Illinois Senator Elgie Sims [D]

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ILSB3471PassAmends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a new set of license plates to an owner of a vehicle whose plates were stolen. Provides that the new set of plates shall be issued without a fee. Requires the Secretary to assig...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1005
ILSB2781PassCreates 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0923
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
ILSB3137PassReinserts 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0942
ILSB3538PassReinserts 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1011
ILSB3237PassAmends the School Construction Law. In provisions concerning grant award amounts and required local matches, provides that the required local match and grant award amount are calculated by multiplying the required local match percentage and the grant...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0960
ILSB2697PassReinserts 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0914
ILSB3182PassAmends 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...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0948
ILHB4660PassAmends the Mechanics Lien Act. Removes language providing for notice by a subcontractor for an owner-occupied single-family from a provision regarding notice by a contractor for an owner-occupied single-family. In a provision regarding subcontractor ...
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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0827
ILHB4623PassAmends 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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2024-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0825
ILSB3479PassAmends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In provisions concerning deceptive practices targeting veterans and military members, changes the definition of "veteran or military benefits services" to any services offered or provide...
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2024-08-06
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0783
ILHB3144PassAmends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Exempts from taxation under the Act: (1) food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (othe...
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2024-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0781
ILSB3156PassReinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Removes changes concerning alternative school programs. Makes changes to the definitions of "local capacity percentage" and "low-income count". Effective immediately.
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0780
ILSB0056PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning Medicare supplement policy minimum standards, provides that if an individual is at least 65 years of age but no more than 75 years of age and has an existing Medicare supplement policy, the...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0747
ILHB4813PassAmends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department ...
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2024-08-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0729
ILSB2933PassAmends 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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2024-07-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0648
ILHB5290PassCreates the Medical Debt Relief Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish by January 1, 2025, subject to appropriation, a Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program to discharge the medical debt of eligible Illinois residents...
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2024-07-02
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0647
ILSB3475PassAmends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the distribution of proceeds under the Act. Effective immediately.
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0642
ILSB3476PassAmends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that home-delivered meals provided to Medicare or Medicaid recipients when payment is made by an intermediary pursuant to...
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0643
ILSB3473PassReinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that each school district and charter school shall post the informational materials on the school district's or charter school's website, if any. Removes the provis...
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2024-07-01
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0641
ILHB4621PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. In the amendatory changes to the Pretrial Services Act, deletes a provision which specifies that the Mandatory Arbitration Fund may be used to reimburse approved costs for pretrial services. Amends the...
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2024-07-01
Some provisions effective 7/01/2024; some provisions effective 07/01/2025
ILSB2537Intro
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Creates the Straw Purchaser Accountability Act. Provides that whenever any person engages in gun trafficking or intentionally or negligently delivers or causes to be delivered a firearm, firearm ammunition, or a laser sight accessory, firearm silence...
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2024-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2029Intro
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Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Provides that a financial institution shall investigate promptly and determine whether fraud has occurred within 10 business days after receiving a notice of fraud. Provides that the financial institution shall report...
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2024-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0689Engross
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Creates the Chicago Board of Education District Act. Divides the City of Chicago into 10 districts and 20 subdistricts for the purposes of identifying persons who will serve on the Chicago Board of Education. Amends the School Code. Provides that, by...
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2024-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3477Intro
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Appropriates from the General Revenue Fund to the Auditor General $7,500,000 for personal services and $600,000 for State contributions to Social Security to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Auditor General, as provided ...
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2024-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB5005PassAmends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate areas as Quantum Computing Campuses. Amends the Use Tax Act, ...
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2024-06-26
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0595
ILHB4951PassCreates the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Act. Creates the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Program for the purpose of facilitating student loan repayment assistance for qualified workers. Provides tha...
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2024-06-10
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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.
ILSB1996PassAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides for increases in the rate of the annual Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund Surcharge. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides for increases in the rate of the Illinois Workers...
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2024-06-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0590
ILSB0251PassAmends Public Act 103-6 by adding, changing, and repealing various State Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations. Makes appropriations and reappropriations for capital and operating expenditures and other purposes for State Fiscal Year 2025. Some provisions ...
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2024-06-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0589
ILHB4959PassCreates the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Implementation Act. Adds, deletes, and makes changes to various statutory provisions as needed to implement the State budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect July 1, 2...
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2024-06-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0588
ILSB2277Engross
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes shall be waived if the county treasurer determines that: (i) the delinquency occurred because the subject tax bill was mailed to an incorrect address...
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2024-05-31
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2665Engross
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Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-05-31
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2878Engross
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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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2024-05-31
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3924Intro
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Appropriates $578,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for costs and administrative expenses associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3925Intro
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Appropriates $519,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections for cost and administrative expenses associated with the Healing Beyond Harm program. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-05-23
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1015Engross
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a petition for a certificate of innocence shall state facts in sufficient detail to permit the court to find that the petitioner is likely to succeed at trial in proving that the petitioner is innocen...
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2024-05-20
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3474Intro
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award income tax credits in an amount equal to 13% of the qualifying ...
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2024-05-17
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3470Intro
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Creates the Pretrial Success Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services has grant making, operational, and procurement authority to distribute funds to local government health and human services agencies, community-based organizations, and o...
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2024-05-17
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0928PassRecognizes Dean Michèle Alexandre of the Loyola University Chicago School of Law on her continued service to the educational institution.
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2024-05-17
Resolution Adopted
ILSB2566Intro
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Appropriates $578,000 to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for costs associated with the Creating Healing of Inside Community Educators program at Pinckneyville and Menard Correctional Centers. Effective July 1, 2023.
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2024-05-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1842Intro
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Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to institute a year-round program (rather than program) to ensure the availability and affordability of heating and electric service to low income utilit...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2236Engross
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Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Removes the repeal date for the short-term substitute teacher training program. Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning short-term substitute teacher lice...
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2024-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2535Intro
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Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the Youth Nonviolent Crimes Resource Program. Provides that the Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide resources to people under the age of 18 who have committed a nonviolent...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1800Intro
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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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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3666Intro
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Creates the Digital Assets Regulation Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall regulate digital asset business activity in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning: applicability; the powers and duties of th...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3765Intro
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If and only if Senate Bill 3666 of the 103rd General Assembly becomes law, amends the Digital Assets Regulation Act. Provides that an operator shall not accept or dispense more than $1,000 or equivalent monetary value in a day from or to a customer v...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB5070Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that if the court determines that the State, without success, has exercised due diligence to timely obtain the results of DNA testing that is material to the case, and that there are reasonabl...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0931PassDeclares May 1, 2024 as Alpha Phi Alpha Day in the State of Illinois in honor of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and its continued impact on the communities it serves. Recognizes the 2024 Alpha Phi Alpha Day held at the Illinois State Capito...
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2024-05-01
Resolution Adopted
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