Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 661)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2885
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider as an expense of any public utility, for the purpose of determining any rate or charge, any amount expended for contributions or gifts to political candidates, political parties, political or legislative committees, or any committee or organization working to influence referendum petitions or elections or contributions to a trade association, chamber of commerce, or public charity, including, but not limited to, a charity managed by the public utility or affiliated interest. Provides that the Commission shall not consider as an expense of any public utility, for the purpose of determining any rate or charge, any amount expended by the public utility for director and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance. Provides that in determining whether other types of insurance purchased by the public utility are recoverable, the Commission shall determine whether the insurance is of financial benefit to ratepayers of the public utility or its shareholders. Provides that if the Commission determines the insurance purchased by the public utility is of benefit to its shareholders, then it shall not be a recoverable expense. Provides that, if a gas, electric, water, or sewer utility requests a general rate increase, the Commission shall hold at least one public hearing for the public to provide input on the proposed increase in rates. Provides that the public hearing shall be held in the service area of the public utility that is requesting the general rate increase at a time and location determined by the Commission. Makes changes in provisions definitions; donations made by a public utility for energy assistance; consideration of attorney and expert compensation as an expense; and the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2886
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
3/15/24
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report or contact information that is not requested by the consumer if the report or information is being procured based in whole or in part on the presence of an inquiry made in connection with a residential mortgage loan as defined by the Truth in Lending Act or automobile loan as covered under the Truth in Lending Act. Provides that a violation of the provision constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2887
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Creates the Salaried Board Confirmation Act. Provides that the Senate shall confirm or reject an appointee to any Governor-appointed board that receives a salary from the State within either 30 session days after the person has been appointed by the Governor or 90 calendar days after the person has been appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs first. Provides that failure of the Senate to confirm or reject the person appointed within this time period shall be deemed a rejection of the appointment by the Senate. Provides that an appointee to the board whose name has been withdrawn as a nominee to the board by the Governor is ineligible to serve on the board for a period of 2 years after the date of withdrawal. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2888
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
4/19/24
Amends provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure pertaining to class actions. Adds additional requirements concerning: prerequisites to the maintenance of a class action (including provisions that a class action may be certified only if: the plurality of the class members are residents of Illinois or if the plurality of the class members were physically in Illinois when the cause of action arose; and a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy); where a class action may be brought; preliminary determinations to be made by the court; notice to the class; coupon and other noncash settlements; loss by class members under a proposed settlement; and attorney's fees.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2889
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
4/19/24
Reenacts and changes various provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to product liability actions that were added by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997). Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2890
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
4/19/24
Creates the Full and Fair Noneconomic Damages Act. Provides that, in determining noneconomic damages, the fact-finder may not consider: (i) evidence of a defendant's alleged wrongdoing, misconduct, or guilt; (ii) evidence of the defendant's wealth or financial resources; or (iii) any other evidence that is offered for the purpose of punishing the defendant, rather than offered for a compensatory purpose. Provides for bifurcated trials before the same jury in cases involving punitive damages, if requested by any defendant. Outlines the procedure for the bifurcated trials. Provides for court posttrial review of noneconomic damage awards pursuant to specified nonexclusive factors. Includes legislative findings, definitions, and applicability language. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2891
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
4/19/24
Creates the Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that any Act enacted in the State shall not create a private right of action unless such a right is expressly stated in that Act. Provides that any Act enacted in the State creating a private right of action shall contain express language providing for such a right and that courts shall not construe a statute to imply a private right of action in the absence of such express language. Provides that the Act applies to any action that has not yet been initiated or is pending on the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2892
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2893
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
3/15/24
Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program. Provides that the Department shall implement the program by: (1) contracting with one or more prescription drug wholesalers and Canadian suppliers to import prescription drugs and provide prescription drug cost savings to consumers in this State; (2) developing a registration process for health benefit plan issuers, health care providers, and pharmacies to obtain and dispense prescription drugs imported under the program; (3) developing a list of prescription drugs, including the prices of those drugs, that meet certain requirements set forth under the Act and publishing the list on the Department's website; (4) establishing an outreach and marketing plan to generate program awareness; (5) ensuring the program and the prescription drug wholesalers that contract with this State comply with certain federal tracking, tracing, verification, and identification requirements; and other matters. Sets forth eligibility criteria for prescription drugs that may be imported into the State under the program. Contains provisions concerning anticompetitive behavior monitoring; program funding; audit procedures; annual reporting requirements; the adoption of rules to implement the Act; and federal waiver or authorization requirements. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2894
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that "system of administrative adjudication" means the adjudication of any violation of a municipal or county ordinance, except for any offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar offense that is not included in specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (rather than except for any offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar offense). Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality or county may adopt an ordinance limiting the width of vehicles, the height of vehicles, and the length of vehicles on roadways and to enforce violations of specified provisions of the Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. Makes conforming changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2895
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Amends the School Code. Allows an elementary school district to withdraw from its special education joint agreement program if the district (i) maintains grades up to and including grade 8, (ii) had a 2022-2023 best 3 months' average daily attendance of 4,013, and (iii) had a 2022 equalized assessed valuation of at least $2,927,750,000, but not more than $2,927,760,000, and the special education joint agreement consists of 18 school districts. Requires approval by the school board and notification to and the filing of an intent to withdraw statement with the governing board of the joint agreement program. Sets forth provisions concerning the notification and statement, the allocation of assets and liabilities, and the effective date of the withdrawal.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2896
Introduced
1/24/24
Refer
1/24/24
Refer
2/6/24
Refer
3/15/24
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Strengthening Mental Health and Substance Use Parity Act. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, or any third-party administrator administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer, shall cover all out-of-network medically necessary mental health and substance use benefits and services (inpatient and outpatient) as if they were in-network for purposes of cost sharing for the insured. Provides that the insured has the right to select the provider or facility of their choice and the modality, whether the care is provided via in-person visit or telehealth, for medically necessary care. Sets forth minimum reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health benefits. Sets forth provisions concerning responsibility for compliance with parity requirements; coverage and payment for multiple covered mental health and substance use services, mental health or substance use services provided under the supervision of a licensed mental health or substance treatment provider, and 60-minute individual psychotherapy; timely credentialing of mental health and substance use providers; Department of Insurance enforcement and rulemaking; civil penalties; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2897
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
Creates the Campus Free Speech Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college to develop and adopt a policy on free expression; sets forth what the policy must contain. Requires the Board of Higher Education to create a Committee on Free Expression to issue an annual report. Requires public institutions of higher education to include in their freshman orientation programs a section describing to all students the policies and rules regarding free expression that are consistent with the Act. Contains provisions concerning rules, construction of the Act, and enforcement.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2898
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
Refer
2/6/24
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2899
Introduced
1/26/24
Refer
1/26/24
Amends the Downstate Police and Downstate Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, if a pension fund's total assets are at least 60% of the total actuarial liabilities of the pension fund, the city council or board of trustees of that municipality may elect an annual employer contribution that includes an amount sufficient to bring the total assets of the pension fund up to 90% of the total actuarial liabilities of the pension fund by the end of municipal fiscal year 2050 or an earlier fiscal year, but no earlier than municipal fiscal year 2040. Provides that the election is irrevocable and must be made by ordinance or resolution no later than January 1, 2027. Makes conforming changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.