Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford [D] | Introduced

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ILSB1400Intro
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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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2024-04-17
Postponed - Education
ILSB0378Intro
25%
Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2024-04-17
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
ILSB2968Intro
25%
Amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act. Provides that, when the State Board of Education and specified Departments report demographic data, they shall use the same classifications as the Governor's Office...
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2024-04-17
To Senate Human Rights Committee
ILSB3235Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall retain qualified persons to design and conduct one or more disparity studies to prepare and report findings and conclusions to ...
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2024-04-17
Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments
ILSR0919Intro
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Mourns the death of Rev. Thomas Phillips.
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2024-04-16
Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar
ILSR0918Intro
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Mourns the death of Dr. Deenadayal "Deen" Gaddam.
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2024-04-16
Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar
ILSR0917Intro
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Mourns the death of Georgia Grace Saffo.
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2024-04-16
Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar
ILSR0920Intro
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Mourns the passing of Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough.
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2024-04-16
Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar
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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2024-04-16
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
ILSB1722Intro
25%
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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2024-04-12
To Senate Executive 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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2024-04-12
To Senate Cannabis 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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2024-04-12
To Senate Paid Leave 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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2024-04-12
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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2024-04-12
To Senate Executive Committee
ILSB3359Intro
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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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2024-04-12
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
ILSB3630Intro
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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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2024-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3723Intro
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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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2024-04-12
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB3722Intro
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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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2024-04-12
To Senate Higher Education Committee
ILSB3785Intro
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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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2024-04-12
To Senate Cannabis Committee
ILSB3553Intro
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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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2024-04-12
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
ILSB3751Intro
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Creates the Equitable Health Outcomes Act. Provides that an entity required to collect health data and report it to the Department of Public Health shall include, in the patient data collected, the following items: (i) race; (ii) ethnicity; (iii) sex...
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2024-04-12
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
ILSB2606Intro
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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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2024-04-12
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
ILSB3805Intro
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Creates the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment. Provides that the Office shall assist minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned...
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2024-04-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSJR0049Intro
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Directs the Professional Review Panel and the Illinois State Board of Education to conduct the analysis and financial modeling required to evaluate the implications of implementing the recommended maximum caseloads for school social workers, school p...
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2024-04-10
To Senate Education Committee
ILSB3926Intro
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Creates the Hemp Consumer Products Act. Creates a hemp consumer product retailer license and a hemp consumer products processor license. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; applications; licensure; marketing and sale of hemp consumer produc...
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2024-04-10
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2158Intro
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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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2024-04-09
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
ILSB3922Intro
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Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. In the definition of "excluded offense", specifies that the registering Department shall (instead of may) waive the restriction if the person demonstrates to the registering Department's s...
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2024-04-09
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2589Intro
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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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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations - Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
ILSB3689Intro
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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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2024-04-05
To Senate Appropriations - Health and Human Services Committee
ILSB1294Intro
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that a person is eligible for a diaper allowance in the amount of $70 per month per eligible child if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the person's household income is at or below 100%...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0078Intro
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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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2024-03-22
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1278Intro
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Creates the Task Force on Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren to conduct public hearings throughout the State regarding services needed by and available to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Provides that the Task Force shall be comprised...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2421Intro
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Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conve...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1578Intro
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that owners and operators of CCR surface impoundments at electric generating plants that are within 4,000 feet of Lake Michigan shall close the CCR surface impoundment by removal and off-site disposal...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3777Intro
25%
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
ILSB2314Intro
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Creates the Safe Patient Limits Act. Provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. Provides that nothing shall preclude a facility from assigning fewer patients to a registered nurse than ...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3602Intro
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Amends the Gender Violence Act. Adds to the definition of gender violence to include (1) contact between a sexual organ from which a sexually protective device has been removed and the intimate part of another person who did not verbally consent to t...
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2024-03-06
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3816Intro
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Appropriates the sum of $ 2,500,000 to the Cook County State’s Attorney Office from the General Revenue Fund for the Victim Witness Assistance Unit to serve victims of crimes throughout Cook County. Effective July 1, 2024.
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2024-02-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB3688Intro
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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
ILSR0551Intro
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Urges the United States Congress to take immediate action to clarify and amend the U.S. tax code to prevent the misuse of Puerto Rican tax incentives. Urges any amendments to the tax code to preserve the original intent of promoting economic growth i...
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2023-11-07
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0075Intro
25%
Creates the Second Chance Public Health and Safety Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Contains declarations and findings. Creates the Department of Returning ...
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2023-10-19
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1577Intro
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides for the election (rather than appointment) of the board of trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago beginning with the 2025 consolidated election. Provides that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided...
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2023-09-25
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0289Intro
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Makes an appropriation of $717,765,720 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for early childhood education. Makes various appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for early intervention,...
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0209Intro
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Provides legislative findings. Appropriates specified amounts to the Department of Public Health for grants, expenses, and administrative costs of programs relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; the Getting t...
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2348Intro
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Amends the School Code. Provides that all school districts shall provide instruction on relaxation activities such as yoga or meditation for at least one half-period of the school day to enhance both mental and physical health of students.
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0376Intro
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Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB0504Intro
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Amends the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0245Intro
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Declares May 3, 2023 as Delta Day 2023 at the State Capitol in recognition of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the 2023 theme of "Effectuating Change: Impact through Accountability, Empowerment and Action".
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB2042Intro
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Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Establishes procedures for determining whether a child is fit to stand trial. Provides that the procedures apply to a child under the age of 21, regardless of whether the person is subject to the Act or prosecut...
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2023-06-12
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSR0213Intro
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Declares March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
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2023-05-17
To Senate Assignments Committee
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