Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]

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ILSR0918PassMourns the death of Dr. Deenadayal "Deen" Gaddam.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0917PassMourns the death of Georgia Grace Saffo.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0920PassMourns the passing of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0909PassMourns the passing of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough.
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2024-04-12
Resolution Adopted
ILSB3805Intro
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Creates the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment. Provides that the Office shall assist minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3926Intro
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Creates the Hemp Consumer Products Act. Creates a hemp consumer product retailer license and a hemp consumer products processor license. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; applications; licensure; marketing and sale of hemp consumer produc...
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2024-04-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3922Intro
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Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's s...
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2024-04-09
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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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
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
ILSB1401Intro
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Amends the School Code. Adds certain data that must be included in school report cards prepared by the State Superintendent of Education. In provisions concerning school social workers, school nurses, school counselors, school psychologists, and spee...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments 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
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
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. Changes 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 consen...
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2024-03-06
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
ILHJR0052PassBE 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
Adopted Both Houses
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
ILHJR0051PassRESOLVED, 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
Adopted Both Houses
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
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
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
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
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
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
ILSB1570PassCreates the Municipal Design-build Contracts Division in the Illinois Municipal Code, which may be cited as the Municipal Design-build Authorization Act. Provides that a municipality may enter into design-build contracts. Includes scope and performan...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0491
ILSB2031PassReinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 1 but changes the name of the report from "Expanded School Snapshot Report" to "Expanded High School Snapshot Report". Makes conforming changes by changing references of "school" to "high school" and oth...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0503
ILSB1794PassAmends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a home visiting program to support communities in providing intensive home visiting programs to pregnant persons and families with children from birth...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0498
ILSB0090PassAmends the School Code. Reinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Makes changes concerning the data collection requirements required by the amendatory provisions of the School Code. Makes changes to certain referenc...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0472
ILSB2034PassCreates the Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Zachary's Parent Protection Act. Provides that an employee of a large employer that employs 250 or more full-time employees is entitled to use a maximum of ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0466
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
ILSB1072PassAmends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving...
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2023-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0409
ILSB2243PassAmends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts, by July 1, 2024, a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive c...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0402
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
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