Illinois Senator Michael Halpin [D]

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ILSB2930Intro
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers shall be accessible on the corporation's publicly available website for at le...
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2024-03-18
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
ILSB3458Intro
25%
Creates the Resilient Illinois Revolving Loan Fund Act. Establishes the Resilient Illinois Revolving Loan Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used to provide low-interest or no-interest loans to cou...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB3559Intro
25%
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility shall not take any retaliatory action against a resident of the facility because the resident (1) complains, discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor, a public body, or any other p...
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2024-03-18
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
ILSB0290Intro
25%
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a foreign national may not make, directly or indirectly, a contribution to a ballot initiative committee or an independent expenditure committee for the purpose of influencing any question of public policy to b...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Elections Committee
ILSB1364Intro
25%
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners of a county with a population of less than 100,000 may, by ordinance or resolution, dissolve a municipal board of election commissioners within that county and ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Elections Committee
ILSB0172Intro
25%
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund during the taxable year and receive a certificate of receipt fo...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1923Intro
25%
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall reimburse the county or counties for 100% of the salary for all probation officer and supervisor positions approved for reimbursement by the divis...
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2024-03-15
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
ILSB1501Intro
25%
Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that in its annual report filed with the Secretary of State, a domestic or foreign corporation shall include the aggregated demographic information of its directors and officers, inc...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1890Intro
25%
Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap.
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1444Intro
25%
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
ILSB1800Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Fleet Electrification Incentive Program to promote the use of electric trucks by fleet owners by offering a voucher of $200,000 per electric Class 6 ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB2553Intro
25%
Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Creates an exemption for gross rental receipts received by a hotel operator when renting, leasing, or letting rooms to an entity that (i) is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB2681Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the use of an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) if the violation results in physical injury to the vict...
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2024-03-15
To Senate CLEAR Compliance Committee
ILSB2793Intro
25%
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the definition of "employee" does not include a worker who is not provided with a regular work schedule by an employer and is directly contracted with the employer to work on an as-needed basis...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Paid Leave Committee
ILSB2794Intro
25%
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person who is within 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling, to hunt with gun or dog, allow a dog to hunt, or discharge a firearm without first obtaining permission from the owner or tenant o...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Firearms Committee
ILSB2795Intro
25%
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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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2792Intro
25%
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to develop a caregiver program to provide direct payments to care...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2922Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides a tax credit for certain developers of single-family residences that incur development costs and that sell or rent qualified residences to individuals who meet certain income thresholds. Sets forth the amo...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB2986Intro
25%
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall, in consultation with the Illinois Community College Board, create a standardized electronic form by which a community college district may document student d...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2877Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Specifies that the notice in contested case hearings must include an enclosure that notifies the recipient of the ability to request interpretive assistance for the hearing and to receive language ass...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3273Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for an amount equal to the amount included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income that is attributable to student loan repayment assistance received by the taxpayer during the taxable y...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2893Intro
25%
Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program. Provides that the Department shall implement the program by: (1) contracting w...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3607Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for developers that invest in a qualified project redeveloping a brownfield or grayfield. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retail...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB3329Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child tax credit in an amount equal to the product of a specified credit amount multiplied by the number of qualifying children of the taxpayer. Effective immediately.
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3231Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Creates a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program, which helps to further education and awareness of Lyme disease in Illinois. Provides that the game shall commence on J...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Gaming, Wagering, and Racing Committee
ILSB2850Intro
25%
Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Provides that the board of a river conservancy district shall annually set the member compensation to be paid solely out of the funds of the district (rather than a member of the board may not receive more ...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 21 @ 4:30 pm]
To Senate Local Government Committee
ILSB3787Intro
25%
Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows the board of trustees of a community college district to establish and offer a baccalaureate degree program and confer a bachelor's degree if the board of trustees and the program meet specified conditi...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3685Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that th...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
ILSB2791Intro
25%
Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2025 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB3509Intro
25%
Amends the Whistleblower Act. Changes the definitions of "employer" and "employee". Defines "adverse employment action", "public body", "retaliatory action", and "supervisor". Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against an emplo...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3538Intro
25%
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a municipality or county, including a home rule municipality or county, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the insurance...
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2024-03-15
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
ILSB3777Intro
25%
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
ILSB2674Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the certification of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses is an exclusive power and function of the State. Denies home rule powers. Effective immediatel...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Procurement Committee
ILSB3711Intro
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Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Establishes the role of HIV Treatment Innovation Coordinator to be housed within the Department. Provides that the Department shall create and fill the Coordinator role within 6 months after the effective d...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB3399Intro
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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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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2700Intro
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Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, provides that the exemption applies to all real property that is the primary residence of a veteran with a disability (currently, property ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB2787Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Requires competitive bidding for contracts in excess of $35,000 (rather than $25,000) for specified improvements and equipment purchases.
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 21 @ 4:30 pm]
To Senate Local Government Committee
ILSB3308Intro
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Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act. Provides that the KIND Act creates the statutory vision and authority for the Department of Children and Family Services to execute a kin-first approach to servi...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2878Intro
25%
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the senior citizens homestead exemption, permanently removes the requirement to reapply for the exemption in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants (currently, that requirement was eliminate...
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2024-03-15
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
ILSB3606Intro
25%
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the term "special educational facilities and services" includes private special schools (instead of special schools) and separate public special education day schools. Pr...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 20 @ 4:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee
ILSB2921Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject t...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2879Intro
25%
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Changes the requirement for competitive bidding for fire protection district contracts to contracts over $30,000 (currently, over $20,000).
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB2880Intro
25%
Amends the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. Provides that, in calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2025 and ending on or before December 31, 2028, the State Historic Preservation Office within the Department of Natural Resources may a...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3132Intro
25%
Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning high school equivalency testing. Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Removes provisions concerning funding transitional mathematics i...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB2682Intro
25%
Creates the Increasing Representation of Women in Technology Task Force Act, and creates the Increasing Representation of Women in Technology Task Force. Includes provisions concerning Task Force membership, meetings, and duties. Provides that the St...
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2024-03-14
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
ILSB3460Intro
25%
Amends the Self-Service Storage Facility Act. Provides that a rental agreement may be delivered and accepted by electronic mail. Provides that if the occupant does not sign a written rental agreement that the owner has tendered to the occupant, the o...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB3457Intro
25%
Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides an exception for vendors to receive payment by non-electronic means. Provides that outstanding liabilities as of June 30, payable from appropriations which have otherwise expired and interest penalties payab...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2626Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that, in anticipation of the successful completion of a diversion program, a petitioner may file a petition for expungement at least 61 days before the anticipated dismissal of the case. Provides that,...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2024
ILSB0001Intro
25%
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
ILSB2933Intro
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for a consumer reporting agency: (1) to make, create, or furnish any consumer report or credit report containing, i...
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2024-03-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
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