Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III

Co-sponsor HR 664

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL ROBERT HARVEY SR

Mourns the death of Robert "Bobby" Harvey, Sr., on January 1, 2004.

Passed Feb 9, 2004 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 940

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

STATE PROCUREMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.

Signed into law Jan 22, 2004 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 617

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL MICHAEL S JOHNSON

Mourns the passing of Michael Steven Johnson of Chicago.

Passed Jan 15, 2004 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJR 40

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

COMMISSION-BROWN VS BOE 50TH

Creates the Illinois Commission on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.

Passed Nov 21, 2003 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 568

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL JULIA D HARRIS

Mourns the death of Julia Demery Harris of Chicago.

Passed Nov 21, 2003 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 564

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL OZELLA F MCGAVOCK

Mourns the death of Ozella Faye McGavock Mason.

Passed Nov 20, 2003 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 633

Vetoed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES-NEW

Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides for grants to be awarded by the Department on Aging to local community senior services and resource centers. Provides for a Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, with 12 voting members appointed by the Governor, to advise the Department on Aging on the administration of the Act. Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used by the Department on Aging for grant awards and for administering the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Effective immediately.

Vetoed Nov 6, 2003 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1109

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEDICAID-RX DRUGS-NO COPAYMENT

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Eliminates the current provision for a maximum $3 co-payment for brand-name drugs under the Medicaid program, and provides that no co-payment requirement may exist for prescription drugs. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Aug 25, 2003 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 600

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MINIMUM WAGE $6.50

Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage for workers 18 years and older to $6.50 per hour on January 1, 2004. Provides that, beginning in 2005, the minimum wage shall be annually adjusted by the Department of Labor. Provides that the adjustment shall be calculated each September 30, using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, and shall take effect on January 1 of the following year. Provides that the Director of Labor shall by rule establish the minimum wage for employees under the age of 18 years. Deletes language providing that: (i) wages may not be less than the federal minimum hourly wage and wages paid to any employee under 18 years of age may not be more than 50 cents less than the wage required to be paid to employees who are at least 18 years of age; and (ii) every employer of an employee engaged in an occupation in which gratuities have customarily been recognized as part of the remuneration is entitled to an allowance for gratuities as part of the hourly wage rate in an amount not to exceed 40% of the applicable minimum wage rate.

Signed into law Aug 21, 2003 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 1493

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

ALCOHOL-TECH

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Signed into law Aug 19, 2003 1 co-sponsor