Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D] | Senate

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ILSB0771Intro
25%
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
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2024-05-10
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
ILSB0001Enroll
75%
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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2024-05-10
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
ILSB2606Intro
25%
Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that, beginning no later than the 2026-2027 academic year, the governing body of each public college or university shall adopt a student wellness day policy for each academic term that doe...
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2024-05-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3552Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, as modified by Senate Amendment No. 2, with the following changes in the Illinois Police Training Act. In provisions requiring specified training to be completed before a full-time or part-time law enf...
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2024-05-10
To House Rules Committee
ILSB0378Engross
50%
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services ...
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2024-05-10
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:00 pm]

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
ILSB3680Intro
25%
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, o...
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2024-05-10
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
ILSB1779Engross
50%
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Changes the name of the Medication Aide Pilot Program to the Medication Aide Program. Makes conforming changes. Provides that to be approved as a qualified facility under the program (instead of for the duration of the ...
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2024-05-09
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2573Enroll
75%
Amends 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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2024-05-09
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
ILSB2968Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that reports issued under the provisions shall be issued by October 31 of each year (rather than September 30 of each year). Provides that the Department of Human Se...
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2024-05-09
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
ILSB3359Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In a provision prohibiting a third-party retailer delivery licensee and certain other persons from holding a direct or indirect financial or beneficial interest in any other ...
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2024-05-09
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
ILSB3235Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Requires the Commission on Equity and Inclusion to conduct studies to: (1) identify and delineate geographies in Illinois exhibiting significant disparities by protected classes as identified by the Hum...
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2024-05-09
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1400Intro
25%
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning student discipline policies, provides that the State Board of Education shall draft and publish model policy guidelines for the development of reciprocal reporting systems and school bus safety protoco...
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2024-05-08
[Hearing: May 14 @ 2:30 pm]

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
ILSB2745Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that the required sign shall provide the name and phone number of an authorized State alcoholism and substance abuse helpline.
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3137Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendments numbers 1 and 2 with the following change, in the amendatory changes to the Substance Use Disorder Act, provides that the notice shall be provided for persons whose death occurred ...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB2625Engross
50%
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that "alcoholic liquor" includes alcohol-infused products. Defines "alcohol-infused products" and "co-branded alcoholic beverage". Provides that, except for persons issued a license under the Act, no pe...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3652Engross
50%
Creates the Summary of Rights for Safer Homes Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to create a summary form advising tenants who have suffered domestic violence or sexual violence of the rights that they have under Illinois law that provide p...
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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3136Engross
50%
Creates 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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2024-05-08
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
ILSB3203Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3713Engross
50%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to provide that law enforcement agencies may disclose law enforcement reports and records to the Attorney General to comply with the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Defi...
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2024-05-08
[Hearing: May 15 @ 4:00 pm]
To House Appropriations-General Service Committee
ILSB2933Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3211Engross
50%
Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed without discipline at the independent level in another United States jurisdicti...
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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB3592Engross
50%
Creates the Strengthening Community Media Act. Provides that a local news organization shall not be sold to a company without giving written notice 120 days before the sales occurs to specified individuals and organizations. Amends the Higher Educati...
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2024-05-07
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
ILSB3723Intro
25%
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Adds provisions concerning involuntary terminations of residency, hearings when residency is involuntarily terminated, and readmission of residents. Provides that an establishment shall notify a resi...
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2024-05-07
[Hearing: May 14 @ 4:00 pm]

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
ILSB3722Intro
25%
Amends the Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Repeals the provisions concerning the uniform admission system pilot program on December 31, 2...
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2024-05-07
[Hearing: May 14 @ 5:30 pm]
To Senate Higher Education Committee
ILSB3367Engross
50%
Amends 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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2024-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
ILSB1722Engross
50%
Amends the Treasurers Article of the School Code. In provisions regarding a Class II county school unit where the trustees of schools appoint a treasurer, removes the requirement that the treasurer shall be a resident of the township.
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2024-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1723Intro
25%
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Removes language providing that any person or entity awarded a craft grower license under specified provisions shall only hold one craft grower license. Requires the Department of Agriculture to issue an ad...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Cannabis Committee
ILSB2236Engross
50%
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
ILSB2613Intro
25%
Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the term "park district" has the same meaning as defined in the Park District Code and also includes any party to a joint agreement between a park district and an entity to act jointly for the ...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Paid Leave Committee
ILSB2589Intro
25%
Amends the Disaster Relief Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security may provide State supplemental grants to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals and households ad...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2714Intro
25%
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that no commissioner, secretary, Executive Director, inspector, clerk, or other employee shall solicit or accept any gift, gratuity, emolument, or employment from any person subject to the Act. Removes ...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB2719Intro
25%
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Deletes language providing that, in any case where a licensee appeals to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission from an order or action of the local liquor control commission having the effect of refusing to gra...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB3785Intro
25%
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Cannabis Business Development Fund may be used to provide financial assistance that supports lending to or private investment in qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Lotter...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Cannabis Committee
ILSB3553Intro
25%
Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. In provisions concerning accelerated placement, provides that a school district's accelerated placement policy shall cover a student who exceeds State standards in specified...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3689Intro
25%
Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services in effect January 1, 2024 under the All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related ...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2535Intro
25%
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
ILSB3751Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes provisions related to data collection requirements. Provides that the Health Outcomes Review Board is tasked with recommending (rather than facilitating adoption of) solutions that...
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2024-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILSB2633Intro
25%
Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act to include in the definition of "petitioner" an intimate partner. Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedures of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that,...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Firearms Committee
ILSB3664Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that an employer is responsible for harassment and sexual harassment of its employees by the employer's nonmanagerial and nonsupervisory employees, nonemployees, and third parties only if the employer be...
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2024-05-03
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2158Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender with the duty to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property ...
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2024-05-02
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
ILSB3081Engross
50%
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall provide all Illinois students transferring from a public community college in this State with the uni...
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2024-05-02
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
ILSB3492Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Adds to the definition of unlawful discrimination to include discrimination of reproductive health decisions. Reproductive health decisions mean any decision by a person affecting the use or intended use of healt...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3940Intro
25%
Amends The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, makes changes concerning confidentiality regarding the Office of Executive Inspector General; makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement...
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2024-05-01
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1996Engross
50%
Amends the Child Labor Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-30
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Re-assigned to Rules Committee
ILSB0078Intro
25%
Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to (i) establish a new intervention license category entitled "OPS Harm Reduction Services", (ii) establish standards for entities to become licensed under the OPS Harm ...
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2024-04-29
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3630Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Childr...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3739Intro
25%
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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2024-04-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0919PassMourns the death of Rev. Thomas Phillips.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0918PassMourns the death of Dr. Deenadayal "Deen" Gaddam.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
ILSR0917PassMourns the death of Georgia Grace Saffo.
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2024-04-18
Resolution Adopted
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