Rep. Lance Yednock

Recognizes May 2, 2019 as the National Day of Prayer.

Declares April 2019 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, each opening weekend for every hunting season established by the Department of Natural Resources shall be at least 4 days long. Effective immediately.

Amends the Governor's Office of New Americans Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to adopt new guidelines for painkillers.

Creates the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act. Provides that employers and labor organizations covered by the National Labor Relations Act may execute and apply agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment to the fullest extent authorized by the National Labor Relations Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State that employers, employees, and their labor organizations are free to bargain collectively. Provides that the authority to enact laws or rules that restrict the use of union security agreements between an employer and a labor organization vests exclusively with the General Assembly. Prohibits local governments from enforcing any such law or rule. Defines terms. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes a reference to federal law with respect to union security agreements from a reference relating to requiring membership in a union in conflict with state law to a reference relating to unfair labor practices in connection with membership in a union. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes provision making a violation of the Act by a local governmental official a Class A misdemeanor.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurance policies to be written in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education. Provides the factors the Director of Insurance shall consider in making the determination that the policy is easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Insurance) Some states have requirements related to the Flesch Test Readability which could greatly assist in adhering to the requirements of this bill. However, the bill in its current form provides little guidance on what "understandable" means, which could vary greatly from individual to individual. To meet the requirements as described within HB 3451 the Department anticipates the need for, at minimum, eight (8) additional insurance analyst positions within three of our insurance compliance units, Life, Health and Property/Casualty, with a projected fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Insurance of just over $978,500 in personal services and related expenditures. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2020 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance, and improvements to Illinois State and local parks. Provides that the net revenue from the special instant scratch-off game must be deposited into the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Provides that the moneys deposited in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources for upkeep, maintenance, and improvements to Illinois State and local parks, including grants for those purposes. Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Effective immediately.

States support for veterans currently struggling with mental illness and thoughts of suicide and encourages the State of Illinois to create a memorial for veterans who have died of suicide to be included at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Declares April 2, 2019 as Pay Equity Day.