Rep. Kathleen Willis

Co-sponsor SB 2613

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

CHILD BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ACT

Creates the Child Bereavement Leave Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that an employee may use specified amounts of bereavement leave to grieve the death of the employee's child, attend services in relation to the death of the employee's child, or make arrangements necessitated by the death of the employee's child. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides for civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect penalties. Creates the Child Bereavement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Jul 29, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 6181

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

SCH CD-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

Amends provisions concerning educator licensure in the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall allow educators to earn professional development hours during the final 3 months of the school year and enter those professional development hours into the Educator Licensure Information System.

Signed into law Jul 22, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 238

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

EARLY CHILD EDUC BLOCK GRANT

Amends the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Signed into law Jul 21, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 466

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS-SCREEN

Amends the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Signed into law Jul 20, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 1336

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

NORTHLAKE FPD 75TH ANNIV

Congratulates the Northlake Fire Protection District on the occasion of their 75th anniversary.

Passed Jun 29, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 637

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding airports.

Signed into law Jun 24, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 1247

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

RECOGNIZE - CHIEF D. MARKOWSKI

Recognizes the career and dedication to public safety of Addison Fire Protection District Chief Donald E. Markowski.

Passed May 18, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 2043

Vetoed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

$NEIU

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.

Vetoed Mar 17, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 570

Failed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.

Failed Nov 10, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 661

Vetoed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

HEPATITIS C SCREENING ACT

Creates the Hepatitis C Screening Act. Provides that every individual born between the years of 1945 and 1965 who receives health services from a hospital as an inpatient or in the emergency department of a hospital or who receives primary care services in an outpatient department of a hospital or who receives health services from a health care practitioner providing primary care shall be offered a hepatitis C-related test, unless the health care practitioner providing the services reasonably believes that certain conditions are present. Effective January 1, 2016.

Vetoed Sep 24, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track