by December 30, 2024. Requires teachers institutes to prov...
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2023-08-03
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0413
ILHB2396PassReinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year (instead of the 2023-2024 school year), each school board must establish a kindergarten with full-day attendance. Provid...
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2023-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0410
ILHB1268PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a felony is qualified to act as an executor if, among other criteria, the person was not previously convicted of financial expl...
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2023-08-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0280
ILHB2392PassAmends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that any teacher who is a member of a statewide association representing teachers and who is elected by the association's membership to represent the association in federal advoca...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0308
ILHB3957PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth legislative findings. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services shall (rather than may) notify the At...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0367
ILHB2245PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: In the Illinois Vehicle Code: Provides that a manufacturer or its vehicle location vendor shall relay vehicle location information to the best of their technical capabilities ...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0300
ILHB3751PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill and adds that an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process is a...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0357
ILHB3924PassAmends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, provides that in every State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a school district shall provide ins...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0365
ILHB3903PassAmends the Election Code. Prohibits any contractor that provides equipment and services for automated law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to municipalities or counties, as well as any...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0364
ILHB2300PassAmends the Illinois Works Job Program Act. Provides that contractors or subcontractors may be eligible to earn bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program (previously bid credits were availabl...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0305
ILHB1291PassAmends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program, provides that the annual incentive shall be $2,250 (instead of $1,500) and that 45 hours of mentoring shall be required (inst...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0122
ILHB3442PassReinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a district may continue to employ that same substitute teacher in that same vacant position for 90 calendar days or until the end of the semester, whichever is gr...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0193
ILHB3414PassAmends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the judge shall enter an order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of Illinois unless the judge makes a finding based on clear and convincing evidence that the minor would be amenable to...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0191
ILHB0579PassAmends the Department of Insurance Law. Sets forth provisions concerning the Marketplace Director of the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Sets forth provisions concerning an exemption regarding any procurements...
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2023-06-27
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0103
ILHB2350PassAmends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning pap tests and prostate cancer screenings, provides that required coverage includes an annual cervical smear or Pap smear test for all (rather than female)...
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2023-06-12
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
ILHB2332PassAmends the Counties Code. Provides that the fee for a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to cremate a human body is $100 (rather than $50). Effective July 1, 2023.
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0029
ILHB1496PassAmends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the master record file of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice of each person committed to the respective Department shall contain ethnic and racial background data...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0018
ILHB3116PassReinserts the introduced bill and adds an August 20, 2024 effective date.
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0041
ILHB3425PassReinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Makes a change concerning professional development and youth programming. Provides that the data required to be submitted must regard verified allegat...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0047
ILHJR0020PassUrges the Administration of President Biden to publish and certify without delay the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Urges Congress to pass a joint resolution affirming the Equal Rights Amendment as the...
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2023-05-19
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
ILHB2572Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that the State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion thera...
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2023-05-18
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3740Engross
50%
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In the definitions of "institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", and "institution", provides that the exclusion of academic programs for incarcerated students does not apply to the m...
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2023-05-16
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3147Engross
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Creates the Literary and Justice for All Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement core reading instruction programs,...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB2872Engross
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Reinserts the content of the bill, but changes the date for the State Board of Education to develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan from on or before October 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. Effective immediately.
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2023-03-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHJR0002PassRESOLVED, 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, January 12, 2023, the House of Representatives stands adjourned ...
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2023-01-12
Adopted Both Houses
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