Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 620)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2270
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Whistleblower Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2271
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/26/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. Provides that (i) a professional license shall be valid for a period of 240 days (rather than 120 days) unless sooner suspended or revoked, (ii) the Director of Public Health may renew a provisional license once for a period not to exceed 90 days (rather than 120 days) from the expiration date of the initial provisional license, and (iii) the fee for each single home health agency license or any renewal shall be $1,000 (rather than $25). Removes language requiring the Department of Public Health to develop and implement one application to be used even if a combination of licenses authorized under the Act is sought. Provides that the Home Health and Home Services Advisory Committee shall be composed of 15 voting members and one nonvoting member (rather than just 15 members). Provides that 2 (rather than one) of the voting members shall be individuals who represent an organization that advocates for consumers, and the nonvoting member shall be a home services worker. Provides that if the Department finds that a violation does not pose a substantial risk to the health or safety of an agency's clients or patients, the Department may choose to request a plan of correction for the Department's approval prior to issuing a notice of violation to the agency. Provides that if the agency fails to submit an acceptable plan of correction or fails to implement a Department-approved plan of correction within the time provided by the Department, the Department shall then issue the notice of violation. Makes other changes.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2272
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a contractor that provides equipment and services for automated law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to municipalities or counties or any political action committee created by such a contractor may not make a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official in an aggregate value over $500 in a calendar year. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality's or county's automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance shall require that the determination to issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or county and that such authority may not be delegated to any contractor retained by the municipality or county. Provides that any contract or agreement violating such a provision in the ordinance is null and void. Provides that signage at an intersection informing drivers of an automated traffic law enforcement system shall also inform drivers whether, following a stop, a right turn at the intersection is permitted or prohibited. Requires a statistical analysis of automated traffic law and speed enforcement systems every 3 years. Provides that no officer or employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a contractor that provides automated enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or counties until 2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or county employment. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2273
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation must grant a request for initial or subsequent installation or removal of automated traffic law enforcement system equipment within 60 days after the Department's receipt of the request, if the location, placement, or construction of the equipment conforms with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the Department.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2274
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2275
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2276
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2277
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Refer
4/28/23
Refer
5/24/24
Refer
5/31/24
Refer
5/31/24
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes shall be waived if the county treasurer determines that: (i) the delinquency occurred because the subject tax bill was mailed to an incorrect address or e-mailed to an e-mail address other than the e-mail address provided to the county treasurer by the taxpayer or property owner by January 1 of the applicable tax year; (ii) the mistake was not the fault of the property owner or any other entity liable for the payment of the tax; and (iii) the amount of delinquent taxes is paid in full before the annual tax sale at which the delinquent taxes would be sold. Effective immediately.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2278
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Engrossed
3/31/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/25/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Chaptered
6/30/23
Passed
6/30/23
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the State or any unit of local government shall not be required to design or construct a new non-designated highway to accommodate truck tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government shall (rather than may) report to the Department of Transportation, and the Department shall post on its official website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system and any non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed after January 1, 2023 to the overall length dimension of vehicles permitted under the Code.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2279
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Creates the Independent Contractor Payment Protection Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the agreed work terms between an independent contractor and a client shall be: (1) reduced to writing; (2) sufficiently detailed in describing how compensation earned and payable shall be calculated; (3) signed by the independent contractor; (4) signed by the client; and (5) kept on file by the client for a period of not less than 6 years. Provides that an independent contractor shall be paid the compensation earned in accordance with the agreed work terms not later than the last day of the month following the month in which the compensation is earned. Provides that an independent contractor may file a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging a violation of the Act. Provides for enforcement of the Act by the Department. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. Creates the Independent Contractor Compensation Theft Enforcement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the uses of the Fund.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2280
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/8/23
Refer
3/31/23
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that any business that is required to file an annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must submit to the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity a list of all employees during the past calendar year (rather than a copy of the business's most recently filed Employer Information Report EEO-1 and a list of all employees during the past calendar year). Defines "compensation". Amends the Child Labor Law. Provides that an email address provided by the party in the course of the administrative proceeding shall not be used in any subsequent proceedings, unless the party designates that email address for the subsequent proceeding. Makes other changes.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2281
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Allows dispensing organizations to establish a protocol to dispense cannabis on any real property or parking area under the dispensary's ownership or control, such as transactions at drive-through windows. Requires the protocol to adhere to the requirements for point-of-sale dispensing transactions under the Acts. In the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, removes language prohibiting dispensing organizations from operating drive-through windows. Prohibits dispensing organizations from transporting cannabis to residences or other locations beyond the real property or parking area under the ownership or control of the dispensary where purchasers may be for delivery (rather than from transporting cannabis to residences or other locations where purchasers may be for delivery).
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Illinois Senate Bill SB2282
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who employ qualified employees. Provides that the term "qualified employee" means an individual who (i) is employed by the taxpayer as an engineer and (ii) graduated from an engineering program at an accredited institution of higher learning with a Bachelor's degree or higher within the 5 years immediately preceding the taxable year. Provides that the credit shall be equal to (i) 10% of the compensation paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees who graduated from an engineering program at an accredited institution of higher learning in Illinois or (ii) 5% of the compensation paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year to qualified employees who graduated from an engineering program an accredited institution of higher learning not located in Illinois. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2283
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Creates the Safety in Professional Steel Erection Licensure Act. Defines terms. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall license all steel erectors in the State. Provides that no individual shall perform unlicensed steel erection. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out and enforce the Act. Provides that individuals or entities performing unlicensed steel erection work in this State shall be fined $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for each subsequent offense. Provides that the Department shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation, when appropriate, for purposes of enforcement and regulation of the Act. Provides that to assist with costs associated with implementation, the Department is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for licensure, not to exceed $125 per license. Creates the Steel Erectors Licensure Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Safety in Professional Steel Erection Licensure Act on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2284
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Acupuncture Practice Act. Provides that a person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under the Act shall be subject to the penalties provided in provisions concerning unlicensed practice. Provides that for purposes of the Act, telemedicine means the performance of acupuncture provided via technology or telecommunication methods. Provides that the standard of care shall be the same whether a patient is seen in person, through telehealth, or another method of electronically enabled health care. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall, by rule, determine the appropriate acupuncture services allowed via telemedicine in consultation with the Board of Acupuncture. Provides that whenever the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated the provisions concerning telemedicine, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against that person. Provides that an out-of-state person providing a service allowed under the provisions to a patient residing in the State through the practice of telemedicine submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of the State. Amends the Telehealth Act. Changes the definition of "health care professional" to include acupuncturists. Effective immediately.