Illinois Representative Terra Costa Howard [D]

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ILHB3141Engross
50%
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a maximum acceptable Global Warming Potential (GWP) standard for State purchases of vehicles, applianc...
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2024-04-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
ILHB4189Intro
25%
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government that has submitted a distressed location project as defined by Department of Natural Resources rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 100% for the acqu...
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2024-04-19
To House Appropriations-General Service Committee
ILHB4475Engross
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...
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2024-04-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
ILHB4623Engross
50%
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 ...
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2024-04-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
ILHB5371Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer is responsible for harassment and sexual harassment of its employees by the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties only if the employer be...
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2024-04-19
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
ILHB0303Engross
50%
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Prohibits, until February 1, 2027, the Chicago Board of Education from closing any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that apply to the...
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2024-04-19
Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Margaret Croke
ILHB3908Engross
50%
Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years ...
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2024-04-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
ILHB5574Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, if DuPage County has adopted and implemented a road improvement impact fee by ordinance or resolution and repeals the ordinance or resolution, the collected fees, along with any accrued interest, in th...
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2024-04-18
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB4875Engross
50%
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 ...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
ILHB4758Engross
50%
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. In provisions requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to submit annual reports to the General Assembly regarding youth in care waiting for placement or psychiatric hospitalization, expands...
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2024-04-18
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
ILHB4276Engross
50%
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...
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2024-04-18
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
ILHB5047Engross
50%
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the privilege to practice as a license-pending practical nurse shall terminate once 6 months (rather than 3 months) have passed since the official date of passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the for...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
ILHB5386Intro
25%
Creates the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act to restore protections for wetlands and small streams that were formerly protected from pollution and destruction by the Clean Water Act. Provides provisions concerning: exemptions; wetlands delin...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
ILHB4596Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that an employee covered by federal regulations concerning airline flight crew employees shall be deemed to work 40 hours in each work week for the purpose of the ac...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
ILHB4112Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no group policy of accident and health insurance providing coverage for more than 25 employees that provides pregnancy related benefits may be issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this State on o...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
ILHB5395Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with changes that include the following. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Health Care Protection Act. In the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act, p...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
ILHB4567Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes in offense of threatening a public official or human service provider, threatening a library employee. Provides that the threat to a public official, human service provider, or library employee includes a th...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
ILHB4677Intro
25%
Creates the Illinois Caregiver Assistance and Resource Portal Act. Requires the Department on Aging, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs, to b...
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2024-04-18
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5313Engross
50%
Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that a network plan shall, at least annually, audit (instead of audit periodically) at least 25% of its provider directories for accuracy, make any corrections necessary, and retain documenta...
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2024-04-18
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB4504Intro
25%
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...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
ILHB5020Engross
50%
Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Makes changes concerning high school and community college partnership agreements, out-of-state dual credit contracts, and standards concerning dual cr...
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2024-04-18
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 105-001-000
ILHB0305Engross
50%
Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all remaining Class II county school units shall, by proper resolution, withdraw from the jurisdiction and authori...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
ILHB5142Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with changes. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for abortion care may not impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-shar...
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2024-04-18
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled
ILHB5417Engross
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...
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2024-04-18
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
ILHB5239Engross
50%
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...
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2024-04-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
ILSB0773Engross
50%
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that provisions concerning infertility coverage apply only to coverage provided on or after January 1, 2024 and before July 1, 2026. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no...
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2024-04-18
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3721Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Replaces references to "naturopathic physician" with "naturopathic doctor". Authorizes licensees under the Act to only use certain titles. Adds a provision requiring naturopa...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4449Intro
25%
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In a provision concerning law enforcement assistance for child protective investigators when responding to a high-risk report of child abuse or neglect, provides that when assistance is not availab...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4737Engross
50%
Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. Provides that a governmental unit may purchase a supply or service that is available on contracts from multiple contractors if the governmental unit determines that the selected contract best meets the go...
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2024-04-17
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB4884Intro
25%
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that if guardianship is necessary and the petition for guardianship is filed by a person, corporation, nonprofit organization, or other entity with no legally recognized relationship to the alleged person with...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4855Intro
25%
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administration Code of Illinois. Requires (instead of allows) the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to accept payment by credit card for any fee, fine, or other charg...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5086Intro
25%
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that when a health care facility is found liable for an injury to a patient or resident because of a negligent act performed by a nurse or certified nurse aide employed, assigned, or referred by the nurse agenc...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5561Intro
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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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5406Intro
25%
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that, for the benefit of the physical and mental health of athletes, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, all practices, games, or contests by a State high school athletic program or t...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4806Intro
25%
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval of any relevant Waiver Amendment, the r...
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2024-04-17
To House Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
ILHB5380Intro
25%
Creates the Parental Digital Choice Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Sammy's Law. Provides that, before August 1, 2025, or within 30 days after a service becomes a large social media platform after August 1, 2025, a large social media...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5551Intro
25%
Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Provides that for licensure as a managing broker, the person must personally take and pass a written examination on Illinois specific real estate brokerage laws authorized by the Department of Financial and...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4776Intro
25%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, provided that the commitment to the D...
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2024-04-17
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
ILHB4823Intro
25%
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for local health protection grants for health protection programs. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-04-16
To House Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
ILSB2672Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds a definition of "unavailable". Provides that if a generic drug or a therapeutic equivalent is unavailable (rather than if a generic drug is unavailable) due to a supply ...
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2024-04-16
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2573Engross
50%
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...
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2024-04-16
To House Rules Committee
ILHB4426Engross
50%
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984 is repealed on January 1, 2030 (rather than January 1, 2025). Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984. Provides that all appl...
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2024-04-16
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3349Engross
50%
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning State Global Scholar Certification, provides that 6 units of credit shall be required to achieve State Global Scholar Certification (instead of not specifying how many units of credit are required). Pr...
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2024-04-16
To House Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
ILHB5270Intro
25%
Creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Provides that the purpose of the Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Occupationa...
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2024-04-16
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0606Intro
25%
Declares March 12, 2024 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
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2024-04-15
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
ILHR0628Intro
25%
Declares June 9, 2024 as Race Amity Day. Invites communities across the United States of America to join in introspection and reflection on the beauty and richness of the diverse peoples of this great nation while reaching out with a spirit of amity ...
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2024-04-15
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
ILSB3351Engross
50%
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...
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2024-04-15
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1605Intro
25%
Amends the Gender Violence Act. Provides that "gender-related violence" includes sexual contact between a sexual organ of one person and a intimate part of another person in which a "sexually protective device" has been intentionally removed by the d...
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2024-04-15
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
ILHB5451Intro
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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2024-04-15
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
ILSB2957Engross
50%
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 ...
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2024-04-15
To House Human Services Committee
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