And please note that each has a deadline of this Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
PROPONENT
Provides individuals under 21 years of age coverage for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the Medicaid managed care plan. Provides that the coverage provided for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to a service provider, but shall be subject to copayment, deductible, and coinsurance provisions of a Medicaid managed care plan to the extent that other medical services covered by the Medicaid managed care plan are subject to these provisions.
Provides individuals under 21 years of age coverage for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the Medicaid managed care plan. Provides that the coverage provided for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to a service provider, but shall be subject to copayment, deductible, and coinsurance provisions of a Medicaid managed care plan to the extent that other medical services covered by the Medicaid managed care plan are subject to these provisions.
Witness Slip
Before Thursday March 14
PROPONENT
HB3493
Prescription Drug Affordability Act
Hearing Wed 3/13 10:00
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120105… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB3493
Prescription Drug Affordability Act
Hearing Wed 3/13 10:00
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120105… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB2933
PET SHOP DOG/CAT SOURCING
Ends puppy mills.
PROPONENT
Hearing Tuesday March 12 2:00 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119245… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
PET SHOP DOG/CAT SOURCING
Ends puppy mills.
PROPONENT
Hearing Tuesday March 12 2:00 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119245… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
PROPONENT
HB1459 NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
New Hearing so need new slips. Wed 3/13 2:30
This bill has 13 co-sponsors.
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. It would allow a nurse's license to work in 31 states. Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115864… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB1459 NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
New Hearing so need new slips. Wed 3/13 2:30
This bill has 13 co-sponsors.
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. It would allow a nurse's license to work in 31 states. Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115864… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
SB1150
provides graduate assistants the right to collectively bargain.
This bill has 10 co-sponsors
PROPONENT
Hearing Wed. 3/13 11:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/117579… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
provides graduate assistants the right to collectively bargain.
This bill has 10 co-sponsors
PROPONENT
Hearing Wed. 3/13 11:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/117579… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
SB 1699
Prohibits police departments from posting mugshots on their social media accounts.
PROPONENT
New Hearing Tuesday March 12 3:00
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/118914… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Prohibits police departments from posting mugshots on their social media accounts.
PROPONENT
New Hearing Tuesday March 12 3:00
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/118914… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB1454
Has many cosponsors
Repeal Estate Tax
OPPONENT
Hearing Thursday 3/14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115840… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Has many cosponsors
Repeal Estate Tax
OPPONENT
Hearing Thursday 3/14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115840… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB1614
Raises the threshold amount of theft from a misdemeanor to a felony to $2000. Today anything over $500 is a felony.
PROPONENT
Hearing Thursday 3/12 4:00
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/116145… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Raises the threshold amount of theft from a misdemeanor to a felony to $2000. Today anything over $500 is a felony.
PROPONENT
Hearing Thursday 3/12 4:00
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/116145… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
SB1510
Nursing home residents quality care initiative
Supported by AARP
aimed at enforcing minimum staffing mandates, limiting the use of psychotropic drugs and heightening transparency for care violations at Illinois nursing homes.
Collins said the bill would implement a fine structure for nursing homes that fail to meet minimum staffing requirements, and would require the Department of Public Health to build a more easily searchable database for nursing home violations. PROPONENT Hearing Tuesday 3/12 3:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/118429… Article with overview: https://www.sj-r.com/…/aarp-backed-bill-would-penalize-nurs… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp…
Nursing home residents quality care initiative
Supported by AARP
aimed at enforcing minimum staffing mandates, limiting the use of psychotropic drugs and heightening transparency for care violations at Illinois nursing homes.
Collins said the bill would implement a fine structure for nursing homes that fail to meet minimum staffing requirements, and would require the Department of Public Health to build a more easily searchable database for nursing home violations. PROPONENT Hearing Tuesday 3/12 3:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/118429… Article with overview: https://www.sj-r.com/…/aarp-backed-bill-would-penalize-nurs… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp…
HB2181
Designed to end the practice of companies requiring survivors of sexual assault or workplace harassment from signing NDAs since that practice makes it less safe for others who may not know the company has a problem with assault etc who are being hired.
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30
PROPONENT
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/117909… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
Designed to end the practice of companies requiring survivors of sexual assault or workplace harassment from signing NDAs since that practice makes it less safe for others who may not know the company has a problem with assault etc who are being hired.
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30
PROPONENT
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/117909… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
HB 1633
Suggested action: OPPONENT
New Hearing, need new slips: Tuesday 3/12 4:00
The oil and gas industry is working at the state level to squash protests with heavy penalties. Illinois has a bill with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors. These "critical infrastructure" bills are in response to Standing Rock protests and are being introduced into statehouses simultaneously with very similar language. Link to background article is below the link to the witness slip.
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/116175… Article with background: https://www.nationofchange.org/…/bills-criminalizing-pipe…/… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Suggested action: OPPONENT
New Hearing, need new slips: Tuesday 3/12 4:00
The oil and gas industry is working at the state level to squash protests with heavy penalties. Illinois has a bill with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors. These "critical infrastructure" bills are in response to Standing Rock protests and are being introduced into statehouses simultaneously with very similar language. Link to background article is below the link to the witness slip.
