Illinois Senator Meg Loughran Cappel [D]

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ILSB2847Intro
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that certain forms of false personation may be accomplished by artificial intelligence. Defines "artificial intelligence".
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1444Intro
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for dependents of the taxpayer. Provides that the maximum amount of the credit is $700 per qualified dependent of the taxpayer. Provides that the maximum amount shall be reduced by $24 ...
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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
ILSB0160Engross
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Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a person, business, or organization may not spoof a caller's information or otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call unless the person, business, or organization has the right to ...
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2024-03-06
To House Rules Committee
ILSR0703PassDeclares March 3, 2024 as Dyscalculia Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
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2024-02-22
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0750PassDeclares the month of February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of Illinois.
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2024-02-22
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
ILSB3761Intro
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Repeals the School Construction Bond Act. Amends the Statute on Statutes, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Prevailing Wage Act to make conforming changes.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3760Intro
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Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Youth Budget Commission is an advisory body.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3585Intro
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Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Authorizes the Illinois State Museum to cooperate with the Illinois State Academy of Science and the Illinois State Museum Society, but the cooperation does not grant any special rights, authority, or p...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3382Intro
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Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Provides that on July 1, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education shall convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee for the purpose of maintaining and improving the S...
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2024-02-08
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3588Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but transfers functions in the Act from the Illinois State Police to the University of Illinois. Provides that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall contract with a not-for-profit co...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2721Intro
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Amends the School Code. Provides that school boards shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time. Provides that the planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes ...
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2024-01-23
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2678Intro
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Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, and Chicago Firefighter Articles, but only with ...
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2024-01-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2679Intro
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Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. With regard to the Section concerning contractual continued service, removes provisions specifying that the probationary periods are only for service in which a teacher holds a Professiona...
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2024-01-10
To Senate Assignments 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
ILHB1440Engross
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Extends the repeal date of specified sentencing guidelines for individuals with prior felony firearm-related or other specified convictions from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Effective immediately.
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2023-12-08
To House Rules 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
ILHB2473PassAmends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes concerning the circumstances under which construction may commence on nuclear power plants and nuclear power reactors. Removes the definition of "high-level nuclear waste". Amends the Nuclear Safety Law ...
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2023-12-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0569
ILSR0589PassMourns the passing of Ruth A. (Cohen) Colby.
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2023-11-09
Resolution Adopted
ILSB0076VetoAmends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be ...
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2023-11-08
Total Veto Stands
ILHB3566Engross
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Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the minimum standards for child care licensing include regulations to allow for staffing flexibility of qualified early childhood assistants to enable the early childhood assistants to supervise a clas...
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2023-09-05
To House Rules Committee
ILSB0850PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate an area as a food desert even if the area does not meet the qualifications set forth in the engrossed bill as...
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2023-08-18
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0561
ILHB3743PassAuthorizes the Director of Central Management Services to execute and deliver to the Tinley Park - Park District a quit claim deed, quit claim bill of sale, and any ancillary documents, for $1, to specified real property, subject to specified conditi...
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2023-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0544
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
ILSB1782PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Further amends the Child Labor Law. Changes references from "minor child" to "minor". Makes conforming changes in provisions concerning exempt occupations. Removes a rulemakin...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0556
ILSB0724PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: In the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act, removes a provision requiring the behavioral health interagency agreement to require the contracting State agenci...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0546
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
ILHB0219PassAmends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that an action under the Act may be filed to recover punitive damages. Provides that punitive damages are not available in actions against the State or an employee of the State in his or her official capacity. ...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0514
ILHB2443PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act must provide coverage ...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0530
ILHB3690PassIn provisions concerning in-service training, provides that the training program shall cover teachers, administrators, and school support personnel (instead of teachers). Provides that teachers, administrators, and school support personnel must be tr...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0542
ILHB2898PassAmends the Private College Act. Provides that, if a for-profit, post-secondary educational institution that received monetary award program funds at a time the institution was found to have been using an unfair, misleading, or deceptive practice and ...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0536
ILHB2847PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Mental Health and Wellness Act (rather than the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act). In provisions concerning coverage of no-cost mental health preven...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0535
ILHB0301PassAmends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program. Removes language referring to the program as a pilot program. Requires each participating public university to indicate that grants under the program...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0516
ILHB0300PassAmends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Specifies that the provision that requires an employer to make an additional contribution to the System for certain salary increases greater than 6% excludes salary increases necessa...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0515
ILSB1818PassEstablishes the Illinois Flag Commission Act. Creates the Illinois Flag Commission for the purpose of developing new State flag designs and making recommendations to the General Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be replaced ...
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2023-08-07
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0513
ILSB1861PassAmends the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act. Provides that the Joliet Park District may sell Splash Station if (1) the board of commissioners of the Joliet Park District authorizes the sale by a four-fifths vote of the commissioners in office at the ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0499
ILSB1488PassAmends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning educator testing, provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a teacher preparation program or...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0488
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
ILHB3500PassReinserts the contents of the introduced bill.
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0449
ILHB2500PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: Provides that the identification requirement includes an identification card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015 and a valid Illinois driver's li...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0434
ILHB2189PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Creates the Access to Affordable Insulin Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall offer a discount program that allows participants to purchase insulin at a discou...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0429
ILHB3639PassAmends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer that provides coverage for medically necessary epinephrine injectors shall limit the total amount that an insured is required to pay for a twin-pack of me...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0454
ILSB2039PassAmends the School Code. In provisions concerning the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database, makes changes to the findings, and changes references from "Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services" to "PUNS". Provides that the Sta...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0504
ILHB1565PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 and that provides coverage for prescript...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0420
ILHB2528PassAmends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Provides that the hunger-free campus grant program shall provide grants to public institutions of higher education that ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0435
ILHB3677PassAmends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall by administrative rule provide for the automatic renewal of a fishing license upon the request of the applicant. Provides that, except as otherwise provide...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0456
ILHB3809PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than the effective date...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0458
ILHB0780PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, with the following changes: Makes the establishment and implementation of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot Program subject to appropriations. Provides that the program shall require (rather ...
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2023-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0411
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
ILHB3295PassAmends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the military liaison for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation responsibilities include notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associa...
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2023-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0408
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