Commends David A. Northern Sr. on his work for the Housing Authority of Champaign County. Further wishes him well on his future endeavors.
Amends the House Rules. Makes changes concerning Rule 1.
Amends the Illinois Complete Count Commission Act. Provides that members serving on the Commission on the effective date of this amendatory Act may be reappointed as members for consecutive decennial census terms. Provides that the census outreach strategy shall have a strategic focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities that the census historically overlooks, including, but not limited to, communities of color, urban and rural low-income households, immigrants, populations with language barriers, and young children. Provides for local complete count commissions. Provides further reporting requirements. Provides for Post-decennial census activities. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Adds the Lieutenant Governor as a member of the Illinois Complete Count Commission. Provides that any vacancies occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act may be filled by the Lieutenant Governor. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor (currently, Secretary of State) shall serve as chairperson of the Commission. Provides that the census outreach strategy shall have a strategic focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities that the census historically overlooks, including, among other groups, homeless persons, senior citizens, and veterans. Provides for the creation of local Complete Count Committees (currently, local Complete Count Commissions). Requires the Commission to form relationships with specified independent organizations for the purpose of creating Complete Count Committees. Requires the Commission to issue a report (currently, final report) specifying its recommended outreach strategy for implementation for the 2020 Census no later than January 1, 2020 (currently, June 30 2019). Requires the Commission to submit a final report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2020 detailing the work of the Commission concerning outreach, promotion, and community support during the 2020 calendar year. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 5100/5 20 ILCS 5100/15 20 ILCS 5100/20 20 ILCS 5100/25 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 4070/1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Sponsors of this resolution are committed to effective and thoughtful changes to the criminal justice system and policing in a bipartisan transparent manner with all stakeholders represented, and this approach on issues of this importance will serve the State of Illinois and its citizens well.
Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that members of the General Assembly are prohibited from receiving and shall not receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost of living adjustment for terms commencing on or after July 1, 2020, unless otherwise approved by law. Effective immediately.
Directs the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the unemployment benefits application system.
Mourns the death of James Robert Thompson Jr., the 37th Governor of Illinois.
The members of the House of Representatives have no confidence that Michael J. Madigan can continue in his role as Speaker and hereby remove him from that position.
Urges that the Governor's Restore Illinois plan be re-drafted as legislative language and submitted to the Illinois General Assembly for discussion, debate, and legal enactment as statutory law.
Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that no occupational or professional license issued by any State agency to a business or person may be revoked or suspended based upon a failure to comply with an executive order related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, unless a court order has been obtained to allow such license revocation or suspension. Provides that no State agency or employee of that State agency may enter on to the premises of a business or person for the purpose of effectuating the revocation or suspension of an occupational or professional license based upon a failure to comply with an executive order related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, unless a court order has been obtained to allow the enforcing State agency to enter on to the premises for such purpose and notice has been provided to the relevant State legislators of the district in which the business or person resides. Effective immediately.
