Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 602)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2000
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that an off-premises retail licensee or a person in the business of manufacturing, importing, or distributing alcoholic liquors directly or indirectly offering or providing coupons to consumers that are redeemable by the person offering the coupon or third-party agent does not constitute a violation under the Act if specified conditions are met. Provides that any person who funds, offers, or redeems coupons shall maintain complete, accurate, and itemized records of reimbursements. Provides that the person offering a coupon shall provide notice of the coupon with specified information at least 7 days prior to the issuance of the coupon on the licensee's publicly available website or social media pages and, in the case of an off-premises retailer offering the coupon, conspicuously on its licensed premises.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2001
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2002
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2003
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that the definition of "employee" includes specified workers employed in agriculture. In provisions requiring the payment of overtime, removes the exclusion of employers of agricultural labor with respect to agricultural employment.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2004
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision requiring workers to be appropriately trained to provide services under the Community Care Program, provides that only training curriculum approved by the Department on Aging may be used to fulfill training requirements for workers who provide in-home services. Requires the curriculum to consist of 24 hours of pre-service training and 12 hours of annual in-service training. Provides that the Department shall only approve training curriculum that (i) has been developed with input from consumer and worker representatives, and (ii) requires comprehensive instruction by qualified instructors on the required competencies and training topics. Provides that changes to the competencies, curriculum topics, or instructor qualifications shall be made only with input and approval of the Home Care Worker Training Subcommittee of the Community Care Program Advisory Committee. Provides that no person may perform in-home services under a program authorized under the Act unless that person has received pre-service training and remains current on his or her annual in-service training. Provides that pre-service training hours and in-service training hours shall be paid at the worker's regular rate of pay. Provides that starting no later than July 1, 2024, workers who have met the requirements to perform in-home services and the records of trainings they have completed shall be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry maintained by the Department of Public Health. Creates the Home Care Worker Training Subcommittee within the Community Care Program Advisory Committee. Provides that the purpose of the Subcommittee is to address the challenges of recruiting, training, and retaining the home care workforce needed to meet growing demand. Sets forth the Subcommittee's membership and its responsibilities. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2005
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/29/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/25/23
Enrolled
5/10/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires housing authorities to develop and implement policies granting housing preferences to veterans who are homeless. Provides that such preferences shall be cumulative with any other preference allowed by a housing authority for which the veteran qualifies. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to supersede any federal law or regulation.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2006
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Refer
5/3/24
Amends the evidence-based funding provisions of the School Code. Provides that the Minimum Funding Level is equal to $550,000,000 (instead of $350,000,000). Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2007
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Creates the Obscene Electronic Unsolicited Message Act. Provides that a person may file a private cause of action against another person 18 years of age or older who knowingly sends an image, that the person knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited, by electronic means, depicting obscene material. Provides that a prevailing plaintiff who suffers harm as a result of receiving an image, the receipt of which had been expressly forbidden by the plaintiff, in violation of these provisions, may recover the following: (1) actual damages proximately caused by the receipt of the image, including damages for emotional distress not exceeding $25,000; (2) attorney's fees; and (3) injunctive relief. Provides that the remedies under these provisions are cumulative and shall not be construed as restricting a remedy that is available under any other law. Provides exemptions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unsolicited transmission of sexually explicit material. Provides that a person commits the offense when: (1) he or she intentionally transmits by electronic means an image depicting a person engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in whole or in part; and (2) the image is not sent at the request of or with the consent of the recipient or the recipient has expressly forbidden receipt of such materials. Provides that nothing in these provisions preclude the imposition of other criminal penalties for that conduct. Provides exemptions. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that a person who commits a third or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2008
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person or organization shall organize a gathering that causes the release of balloons into the air unless the balloons are (1) used by an institution of higher education or a governmental agency, or pursuant to a governmental contract, for bona fide scientific or meteorological purposes, (2) released indoors and remain indoors, or (3) are helium balloons used for the safe operation of a hot air balloon. Provides that persons who violate the amendatory Act's provisions shall be subject to civil penalties in specified amounts and that the release of 50 balloons or fewer at one time is a single offense. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2009
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/10/23
