Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 482)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0200
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/22/23
Refer
2/22/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that on and after July 1, 2023, medically necessary orthodontic services may be covered under the medical assistance program. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to use certain auto-qualifiers when determining whether an individual, who is otherwise eligible for medical assistance, is also eligible for coverage for a medically necessary orthodontic service. Provides that if the Department denies a claim for a medically necessary orthodontic service, the Department must, at a minimum, provide the following information to the provider of the orthodontic service: (i) the actual score of the orthodontic case; (ii) the name of the dentist or orthodontist who scored the orthodontic case; (iii) a detailed scoring sheet outlining the reasons for the score of the orthodontic case; and (iv) instructions on how to appeal the denied claim.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0201
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/19/23
Enrolled
5/8/23
Chaptered
6/9/23
Passed
6/9/23
Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Requires a court file to be sealed upon the commencement of any foreclosure action during the COVID-19 emergency and economic recovery period. Provides that if a residential eviction action filed during the COVID-19 emergency and economic recovery period is pending on the effective date of the amendatory Act and is not sealed, the court shall order the sealing of the court file. Provides that the amendatory Act applies to any action to foreclose a mortgage relating to (i) residential real estate, and (ii) real estate improved with a dwelling structure containing dwelling units for 6 or fewer families living independently of each other in which the mortgagor is a natural person landlord renting the dwelling units, even if the mortgagor does not occupy any of the dwelling units as the mortgagor's personal residence. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0202
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Creates the Vacancy Fraud Act. Provides that, on or after January 1, 2024, any owner of real property located in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may file a written vacancy fraud complaint alleging that: (i) certain real property in that county has received a decrease in assessed value, a decrease in market value, or an abatement of taxes because the property is vacant; and (ii) the owner of that vacant property is not actively attempting to sell or lease the property or actively attempting to alter or modify the property to prepare it for sale or lease. Sets forth factors for determining vacancy fraud. Provides that the owner of the vacant property may be subject to specified penalties. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0203
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/18/23
Enrolled
5/8/23
Chaptered
6/9/23
Passed
6/9/23
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Sets forth penalty assessments for any person found by the Department of Agriculture to have committed a use inconsistent with the label that results in human exposure to a pesticide. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0204
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Issuing Licenses and Abating Nuisances Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that nothing in the Division shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of tobacco products or tobacco accessories at premises located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of the property line of any building or other location used primarily as a school if: (1) the school is a private elementary school; (2) the school is located within the boundaries of West Devon Avenue, West Rosemont Avenue, North Mozart Street, and North Fairfield Avenue; and (3) the sale of tobacco products or tobacco accessories at the premises occurs only after school hours until no later than 2 a.m. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0205
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the School Code. Makes technical and revisory changes in a Section concerning waivers of School Code mandates.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0206
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that "dangerous dog" and "vicious dog" include dogs that attack companion animals. Requires the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or vicious to place a sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a dangerous or vicious dog is kept or maintained at the residence and maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. Provides that the Registry shall include registration information on a statewide basis. Specifies the information that the Registry shall include about each dangerous or vicious dog. Provides that the address of the owner, the name and breed of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be made available to the public on the Department's website. Requires the Department to make the public information searchable via a mapping system that identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address. Requires the Department to set fees for the annual registration of dangerous and vicious dogs. Creates the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, and provides that any funds collected shall be deposited into the Fund and used by the Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping system on the Department's website. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0207
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that newsletters and printed material printed on behalf of a member of the General Assembly may include autobiographical or biographical information about a member as long as the information does not include: (1) information about past or future campaigns; (2) information designed to provide an economic benefit to the member or the member's family; or (3) family news unrelated to the member's official role. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0208
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends and reenacts provisions of the Civil Practice Article of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning actions on account of bodily injury or death or physical damage to property based on negligence or product liability based on strict tort liability. Provides that the court shall not instruct the jury of the consequence of any findings of fault of any plaintiff or defendant under specified provisions of the Code. Deletes language providing that the court shall instruct the jury in writing that the defendant shall be found not liable if the jury finds that the contributory fault of the plaintiff is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought. In the Section concerning joint liability, deletes language providing that: any defendant whose fault is less than 25% of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendant except the plaintiff's employer, is severally liable for non-medical damages; and any defendant whose fault is 25% or greater of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendants except the plaintiff's employer, is jointly and severally liable for non-medical damages. Adds language providing that: any defendant whose fault is less than 25% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought by the plaintiff is severally liable for non-medical damages; and any defendant whose fault is 25% or greater of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought by the plaintiff is jointly and severally liable for non-medical damages. Contains applicability provisions.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0209
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Provides legislative findings. Appropriates specified amounts to the Department of Public Health for grants, expenses, and administrative costs of programs relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; the Getting to Zero-Illinois plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030; the prevention, screening, and treatment services to address sexually transmitted infection cases; and the PrEP4Illinois Program to provide client navigation for pre-exposure prophylaxis services and medication access. Contains other provisions. Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0210
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
3/15/24
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who may claim a qualifying student as a dependent is allowed a credit of up to $2,000 for qualified tuition and fee expenses paid by the taxpayer. Provides that the term qualifying student means a person who (i) is a resident of the State, (ii) is under the age of 24 at the close of the school year for which a credit is sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is sought, is a full-time student enrolled in a program at a qualifying college or university. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0211
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
3/15/24
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Provides that a bank or financial institution that has provided a loan for the purchase of personal property and attached a lien on that property shall deliver to the lienee a certificate of release, for recording, within 10 days after receipt of total payment pursuant to the bank's or financial institution's written payoff statement.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0212
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Defines "fire-resistant material" and "fire-resistant material applicator". Provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in business as a fire-resistant material applicator in this State without being certified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Establishes a civil penalty of up to $250 for each violation of the provisions. Requires the Office to regulate fire-resistant material applicators by developing and implementing a certification and certification renewal process, developing training requirements, and adopting rules. Allows the Office to charge a certification fee and a certification renewal fee. Provides that registration as a fire-resistant material applicator must be renewed annually. Requires the Office to develop a list of grounds for revoking certification as a fire-resistant material applicator. Permits the Office to investigate allegations of actions that constitute grounds for revocation and may revoke certification if, in Office's determination, a violation has occurred. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0213
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Amends the Burial Rights Act. Provides that contracts between cemetery authorities and cemetery workers' associations prohibiting in any manner dedications of monuments or headstones, family visitations, or visitations to veterans memorials on Sundays or legal holidays shall be deemed to be void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable. Makes conforming changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0214
Introduced
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/23/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/19/23
Enrolled
5/4/23
Chaptered
6/9/23
Passed
6/9/23
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Defines "illness" to mean any illness, disease, or condition the presence of which in a community results in the declaration of a disaster or emergency by a State, county, or municipal official. Defines "eligible employee" to mean any full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter, including a full-time paramedic or a firefighter who performs paramedic duties, who is employed by any unit of local government, including any home rule unit. Provides that whenever an eligible employee suffers an illness in the line of duty which causes the employee to be unable to perform the employee's duties, the employee shall continue to be paid by the employing public entity on the same basis as the employee was paid before the or illness, with no deduction from the employee's sick leave credits, compensatory time for overtime accumulations or vacation, or service credits in a public pension fund during the time the employee is unable to perform the employee's duties due to the result of the illness, but not longer than one year in relation to the same illness. Sets forth provisions concerning verification of illness and denial of other employment. Limits exclusive and concurrent home rule powers for home rule units under a population of 1,000,000.