Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 367)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5491
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/9/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
4/30/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Refer
4/30/24
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to reimburse an applicant's registration fees for the 2023 registration year in which an applicant received a citation for expired registration as a result of a misprinted registration sticker. Requires, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State to authorize the refund from a fund to which fees for original or renewal of registration are deposited.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5492
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish a program of paid internships for students enrolled in educator preparation programs in the school support personnel endorsement areas of school social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school nurse, and speech-language pathologist. Sets forth provisions concerning the program. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish and maintain a mentorship and recruitment program to develop and maintain interest in the school support personnel endorsement areas of school social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school nurse, and speech-language pathologist. Sets forth provisions concerning the program. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish a school support personnel educator preparation scholarship program to annually award up to 250 scholarships for school psychology, school counseling, school nursing, and school speech-language pathology. Sets forth provisions concerning the scholarship program. Provides that, to encourage Illinois students to enter the fields of school psychology, school counseling, school nursing, and school speech-language pathology and to continue to work in those fields in public schools in this State, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for loan repayment assistance under a School Support Personnel Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. Sets forth provisions concerning the Program. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5493
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/9/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/19/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
4/24/24
Engrossed
4/19/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Chaptered
7/19/24
Chaptered
7/19/24
Passed
7/19/24
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Repeals a provision requiring certain policies to offer, for an additional premium and subject to the insurer's standard of insurability, optional coverage or optional reimbursement for hearing instruments and related services for all individuals when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument to augment communication. Makes conforming changes. In a provision concerning the scope of the Casualty Insurance, Fidelity Bonds and Surety Contracts Article, includes certain policies that are not otherwise excluded under the Unauthorized Companies Article. Removes changes to a provision concerning fraud reporting. Further amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Requires coverage or reimbursement for hearing aids. Makes other changes. Amends the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions are effective January 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5494
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/9/24
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that a public institution of higher education shall display the estimated costs of all required course materials and directly related course fees for no less than 75% of the total number of for-credit courses offered by the public institution of higher education. Sets forth provisions regarding the information to be displayed. Provides that the Board of Higher Education, in consultation with relevant stakeholders and any other interested party identified by the Board of Higher Education, shall adopt, by rule, a list of incidental items that are not required to be reported. Provides that by December 31, 2025, the Board of Higher Education shall submit a report to the General Assembly that details how each public institution of higher education is ensuring compliance with these provisions. Provides that a public institution of higher education shall timely provide to the Board of Higher Education any information that the Board of Higher Education determines is necessary to submit the required report. Provides for rulemaking. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5495
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
4/10/24
Refer
4/5/24
Report Pass
4/17/24
Refer
4/10/24
Engrossed
4/19/24
Report Pass
4/17/24
Engrossed
4/19/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
5/1/24
Refer
5/1/24
Report Pass
5/9/24
Report Pass
5/9/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Chaptered
7/1/24
Chaptered
7/1/24
Passed
7/1/24
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation shall cooperate and liaise with all federal law enforcement and other partners on criminal investigations, intelligence, information sharing, and national security planning and response. Provides that the Division of Forensic Services shall examine digital evidence. In provisions relating to the Illinois Forensic Science Commission, changes references to forensic laboratory to ISO 17025 accredited forensic laboratory. Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police Academy shall maintain and store training records for Illinois State Police officers. Amends the Narcotic Control Division Abolition Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois State Police shall make the results obtained in the enforcement of the Act available on the Illinois State Police website and may make such other information and recommendations to the Governor annually as the Director deems proper (rather than report the results obtained in the enforcement of the Act, in an annual report to the Governor, together with such other information and recommendations as the Director deems proper). In the State Finance Act: repeals provisions creating the State Police Training and Academy Fund on July 1, 2025 (rather than January 1, 2025); in provisions relating to the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund, provides that the primary purpose of the Fund shall be to finance State Police cadet classes (rather than to finance State Police cadet classes in May and October of every year); and changes the date remaining moneys shall be transferred from the State Police Training and Academy Fund to the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, and repeals the provisions relating to the State Police Training and Academy Fund on January 1, 2026 (rather than January 1, 2025). In the Arsonist Registration Act, provides that the Statewide Arsonist Database shall contain information relating to each arsonist for a period of 10 years after conviction for an arson offense and the Illinois State Police must have the Statewide Arsonist Database created and ready to comply with the requirements of the provisions no later than July 1, 2025. In various Acts, adds references to the Arsonist Registry Act where references to the Arsonist Registration Act are stricken. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5496
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/9/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
4/18/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
4/18/24
Refer
4/24/24
Report Pass
5/22/24
Report Pass
5/22/24
Enrolled
5/26/24
Enrolled
5/26/24
Chaptered
8/9/24
Chaptered
8/9/24
Passed
8/9/24
Amends the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act. Provides that in addition to the prequalification process under the Act, the Department of Transportation shall accept any unsolicited bids for the South Suburban Airport received pursuant to the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Provides that nothing within the provisions shall be construed to restrict the obligations of the Department to respond to any unsolicited bids under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Amends the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Provides that "transportation facility" includes the South Suburban Airport. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5497