Creates the Medication Aide Program Article in the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall administer and enforce a licensed medication aide program and shall license and regulate licensed medication aides. Provides standards for an applicant to qualify as a qualified employer. Includes provisions concerning: licensure requirements; exempt activities; scope of practice; unlicensed practice; violations and civil penalties; applications for original licensure; examinations; licensure by examination; expiration of a license; and titles. Provides that licenses issued under the Article are subject to the Administration and Enforcement Article of the Act, including provisions concerning grounds for disciplinary action. Provides that the Department shall file rules to administer the Medication Aide Program Article within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2010
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Refer
3/31/23
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Legacy Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits a Class 1 felony offense of aggravated battery when the person is 21 years of age or older and, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee. Provides that a person commits a Class 2 felony offense of aggravated battery when the person is 21 years of age or older and, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee. Provides that "Department of Children and Family Services employee" includes any Department caseworker or investigator employed by an agency or organization providing social work, case work, or investigative services under a contract with or a grant from the Department of Children and Family Services.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2011
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Creates the Agricultural and Natural Resources Legacy Act. Creates the Agricultural and Natural Resources Legacy Fund as a separate fund in the State treasury to be managed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that from the Fund, moneys shall be made available in each fiscal year for grants to qualified easement holdings having an application which has been reviewed by the Department of Agriculture and approved by the Agricultural Legacy Council. Creates the Agricultural Legacy Council to annually review and approve award grants recommended by the Department of Agriculture, review and approve rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture for administration of the program, and review outcomes of the program and advise the Department of Agriculture of changes in the program or rules to ensure success of the program in achieving the intent of the Act.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2012
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Changes the definition of "clean energy". Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Changes the definitions of "clean energy", "community renewable generation project", "distributed renewable energy generation device", and "renewable energy resources". Provides that the long-term renewable resources procurement plan shall include the procurement of renewable energy credits from new projects in amounts equal to at least 10,000,000 renewable energy credits delivered annually by the end of the 2021 delivery year, and increasing ratably to reach 45,000,000 renewable energy credits delivered annually from new wind, solar, and other renewable energy resources (rather than just new wind and solar) projects by the end of delivery year 2030 such that the goals are met 75% (rather than entirely) by procurements of renewable energy credits from new wind and photovoltaic projects and 25% by other renewable energy resources such that the State maintains a sufficient, diverse, reliable, and cost effective renewable energy resources mix. Provides that the self-direct credit amount for each renewable energy credit supplied shall be determined annually and is equal to the lower of the volumetric charge collected pursuant to the recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery and other services to support the renewable portfolio or the average price paid per renewable energy credit divided by 1,000 for all utility-scale renewable energy credits procured by the Illinois Power Agency after June 1, 2017. Removes a provision that provides that the self-direct credit amount does not include costs associated with any contracts entered into before the delivery year in which the customer files the initial compliance report to be eligible for participation in the self-direct program. Amends the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act. Changes the definition of "renewable energy resources". Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the definition of "eligible renewable electrical generating facility". Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the definitions of "clean energy" and "large greenhouse gas-emitting unit". Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2013
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Engrossed
3/23/23
Refer
3/24/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/26/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Requires all housing financed under the Illinois Affordable Housing Program to meet a minimum standard of living requirement. Provides that in order for a program applicant to be eligible to receive funding to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, develop, operate, insure, or retain affordable single-family or multi-family housing, the applicant must demonstrate that each housing unit can provide and meet certain quality standards, as applicable. Requires housing to have cooling and dehumidification systems that are capable of being operated independently from the heating system and that can operate when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees. Requires newly constructed housing to have permanent air conditioning. Requires the heating in all housing, during the months of October through May, unless a unit of government has standards that require a higher temperature of heat, to register at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Requires any tenant complaints about heating to be rectified within 24 hours. Requires windows to open and close with safety mechanisms installed and to be inspected on a regular basis. Provides certain standards concerning the maintenance and upkeep of the premises of the single-family or multi-family housing; accessible laundry facilities for senior residents and residents with disabilities; control for insects, rodents, and pests; standard turnaround times for property manager or maintenance personnel to respond to tenant requests; and compliance checks and tenant reviews for property management companies. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2014
Introduced
2/9/23
Refer
2/9/23
Refer
2/21/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Engrossed
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/26/23
Enrolled
5/19/23
Chaptered
8/4/23
Passed
8/4/23
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2024, the Department shall provide a semi-annual report to the General Assembly on pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on non-highway State routes that have been initiated, are in progress, or are recently completed. The Department shall provide the reports every June 30th and January 1st thereafter. Adds an immediate effective date.