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ILSB3514PassAmends the State Designations Act. Provides that the mushroom calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the "giant puffball", is designated the official State mushroom of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.
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2024-08-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1052
ILSB1779PassAmends 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0898
ILSB3768PassReinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Provides that priority of services shall be given to students referred to the Philip J. Rock Center and School who qualify as individuals with concomitant hearing and visual ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1045
ILSB3351PassAmends 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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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0981
ILSB0536PassAmends the Public Funds Investment Act. Provides that a public agency may adopt an ordinance or resolution to allow for investment of public funds in instruments that are not specifically listed as authorized investments if those investments comply w...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0880
ILSB3285PassAmends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides a conviction that was the result of a negotiated plea may be challenged under the post-judgment relief provisions that require evidence of a forcible felony, domestic violence, or gender-based violence.
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0968
ILSB3501PassCreates the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. Includes legislative findings. Defines terms. Provides that all new, renovated, or retrofitted luminaires purchased with State funds after the effective date of the Act or installed after the effe...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1007
ILSB3420PassCreates 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 ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0993
ILSB3432PassAmends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. In a provision requiring the Department of Human Service' Division of Mental Health to implement a direct support professional credential pilot program, delays the pilot prog...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0998
ILSB3284PassAmends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes language providing that no maintenance shall accrue while a party is imprisoned for failure to comply with the court's order for the payment of the maintenance. Adds criteria for d...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0967
ILSB3367PassAmends the Children and Family Services Act. Removes a provision making parents monetarily liable for the cost of care and training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services for children placed with the Department under a voluntary p...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0984
ILSB3460PassAmends 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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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1003
ILSB3350PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that specified hospitals and other organizations deemed eligible by the Department of Public Health shall be enrolled to receive fentanyl test strips from the Depart...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0980
ILSB3136PassCreates 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0941
ILSB3203PassAmends 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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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0951
ILSB0726PassAmends 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0885
ILSB2682PassReinserts 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 ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0912
ILSB2672PassReinserts 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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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0758
ILSB2573PassAmends 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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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0753
ILSB3133PassAmends 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 ...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0778
ILSB2957PassAmends 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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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0767
ILSB0773PassAmends 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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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0751
ILSB2872PassAmends 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...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0764
ILSB1289PassCreates the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act (which may be referred to as the SAFE CCS Act). Sets forth provisions regarding: ownership and conveyance of pore space; integration and unitization of ownership i...
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2024-07-18
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0651
ILSB0001PassCreates 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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2024-06-25
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0594
ILSB3268PassAmends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to the Medical Assistance Article. Provides that beginning with dates of service on and after January 1, 2025, add-on rates for the services delivered by physicians who are board certified in psychia...
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2024-06-10
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
ILSB2419PassCreates the License to Read Act. Defines terms. Provides that the State Librarian may negotiate with publishers of e-books and e-audiobooks on behalf of libraries on reasonable terms that would enable libraries to acquire necessary licenses to provid...
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2024-02-06
Sponsor Removed Sen. Paul Faraci
ILSB0690PassAmends the Property Tax Code, the Community Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, the Counties Code, and the Community Mental Health Act. In provisions validating certain tax levies for community mental health boards, makes such provi...
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2023-11-17
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0565
ILSB1235PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning September 1, 2024, a provision excluding specified earnings in the determin...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0548
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
ILSB1561PassChanges the effective date of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act to January 1, 2025 (rather than effective immediately). Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Changes the definition of "lawful health care". Amends the Accident and Heal...
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2023-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0551
ILSB2288PassAmends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. Provides that all public institutions shall submit and maintain up to 4 core courses in each of the Illinois Articulation Initiative majors (instead of all public institutions shall maintain up to 4 co...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0469
ILSB1499PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Provides that the animal forfeiture provisions apply to a person who received an entry of an order for supervision for various violations of the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds various other offenses ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0490
ILSB0380PassCreates the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act. Allows the following individuals to bring an action against any health care provider, embryologist, or any other person involved in any stage of the treatment who knowingly or intentionally used the health ca...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0478
ILSB1344PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in the State on or after (rather than only after) January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for all a...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0462
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
ILSB1907PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Defines "wellness kiosk". Replaces references to "vending machine" with "wellness kiosk". Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0465
ILSB2368PassAmends the Capital Development Board Act. In provisions about occupying a newly constructed commercial building in a non-building code jurisdiction, modifies the standards by which a qualified inspector must file a certification of inspection with a ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0510
ILSB1701PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes the following changes in the provisions regarding the Partners for Conservation Fund and the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund in the State Finance Act: provides ...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0494
ILSB0090PassAmends the School Code. Reinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Makes changes concerning the data collection requirements required by the amendatory provisions of the School Code. Makes changes to certain referenc...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0472
ILSB1674PassReinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: In provisions concerning the Long-Term Stabilization Support Program and the Short-Term Stabilization Support Program, provides that an individual receiving program services m...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0493
ILSB0375PassAmends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a safety-based child welfare intervention system (rather than a standardized child endangerment risk assessment prot...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0460
ILSB2123PassAmends the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. Provides that at least 2 months before the next election of members of the General Assembly, following the passage of a proposed amendment, the Secretary of State shall publish the amendment in a spec...
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2023-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0467
ILSB1072PassAmends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving...
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2023-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0409
ILSB2017PassProvides that educational support personnel employees shall not be required to work on a legal school holiday. Provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel emp...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0395
ILSB1748PassAmends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a plaintiff has the right to designate an additional person to be present and video record an examination conducted as part of discovery. Provides that, in the case of a wrongful death action, a survi...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0388
ILSB1543PassAmends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates under the authority of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board the Statewide PTSD Mental Health Coordinator, appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, f...
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2023-07-28
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0382
ILSB1909PassAmends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Prohibits a limited services pregnancy center from engaging in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices: (1) to interfere with or prevent an individual from...
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2023-07-27
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0270
ILSB2390PassAmends the School Code. Requires a non-public school to perform a check of the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database (in addition to the Statewide Sex Offender Database) of applicants and once every 5 years and persons employ...
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2023-07-05
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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