Illinois Senator Donald DeWitte [R] | Bills

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ILSB0275Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning no later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall offer to qualified applicants the option to be issued an 8-year driver's license at a cost of $60. Provides that the Secretary shal...
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2024-05-01
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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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2024-05-01
To Senate Assignments Committee
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
ILSB3173Engross
50%
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may lease, license, or otherwise grant access to and use of infrastructure, including fiber optic cables, that the county owns or controls to public or private entities to facilitate the delivery of br...
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2024-05-01
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
ILSB3451Engross
50%
Amends the Transportation Cooperation Act of 1971, the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Bi-State Development Agency Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that a railroad passeng...
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2024-05-01
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB2907Engross
50%
Creates the Job Training and Workforce Development Transparency Act. Provides that, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with relevant State agencies, shall compile ...
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2024-05-01
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 026-000-000
ILSB3716Engross
50%
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Removes a provision requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to work with the City of Chicago and affected units of government for specified concerns. Removes a provision that require the Environmental ...
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2024-05-01
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILHB0220Engross
50%
Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that any association with major shared components or significant infrastructure that has had a reserve study conducted on or after January 1, 2020, shall have an updated reserve study con...
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2024-05-01
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024
ILHB5495Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation shall cooperate and liaise wit...
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2024-05-01
To Senate State Government Committee
ILHB4809Engross
50%
Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. Provides that the Attorney General need not approve the title for lands needed for public works or improvements if the consideration paid does not exceed $25,000 (currently, $10,000). Effective immediately.
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2024-04-30
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB1807Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor, and that a third or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony. Provides th...
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2024-04-30
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1217Intro
25%
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-30
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
ILSB2878Engross
50%
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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2024-04-29
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB3679Engross
50%
Creates the Business Improvement District Law. Provides for the establishment of business improvement districts by a municipality by ordinance after petition by property owners, creation of a district plan, notice, and hearings. Provides that a busin...
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: May 2 @ 10:30 am]
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB3389Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that concurrence of four-fifths of the Board members of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in office is necessary for the Board to take any action, except ...
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2024-04-24
To House Executive 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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2024-04-24
To House Insurance Committee
ILSB3699Intro
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Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the State Aviation Program Fund, provides that grant moneys in excess of $30,000,000 shall be distributed by the Department of Transportation to airports for capital development purposes for proj...
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2024-04-23
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB2809Intro
25%
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment for first degree murder if the defendant, at the time of the commission of the murder, had attained the age of 18, and...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2807Intro
25%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that any minor 15 years of age or older arrested or taken into custody under the Act for aggravated vehicular hijacking shall be detained in an authorized detention facility until a detention or shelter...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1175Intro
25%
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section creating the civil administrative agencies.
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2024-04-19
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
ILSB0964Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-18
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2323PassAmends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning buildings for school purposes, provides that for Bloomington School District 87, no referendum shall be required for the purchase, construction, or building of any building...
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2024-04-17
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
ILSB1763Intro
25%
Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Increases by 20% hospital reimbursement rates for dates of service on and after January 1, 2024, for specified services, including, but not limited to: inpatient general...
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2024-04-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1350Intro
25%
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that certain property may be certified by the Department of Revenue as containing a mega project. Provides that a "mega project" is a project with respect to which a company makes a specified investment during a...
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2024-04-15
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
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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2024-04-15
To House Revenue & Finance Committee
ILSB2646Intro
25%
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the definition of "employer" does not include forest preserve districts organized under the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act or the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act, municipalitie...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Paid Leave Committee
ILSB1919Intro
25%
Creates the Public-Private Partnerships Act. Provides that the intent of the Act, among others, is to authorize responsible public entities to develop and enter into public-private partnership agreements for qualifying projects which result in the av...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Procurement Committee
ILSB3076Intro
25%
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body shall include in its list of records available under the Act the identification and a plain-text description of each of the types or categories of information of each field of each da...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee
ILSB2817Intro
25%
Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that a lobbyist or lobbying entity may not promise anything of value to an official, State employee, or a candidate for a State executive or State legislative office for the person's support, action, or ...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Ethics Committee
ILSB3171Intro
25%
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that proposals or bids submitted by engineering consultants in response to requests for proposal or other competitive bidding requests by the Department of Transportation or the Illinois Toll Highway Au...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Procurement Committee
ILSB3172Intro
25%
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that a municipality with a population that is greater than or equal to 1,000,000 may not pass an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the corporate limits of the municipality. Provides that, in such a munici...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Gaming, Wagering, and Racing Committee
ILSB2823Intro
25%
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for disqualification for licensure or suspension or revocation of a license, includes the sex offense of abuse by an educ...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1487Intro
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Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that a specialized educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is employed in a teaching position at an accredited institution of h...
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2024-04-09
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
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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2024-04-09
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
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
ILSB2201Intro
25%
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the taxes also apply to leases of tangible personal property, other than computer software, property that is subject to the Rental Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax A...
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2024-04-05
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
ILSB2753Intro
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Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall provide stipends for teachers who participate in externships with a manufacturing company in this State.
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Education Committee
ILSB2754Intro
25%
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall pay one-half of the salary of an employee that is employed by a manufacturing company and working within a sch...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations Education Committee
ILSB2648Intro
25%
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Vehicle Use Tax Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the taxes under those Acts do not apply to a motor vehicle...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB2075Intro
25%
Amends Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a legacy tax credit for businesses that are headquartered in the State. Creates an employee tax credit and a collective bargaining employee tax credit. Effective immediately.
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2024-04-05
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
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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2024-04-05
To Senate Revenue 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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2024-04-05
To Senate Revenue Committee
ILSB3725Intro
25%
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2024, certain food, drugs, and medical appliances that were taxed at the rate of 1% shall be e...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0163Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the research and development credit by providing that the increase in research and development activities shall be based on an increase over 50% of the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1938Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, in the case of water main installation projects, all water main-related appurtenances, and specifically fire hydrants and valves, shall be included in the Agency's written approval of specified ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2084Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer shall be allowed an income tax credit in an amount equal to 1.3% of the qualified research expenses made by the taxpayer in Illinois. Provides that the taxpayer is not required to have obta...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2755Intro
25%
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall create and maintain a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled indivi...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2884Intro
25%
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a defendant in an action alleging malpractice or negligence against an architect, engineer, or surveyor may request an affidavit of merit within 56 days after the complaint or notice of the action is ...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1914Intro
25%
Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person w...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3170Intro
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Creates the Noncitizen Population Spending Transparency Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with relevant State agencies, shall prepare an annual report identifying all State spending on services and resources for no...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
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