Illinois Senator Thomas Bennett [R]

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ILSB2959Engross
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Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Sons of the American Legion decals. Provides that the fee for original issuance of the Sons of the American Legion decals shall be $25 with $10 to the Sons of th...
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2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 15 @ 10:00 am]

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
ILSB3686Engross
50%
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...
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2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 14 @ 3:00 pm]
[Hearing: May 14 @ 3:00 pm]

Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
ILHB2601Engross
50%
Amends the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. Provides that the Director of Agriculture may exempt from inspection animals slaughtered or any meat or meat food products prepared on a custom basis at a Type I licensee only if the Type I licensee: plainl...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee
ILHB4838Engross
50%
Makes changes concerning the powers and duties of the Illinois State Museum. Repeals a provision which specifies that the Board of the Illinois State Museum is the governing board for the State Museum. Replaces the Board of the Illinois State Museum ...
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2024-05-14
To Senate State Government Committee
ILHB3446Engross
50%
Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the school report card, provides that a school district's expenditure of Base Funding Minimum and Evidence-Based Funding received from the State in the level of specificity...
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2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:30 pm]

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
ILSB2628Engross
50%
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to ensure that State agencies comply with the National Flood Insurance Program requirements. Requires all State agencies to obtain a special flood hazard area dev...
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2024-05-14
[Hearing: May 15 @ 2:00 pm]

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
ILSB3764Intro
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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2024-05-14
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1960Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that a municipality or park district may authorize and regulate the operation of low-speed electric scooters within the unit of local government on any or all highwa...
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2024-05-13
[Hearing: May 15 @ 10:00 am]

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
ILSB2862Engross
50%
Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that the list of the most in-demand jobs in this State shall be compiled in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Departmen...
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2024-05-13
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB2658Engross
50%
Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide all newborns with screening tests for the presence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Requires the testing to begin within 6 months following the occurrence ...
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2024-05-13
[Hearing: May 16 @ 8:00 am]
To House Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
ILSB2740Engross
50%
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...
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2024-05-13
[Hearing: May 15 @ 10:00 am]

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Housing
ILSB1863Intro
25%
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the defendant committed the offense in or on the grounds of a hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, physician's office, or other medical facility that treats patients and the offense ...
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2024-05-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0941Intro
25%
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-05-10
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
ILHB4733Engross
50%
Amends the University of Illinois Act. In provisions concerning scholarships for the children of veterans, provides that an honorary scholarship may also be given to the children of persons who served at any time during the invasion of Panama between...
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2024-05-10
To Senate Appropriations Education Committee
ILHB4179Engross
50%
Amends the Rescue Squad Districts Act, which is becoming the Emergency Services District Act on January 1, 2024. Increases the amount of the levy that a district may initially levy upon formation of the district from .20% to .40%. Provides that distr...
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2024-05-10
[Hearing: May 15 @ 4:30 pm]
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB0172Intro
25%
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund during the taxable year and receive a certificate of receipt fo...
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2024-05-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3237Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-09
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
ILSB2767Engross
50%
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore (rather than no smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4...
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2024-05-09
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
ILHB5418Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but provides that the grants are to be used for school maintenance projects on publicly owned property (rather than providing that the grants are for school maintenance projects). Effective immediately...
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2024-05-09
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
ILHB5640Engross
50%
Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that whenever there is a reference in any Act to "armed forces", "armed forces of the United States", "U.S. Armed Forces", "United States Armed Forces", or "uniformed services", these terms shall be construed ...
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2024-05-09
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
ILHB4848Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall operate or cause to be operated, on a highway, a commercial motor vehicle, with the exception of a highway maintenance vehicle, transporting garbage or refuse unless the tailgate on the ...
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2024-05-09
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
ILSB3513Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that an applicant to renew an appointment as a notary public or as an electronic notary public is not required to complete a course of study or pass an examination if the applicant is a licensed attorne...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB5539Engross
50%
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds public institutions of higher education to the list of organizations from which cost-effective energy efficiency measures may be procured for purposes of the Act. Effective immediately.
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2024
ILHB4241Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. In the amendatory changes to the Criminal Code of 2012: (1) changes definitions of "authority figure", "educator", and "school"; (2) adds a definition of "student"; and (3) provides that a person commi...
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2024-05-08
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3277Engross
50%
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Directs the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with others, to develop mandatory protocols and best practices for providing the necess...
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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3207Engross
50%
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care center may operate for 24 hours or longer and may provide care for a child for a period of up to 12 hours if the parent or guardian of the child is employed in a position that requires regul...
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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3241Intro
25%
Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Makes changes concerning the powers and duties of the Illinois State Museum. Repeals a provision which specifies that the Board of the Illinois State Museum is the governing board for the State Museum. ...
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2024-05-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSJR0050Engross
50%
Declares May 1, 2024 as Illinois Bacon Day.
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2024-05-06
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3814Intro
25%
Appropriates $3,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative to provide incentives for at least 500,000 acres of eligible land. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2717Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are the custodians of one or more children who attend an eligible preschool program in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of the credit shall ...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3104Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child care credit in an amount equal to 25% of the federal tax credit for each qualifying child. Effective immediately.
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2639Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, for a group policy of accident and health insurance that provides pregnancy related benefits (rather than providing coverage for more than 25 employees that pr...
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2024-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2265Intro
25%
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a teacher recruitment and retention program, which shall encourage both new and experienced teachers to seek employment with qualifying public schools by providing for...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2832Engross
50%
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that no interest or penalties shall be imposed with respect to property that is included in a decedent's probate estate at the time of a delinquency if the representative of the decedent's estate applies with th...
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2024-05-03
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB3658Intro
25%
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that illegal possession of land during a 7-year period may not be used for a claim of adverse possession. Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that no person shall have a right or legal standing t...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0290Intro
25%
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a foreign national may not make, directly or indirectly, a contribution to a ballot initiative committee or an independent expenditure committee for the purpose of influencing any question of public policy to b...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Elections Committee
ILSB3265Engross
50%
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies within food deserts...
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2024-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILHB5184Engross
50%
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that "policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy that is age and developmentally appropriate. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-05-02
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
ILSB2597Engross
50%
Amends the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall not apply to any non-profit organization described in specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to any other developer, association, or entity ...
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2024-05-01
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB4938Engross
50%
Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. In provisions concerning the members of the Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board, provides that the Board may be composed of designees of the members. Effective immediately.
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2024-04-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB4207Engross
50%
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to ensure that State agencies comply with the National Flood Insurance Program requirements. Requires all State agencies to obtain a special flood hazard area dev...
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2024-04-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1655Intro
25%
Creates the Counseling Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois enters into the Counseling Compact. Specifies that the Compact's purpose is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving publi...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3120Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class X felony and...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1216Intro
25%
Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1132Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3311Intro
25%
Creates the Climate and Landowner Protection Act. Contains only a short title provision.
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2024-04-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0799Intro
25%
Declares July 16, 2024 as Atomic Veterans Day in the State of Illinois.
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2024-04-10
Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions April 11, 2024
ILSB3333Intro
25%
Amends the Invest in Illinois Act. Provides that certain notices under the Act shall also be sent to the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Provides that the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Mi...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2590Intro
25%
Creates the Adult Content Age Verification Act. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion o...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3634Intro
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Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning Substitute Teaching Licenses, requires an applicant who is enrolled in an approved educator preparation program to have either earned at least 75 credit hours or compl...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
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