Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, it is unlawful to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a pangolin product. Provides that unlawful possession or sale of pangolin products is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "pangolin" and "pangolin product".
Recognizes EyeCare America and its dedicated volunteers for 35 years of public service to the people of Illinois and throughout the United States.
Congratulates Adlai E. Stevenson High School on being designated a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.
Declares November 2019 as Food Pantry Donation Month to raise a greater awareness of food insecurity and the impact food insecurity has on the residents of Illinois.
Congratulates Ivy Hall Elementary School on being designated a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Prohibits the State from applying for any federal waiver that would reduce or eliminate any protection or coverage required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and coverage for services identified as essential health benefits under the ACA. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits the State from applying for any federal waiver that would permit an individual or group health insurance plan to reduce or eliminate any protection or coverage required under the ACA that was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and coverage for services identified as essential health benefits under the ACA. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits the State or an agency of the executive branch from applying for any federal Medicaid waiver that would result in more restrictive standards, methodologies, procedures, or other requirements than those that were in effect in Illinois as of January 1, 2017 for the Medical Assistance Program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or any other medical assistance program in Illinois operating under any existing federal waiver authorized by specified provisions of the Social Security Act. Provides that the State or an agency of the executive branch may apply for such a waiver only if granted authorization by the General Assembly through joint resolution. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Hawthorn Elementary School South on being designated a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.
Congratulates Lillian Jean "Lilly" Brenner on her Bat Mitzvah.
Commends Lake County's ongoing efforts to prevent and quickly address veteran homelessness.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that a State agency shall not require any of its employees, officers, board members, or agents to travel, or approve a request for State-funded or State-sponsored travel, to a state that has enacted: (1) a law that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, abortion rights within 8 weeks after pregnancy begins; (2) a law that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, abortion rights for a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest; (3) a law that restricts otherwise lawful abortion rights as soon as an unborn fetus or child has been determined to have a detectable human heartbeat; or (4) a law that requires, or has the effect of requiring, a criminal investigation in the event of a miscarriage. Provides exceptions to the travel prohibition. Provides that the travel prohibition shall continue while any specified law remains in effect. Requires the Attorney General to develop, maintain, and post on his or her Internet website a current list of states that have enacted specified laws prohibiting or restricting abortion rights. Requires State agencies to consult the list on the Internet website of the Attorney General in order to comply with the travel and funding restrictions. Requires the Travel Regulation Council to adopt a policy and rules to implement the travel prohibition requirements which shall be applicable to all personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the travel control boards established under the Act. Defines "State agency".
