Rep. La Shawn Ford

Co-sponsor HJR 76

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

VOTING RIGHTS AMENDMENT

Supports amending the United States Constitution to explicitly guarantee an individual's right to vote.

Passed May 30, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 135

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

HOMELESS STUDENT HOUSING

Urges the boards of trustees of every public university in the State of Illinois to adopt a program that provides housing scholarships to college students that are registered as homeless and to include funding for this program in their appropriations requests to the General Assembly.

Passed May 30, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1432

In committee · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

CANNABIS-ONE-TENTH GRAM

Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Provides that a person who knowingly possesses not more than 0.1 gram of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, and $300 for a third or subsequent offense. Provides that a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense shall perform 20 hours of community service at a drug-abuse treatment center licensed by the Department of Human Services. Changes the allocation of fines under the Act. Provides that, in addition to the allocation of fines to units of government that made the seizure of the cannabis, proceeds of fines collected under the Act shall also be used by the Department of Human Services for the funding of programs and services for drug-abuse treatment, prevention and education services for both juveniles and adults. Effective immediately.

In committee May 20, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 396

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

RESTORATIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE

Directs the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, working in partnership with the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice Project and the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, review the current practice of restorative justice in juvenile justice systems in the State of Illinois and review restorative justice practices in juvenile justice systems in other states and cultures and nations, and report back to the Illinois General Assembly with recommendations to expand the practice of restorative justice in the juvenile justice system in Illinois with the goal of restoring public safety through restoration of the child in conflict with the law, within a system that incorporates the full range of due process and human rights protections, maximizing community based responses and utilizing incarceration only as a last resort for as short a time as possible.

Passed May 18, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 489

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

CONGRATS - KOCO 50YRS

Congratulates the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization on its 50th anniversary.

Passed May 18, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 254

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

REFORM CHILD CARE COMMISSION

Creates the Commission to Reform Child Care in Illinois.

Passed Apr 29, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 68

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

ASK YOUR BOSS FOR RAISE MONTH

Designates the month of March in 2015 and 2016 as Ask Your Boss for a Raise Month.

Passed Mar 27, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 110

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - MARIE P. DWYER

Mourns the death of Marie Patricia Dwyer of River Forest.

Passed Mar 27, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 264

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES

Recognizes the Selma to Montgomery marches that were part of the 1965 Voting Rights Movement.

Passed Mar 27, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 134

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

REPLICA GUN-CONGRESS REGULATE

Urges Congress to require replica gun manufacturers to design these guns to be bright colors.

Passed Mar 5, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track