Illinois Senator Cristina Castro [D]

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ILSB3180Engross
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Amends the Child Labor Law. Provides for the amount of time a child performer who works in a television, motion picture, or related entertainment production may be permitted to be at the place of employment within a 24-hour time period, based on the ...
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2024-04-11
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3301Intro
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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2024-04-11
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
ILSB2834Engross
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Prohibits a park from evicting a tenant on the grounds of non-payment of rent if the park has not applied for its license or its license renewal and failed to submit all fees due and payable under the Mobile Home Park Act. Provides that non-payment o...
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2024-04-11
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3497Intro
25%
Creates the Illinois Home Buyer Savings Accounts Act. Provides that a first-time and second-chance home buyer may open an account with a financial institution designated in its entirety by the financial institution as a first-time and second-chance h...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3927Intro
25%
Amends the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund and the Firefighters' Investment Fund Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that meetings of committees of the board may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical pre...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2670Intro
25%
Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Provides that in any county with a county executive form of government, if applicable, the county executive shall appoint the community mental health board with the advice and consent of the county board.
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2024-04-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2740Engross
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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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2024-04-11
To House Rules Committee
ILSB3645Intro
25%
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning radon testing, provides that every school building of a school district that is occupied or will be occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2028 and shall be tested every 5 years thereafter for radon (i...
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2024-04-11
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3906Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that third parties may lease State-owned communications infrastructure, including dark fiber networks, conduit, and excess communication tower capacity (rather than State-owned dark fiber networks).
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2024-04-10
To Senate Procurement Committee
ILSB3907Intro
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Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that contracts for bond underwriting services entered into by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in connection with the competitive bid or negotiated sale of bonds in which the State is not obliga...
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2024-04-10
To Senate Procurement Committee
ILSB3274Intro
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Appropriates $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-04-10
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2209Intro
25%
Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall award grants of up to $5,000 per school site on a competitive basis to eligible school districts, regional superintendents of schools,...
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2024-04-10
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
ILSB3262Intro
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Creates the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not own or operate a mink enterprise in the State. Specifies that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Defines terms...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3436Intro
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Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the General Assembly finds it necessary to take measures to increase the amount of cash assistance provided to qualifying Illinoisans under the Aid t...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB2370Intro
25%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall reimburse any county probation department for the costs of placement of any youth in care, whether the youth in care is in the custody of a coun...
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2024-04-05
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
ILSB2040Intro
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Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program. Provides that any money appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for scholarship awards for a particular acade...
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2024-04-05
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
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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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB3159Intro
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Creates the Zero Emissions School Bus Funding Program Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall administer a Zero Emissions School Bus Funding Program for public schools to acquire funding to transition their school bus fleets to z...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations - Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
ILSB2791Intro
25%
Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2025 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 ...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB3769Intro
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Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a pilot grant program to encourage the construction and rehabilitation of housing...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Committee
ILSB3215Intro
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Board of Higher Education shall create a student teaching stipend program to alleviate the financial burden of student teaching, to encourage students to pursue te...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Education Committee
ILSB3739Intro
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Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Adds definitions. Provides that the minimum ratio for each provider type shall be no less than any such ratio established for qualified health plans in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges by federal law o...
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2024-04-02
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3695Intro
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Creates the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act. Establishes the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the Department r...
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2024-03-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3273Intro
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for an amount equal to the amount included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income that is attributable to student loan repayment assistance received by the taxpayer during the taxable y...
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2024-03-25
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2656Intro
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for certain small businesses in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the property taxes paid by the qualified small business during the taxable year for eligible real property or (ii) $1,500...
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2024-03-25
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2790Intro
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not enter into a contract with a managed care organization that relies on a pharmacy benefit manager that does...
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2024-03-25
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3418Engross
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Creates the Securing All Futures through Equitable Reinvestment (SAFER) Communities Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall create a program to award grants to Navigators for specified purposes, including wage rei...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3329Intro
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child tax credit in an amount equal to the product of a specified credit amount multiplied by the number of qualifying children of the taxpayer. Effective immediately.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3509Intro
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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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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2213Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Defines "online booking platform". Provides that the purchase price shall not include any charges added to the purchase price by an operator to comp...
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2024-03-20
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB2921Intro
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Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject t...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0104Intro
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Amends the Electric Vehicle Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1255Intro
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health benefit plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 that provides prescription drug coverage or its contracted pharmacy benefit manager shall not engage in or requ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2564Intro
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Creates the Short-Term Rental Occupation Tax Act. Imposes taxes upon short-term rental transactions facilitated by a hosting platform. Provides that one tax is imposed at the rate of 5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provid...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2572Intro
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning infertility coverage, 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, am...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2939Intro
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Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Provides that the calculation of required rest days does not include any time that the employee is on call. Provides that an employee who voluntarily agrees to work on a day of rest must be paid at his or her reg...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3225Intro
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health benefit plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 that provides prescription drug coverage through a medical or pharmacy health benefit or its contracted pharmac...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3777Intro
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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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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2940Intro
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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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2024-03-14
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
ILSB0064Engross
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the definition of "sign" means any outdoor sign, display, device, notice, figure painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard, or other thing, which i...
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2024-03-07
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Held in Executive
ILSR0644PassCongratulates the Gail Borden Public Library District on its 150th anniversary. Wishes the library district continued success in its endeavors to best serve its community and visitors.
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2024-03-07
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0747PassCongratulates William E. "Bill" Cogley on his retirement from the City of Elgin. Thanks him for his outstanding service, leadership, and dedication throughout his 34-year career.
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2024-03-07
Resolution Adopted
ILSB3912Intro
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Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall have the authority to apply for and implement programs that increase the affordability of or access to health insurance coverage, including for population...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0708Intro
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Declares the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024 as Home Fire Sprinkler Week in the State of Illinois.
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2024-03-06
Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions March 7, 2024
ILSB3905Intro
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Amends the Live Theater Production Tax Credit Act. Provides that a pre-Broadway production must be performed with the goal of having a presentation scheduled for Broadway's Theater District in New York City after its Illinois presentation (currently,...
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2024-02-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2096Intro
25%
Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-02-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3802Intro
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Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3801Intro
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Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3498Intro
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Creates the Short-Term Rental Occupation Tax Act. Imposes taxes upon short-term rental transactions facilitated by a hosting platform. Provides that one tax is imposed at the rate of 5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provid...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3224Intro
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Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that State travel reimbursement rates for, among other things, common carrier transportation shall be set at the maximum rates established by the federal government for travel expenses, subsistence expenses, and...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Assignments Committee
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