This bill nominates Susan Swider for appointment to the State Board of Health. It directly affects the State Board of Health by proposing a new member, with the appointment requiring Senate confirmation through the Executive Appointments committee. The bill is procedural, focusing solely on the nomination process with no policy changes or broader impacts.
This bill nominates Karen D. Phelan to serve as a Member of the State Board of Health. It directly affects the Board, which sets health policy and regulations for the state. The bill is a procedural appointment request, requiring Senate confirmation for Phelan to join the Board. No policy changes or funding mechanisms are involved.
This bill nominates Monica Shete Hendrickson for appointment to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. The board oversees state regulations for healthcare facilities, including licensing and safety standards. The nomination requires Senate confirmation through the Executive Appointments committee, as shown in its recent actions. This is a procedural appointment with no policy changes to existing laws.
This bill (AM 1040329, "APPOINT-ROBERT FILOTTO") is a procedural nomination. It formally nominates Robert Filotto to serve as a Member of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. The bill does not establish new policies or affect any specific population; it solely proposes an appointment to a county-level authority. The authority manages facilities like the Will County Exposition Center. The bill was recently referred to the Senate's Executive Appointments committee for consideration.
This bill nominates Kim King to serve as a Member of the Children and Family Services Advisory Council. It does not create new policies or affect any laws; it solely proposes an appointment to an existing advisory body. The bill is procedural, requiring Senate consideration of the nomination for a council that advises on children and family services programs. No other mechanisms or direct impacts are specified in the bill's text.
This bill nominates Amy Bilton for appointment to the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board. The nomination was received by the Senate on January 13, 2026, and assigned to the Executive Appointments committee for review. If approved, Amy Bilton would serve as a board member advising on medical fee schedules for workers' compensation claims. The bill does not create new policy but facilitates a specific appointment to an existing advisory body.
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Requires direct service workers employed by the Department of Human Services, or an agency contracted with the Department, to provide services under the Home Services Program to complete at least 2 hours of dementia training at the start of their employment and annually thereafter. Requires the training to cover subjects concerning Alzheimer's disease and dementia, safety risks, and communication and behavior. Requires the Department to provide contractors with dementia training curriculum on the required subjects. Provides that any other laws or rules that impose more rigorous dementia training for direct service workers under the Home Services Program shall apply. Exempts from the training requirements direct service workers who provide proof that they obtained equivalent dementia training in compliance with another law or rule. For personal assistants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, requires the Department to establish, in consultation with the joint training committee created under the collective bargaining agreement, different parameters and specific topics for curriculum covering dementia training.
Creates the Prohibition of Closed-Door Tax Increases Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not increase a levied tax without authorization by referendum of the electors of the unit of local government. Provides that a referendum to increase a levied tax must include a sunset clause on which the tax increase authorized by the referendum measure shall expire. Provides that, if an increase in a levied tax is intended to generate a cash flow to service a debt, the increase must sunset no later than the date that the debt is scheduled to be paid off, and, if an increase in a levied tax is intended to generate a cash flow that will be spent for purposes other than debt service, the increase must sunset no later than 10 years after the date on which the tax increase begins. Provides that, to the extent the Act conflicts with any other provision of law, the Act controls. Provides that nothing in the Act infringes upon the right of a unit of local government to impose or increase nontax fines or fees. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall adopt rules to enforce the Act. Limits concurrent exercise of home rule taxing powers.
Expresses reflecting on the heinous Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, and remembers the lives of the civilians, soldiers, and defenders who expressed unwavering support for the State of Israel. Extends sincere condolences to the families who have lost loved ones in this brutal assault, including the families of the 46 American citizens who lost their lives. Expresses standing steadfast in the face of terrorism and violent acts and remaining committed to lasting peace and stability for the State of Israel.
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes provisions requiring the Illinois Investment Policy Board to include companies that boycott Israel in its list of restricted companies. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish and administer a program to award property tax relief grants to school districts in this State. Provides that, in exchange for receiving a grant, a school district's maximum aggregate property tax extension for the taxable year that begins on January 1 of the fiscal year for which the grant is awarded may not exceed an adjusted maximum aggregate property tax extension for that taxable year. Creates the Education Property Tax Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of awarding grants. Sets forth provisions concerning the Education Property Tax Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Prohibits the Department of Children and Family Services from requiring Department volunteers to list or provide their social security numbers on any form prescribed by the Department that authorizes a criminal history record or background check. Requires the Department to amend its rule on authorization forms in accordance with the amendatory Act. Excludes the social security number of a Department volunteer from the definition of "background information." Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that no person appointed to serve as a court appointed special advocate shall be required to list or provide his or her social security number on any form prescribed by the court that authorizes a criminal history record or background check.
