Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson; Recognizing and celebrating the life and legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson, etc.
Treatment by a Medical Specialist; Authorizing firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers to receive medical treatment by a medical specialist for certain conditions under certain circumstances; requiring firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers to notify certain entities of their selection of a medical specialist, etc.
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screenings; Requiring certain hospitals to administer congenital cytomegalovirus screenings on newborns admitted to the hospital under specified circumstances; providing coverage under the Medicaid program for the screenings and any medically necessary follow-up reevaluations; requiring that newborns diagnosed with congenital cytomegalovirus be referred to a primary care physician for medical management, treatment, and follow-up services, etc.
Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process; Increasing the value of a motor vehicle owned by a natural person which is exempt from legal process, etc.
Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection; Requiring the clerks of the circuit court, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and implement the Hope Card Program; requiring clerks’ offices to create a Hope Card and provide such card to petitioners within a specified time frame; providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent use of a Hope Card, etc. APPROPRIATION: $176,000
Individuals with Disabilities; Revising provisions related to programs and services provided by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; requiring the agency, within available resources, to offer voluntary participation care navigation services to clients and their caregivers at specified times; requiring the agency to develop and implement an online application process; revising which types of clients are eligible for an individual support plan; clarifying the timeframe within which a family or individual support plan must be developed, etc. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223
Advisory Opinions on Voter Eligibility; Requiring the Division of Elections to provide certain advisory opinions upon request within a certain timeframe; providing that a person who makes such request is deemed eligible to register to vote and to vote if the division does not provide the advisory opinion within the specified timeframe; requiring the division to issue to such person a certain card; requiring that the card be mailed to the person by a certain day, etc.
Court-ordered Nonbinding Arbitration; Deleting a provision that limits the amount of per diem expenses an arbitrator may charge when seeking compensation from state funds, etc.
Weapons and Firearms; Citing this act as the “Responsible Gun Ownership Act”; requiring background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; requiring firearm sales or other transfers between unlicensed persons to be conducted through, and processed by, a licensed dealer; specifying requirements for firearm sales or transfers through licensed dealers; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting licensed dealers from selling firearms without trigger locks or gun cases; providing exceptions; providing definitions; prohibiting certain actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, or transfer of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number, etc.
Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibiting a public employer from taking adverse personnel action against an employee or a job applicant who is a qualified patient for his or her use of medical marijuana; providing exceptions; requiring a public employer to provide written notice of an employee’s or a job applicant’s right to explain or contest a positive marijuana test result within a specified timeframe; providing procedures that apply when an employee or a job applicant tests positive for marijuana, etc.
