Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D] | Senate

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ILSB1588Intro
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Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Adds to the definition of "brownfield site photovoltaic project", photovoltaics that meet the criteria that the project is interconnected to an electric utility, a municipal utility, a public utility as defined i...
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2023-05-16
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2388Intro
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a Future Through Employment for Young Adults Program to awa...
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2023-05-16
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1569Intro
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Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that if an employing board determines to dismiss any teacher who currently holds a summative evaluation rating of "Proficient" or "Excellent" during the probationary period (inste...
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2023-05-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1980Intro
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $29.64 beginning July 1, 2023 to sustain a minimum wage of $18 per hour for direct service workers. Requires rates in subsequent State fiscal years...
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2023-05-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1600Intro
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Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and servic...
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2023-05-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2397Intro
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Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the term "non-compliant identification card" to "standard identification card". Changes the definition of "limited term REAL ID compliant identification card" to inclu...
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2023-05-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1360Engross
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Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies within food deserts...
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2023-05-09
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1912Intro
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Amends the Department of Insurance Law. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish the Office of the Healthcare Advocate. Provides that the Office shall be administered by the Chief Health Care Advocate, who shall report to the Directo...
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2023-05-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0237PassMourns the death of Michael John Gerace, formerly of Downers Grove.
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2023-05-05
Resolution Adopted
ILSB2533Intro
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Appropriates $5,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for a grant to the YouthBuild Illinois Coalition. Effective July 1, 2023.
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2023-05-04
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1830Intro
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Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a petitioner may file a petition to vacate and expunge certain felony possession violations under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act...
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2023-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0016Engross
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Amends 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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2023-05-01
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1502Intro
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Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a felony is qualified to act as an executor if: (i) the testator names that person as an executor and expressly acknowledges in the will that the testator is aware that ...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1775Intro
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1779Engross
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Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Changes the name of the Medication Aide Pilot Program to the Medication Aide Program. Makes conforming changes. Provides that to be approved as a qualified facility under the program (instead of for the duration of the ...
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2023-04-28
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2246Intro
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Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to any subject of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services consults with and relies upon the opinion of a medically trained professional as to wheth...
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2023-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0157Intro
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Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Provides that public construction bonds are required only for those public work construction contracts that are valued over $5,000,000. Authorizes any official, board, commission, agent of the State, or any po...
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2023-04-17
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1873Intro
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Amends 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 immediately.
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2023-03-31
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1812Intro
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Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a public officer, employee, board, or representative of a governmental unit may not ban or otherwise prohibit a book from being available for reading or circulation by members of the ...
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2023-03-31
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2073Intro
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that, except for parole review of persons under the age of 21 at the time of the commission of an offense, no person serving a term of natural life impr...
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2023-03-31
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1392Intro
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Creates the Digital Forgeries Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery has a cause of action against any person who, without the consent of the depicted individual, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates a digital forg...
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2023-03-31
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0100Intro
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, a retail establishment may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene ...
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2023-03-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0052PassCongratulates Audrey Soglin on her retirement, commends her many years of service to the educators of Illinois, and wishes her good luck in all her future endeavors.
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2023-03-10
Resolution Adopted
ILSB1500Intro
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Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Collateral Recovery Act on January 1, 2032 (instead of January 1, 2027). Amends the Collateral Recovery Act. Makes changes to the findings and purposes provisions. Defines "hazardous material" and "person...
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2023-03-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1234Intro
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Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Requires the Department of Employment Security to establish and administer a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits to eligible ...
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2023-03-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2245Intro
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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 evidence-based, culturally inclusi...
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2023-03-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0097PassMourns the death of Edward M. "Ed" Hogan.
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2023-03-10
Resolution Adopted
ILSB2244Intro
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Amends the School Code. With respect to the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program, removes language that provides that the State Board of Education may distribute an amount not to exceed 2% of the moneys appropriated for the Program for the purpose...
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2023-03-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1266Intro
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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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2023-03-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0037PassDeclares February 28, 2023 as Black Women's History Day in the State of Illinois to honor the accomplishments, power, beauty, courage, intelligence, ingenuity, stewardship, and leadership of Black women. Encourages all Illinoisans and their families ...
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2023-02-28
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
ILSB2157Intro
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Specifies that the rate of reimbursement for inpatient psychiatric services for safety-net hospitals shall be no less than $800 per day.
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2023-02-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0074Intro
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Declares February 5 through February 11, 2023 as Burn Awareness Week. Urges all government agencies, fire, life safety, and health care organizations, communications media, and the people of Illinois to observe this week with the appropriate ceremoni...
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2023-02-09
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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2023-02-06
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0005Intro
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Declares February 28, 2023 as Black Women's History Day in the State of Illinois to honor the accomplishments, power, beauty, courage, intelligence, ingenuity, stewardship, and leadership of Black women. Encourages all Illinoisans and their families ...
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2023-01-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
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