Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Juneteenth National Freedom Day shall be observed on June 19 of each year as a holiday throughout the State (currently, not a holiday and is observed on the third Saturday of June of each year). Provides that when June 19 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be held and considered the holiday. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to include Juneteenth National Freedom Day as a holiday. Effective immediately. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Central Management Services) Senate Bill 1965 will not require additional resources. Salaries will be paid, whether on holiday or at work. What is lost is productivity. If that equates to the cost of salaries, then CMS Bureau of Personnel's estimate is $11.3M statewide.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, with respect to the supporting documentation required to obtain a plate for a veteran with a disability, the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill, and makes the following change: provides that the Secretary of State may require an applicant to disclose information necessary to confirm that the applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability. Effective immediately.
Amends the Flag Display Act. Provides that no State institution or agency may purchase any American flags or Illinois State flags (currently, only American flags) except those manufactured in the United States of America.
Creates the Water and Sewer Financial Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is authorized to institute the water and sewer assistance program. Provides that any person who is a resident of the State of Illinois and whose household income is not greater than an amount determined annually by the Department may apply for assistance. Provides that in determining the amounts of assistance to be provided to or on behalf of a qualified applicant, the Department shall ensure that the highest amounts of assistance go to households with the greatest need for financial assistance in relation to household income by considering specified factors. Provides that each water or sewer provider shall assess each of its customer accounts a monthly Water and Sewer Assistance Charge to be deposited into the Water and Sewer Low-Income Assistance Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Water and Sewer Low-Income Assistance Fund. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified water or sewer utilities shall be allowed to offer a financial assistance program designed for bill payment assistance for low-income customers in accordance with the Water and Sewer Financial Assistance Act. Provides that the costs of a financial assistance program offered by a water or sewer utility shall be reimbursed from the Water and Sewer Low-Income Assistance Fund. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that, in its use of federal funds under the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may not cause a disproportionate share of those federal funds to benefit customers of water or sewer providers that do not assess the Water and Sewer Assistance Charge. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: In provisions creating the Water and Sewer Financial Assistance Act, provides that in setting the annual eligibility level to receive financial assistance under the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may not set a limit higher than the eligibility limit for assistance under the Energy Assistance Act (rather than 150% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Provides that the process to allow a water or sewer provider to discontinue imposing assessments shall include review by the Illinois Commerce Commission of any water or sewer provider subject to the Public Utilities Act. Removes provisions concerning program eligibility for residents of rental properties. In provisions amending the Public Utilities Act, provides that the Commission shall render its decision within 90 days (rather than 60 days) after receiving a petition from a water or sewer utility to offer a financial assistance program. Removes language requiring the Commission to annually review and reconcile any amounts collected through tariffs to recover the costs of the financial assistance program. Makes corresponding changes.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer that issues a policy or contract insuring against liability for injury to any person or against liability for injury to or destruction of property, arising out of ownership or lease of residential one, 2, 3, or 4 dwelling real property, may cancel, charge, or impose an increased premium or rate for or refuse to issue or renew that kind of policy or contract based in whole or in part upon the harboring of a dog found to be vicious under the Animal Control Act upon the insured property. Provides that an insurer that issues a policy or contract insuring against liability for injury to any person or against liability for injury to or destruction of property, arising out of ownership or lease of residential one, 2, 3, or 4 dwelling real property, may not cancel, charge, or impose an increased premium or rate for or refuse to issue or renew that kind of policy or contract based in whole or in part upon the harboring of a specific breed of dog upon the insured property. Provides that before issuing a policy or contract an insurer may not ask or inquire about a dog's breed upon the insured property, but may ask or inquire about: the number of dogs on the property; whether the dogs have been sterilized; and whether any of the dogs have been deemed vicious dogs under the Animal Control Act or have a history of biting a human. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurance company offering homeowner's insurance coverage or renter's insurance coverage that issues a policy or contract insuring against liability for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, lease, or rental of residential property shall, for any claim involving a dog-related incident, record specified circumstances relating to the incident. Provides that the information shall be collected for a 3-year period beginning on January 1, 2022 and shall be reported annually to the Department of Insurance. Requires the Department to make the information available on the Department's website by July 1, 2023 and update the information each July 1 through July 1, 2025. Provides that an insurer offering specified insurance that does not have any dog breed restrictions or dog breed lists impacting underwriting and rating is exempt from the information reporting requirements if the insurer certifies annually in writing to the Department that they do not have or use any dog breed restrictions or dog breed lists. Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Provides that an insurer offering insurance that does not have any dog breed restrictions or dog breed lists impacting underwriting or rating (rather than underwriting and rating) is exempt from the reporting requirements if the insurer certifies annually in writing to the Department of Insurance that they do not have or use any dog breed restrictions or dog breed lists. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurance company offering homeowner's insurance coverage or renter's insurance coverage that issues a policy or contract insuring against liability for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property arising out of the ownership, lease, or rental of residential property shall, to the best of their ability, for any claim involving a dog-related incident, record specified circumstances relating to the incident. Provides that the information shall be collected for a 2-year period beginning on January 1, 2022 and shall be reported annually to the Department of Insurance. Requires the Department to make the information available on the Department's website by July 1, 2023 and update the information each July 1 through July 1, 2024. Provides that the information or data collected by the Department shall not be released or published in any way that violates the confidentiality or proprietary status or nature of the data.
