Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills

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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1483

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1477

Introduced
2/7/23  
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that in provisions concerning the valuation of water and sewer utilities, 20% of the lesser of (1) the purchase price or (2) the fair market value determined shall constitute the rate base associated with the water or sewer utility as acquired by and incorporated into the rate base of the district designated by the acquiring large public utility. Provides that the amount of the difference between the rate base and the purchase price or fair market value shall be borne by the shareholders of the acquiring large public utility. Provides that only 20% of the transaction and closing costs shall be included in rate base. Provides that any large public utility acquiring a water or sewer utility must inform (rather than if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or any political subdivision thereof, then the water or sewer utility must inform) the public of the terms of its acquisition.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1504

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Report Pass
2/23/23  
Engrossed
3/23/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Refer
4/11/23  
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the definition of "gambling device" to include any vending or other electronic machine or device, including, without limitation, a machine or device that awards credits and contains a circuit, meter, or switch capable of removing and recording the removal of credits that offers a person entry into any contest, competition, sweepstakes, scheme, plan, or other selection process that involves or is dependent upon an element of chance for which the person may receive a gift, award, or other item or service of value if that offer is incidental to or results from: (A) the purchase of an item or service of value; or (B) the purchase or gratuitous receipt of a coupon, voucher, certificate, or other similar credit that can be redeemed for or applied towards an item or service of value from such machine or device or elsewhere. Provides that participants in a game of skill or chance where money or other things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate shall not be convicted of gambling except where participation in such game of skill or chance is accomplished using a gambling device prohibited by these changes to the definition. Provides that a gambling offense involving such a gambling device is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Video Gaming Act. Removes a provision allowing for the use of a game device without a license if the game device is used in an activity that is not gambling under the Criminal Code of 2012. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1470

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Report Pass
3/8/23  
Engrossed
3/29/23  
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that before the district superintendent adopts a remote learning plan, the school board must hold a public hearing on the school district's initial proposal for a remote learning plan or for renewal of the remote learning plan at a regular or special meeting of the school board, at which meeting the terms of the proposal or renewal must be substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided. Makes typographical and grammatical changes regarding provisions concerning payment to contractors providing educational support services. Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1425

Introduced
2/7/23  
Amends the Employee Classification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1500

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Refer
3/10/23  
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Collateral Recovery Act on January 1, 2032 (instead of January 1, 2027). Amends the Collateral Recovery Act. Makes changes to the findings and purposes provisions. Defines "hazardous material" and "personal information". Provides that the licensed repossession agency shall recycle or dispose of any personal effect that is a hazardous material in the manner required by State or federal law. Provides that if a licensed repossession agency certifies that a repossessed vehicle contains one or more hazardous materials, the legal owner shall pay the licensed repossessing agency a disposal or recycling surcharge fee. Provides that the first surcharge fee shall be $50. Provides that on January 15, 2025 and each year thereafter, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adjust and publish a new surcharge fee. Provides that if a licensed repossession agency has cause to believe that a vehicle that serves as collateral collects or stores personal information, then, as soon as practicable upon repossession of the vehicle and prior to the release of the vehicle from the possession of the licensed repossession agency, the licensed repossession agency shall clear, erase, delete, or otherwise eliminate the personal information collected or stored in or by the vehicle by utilizing a standardized electronic solution.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1467

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/16/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Creates the Illinois Fertility Fraud Act. Allows the following individuals to bring an action against any health care provider, embryologist, or any other person involved in any stage of the treatment who knowingly or intentionally used the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's own human reproductive material without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's, embryologist's, or person's human reproductive material: a woman who gives birth to a child after receiving assisted reproductive treatment or any other artificial means used to cause pregnancy; the spouse of the woman; the surviving spouse of the woman; or a child born as a result of the treatment. Allows a donor of human reproductive material to bring an action against a health care provider under certain circumstances. Provides that a plaintiff who prevails in an action is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and compensatory and punitive damages or liquidated damages of $50,000. Provides that any child born as a result of the fertility fraud is entitled to a qualified protective order allowing the child access to the personal medical records and health history of the health care provider, embryologist, or other person who committed the fraud. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Includes in the list of modifications of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year, to the extent includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes, any amount awarded or paid to the taxpayer as a result of a judgment or settlement for fertility fraud. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits criminal sexual assault if that person is a health care provider who knowingly or intentionally provides assisted reproductive treatment to a patient by using the health care provider's own spermatozoon or ovum without the patient's informed written consent to treatment using the health care provider's spermatozoon or ovum. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action for fertility fraud must be commenced within the later of 20 years after specified events.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1514