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/116175… Article with background: https://www.nationofchange.org/…/bills-criminalizing-pipe…/… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
PROPONENT
HB3494
Physician Gift Ban Act
Prohibits a pharmaceutical marketer from providing any promotions, including, but not limited to, travel and prizes, to a physician to induce the physician to prescribe Tier 1 medications.
Hearing Wed 3/13 10:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120106… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB3494
Physician Gift Ban Act
Prohibits a pharmaceutical marketer from providing any promotions, including, but not limited to, travel and prizes, to a physician to induce the physician to prescribe Tier 1 medications.
Hearing Wed 3/13 10:00 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120106… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Wildlife-Endangered Species.
Chesney bill rescheduled..3-12 @2pm need new Witness Slips filled out
OPPONENT
Weakens protections for endangered and threatened species by removing scientists from the Endangered Species Protection Board and replacing them with business interests.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/118413…
HB3427
PROPONENT
Prevent scalding. Requires manufacturers of water heaters to have a valve that prevents the water temperature from getting too high, causing scalding.
This bill has many co-sponsors.
Hearing: Wed 3/13 2:30 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120023… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
PROPONENT
Prevent scalding. Requires manufacturers of water heaters to have a valve that prevents the water temperature from getting too high, causing scalding.
This bill has many co-sponsors.
Hearing: Wed 3/13 2:30 Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120023… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB3624
SB2132
Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act
The linked VOX article has a lot of good information on these bills. This is the Illinois version of the Green New Deal.
Hearing for house bill: Tuesday 3/12 4:00
No hearing scheduled for Senate bill.
PROPONENT
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120336…
Article with good details: https://www.vox.com/…/green-new-deal-renewable-energy-illin…
House bill details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
SB2132
Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act
The linked VOX article has a lot of good information on these bills. This is the Illinois version of the Green New Deal.
Hearing for house bill: Tuesday 3/12 4:00
No hearing scheduled for Senate bill.
PROPONENT
Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/120336…
Article with good details: https://www.vox.com/…/green-new-deal-renewable-energy-illin…
House bill details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB820
Estate Tax Exclusion
Would double the amount of an estate to be excluded from estate taxes so that less estates would be subject to the tax. Currently at 4 million, it would go to the federal level of 11 million.
OPPONENT
Hearing Thursday March 14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115074… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
Estate Tax Exclusion
Would double the amount of an estate to be excluded from estate taxes so that less estates would be subject to the tax. Currently at 4 million, it would go to the federal level of 11 million.
OPPONENT
Hearing Thursday March 14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115074… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp…
HB2974
Provide a tax credit of up to $1,500 for family members that provide care for their loved ones.
Supported by AARP
PROPONENT
Hearing Thursday March 14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119311… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Provide a tax credit of up to $1,500 for family members that provide care for their loved ones.
Supported by AARP
PROPONENT
Hearing Thursday March 14 8:30 Witness Slip http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119311… Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB1490
File as a PROPONENT
Hearing Tuesday March 12 4:00
Requires a signed statement from anyone who holds guns for someone with a revoked FOID card
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115915… Bill Summary: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
File as a PROPONENT
Hearing Tuesday March 12 4:00
Requires a signed statement from anyone who holds guns for someone with a revoked FOID card
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115915… Bill Summary: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
HB3158
20 week abortion ban
OPPONENT
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119576…
Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
20 week abortion ban
OPPONENT
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30
Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119576…
Bill Details http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
Ultra Sound “Opportunity” Act
OPPONENT
HB3067
This is a new bill number but is the same bill. I’m guessing they are trying to throw us off.
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30 Provides that the doctor shall provide the patient with the “opportunity” to have an ultrasound of the fetus before an abortion. Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119428… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
OPPONENT
HB3067
This is a new bill number but is the same bill. I’m guessing they are trying to throw us off.
Hearing Wed 3/13 8:30 Provides that the doctor shall provide the patient with the “opportunity” to have an ultrasound of the fetus before an abortion. Witness Slip: http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/119428… Bill Details: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp…
ELEC CD-PRESIDENT-TAX RETURNS
In order to appear on Illinois ballot a candidate for President and VP needs to have provided 5 years of tax returns
Let's lead the way in making sure our elected officials are not self dealing and shore up our standards for ethical and transparent leadership.
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Antonio Muñoz - Robert Peters - Omar Aquino - Iris Y. Martinez, Laura Ellman, Scott M. Bennett, Laura Fine, Michael E. Hastings, Laura M. Murphy and Bill Cunningham
Hearing 4/13
PROPONENT
http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/115297…
AFTER YOU COMPLETE YOUR WITNESS SLIP CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS AND ASK THEM TO COSPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION
B1919 - Suggest: Proponent. Requires the Illinois Community
College Board to establish and administer a manufacturing training grant
program.
Sponsors: Sen. Ann Gillespie - Rachelle Crowe - John J. Cullerton, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Elgie R. Sims, Jr. and Laura M. Murphy.
March 14 Hearing 9 a.m. before Senate Commerce and Economic Development
Sponsors: Sen. Ann Gillespie - Rachelle Crowe - John J. Cullerton, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Elgie R. Sims, Jr. and Laura M. Murphy.
March 14 Hearing 9 a.m. before Senate Commerce and Economic Development
Witness Slip here.
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