All Bills - Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2551
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Appropriates $6,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging for services provided under the Family Caregiver Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2552
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/27/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Refer
3/27/23
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if an alternative retail electric supplier warrants to an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers that the alternative retail electric supplier's customer has provided consent to access interval data, then, until either the customer contacts the alternative retail electric supplier to opt out or the customer is no longer served by the alternative retail electric supplier, an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers shall electronically transmit interval meter usage data for each residential retail customer that meets certain requirements. Provides that an electric utility shall submit tariffs to the Illinois Commerce Commission for approval within 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act to meet the requirements and provide such services no later than June 1, 2024. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier shall not sell interval data and allows an alternative retail supplier to license or disclose interval data under specified conditions. Provides that no costs incurred by an electric utility to provide data or services shall be paid by ratepayers. Makes other changes. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that before an alternative retail electric supplier may warrant that it has a residential customer or small commercial retail customer's express agreement to access interval data, it must make specified disclosures and obtain consent to access the interval data. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier may refuse to enroll or disenroll a residential customer or small commercial retail customer in a product or service if the residential customer or small commercial retail customer does not provide or revokes consent. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier shall not warrant that it has a non-residential customer's (other than a small commercial retail customer's) consent to access interval meter usage data unless the contract between the alternative retail electric supplier and the customer explicitly provides the alternative retail electric supplier with permission to access the customer's interval meter usage data. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2553
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, provides that: (1) if the veteran has a service-connected disability of 30% or more but less than 50%, then the annual exemption is 30% of the assessed value of the property; (2) if the veteran has a service-connected disability of 50% or more but less than 70%, then the annual exemption is 50% of the assessed value of the property; and (3) if the veteran has a service-connected disability of 70% or more, then the property is exempt from taxation. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2554
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a notice under the Tax Deeds and Procedures Article must contain a notice in 9 non-English languages encouraging the reader to have the notice translated because it contains important information about property taxes and may affect the person's ownership of the property. Requires a statement to be added to the notice of expiration of the period of redemption regarding limited reimbursement rights. Modifies service requirements of the notice. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions regarding continuation or termination of bona fide leases in residential real estate in properties conveyed by a tax deed. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2555
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Creates the Illinois Election Integrity Act. Amends the Election Code. Requires that each election authority (i) conduct an election day audit of a random sample of 10% of votes cast and (ii) provide by contract or employment for the performance by one or more independent auditors of post-election parallel tabulations and audits. Provides for the scope of the audits and the resulting reports. Requires that optical scan technology and direct recording electronic voting systems meet certain federal and independent testing standards. Creates a voluntary tax checkoff for the Fund. With respect to early voting, requires that an election authority using only direct recording electronic voting systems have paper ballots available for voters wishing to use them. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Election Integrity Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2556
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the State Finance Act to create the Trauma Response Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the School Code. Requires school boards to develop a trauma response protocol that shall be implemented in response to a traumatic event at a school, including, but not limited to, a shooting at the school. Sets forth various requirements for the protocol, including response by hospitals, trauma intervention services, and community engagement. Provides that all moneys in the Trauma Response Fund shall be paid as grants to school districts to implement the trauma response protocol. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and Hospital Licensing Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Imposes a 1% surcharge on firearm ammunition, which shall be deposited into the Trauma Response Fund. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2557
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Refer
2/28/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Refer
3/27/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Refer
4/12/23
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/28/23
Refer
4/12/23
Refer
4/28/23
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but eliminates all references to "ranches", "ranchers", and "ranching".
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2558
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
5/19/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
5/19/23
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year to any engineer, and $7,500 to any engineering technician, for not more than 5 years, who are employed by the Department if: (i) the engineer or engineering technician is a graduate of a community college, college or university located in the State; (ii) the engineer or engineering technician provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a college or university located in the State; and (iii) the engineer or engineering technician remains in the employ of the Department for at least 5 years. Provides that if the engineer or engineering technician leaves the employ of the Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer or engineering technician must return all bonuses made to the engineer or engineering technician by the Department. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2559
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the gift ban requirements specified under the Act do not apply to attendance at professional conferences or events. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Attaches specified revolving door prohibition requirements to specified government officers and employees concerning conflicts of interest under the Code. Exempts communications providing general information about a firm and communications about proposal deficiencies under the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act from procurement communications reporting requirements. Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that a State agency shall publish the list of firms, along with scoring comments, determined to be qualified to provide services so that all firms have an opportunity to identify ways they may improve proposals in the future. Provides that a State agency may communicate with firms who were not selected in order to provide further information about the firm's proposal deficiencies.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2560
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Act. Provides for a deposit value of 10 cents to be paid by consumers on each beverage container sold in the State by a dealer for consumption. Provides that, upon the return to a dealer or person operating a redemption center, the dealer or redemption center shall pay the value of the deposit back to the consumer as a refund. Sets forth requirements for administration of the program. Provides certain exemptions to the program. Requires that the refund value be clearly indicated on all beverage containers sold in the State. Provides for the Environmental Protection Agency to certify redemption centers. Prohibits snap-top beverage containers. Provides that persons violating the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Prohibits the manufacture of certain beverage containers. Prohibits the disposal of beverage containers at sanitary landfills. Provides that deposits not passed on to the consumer through bottle redemption shall be distributed as follows: 75% to the Agency for environmental and conservation-related programs and 25% to each distributor in proportion to the number of beverage containers sold by each distributor in the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2561
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall install direct current electric vehicle charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate highway in this State. Provides that, subject to approval by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Department may charge an electric vehicle charging fee in an amount no greater than what is necessary to offset the cost to the State in constructing and maintaining the charging infrastructure and procuring electricity.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2562
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
2/28/23
Engrossed
3/24/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
3/27/23
Engrossed
3/24/23
Refer
4/18/23
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/26/23
Report Pass
4/26/23
Enrolled
5/10/23
Enrolled
5/10/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act, the Condominium Property Act, and the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that when a common interest community building, condominium building, or residential rental property has a cooling system or heating system or both serving the entire building or premises, including individual units, the common interest community association, unit owner's association, or landlord shall comply with specified standards with respect to the individual units in which people or tenants live during the cooling and heating seasons. Provides that when a building or premises does not have a building-wide or premises-wide cooling system that serves individual units, then the association or landlord shall provide at least one indoor common gathering space for which a cooling system operates when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and all occupants or tenants of the building or premises shall have free access to that cooled space. Provides that the provisions only apply to associations in which the initial declaration limits ownership, rental, or occupancy of a unit to a person 55 years of age or older, or to residential rental property in which rental or occupancy is limited to persons 55 years of age or older.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2563
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that any contractor involved in programs and procurements for the construction of State-funded solar and utility-scale wind projects must have 50% or more of the contractor's employees be residents of the State. Provides that the contractor must also participate in a registered apprenticeship program approved by the federal Department of Labor.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2564
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that when the court holds a person in civil contempt for knowingly setting forth a false statement in a certificate or affidavit, the court shall award a minimum of $5,000 in damages plus any additional damages it determines to be just (rather than award such damages as it determines to be just).
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2565
Introduced
2/15/23
Introduced
2/15/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/15/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that internal (also known as female) and male condoms, incontinence products, diapers, and baby wipes shall be taxed by the State at a rate of 1% (currently, 6.25%). Provides that the net revenue from the 1% tax collected from the sale of those products shall be deposited into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund. Amends the Use Tax, Service Occupation Tax, and Service Occupation Use Tax Acts to make conforming changes.