Illinois Senator Mike Simmons [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
IL	HB4475	Engross 50%	Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-10-09 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	HB5164	Engross 50%	Amends the Clerks of the Court Act. Provides that filing fees for a petition for change name may not exceed $25, and the court may waive this fee for good cause shown. Amends the Name Change Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes the require... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-10-04 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	SB2791	Intro 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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-30 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	SB3183	Intro 25%	Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes all references in the General Provisions Article and the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors Article of the Act from "reasonable efforts" to "active efforts" in cases that involve reunification by the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-27 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	SB0333	Engross 50%	Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Win Stoller
IL	HB5417	Engross 50%	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes references to the role of HIV Treatment Innovation Coordinator. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-23 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	HB2376	Engross 50%	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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-19 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	SB3559	Intro 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-27 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	SB2442	Pass	Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that a hospital may not bill an uninsured patient that requires health care services if it determines, through its financial assistance screening process, that the patient has a household income that qual... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0901
IL	SB3310	Pass	Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Extends the date to file a charge from 300 calendar days to 3 years for an alleged violation under the Act except for the Real Estate Transactions Article. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0973
IL	SB3784	Pass	Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois Sexually Transmitted Infection Control Act. Changes references to "sexually transmissible diseases" to "sexually transmitted infections... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1049
IL	SB3652	Pass	Creates the Summary of Rights for Safer Homes Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to create a summary form advising tenants who have suffered domestic violence or sexual violence of the rights that they have under Illinois law that provide p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1031
IL	HB3046	Pass	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency shall propose and, within one year after receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt (1) amendments to the Board's primary dri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0801
IL	SB2960	Pass	Creates the Small Single-Use Plastic Bottle Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, hotels with 50 rooms or more and, beginning January 1, 2026, hotels with less than 50 rooms may not provide small single-use plastic bottles containing personal c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0934
IL	SB2662	Pass	Amends the Preventing Youth Vaping Act. Restricts a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from advertising, marketing, or promoting an electronic cigarette in a manner that is likely to cause a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other adult to mist... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0910
IL	SB2690	Pass	Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of hig... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0913
IL	SB2876	Pass	Reinsert the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Excludes from the definition of "event facility" school stadiums and hotels (rather than only school stadiums). Makes technical and other changes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0927
IL	SB3137	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, and makes the following changes: Includes the changes made by Senate Amendment No. 2. In the Substance Use Disorder Act, provides that the notice shall be provided for person... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0942
IL	SB2764	Pass	Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract that includes a free gift or a trial period... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0919
IL	HB4875	Pass	Amends the Right of Publicity Act. Grants additional enforcement rights and remedies to recording artists. Provides for the liability of any person who materially contributes to, induces, or otherwise facilitates a violation of a specified provision ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0836
IL	HB4206	Pass	Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that if a landlord uses a third-party payment portal to collect rental payments from tenants and if a transaction fee or other charge is imposed through the portal on rental payments made by e-check or oth... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0809
IL	SB3297	Pass	Amends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act. Provides that an individual is eligible to receive a Housing is Recovery bridge rental subsidy for purposes of stabilizing his or her mental illness or substance use disorder if: (1) the individual is... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0970
IL	HB4911	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that every contract for physical fitness services shall provide that notice of cancellation be made in writing and delivered by certified or registered mail (rather ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0838
IL	SB3182	Pass	Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the gestational parent of the parent's r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0948
IL	SB3751	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes provisions related to data collection requirements. Provides that the Health Outcomes Review Board is tasked with recommending (rather than facilitating adoption of) solutions that... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1041
IL	SB3538	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that the mental health counseling shall be included in the health insurance coverage for employees on and after June 1, 2025. Provides that the first responders eligi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1011
IL	SB3235	Pass	Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Requires the Commission on Equity and Inclusion to conduct studies to: (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois exhibiting significant disparities by protected classes as identified by the Hum... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0959
IL	SB2781	Pass	Creates the Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant plan for the preservation and enhancement of forests, prairies, and we... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0923
IL	SB2740	Pass	Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the board of managers of a condominium must adopt a policy to reasonably accommodate a unit owner who is a person with a disability. Provides that the board of managers must make reasonable efforts t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0916
IL	SB2743	Pass	Creates the Water Plan Task Force Act. Establishes the State Water Plan Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall be chaired by the Director of the Office of Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources and composed of the directors, o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0917
IL	SB2643	Pass	Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Defines "chain of custody record" and "uniquely identified". Provides that the examination to qualify as an embalmer or funeral director shall embrace the subject of identification rules and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0907
IL	SB3136	Pass	Creates the Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force Act. Provides that it is the General Assembly's intent to require a coordinated, public health, and service-integrated response by various agencies within the State's health and child welfar... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0941
IL	SB3203	Pass	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or before December 31, 2025 that provides coverage for prescription drugs m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0951
IL	SB3081	Pass	Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall provide all Illinois students transferring from a public community college in this State with the uni... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0936
IL	SB3420	Pass	Creates the Prohibition of Unfair Service Agreements Act. Provides for the characteristics of unfair service agreements and sets forth exceptions to the Act. Provides that if a service agreement is unfair under the Act, it is unenforceable and shall ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0993
IL	SB0859	Pass	Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Office sh... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0889
IL	HB5097	Pass	Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that every case plan shall include a Haircare Plan for each youth in care that is developed in consultation with the youth based upon the youth's developmental abilities, as well as with the youth... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0850
IL	SB2968	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that reports issued under the provisions shall be issued by October 31 of each year (rather than September 30 of each year). Provides that the Department of Human Se... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0935
IL	SB3201	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop or approve a course (rather than in-service training programs) to assist law enforcement off... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0949
IL	HB4623	Pass	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child is ineligible to receive a school bus driver permit. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "child pornography" includes the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0825
IL	HB4768	Pass	Creates the Landlord Retaliation Act. Declares that it is against the public policy of the State for a landlord to take retaliatory action against a tenant. Prohibits a landlord from knowingly terminating a tenancy, increasing rent, decreasing servic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0831
IL	HB5561	Pass	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0867
IL	HB4592	Pass	Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a mobile Illinois Identification Card or mobile driver's license to an individual who is otherwise eligible to hold a physical credentia... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0824
IL	HB5643	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 2, with the following changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for at-home, u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0870
IL	SB3717	Intro 25%	Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act. With regard to the pension funds and retirement systems established under the General Assembly,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-08 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	HB4867	Pass	Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Declares the public policy of this State that a person has freedom from unlawful discrimination in making reproductive health decisions and such discrimination is unlawful. Defines "reproductive health decisions"... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0785
IL	HB5239	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to prohibit disclosure of information protected by the Lawful Health Care Activity Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Allows a mi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0786
IL	SB0086	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Moves specified provisions regarding cosigner release, cosigner rights, what happens in the event of the bankruptcy or death of a cosigner, the total and permanent disability... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0748
IL	SB2626	Pass	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,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0755
IL	HB5407	Pass	Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. In provisions concerning the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant Program, provides that grants shall be awarded to applicant school districts based on the percentage of students experie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0744