Introduced
2/7/23  
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that applicants for a non-commercial driver's license or learner's permit or a renewal thereof shall not be required to prove that they are lawfully present in the United States. Provides that application forms for non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits which do not meet federal standards for identification or for renewal thereof shall not include documents used to prove age or identity, an applicant's ineligibility for a social security number, or an applicant's citizenship or immigration status. Restricts the Secretary of State and any agent or employee of the Secretary from retaining documents or copies of documents presented by applicants for non-commercial drivers' licenses or learners' permits. Provides that the Secretary shall provide a separate space on the application for a driver's license, permit, or renewal thereof so that any person who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age who applies to the Secretary for such permit, license, or card or renewal thereof may opt to register with the selective service, and consent to have the Secretary forward the necessary personal information. Makes other and conforming changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1421

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Report Pass
3/8/23  
Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Division of Arson Investigation within the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall employ certified youth firesetter interventionists who conduct youth firesetter interventions when local authorities cannot do so on their own or when multiple local authorities in separate jurisdictions are involved. Requires the Division to assist youth firesetter interventionists throughout the State who have limited capabilities or particularly challenging cases, and to conduct training to certify youth firesetter interventionists throughout the State.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1501

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that in its annual report filed with the Secretary of State, a domestic or foreign corporation shall include the aggregated demographic information of its directors and officers, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Provides that no later than 30 calendar days after filing the annual report with the Secretary of State, a corporation shall post to the corporation's publicly available website, if one exists, the aggregated demographic information of the corporation's directors and officers. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1440

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Report Pass
2/22/23  
Engrossed
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Refer
4/11/23  
Report Pass
4/18/23  
Enrolled
5/8/23  
Chaptered
6/9/23  
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act to knowingly mail or send a postcard or letter to a recipient in the State if the postcard or letter does not disclose or disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. Provides that all disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point bold-face font in a black-outlined box. Prohibits mail that requests that the recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or other prescribed means without specified disclosure requirements. Makes other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1448

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. In a provision concerning personal care services under the Home Services Program, includes a program recipient's guardian, kin, or siblings to the list of persons the Department of Human Services shall allow to serve as a program recipient's provider of personal care or similar services. In a provision concerning wages to personal assistants, provides that wages and other benefits for personal assistants shall not count against benefits that guardians receive as outlined in the Guardians for Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1493

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Amends the Project Labor Agreements Act. Provides for project labor agreements on public works projects totaling $15,000,000 or more in costs. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1490

Introduced
2/7/23  
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the duties of public utilities.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1431

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Report Pass
3/21/24  
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Pipeline Program to recruit, support, and train individuals to work as certified nursing assistants at nursing facilities, with a focus on facilities in disadvantaged communities, those serving residents of color, and high-Medicaid facilities. Requires the program to be administered by a labor-management organization acting on behalf of a partnership between nursing facilities and a labor organization representing nursing home workers. Provides that the labor-management organization must demonstrate the ability to recruit, support, train, and place individuals in a career in healthcare with a specific focus on addressing the staff shortages at nursing facilities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that the program must utilize a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction for both the lecture and simulation lab component of the nursing assistant curriculum. Requires program training and instruction to meet State and federal education regulations and to provide a pathway for participants to receive certification as nursing assistants. Provides that to ensure financial hardship is not a barrier to successful completion of the program, supportive services may be offered to program participants, including, but not limited to, monetary grants; childcare and transportation stipends; loaned computers, Internet access hotspots, and other digital supports; and academic coaching and counseling. Provides that the program may also provide wage supplements to program graduates. Provides that funds available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 may be used to fund the program in accordance with the permitted purposes under the American Recovery Plan Act and all related federal guidance. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.