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Rep. Lisa Hernandez

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Total votes
22,091
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,273 missed
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 79% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,657
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
1,657 bills and resolutions

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1,657
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Co-sponsor SB 1890
Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
CRIM PRO-VIDEO-SENTENCING

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that whenever the appearance in person in court, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, is required of anyone held in a place of custody or confinement operated by the State or any of its political subdivisions, including counties and municipalities, the chief judge of the circuit by rule may permit the personal appearance to be made by means of two-way audio-visual communication, including closed circuit television and computerized video conference at a sentencing hearing for a defendant who: (i) at the time of the proceeding was serving a sentence of imprisonment for another offense; and (ii) has agreed to enter a negotiated plea. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 725 ILCS 5/106D-1 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 705/10.23 new 720 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 38, par. 3-6 720 ILCS 5/10-9 735 ILCS 5/13-225 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that all law enforcement officers must take human trafficking training. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that when the victim is 18 years of age or over at the time of the offense, a prosecution for involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons and related offenses may be commenced within 25 years (rather than 3 years) after the commission of the offense. Provides that a company commits trafficking in persons when the company benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that an action under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act must be commenced within 25 (rather than 10) years of the date the limitation period begins to run or within 25 (rather than 10) years of the date the plaintiff discovers or through the use of reasonable diligence should discover both (1) that the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking act occurred, and (2) that the defendant caused, was responsible for, or profited from the sex trade, involuntary servitude, or human trafficking act. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: New Act 20 ILCS 2605/2605-99 new 50 ILCS 705/7 from Ch. 85, par. 507 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1.Creates the Lodging Establishment Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act. Requires hotels and motels to train employees in the recognition of human trafficking and protocols for reporting observed human trafficking to the appropriate authority. Provides that the Department of Labor shall develop the curriculum for the training. Provides that beginning June 1, 2020, a lodging establishment shall provide its employees with training in the recognition of human trafficking and protocols for reporting observed human trafficking to the appropriate authority. Provides that the Department shall develop and publish the human trafficking recognition training program by July 1, 2020. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Director of State Police shall conduct or approve a training program in the detection and investigation of all forms of human trafficking, including, but not limited to "involuntary servitude", "involuntary sexual servitude of a minor", and "trafficking in persons" and that the program shall be made available to all cadets and state police officers. In the amendatory changes to the Illinois Police Training Act, provides that the curriculum of police training schools shall include training in the detection and investigation of all forms of human trafficking. In the amendatory changes to the Criminal Code of 2012, provides that a company is criminally liable for trafficking in persons when the company knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. Makes other changes. Some provisions effective immediately.

Signed into law Jun 20, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 25
Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after emergency admission of a respondent to a mental health facility on an inpatient basis, the respondent shall be personally examined (rather than examined) by a psychiatrist. Provides that for the purpose of this provision, a personal examination includes an examination performed in real time (synchronous examination) via an Interactive Telecommunication System as defined in the Illinois Administrative Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that an examination via an Interactive Telecommunication System may only be used for certification that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission when a psychiatrist is not on-site within the time period set forth in the Code. Provides that if the examination is performed via an Interactive Communication System, that fact shall be noted on the certificate. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 5/3-610 Adds reference to: New Act 210 ILCS 5/6.1 rep. 410 ILCS 70/9 rep. 720 ILCS 510/Act rep. 720 ILCS 513/Act rep. 735 ILCS 5/11-107.1 rep. 745 ILCS 30/Act rep. 5 ILCS 375/6.11 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 5 ILCS 140/7.5 55 ILCS 5/3-3013 from Ch. 34, par. 3-3013 210 ILCS 5/2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.2 210 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-8.3 215 ILCS 5/356z.4 215 ILCS 5/356z.4a new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 225 ILCS 60/22 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22 225 ILCS 60/36 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-36 225 ILCS 65/65-35 was 225 ILCS 65/15-15 225 ILCS 65/65-43 225 ILCS 95/7.5 410 ILCS 535/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-1 415 ILCS 5/56.1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1056.1 720 ILCS 5/9-1.2 from Ch. 38, par. 9-1.2 720 ILCS 5/9-2.1 from Ch. 38, par. 9-2.1 720 ILCS 5/9-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 9-3.2 720 ILCS 5/12-3.1 from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.1 735 ILCS 5/8-802 from Ch. 110, par. 8-802 745 ILCS 70/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5303 750 ILCS 65/15 from Ch. 40, par. 1015 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health. Provides that every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise that right. Provides that a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law, of this State. Provides prohibited State actions. Provides that a party aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring a civil lawsuit. Provides that a health care professional shall report each abortion performed to the Department of Public Health. Limits home rule powers. Repeals provisions regarding abortion in the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, and the Injunction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Repeals the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Abortion Performance Refusal Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Children and Family Services Act, the Counties Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, and the Rights of Married Persons Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that information and records held by the Department collected under the Reproductive Health Act is exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that that term "ambulatory surgical treatment center" does not include any facility in which the performance of abortion procedures is limited to those performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides insurance requirements for the coverage of abortion. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that tissue and products from an abortion or miscarriage may be buried, entombed, or cremated. Effective immediately. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (IL Environmental Protection Agency) This legislation will have no fiscal impact on the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 25, as amended by HA 1 will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 25, as amended by House Amendment 1, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Department of Insurance) This legislation has no projected fiscal impact on the Illinois Department of Insurance. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.

Signed into law Jun 13, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HR 416
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CRISIS

Urges the General Assembly to take action to modernize its early childhood education funding and teacher qualification standards to address the early childhood workforce crisis. Urges the Governor of Illinois to increase early childhood education provider representation on the Illinois Learning Council, the DCFS Daycare Advisory Council, the DHS Childcare Advisory Council, and the Professional Development Advisory Council to assure provider voices are heard as early childhood education policy is developed and implemented.

Passed Jun 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HR 382
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE DAY

Declares June 10, 2019 as a day to celebrate women's right to vote and the important role Illinois played in achieving that right in the United States.

Passed Jun 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HR 371
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
PERKINS PLAN-WIOA

Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work collaboratively with each other and with school districts, community colleges, business and industry, and other organizations to ensure alignment among the Perkins and WIOA plans and priority occupational areas. Directs the ISBE, ICCB, and DCEO to report to the General Assembly and the P-20 Council on how the State's draft versions of the Perkins and WIOA plans address the foregoing recommendations. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes everything. Replaces it with similar language encouraging ISBE and ICCB to include within the State's Perkins Plan certain components. Directs the ISBE, ICCB, and the IWIB to work collaboratively to ensure alignment among Perkins and WIOA plans. Directs the ISBE, ICCB, and IWIB to report to the General Assembly and the P-20 Council on how the State's draft versions of the Perkins and WIOA plans address the foregoing recommendations.

Passed Jun 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 1482
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
CRIM CODE-AGG BAT-EMPLOYEES

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony. Provides that a person also commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee".

Passed May 31, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HJR 46
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
KIDDIELAND AMUSEMENT PARK ROAD

Designates First Avenue in Melrose Park as it travels from its intersection with North Avenue to its intersection with River Road as the "Kiddieland Amusement Park Road".

Passed May 31, 2019 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HJR 74
Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor
ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Declares May of 2019 as "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" and welcomes everyone to "Asian American Action Day" on May 15, 2019 at the Capitol.

Passed May 31, 2019 1 co-sponsor
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