Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 328)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4906
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act. Requires the Department of Revenue to establish a payment, in excess to the Department's determined amount for the fiscal year, that is equal to 1% of a municipality's or county's allotment from the Local Government Distributive Fund to be awarded to any municipality or county that can document its use of diesel fuel containing in excess of the percentage of biodiesel necessary to qualify for exemption from the tax under specified provisions of the Use Tax Act for that year. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision of the Code concerning the required use of biodiesel.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4907
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/7/24
Refer
4/30/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
5/1/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Refer
5/1/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning PDPM STRIVE staffing ratio calculations for nursing facilities, provides that beginning January 1, 2025, the staffing percentage used in the calculation of the per diem staffing add-on shall be its PDPM STRIVE Staffing Ratio which equals: its Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day as published in the most recent federal staffing report (the Provider Information File), divided by the facility's PDPM STRIVE Staffing Target. Each facility's PDPM STRIVE Staffing Target is equal to .7122 times the facility's Illinois Adjusted Facility Case-Mix Hours Per Resident Per Day. Provides that a facility's Illinois Adjusted Facility Case Mix Hours Per Resident Per Day is equal to its Case-Mix Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day (as published in the most recent federal staffing report Provider Information file) times 3.79 (which is the Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day for the Nation as reported the January 2024 State US Averages file), divided by the Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day for the Nation as reported in the most recent State US Averages file. Amends the Workforce Direct Care Expansion Act. Provides that the chair of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force may designate an entity or entities (rather than a nongovernmental entity or entities) to provide administrative support (rather than pro bono administrative support) to the Task Force. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4908
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/19/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
4/19/24
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may establish and administer a non-profit investment pool to supplement and enhance investment opportunities otherwise available to not-for-profit corporations in the State. Provides that the Treasurer may receive funds paid into the pool for the purpose of holding and investing those funds. Provides for surety bonds payable to not-for-profit corporations who participate in the pool. Makes changes to provisions concerning the direct deposit of State payments. Amends the Accountability for the Investment of Public Funds Act. Provides that the Treasurer shall adopt rules for the efficient administration of the pool. Provides that each State agency shall make available on the Internet, and update at least monthly, no later than the end of each month (rather than by the 15th of the month), sufficient information concerning the investment of any public funds held by that State agency to identify specified information. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4909
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Creates the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act. Provides that owners of qualified low-income housing developments are eligible for credits against the taxes imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act or taxes, penalties, fees, charges, and payments imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4910
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
4/19/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
5/1/24
Refer
4/19/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Refer
5/1/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4911
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/12/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/12/24
Refer
4/30/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
5/7/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Refer
5/7/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Enrolled
5/23/24
Chaptered
8/9/24
Chaptered
8/9/24
Passed
8/9/24
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that every contract for physical fitness services shall provide that notice of cancellation be made in writing and delivered by certified or registered mail (rather than delivered by mail). Provides that notice of cancellation may also be made by the email address provided in the contract, if an email address was provided. Makes other changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4912
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a Human Services Compensation Study on the rate of compensation, including wages and benefits, in the human services sector in Illinois and nationally. Provides that the study shall include an analysis of wage and benefit levels in different settings and for different education levels, including a comparison of compensation for employees of public sector entities, managed care organizations, and community-based human services providers. Requires the study to be completed and submitted to the Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2025. Requires the Department to establish the Task Force on or before June 30, 2025. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget by December 1, 2025 that includes: (i) recommendations on how to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers employed by human services providers that have contracts with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, or the Department of Public Health; (ii) recommended rate levels to address any wage and benefit disparities between different settings as may be established in the Human Services Compensation Study; and (iii) a proposed schedule to increase rates to the recommended rate levels by July 1, 2029. Requires each named State agency to submit an annual report to the Task Force and the General Assembly, beginning July 1, 2025, that includes information on: (1) the current disparity amount between the salaries of professionals employed by human services providers and comparable employees employed by the State agency or managed care organizations contracted with the State agency for the delivery of human services; (2) the amount of annual increases in the rate of reimbursement to human services providers under contract with the State agency that is necessary to reduce and eliminate the disparity amount by July 1, 2029; and (3) other matters. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4913
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Introduced
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Appropriates $50,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for all costs and expenses associated with a student teaching stipend program. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4914
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/6/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/19/24
Report Pass
3/6/24
Refer
4/19/24
Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that the definition of "pay scale and benefits" means the wage or salary, or the wage or salary range, and a general description of the benefits and other compensation, including, but not limited to, bonuses, stock options, family and medical leave benefits, parental leave benefits, or other incentives the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position (rather than bonuses, stock options, or other incentives the employer reasonably expects in good faith to offer for the position), set by reference to any applicable pay scale, the previously determined range for the position, the actual range of others currently holding equivalent positions, or the budgeted amount for the position, as applicable.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4915
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/7/24
Amends the Special County Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation Law of the Counties Code. Provides that the tax may be used for active transportation and public transportation. Makes conforming changes, including to the Law's name. Defines "active transportation" and "public transportation". Makes technical corrections to definition provisions. Amends the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act to make a conforming change.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4916
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
5/20/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
5/20/24
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the provisions for prompt settlement of claims apply to a personal injury, property damage, wrongful death, tort, or other private action.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4917
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/7/24
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child tax credit in an amount equal to the product of a specified credit amount multiplied by the number of qualifying children of the taxpayer. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4918
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
5/31/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
5/31/24
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. With respect to the provision of free transportation for pupils, allows a school district to pay the public transit fees of pupils instead (rather than providing an exception for pupils for whom the school board certifies to the State Board of Education that adequate transportation for the public is available). In provisions allowing for free transportation if conditions are such that walking constitutes a serious hazard, removes the provision specifying that such transportation shall not be provided if adequate transportation for the public is available. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4919
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
5/31/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
5/31/24
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision requiring the Department on Aging to require an annual audit from all personal assistant and home care aide vendors contracting with the Department, provides that the annual audit shall assure that each audited vendor's procedures are in compliance with the Department's financial reporting guidelines requiring an 80% or higher employee wage and benefits cost split and an administrative cost split of no more than 20% (rather than an administrative and employee wage and benefits cost split as defined in administrative rules). Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, rates for homemaker services shall be increased to $32.75 to sustain a minimum wage of $20 per hour for direct service workers. Provides that rates in subsequent State fiscal years shall be no lower than $32.75 upon federal approval. Requires providers of in-home services to be required to certify to the Department that they remain in compliance with the mandated wage increase for direct service workers. Provides that fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, paid time off and payment for training, health insurance, travel, or transportation, shall not be reduced in relation to the rate increases. Provides that subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2025, the Department shall pay a rate add-on under the Community Care Program to those in-home service provider agencies that attest and document their direct service workers attend paid, quarterly, in-person training sessions to fulfill the in-service training requirements. Provides that the add-on shall be 1% of the homemaker services rate. Requires the Department to adopt rules.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4920
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall be the policy of the State to encourage foreign-born drivers to apply and work as school bus drivers in the State. No State law or action shall prohibit, directly or indirectly, the application of a foreign-born, non-citizen, or non-domiciled driver from applying for a CLP or a CDL for a driver ultimately seeking a type S endorsement as a school bus driver or a school bus driver permit. Provides that where reasonable, all course work, course descriptions, and test proctoring and the application of other requirements for a CLP, CDL, initial or renewal classroom training course administered by the Illinois State Board of Education, or a type S endorsement for a driver ultimately seeking a type S endorsement as a school bus driver, written or in person, may be made available or be obtainable in Spanish, in addition to other languages as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State or the Illinois State Board of Education.