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ILHB2861PassAmends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 concerning abused, neglected, and dependent minors. Provides that, within 30 (Instead of 35) days after placing a child in its care in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the federal Social S...
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2023-07-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0171
ILHB1123PassReinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes provisions requiring the student outcome data on a school report card to include the percentage of students with disabilities who have fulfilled the minimum State gradu...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0116
ILHB1555PassAmends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes language providing that in a proceeding involving the support, custody, visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities, education, parentage, property interest, or general wel...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0126
ILHB1384PassAmends the Accident and Health Insurance Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 may not deny cover...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0123
ILHB2188PassAmends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing all references to the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Amends the Illinois False Cla...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0145
ILHB3097PassAmends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board may hire such clerical and administrative help as it deems necessary, to be paid out of an appropriation from the Amusement Ride and Pat...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0177
ILHB2622PassAmends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Removes provisions requiring a forest preserve district's Landfill Expense Fund to be maintained for a period not to exceed 40 years from the date of closure of the facility.
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0165
ILHB3559PassAmends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that a school building's emergency and crisis response plan, protocol, and procedures shall include a plan for local law enforcement to rapidly enter a school building in the event of an emergency.
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0194
ILSB1804PassAmends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a refrigerant designated as approved in accordance with the safe alternatives policy of the United States Code shall be allowed for use in the State as long as any equipment containing such refri...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0230
ILHB2624PassCreates the Court Record and Document Accessibility Act. Provides that all records and documents are presumed to be accessible by the court and the clerk of the court. Requires a clerk of the court to limit access to case information and documents th...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0166
ILSB2005PassAmends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires housing authorities to develop and implement policies granting housing preferences to veterans who are homeless. Provides that such preferences shall be cumulative with any other preference allowed by a ho...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0247
ILSB2293PassAmends the Children and Family Services Act. Permits the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and maintain locally held funds to be individually known as the Youth in Care Support Fund. Provides that moneys in these funds shall be ...
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2023-06-30
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0259
ILHB2502Engross
50%
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2023-06-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB2350PassAmends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning pap tests and prostate cancer screenings, provides that required coverage includes an annual cervical smear or Pap smear test for all (rather than female)...
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2023-06-12
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
ILHB1591PassAmends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by repealing all of the following provisions: (i) no marriage shall be contracted in this State by a party residing and intending to continue to reside in another state or jurisdiction if t...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0021
ILHB2223PassAmends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of "delinquent minor" that the minor violated or attempted to violate any federal law and that a minor may meet the definition of "delinquent minor" regardless of where the act occurr...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0027
ILHB1541PassAmends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility servic...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0019
ILHB3705PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes: Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to place children in suitable permanent family arrangements, through guardianship or adoption (rather than to plac...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0050
ILHB3425PassReinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Makes a change concerning professional development and youth programming. Provides that the data required to be submitted must regard verified allegat...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0047
ILHB3491PassAmends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0048
ILHB3363PassAmends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that subject to availability of appropriations, the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish and maintain a database on the safety of consumer products and other products or substances reg...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0044
ILHB2756PassReinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules for continuing education for persons licensed under the Act that require a completion of 25...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0039
ILHB3523PassReinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the penalty of the bond shall be determined by the school board in an amount no less than 10% of the amount of all bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys, and effects (i...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0049
ILSB0216PassAmends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that the guardianship training program shall include content regarding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Requires a public guardian to complete a one-hour course on Al...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0064
ILSB1623PassCreates the Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force Act. Creates the Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall develop a statewide plan to connect existing local projects and new projects to create a cohesive state...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0097
ILSB0040PassCreates the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that the Act applies to new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated multi-unit residential buildings that have parking spaces and are constructed or renovated after the effective date...
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2023-06-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0053
ILHB2830Intro
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that townships with less than 3,000 inhabitants (instead of 1,000 inhabitants) shall elect multi-township assessors.
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2023-05-31
To House Rules Committee
ILSB1402Engross
50%
Amends the Early Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement a 2-year pilot program to provide FDA-approved 8-milligram naloxone nasal spray kits to licensed community substance use providers and...
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2023-05-31
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2080Intro
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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after July 1, 2023, the reimbursement rates paid to providers of private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technolo...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3569Intro
25%
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after Januar...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2173Intro
25%
Amends the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. In a provision concerning Medicaid funding for community mental health services, sets forth rate increases, to begin on and after January 1, 2024, for the following rates and services: the Mobi...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3223Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Community Care Program, provides that within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, rates for adult day services shall be increased to $16.84 per hour and rates for e...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2572Engross
50%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that the State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion thera...
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2023-05-18
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1611Intro
25%
Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to develop, manage, and make available to any law enforcement agency a digital repository for the collection, storage, retention, and retriev...
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2023-05-11
To House Rules Committee
ILHB4074Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that when maintenance or child support is paid through the clerk of the circuit court in a county of 500,000 inhabitants or less, the order shall direct the obligor to pay to the ...
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2023-05-09
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3119Intro
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Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Provides that a sequestration operator may not exercise any authority to take or acquire any easement or title to any pore space or any portion of an area of review pursuant to the Emi...
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2023-05-03
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2303Engross
50%
Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. Provides that it may be determined that it is impractical to obtain competition because it is in the best interest of the State to award a contract to a qualified not-for-profit agency for persons with si...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILSB1685Engross
50%
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Supporting Special Needs Students Law. Amends the School Code. When computing certain completion rates, requires the State Superintendent of Education to exclude students who: are at least 18 years of a...
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2023-04-28
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1397Engross
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the Sex Offenses Article of the Code, defines "coercive control" as direct or implied threat of danger, or retribution sufficient to coerce a reasonable person of ordinary susceptibilities to perform an act that o...
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2023-04-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3218Engross
50%
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of April of each year is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month to be observed throughout the State to promote the awareness and prevention of child abuse in the State.
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2023-04-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB2049Intro
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Amends the School Code. Provides that each school district must create, implement, and maintain an age-appropriate policy on race-related harassment and discrimination. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that the required policy o...
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2023-04-18
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2463Intro
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Creates the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. Prohibits a limited services pregnancy center from using or employing any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppressio...
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2023-03-29
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2341Intro
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the 3-member panel referenced in the introduced bill shall be a 5-member panel. Provides that members of the panel shall be appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Sen...
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2023-03-29
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2477Engross
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Creates the Pregnancy Expenses Act. Provides that the other party to a pregnancy or the other intended parent has a duty to pay 50% of the pregnant person's pregnancy expenses. Allows an action seeking the payment of pregnancy expenses to be brought ...
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2023-03-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3102Engross
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Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Defines "average fair market value", "total return percentage", and "net income". Provides that a trustee may apply to the Comptroller to establish a master trust fund in which deposits are made. Allows a cemetery author...
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2023-03-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3053Intro
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish goals, based upon a legally defensible disparity study, for the procurement of goods and services to promote and encourage the continuing economic development of: (1) minority-owned and m...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2128Intro
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Amends the Juvenile Court Act. Repeals a provision excluding certain minors accused of committing specified crimes from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In provisions concerning presumptive transfers, provides that a State's Attorney may file ...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1604Intro
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Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Provides that a day and temporary labor service agency must provide an application receipt to applicants who seek a work assignment. Provides that a day or temporary laborer has the right to refuse an ...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1079Intro
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be ...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB0810Intro
25%
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
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