Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 4)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1570
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/18/23
Enrolled
5/19/23
Chaptered
8/4/23
Passed
8/4/23
Creates the Municipal Design-build Contracts Division in the Illinois Municipal Code, which may be cited as the Municipal Design-build Authorization Act. Provides that a municipality may enter into design-build contracts. Includes scope and performance criteria for design-build contracts, a two-phase procedure for selection of contracts, requirements for submission of proposals, procedures for awarding contracts, and requirements of reports and evaluation of contracts. Provides that, if the total overall cost of a project is estimated to be less than $12,000,000, the municipality may combine the two-phase procedure for selection into one phase.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1585
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes athletic trainers.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1556
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
5/17/24
Refer
5/17/24
Refer
5/17/24
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, to the extent allowed by federal law, the Environmental Protection Agency shall propose, within 12 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, and the Pollution Control Board shall adopt, within 12 months after receipt of the Agency's proposal, rules establishing a clean transportation standard to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector by 20% by 2038, with further reductions to be implemented at the discretion of the Agency based upon advances in technology. Contains requirements for the Board rules and for the clean transportation standard. Exempts aviation fuels from the clean transportation standard. Provides that producers of sustainable aviation fuel shall be eligible to generate monetary credits on an opt-in basis that may be applied to future obligations or traded to providers not meeting the clean transportation standard. Requires the Agency to submit a report to the General Assembly detailing the implementation of the clean transportation standard, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that have been achieved through the clean transportation standard, and targets for future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1695
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the reimbursement amount for certain child care services shall be increased by at least 8%. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to provide additional training for Department representatives who work with early childhood education providers. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may award a grant to an eligible applicant enrolled in an early childhood education program who, after graduation, will work in a child care facility. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department shall ensure that the amount of time it takes to complete a criminal background investigation does not exceed 90 days. Provides that certain classes and trainings shall be waived for licensed day care home providers, licensed group day care home providers, and licensed day care center directors and classroom staff to the extent the classes and trainings are duplicative of an individual's educational training or if the individual has a master's or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or an equivalent subject. Provides that the Department shall implement a child care facility educator substitution pool program, which shall provide to child care facilities the contact information for early childhood educators willing to provide substitute services to other child care facilities in a specified geographic area.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1684
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/31/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, under rules established and recorded by the public body, any person shall be permitted an opportunity to address public officials individually or to address the public body as a whole (now, under the rules established and recorded by the public body, a person must be permitted an opportunity to address public officials). Provides that the right to address individual public officials may not be restricted by the rules of the public body. Defines "public official".
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1671
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/21/23
Appropriates $25,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court to be distributed to counties for expenses for direct mental health services provided to individuals and families participating in mental health courts, or on standard adult and juvenile probation caseloads. Appropriates $9,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for the establishment and maintenance of crisis intervention mental health care units for regional use and availability by probation departments for adults and juveniles in need of immediate care and placement. Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1619
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an open or closed meeting may be conducted by audio or video conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the members, so long as the following additional requirements are met: (1) the public body makes available a dedicated meeting space where those individuals who do not have access to the Internet may participate in the meeting; (2) the public body ensures that a means of remote participation other than audio-only communication is made available to those individuals who are interested in participating in the meeting; (3) the public body ensures that all cameras used for remote participation are operating properly; and (4) the public body maintains a written record of those individuals who participated in the meeting and a description of whether those individuals participated in person or by remote means. Makes technical and other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1683
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who have an approved NFPA 13D residential fire sprinkler system installed in a new or existing residential dwelling in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the credit shall be in an amount equal to 50% of the total cost of the installation but not to exceed $10,000 per taxpayer in any taxable year. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1624
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning covenants exempting a lessor from liability for damages.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1629
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/21/23
Report Pass
3/10/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Refer
3/23/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/20/23
Enrolled
11/9/23
Chaptered
12/8/23
Passed
12/8/23
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that for Tier 2 firemen, final average salary is the greater of (1) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the fireman during the 96 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the highest by the number of months of service in that period or (2) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the fireman during the 48 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the highest by the number of months of service in that period (currently, the final average salary is the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the firefighter during the 96 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the highest by the number of months of service in that period). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1618
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no later than July 1, 2024, each health plan and pharmacy benefit manager operating in this State shall, upon request of a covered individual, his or her health care provider, or an authorized third party on his or her behalf, furnish specified cost, benefit, and coverage data to the covered individual, his or her health care provider, or the third party of his or her choosing and shall ensure that the data is: (1) current no later than one business day after any change is made; (2) provided in real time; and (3) in a format that is easily accessible to the covered individual or, in the case of his or her health care provider, through an electronic health records system. Provides that the format of the request shall use specified industry content and transport standards. Provides that a facsimile is not an acceptable electronic format. Provides that upon request, specified data shall be provided for any drug covered under the covered individual's health plan. Makes other changes. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1678
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning official acts of the Authority, meetings of the Authority and the Advisory Councils, and audits by the Auditor General.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1646
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
3/10/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Enrolled
5/19/23
Chaptered
8/11/23
Passed
8/11/23
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Chicago Laborers Article, provides that the Board of Trustees of the Fund has the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify before it and to compel the production of documents and records upon any matter concerning the Fund. Makes changes concerning witness fees. In the General Provisions Article, excludes disclosures made to the Municipal Employees Society of Chicago from a provision that prohibits the disclosure of certain information regarding members or participants of a pension fund or retirement system. In the Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund Article, makes changes concerning the oath of office; reimbursement for travel expenses; and trustee vacancies. In the Chicago Municipal Article, provides that for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, an age and service or prior service annuity shall not be cancelled in the case of an employee who is re-employed by the Board of Education of the city as a paraprofessional or related service provider on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis so long as the person: (1) does not work for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year; or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment in a school year in excess of $30,000. Amends the School Code. Provides that the school board and other employers shall make available to each active teacher who is an elected trustee under the Chicago Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code up to 22 days of paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending meetings and seminars of the Board of Trustees. In the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code, makes changes concerning the employer's submission of reports and contributions. In the Cook County Article of the Code, provides that if an employee annuitant re-enters service as an election worker and provides services for a scheduled federal, State, or local election for a period of 60 days or less during a calendar year, that employee annuitant's annuity shall not be suspended. In a provision of the Chicago Teachers Article allowing a member to establish credit for service as a teacher or administrator employed by a private school, provides that the applicable interest rate is the actuarially assumed rate in effect at the time of application (rather than at a rate determined by the Board of Trustees). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1591
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
5/3/24
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to increase reimbursement rates to facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act on January 1 of 2024 through 2025 to a level that is sufficient to pay wages of not less than the State minimum wage rates in effect on each of those dates. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide that the Department shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, to implement the rate increases. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB1522
Introduced
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Refer
2/14/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Pollution Control Board shall adopt amendments to the rules adopted under specified provisions to require groundwater monitoring at all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations. Provides that the groundwater monitoring requirements adopted under specified provisions shall be designed to detect and prevent any exceedance of the Board's Class I groundwater quality standards and meet specified requirements. Provides that groundwater monitoring shall be required for all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations unless, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, the owner or operator has completed post-closure maintenance and, for clean construction or demolition debris fill operations, received specified notice from the Environmental Protection Agency, or, for uncontaminated soil fill operations, submitted specified information to the Agency. Effective immediately.