Illinois Representative Suzanne Ness [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
IL	HB4448	Intro 25%	Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that, beginning 18 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, (1) no store or food service business shall provide or sell a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer and (2) no gr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-17 To House Rules Committee
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]	2024-09-17 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	HB4629	Engross 50%	Creates the Junk Fee Ban Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a person to: (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; (2) fail, in any off... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-16 To Senate Assignments Committee
IL	HB4431	Intro 25%	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that the examination of an applicant for a driver's license or permit who is 75 years of age or older or, if the Secretary of State adopts rules to raise the age requirement for actual demo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-09-11 To House Rules Committee
IL	HB4059	Pass	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall host licensing orientation programs to help educate potential day care center, day care home, and group day care home providers about the child day ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0805
IL	HB4276	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Clarifies that the pre-sale disclosure requirements apply only to life care contracts that are subject to refund. Provides that, upon request, current residents, former res... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0812
IL	HB5276	Pass	Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning transition services, provides that the student's transition plan shall include consideration of the student's assistive technology needs, such as assistive tec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0854
IL	HB5655	Pass	Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who is a member of the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0871
IL	HB4471	Pass	Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Removes the January 1, 2025 repealer date for the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. Effective immediately. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0820
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	SB0951	Pass	Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take powers may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by the City of Marengo for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0892
IL	SB3318	Pass	Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires the State Employees Group Insurance Program to provide coverage for all FDA-approved treatments or medications prescribed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease or another relat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0975
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	SB3351	Pass	Amends the Subsidized Housing Joint Occupancy Act. Provides that an elderly parent with an adult child with disabilities of the opposite sex shall not be required to occupy subsidized housing with only one bedroom. Provides that exceptions to the lar... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0981
IL	HB4789	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes a change in the definition of "prior authorization". Defines "dental carrier" as an insurer, dental service corporation, insurance network leasing company, or any compa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0832
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	SB3211	Pass	Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed without discipline at the independent level in another United States jurisdicti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0955
IL	HB3446	Pass	Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes the provisions concerning school report cards. In the provisions concerning the evidence-based funding formula, provides that organizational units that do not submit a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0802
IL	SB1089	Pass	Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Sami's Law. Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the owner or operator of each State-owned building shall install and maintain in that building at least one adult changing station. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0894
IL	SB3430	Pass	Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop, post, and maintain on its official website a comprehensive informational guide that explains the Medicaid 5-year ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0997
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	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	SB1779	Pass	Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates a permanent certified medication aide program. Defines "certified medication aide" and "qualified employer". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce a certified medication a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0898
IL	SB3753	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. In the amendatory changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, provides that for an individual or guardian, or both, if applicable, seeking admission for the individua... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1042
IL	SB3686	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act (rather than the Portable Battery Stewardship Act). Requires those who sell, offer for sale, or distribute (rat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1033
IL	SB2682	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Modifies the membership of the Task Force, including adding the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (rather than one member representing the Governor's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0912
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	SB3455	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the Department of Revenue may determine the scope of the historical data necessary to complete the study, but in no event shall the scope or time period be less than the 10 most recent ta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1002
IL	SB2697	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Removes language concerning coverage for any cancer risk management strategy, as recommended by a health care professional. Requires, for individu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0914
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	SB0726	Pass	Amends various Acts concerning children's mental health. Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2024, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team, the Office of the Go... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0885
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
IL	HB4993	Pass	Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that, if a death occurs in this State in a county outside the deceased's county of residence, the local registrar of the district in which the death certificate was filed shall, within 7 days after its filing, s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0741
IL	SB2980	Pass	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Removes a requirement that the Department of Children and Family Services notify the public when a child care institution, maternity center, or group home licensed by the Department undergoes a change in the area wi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0770
IL	SB2573	Pass	Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual plan of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Ac... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0753
IL	SB3133	Pass	Amends the State Treasurer Act. In provisions concerning the College Savings Pool, provides that an account may be rolled over into a Roth IRA account, to the extent permitted by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. In provisions concerning the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0778
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	SB3762	Pass	Creates the Language Equity and Access Act. Requires the Governor's Office of New Americans, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to: prepare a Language Needs Assessment Report that identifies the languages spoken throughout the Stat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0723
IL	SB0857	Pass	Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Human Services, expands the functions of the Inspector General to include: (i) annual unannounced site visits and reviews ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0752
IL	SB2957	Pass	Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, expands the definition of "access" to means the right to inspect and copy the clinical and other records of a participant or resident, regardless of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0767
IL	SB2872	Pass	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that each school district shall provide to students, in addition to and not substituting recess, at least once a week, relaxation activities to enhance the mental and physical health of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0764
IL	SB3649	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer or its agent, representative, or designee from requiring its employees to attend any training intended to foster a civil... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-31 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0722
IL	HB5840	Intro 25%	Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. In a provision involving ethical principles for legislators in the event of a conflict situation, defines "conflict situation" as any circumstance that (i) involves a legislator, the legislator's immediate... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-30 To House Rules Committee
IL	HB5256	Pass	Amends the Personnel Code. Provides, in provisions concerning a trainee program for persons with a disability, that "disability" includes a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. Effective immediately. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0699
IL	HB4581	Pass	Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that if a student who is 18 years of age or older with no legal guardian is placed residentially outside of the school district in which the student's parent lives and the pla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0676
IL	HB4498	Pass	Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a voluntary recipient admitted to a mental health facility who gives a written notice to the treatment staff that the recipient wishes to be discharged from the facility may ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0674
IL	HB5354	Pass	Amends the Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Act. Changes the name of the Customized Employment Pilot Program to the Customized Employment Demonstration Program. Provides that the program shall consist of components consistent w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0709
IL	HB4118	Pass	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that each electric and gas utility serving more than 500,000 customers in the State shall implement a Disconnection Protection Program. Provides that where customers have applied for assistance through the Lo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0661
IL	HB4346	Pass	Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Community Care Program (program), removes from the list of program services clearinghouse information provided by senior citizen home owners who want to rent rooms to or share living ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0670
IL	HB5085	Pass	Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes changes to provisions concerning the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force; Emergency Medical Services personnel licensure levels; and vehicle service p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0689