All Bills - Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2836
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Creates the Right to Speak Your Truth Act. Prohibits a person accused of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment from using a defamation action to silence, or retaliate against, the accusing person, staff, or third party reporting the forms of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Provides that defamation claims, where an accuser is publicly named by a person, staff, or third person reporting alleged sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual assault, or sexual harassment, shall be reserved for cases where cited documentation and evidence can establish within the initial court filing one or more of the following: (1) the claimed act in the reported accusation was a factual impossibility for the accused to have perpetrated; (2) the accuser has been impeached in a courtroom proceeding regarding the same alleged facts as in the present reported accusation; (3) the accuser has publicly made contrary statements involving relevant, material facts regarding the present reported incident; or (4) the accuser has publicly stated that the present reported incident did not occur.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2837
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that for revenue generated under provisions concerning imposition and distribution of tax after $850,000,000, funds shall be distributed as follows: one-sixth shall be distributed to the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund for mental health services and treatment; one-sixth shall be distributed to the Local Government Distributive Fund; and two-thirds shall be distributed to the Capital Projects Fund.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2838
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/27/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
4/19/24
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer the Behavioral Health Scholarship Program for the purpose of incentivizing students to pursue degrees in a behavioral health discipline. Provides that the Department shall award financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to cover the cost of tuition, university fees, and books each year for a maximum of 4 years at a participating university if the applicant meets certain conditions. Sets forth rules, regulations, and other requirements for the Program. Provides that the Department shall establish the Employment Funding Grant Program to provide grants to qualified individuals who work for a community not-for-profit behavioral health agency or a federally qualified health center. Defines who is a qualified individual. Sets forth rules, regulations, and other requirements for the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Behavioral Health Education Program Fund. Makes other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2839
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Creates the Investing in Illinois Works Tax Credit Act. Authorizes owners and operators of facilities that are used for petrochemical refining and chemical manufacturing and that emit or may emit certain regulated air pollutants to claim an income tax credit for each individual from an underrepresented population who is employed by the owner or operator and has successfully completed a preapprenticeship program through the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program and who either is a registered apprentice under the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act or has successfully completed a registered apprenticeship program. Caps the amount of the credit at $2,500 per qualified employee per year. Contains provisions concerning the process of applying for the credit, the award of the credit, and penalties for false or fraudulent claims. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the Act. Creates the Access to Apprenticeship Act. Provides that no application for a preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program may require a recommendation from a union member or any other person as a condition of acceptance to the preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program. Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act. Provides that the owners and operators of the facilities described above, when contracting for performance of construction work at those facilities, shall require their contractors and subcontractors to use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades and to include that requirement in all contracts executed between the owner or operator and a contractor or subcontractor. Contains various other provisions, including provisions concerning exemptions, penalties, and enforcement of the Act's requirements. Requires the Department of Labor to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the Act. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Revenue emergency rulemaking powers. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2840
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
2/28/23
Engrossed
3/22/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
3/23/23
Engrossed
3/22/23
Refer
4/12/23
Refer
3/23/23
Report Pass
4/20/23
Refer
4/12/23
Report Pass
4/20/23
Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Changes the definition of "first responders" to apply to any persons who are currently or formerly employed as emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that the requirement that all minors must be supervised by an adult that is 21 years of age or older does not apply with respect to: (i) any minor working for a park district or a municipal parks and recreation department who is supervised by an adult 18 years of age or older who is an employee of the park district or the municipal parks and recreation department and no alcohol or tobacco is being sold on site; or (ii) any minor working as an officiant of youth sports activities if an adult 21 years of age or older who is an employee of the park district or the municipal parks and recreation department is on call. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2841
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
2/28/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
3/27/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Refer
4/12/23
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/12/23
Report Pass
4/20/23
Report Pass
4/20/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning searches by the State Registrar of Vital Records, provides that no fee may be assessed against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, to qualify for the waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must provide a certification letter. Provides the form for a certification letter.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2842
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/27/23
Report Pass
3/7/23
Engrossed
4/17/24
Refer
3/27/23
Refer
4/18/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
4/18/24
Refer
5/17/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
5/17/24
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that any policy of automobile insurance that carries comprehensive coverage may not exclude theft coverage for lack of evidence of forcible entry or for the insured leaving the vehicle unlocked or leaving a key or key fob in the motor vehicle. Provides that no company authorized to transact insurance business in the State and no officer, director, agent, clerk, employee, or broker of such company shall upon proper application refuse to provide insurance on the basis of the specific geographic location of the risk sought to be insured (rather than solely on the basis of the specific geographic location). Provides that making or permitting any unfair discrimination between individuals or risks of the same class or of essentially the same hazard and expense element because of the geographic location of the insurance risks or applicants is an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. Effective 60 days after becoming law.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2843