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. In provisions concerning exceptions allowing the release of student records, provides that school student records or information contained may be released, transferred, disclosed or otherwise disseminated to law enforcement officers for purposes of review, recording, or contemporaneous access to security or surveillance video, audio, or footage, to the extent that the release, transfer, disclosure, or dissemination is consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5498
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Creates the Deferred Retirement Option Article. Provides a deferred retirement option plan (DROP) for certain participants under the Downstate Teacher Article who are eligible to retire and meet other criteria. Provides that a participant in the DROP may elect to participate for up to 5 years. Provides that on the effective date of the member's election, the System shall credit the member's account on a monthly basis, for as long as the member participates in the DROP, an amount equal to the monthly amount of retirement annuity the member would otherwise be eligible to receive had the member retired on the date of the election. Provides that the DROP member shall be considered in active service for purposes of participation in a collective bargaining agreement, for health care benefits, and for other purposes. Establishes a DROP administered by the State Treasurer for pension funds or retirement systems that are required to establish a DROP and elect to transfer administrative responsibility for the DROP to the State Treasurer. Sets forth provisions concerning interest on the account; termination of the DROP; contributions; administrative costs; and a DROP advisory board. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5499
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Provides that gambling and gambling addiction shall be included in the Comprehensive Health Education Program. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5500
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
2/9/24
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that to reduce the risk of SNAP and TANF recipients becoming the victims of benefits fraud by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method, the Department of Human Services shall begin the process of transitioning to the use of electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards embedded with smart chip technology that enables cardholders to make a payment transaction by either inserting their EBT card into a card-reader or by "tapping" their EBT card onto a payment terminal or card reader that is enabled to accept and process contactless payments. Provides that the transition to EBT cards embedded with smart chip technology shall be completed no later than January 1, 2026 and that all EBT cards issued by the Department on and after January 1, 2026 shall be enabled with smart chip technology. Provides that EBT cards, including LINK cards, issued by the Department prior to the Department's roll-out of smart-chip-enabled cards, shall be replaced by January 1, 2026 with EBT cards embedded with smart chip technology. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5501
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that any child who is (i) 17 years of age or older or (ii) projected to graduate from a high school at the completion of the current school year shall be excused from attendance for no more than one-half of each school day in order to participate in an unpaid apprenticeship program. Provides that the student shall be excused from any mandatory school events during the school day.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5502
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Report Pass
4/3/24
Refer
3/12/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Report Pass
4/3/24
Refer
4/18/24
Engrossed
4/17/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
4/18/24
Refer
4/24/24
Report Pass
5/1/24
Report Pass
5/1/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Chaptered
7/19/24
Chaptered
7/19/24
Passed
7/19/24
Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that a person or entity that purchases existing residential real estate with the purpose of renovation and resale is prohibited from reselling the real estate within 6 months of purchase.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5503
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
4/5/24
Creates the Illinois Public Banking Option Act. Establishes the Illinois Bank Account Board. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership and duties of the Board. Provides that the Board shall establish the Illinois Bank Account Program, including establishing the mechanisms by which an account holder may deposit funds into an Illinois Bank Account for no fee, establishing mechanisms for direct deposits, selecting a program administrator, and establishing other terms, policies, and rules. Requires the Board to contract with an independent entity to conduct a market analysis. Sets forth the requirements of the market analysis. Requires the Board to make a determination as to whether the Illinois Bank Account Program can be implemented as described in the Act and to make a determination as to whether Illinois Bank Account Program revenue is more likely than not to be sufficient to pay for Illinois Bank Account Program costs within 6 years of the Illinois Bank Account Program's implementation and what the State's investment will need to be in order to cover the costs.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5504
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a distiller showcase permit and a class 3 craft distiller license. Provides that a class 3 craft distiller license, which may be issued to a distiller or a non-resident dealer, shall allow the manufacture of no more than 100,000 gallons of spirits per year and shall allow the sale of no more than 5,000 gallons of spirits in the aggregate from the class 3 craft distiller's in-state or out-of-state class 3 craft distillery premises to retail licensees, class 3 brewers, and class 3 craft distillers as long as the class 3 craft distiller licensee meets certain requirements. Authorizes a class 3 craft distiller to self-distribute subject to certain requirements and limitations. Provides that a spirits showcase permit shall allow an Illinois-licensed distributor to transfer a portion of its spirits inventory from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license, and, in the case of a class 3 craft distiller, transfer only spirits the class 3 craft distiller manufactures from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license; and to sell or offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license, the transferred or delivered spirits for on or off premises consumption, but not for resale in any form and to sell to non-licensees not more than 156 fluid ounces of spirits per person. Provides that a distilling pub license shall allow the licensee to manufacture up to 10,000 gallons (instead of 5,000 gallons) of spirits per year on the premises specified in the license.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB5505
Introduced
2/9/24
Introduced
2/9/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
2/9/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/12/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacy shall notify each person to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription label is available to the person upon request at no additional cost. Provides that if a person informs the pharmacy that the person is blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled, then the pharmacy shall provide to the person an accessible prescription label affixed to the bottle and the conditions of that label. Provides that a pharmacy shall ensure that a prescription label is compatible with the prescription reader if a prescription reader is provided. Provides that the provisions do not apply to prescription drugs dispensed or administered by an institutional pharmacy or correctional institution. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules to implement these provisions.