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
1/31/24
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
1/31/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a for-profit facility licensed under the Act shall disclose data regarding the lease or rental of the facility by a real estate partnership owning the facility to a business operating the facility in any cost report submitted by the facility to the State. Provides that the provisions only apply to a facility that is leased or rented by its owner to a related party of the owner. Contains specified data to be disclosed by a for-profit facility under the Act with each cost report filed with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires the information disclosed to be filed with the Department's Bureau of Health Finance within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. Requires the Department to publish the information on its website for general viewing and in an annual report to the General Assembly. Requires the Auditor General to submit an annual audit report to the General Assembly concerning the quality of care, financial practices, and statewide oversight of Illinois' facilities. Provides that any individual who has an ownership interest in a facility that is placed on the federal Special Focus Facility List published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its list of candidates for that List shall not obtain an ownership interest in another facility in the State until the facility has been removed from and remains off of the Special Focus Facility List or the list of candidates for that List for a period of 2 years. Provides that, within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all long-term care providers operating or maintaining a facility shall notify the Department of all individual owners and any individuals or organizations that are part of a limited liability company with ownership of that facility and the percentage of ownership of each owner. Provides that this ownership reporting requirement does not include individual shareholders in a publicly held corporation. Requires the Department, in collaboration with any other relevant State agency, to work to improve State data collection forms for facilities to ensure that all relevant information is provided. Provides that State regulators shall perform specified duties.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2844
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall reimburse the county or counties for 100% of the salary for all probation officer and supervisor positions approved for reimbursement by the division to meet pretrial services programs and specialty court programs. Provides that for the remaining probation officer positions engaged in basic services and new or expanded services approved of the total statewide number as of July 1, 2021, beginning on July 1, 2024, 20% of that number shall be transferred to those requiring 100% salary reimbursement. Each subsequent July 1, another 20% of the July 1, 2021 population shall also be transferred under described circumstances.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2845
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/1/23
Refer
2/23/23
Engrossed
3/22/23
Report Pass
3/1/23
Refer
3/23/23
Engrossed
3/22/23
Refer
4/12/23
Refer
3/23/23
Refer
4/12/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Enrolled
5/25/23
Enrolled
5/25/23
Chaptered
7/28/23
Chaptered
7/28/23
Passed
7/28/23
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" also includes the removal, hauling, and transportation of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue from a water treatment plant or facility and the disposal of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue removed from a water treatment plant or facility at a landfill.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2846
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Makes changes to the probationary periods pertaining to attaining contractual continued service. For the first probationary period, requires the teacher to be employed for 3 (rather than 4) consecutive school terms of service in which the teacher receives overall annual evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the second and third school terms (rather than overall annual evaluation ratings of at least "Proficient" in the last school term and at least "Proficient" in either the second or third school term). For the second probationary period, requires the teacher to serve for 2 (rather than 3) consecutive school terms of service in which the teacher receives 2 (rather than 3) overall annual evaluations of "Excellent". Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2847
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/27/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/27/23
Engrossed
5/12/23
Refer
3/27/23
Engrossed
5/12/23
Refer
5/15/23
Refer
5/15/23
Refer
5/16/23
Refer
5/16/23
Report Pass
5/17/23
Report Pass
5/17/23
Enrolled
5/18/23
Enrolled
5/18/23
Chaptered
8/11/23
Chaptered
8/11/23
Passed
8/11/23
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Mental Health and Wellness Act (rather than the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act). In provisions concerning coverage of no-cost mental health prevention and wellness visits, provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit shall be in addition to an annual physical examination. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall update current procedural terminology codes through adoption of rules if the codes listed in the provisions are altered, amended, changed, deleted, or supplemented. Provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit may be incorporated into and reimbursed within any type of integrated primary care service delivery method. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024 (rather than 2023). Removes provisions concerning coverage of out-of-network mental health care, provisions concerning coverage of medically necessary mental health care for individuals not diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and provisions concerning analysis of mental health care coverage on insurance premiums. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2848
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/23/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Business Assistance and Regulatory Reform Act. Modifies requirements concerning the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance. Provides that the Office shall implement reforms to improve interagency coordination and encourage expeditious permit issuance. Provides that the Office shall use information technology tools to track project schedules and metrics in order to improve transparency and accountability of the permitting process, reduce uncertainty and delays, and reduce costs and risks to taxpayers. Modifies and adds requirements concerning the expediting of permit reviews. Provides for the creation of an Interagency Permitting Advisory Committee. Provides additional requirements to improve the coordination of permit reviews. Defines terms. Makes other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2849
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Includes a stun gun or taser in the definition of "handgun".
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB2850
Introduced
2/16/23
Introduced
2/16/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
2/16/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall permit the hiring of county juvenile detention center personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including, but not limited to, the hiring of an applicant who possesses an associate's degree or has completed at least 60 credit hours at an accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.