Creates the Wipes Labeling Act. Presents the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that a covered entity must clearly and conspicuously label a covered product as "do not flush" in accordance with specified requirements. Provides that, upon a request by a municipality or county, a covered entity must submit to the requesting entity, within 90 days after the request, nonconfidential business information and documentation demonstrating compliance with the Act in a format that is easy to understand. Provides that municipalities and counties have the authority to enforce the Act and to collect civil penalties for violations of the Act and may impose a civil penalty in the amount of up to $2,000 for the first violation of the Act, up to $5,000 for the second violation, and up to $10,000 for the third and any subsequent violation. Provides that a municipality or county shall send a written notice of an alleged violation and a copy of the requirements of the Act to a noncompliant covered entity, which will have 90 days to become compliant. Provides that covered products required to be registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act must only comply with the Act on and after July 1, 2023. Limits home rule powers to regulate the labeling of covered products. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2022. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Replaces references to municipalities and counties with references to jurisdictional wastewater authorities. Replaces the labeling requirements of the introduced bill with provisions requiring that, subject to specified exceptions, a covered product manufactured on or after July 1, 2022 shall be labeled clearly and conspicuously in adherence to specified labeling requirements. Provides that a covered entity may include on a covered product words or phrases in addition to those required for label notice if the words or phrases are consistent with the purposes of the provisions. Provides that jurisdictional wastewater authorities have the concurrent and exclusive authority (rather than municipalities and counties have the authority) to enforce the Act and collect civil penalties for violations of the Act. Removes provisions regarding covered products registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Defines "jurisdictional wastewater authority". Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Defines high contrast as (1) provided by either a light symbol on a solid dark background or a dark symbol on a solid light background; and (2) having at least 70% contrast between the symbol artwork and background using the formula [(B1 - B2) / B1] * 100, where B1 is the light reflectance value of the relatively lighter area and B2 is the light reflectance value of the relatively darker area.
Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that "amusement ride" includes any trampoline court. Defines "trampoline court". House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "amusement ride" means, among other things, any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide that a person must pay to gain access to, but not a slide at a private residence, public or nonpublic school, daycare, or public park (rather than any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide). Provides that "trampoline court" does not include a gymnastic training facility that derives all (rather than a majority) of its revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of gymnastic skills (rather than gymnastic skills and basics). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 to provide that "amusement ride" includes any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide except (1) any slide that is placed in a playground and that does not normally require the supervision or services of a person responsible for its operation; or (2) any slide that is not open to the general public and for which admission is monitored and strictly controlled by invitation, company or group identification, or other means of identification (rather than providing that "amusement ride" includes any dry slide, alpine slide, or toboggan slide that a person must pay to gain access to, but not a slide at a private residence, public or nonpublic school, daycare, or public park). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the definition of "trampoline court" does not include a gymnastic training facility that only utilizes trampolines during the supervised instruction of gymnastic skills (currently, a gymnastic training facility that derives all of its revenue from supervised instruction in the teaching of gymnastic skills).
Amends the School Code. Makes changes to provisions regarding youth suicide awareness and prevention. Sets forth some of the characteristics of students at an increased risk of suicide. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Changes the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2022 (rather than effective immediately).
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In a provision concerning home-delivered meal services to Illinois residents who qualify under the federal Older Americans Act, provides that, subject to appropriation, all home-delivered meals shall contain informational fact sheets on diabetes, elder abuse, elder neglect, elder financial exploitation, Social Security benefits, and Medicare. Permits the Department on Aging to enter into agreements with area agencies on aging or Department designees to print and distribute the informational materials to home-delivered meal providers, which shall in turn ensure that an informational fact sheet is included with the first home-delivered meal at the start of a recipient's subscription period and annually thereafter. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Requires the informational fact sheets to be included in all home-delivered meals on a quarterly basis (rather than annually). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends provisions of the Illinois Act on the Aging concerning home-delivered meal services to Illinois residents who qualify under the federal Older Americans Act. Provides that, on an annual basis, each recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive a fact sheet developed by the Department on Aging with a current list of toll-free numbers to access information on various health conditions, elder abuse, and programs for persons 60 years of age and older. Provides that the fact sheet shall be written in a language that the client understands, if possible. Provides that each recipient of home-delivered meals shall receive updates on any new program for which persons 60 years of age and older may be eligible. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Makes the amendatory changes contained in Senate Amendment No. 1 subject to appropriation.
Amends the Housing Authorities Act. In provisions concerning the duties of a Housing Authority concerning rentals and tenant selection, provides that a Housing Authority shall not restrict any tenant from owning or maintaining one or more common household pets regardless of breed, size, or weight, within the tenant's dwelling unit. Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Provides that a tenant of multifamily rental housing acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated with any money from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund that was designated for affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep no more than 4 cats or 3 dogs regardless of breed, size, or weight within the tenant's residence in accordance with any applicable laws. Exempts service animals or service animals in training from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts any dog that has been deemed a dangerous or vicious dog from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Sets forth enforcement policies for affordable housing projects that allow residents to keep pets. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 310 ILCS 10/25 Adds reference to: 310 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1253 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes. Removes the amendatory changes made to the Housing Authorities Act. Further amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act by adding the definition for "common household pet" to a Section that defines certain terms under the Act (rather than defining "common household pet" under the Section concerning pets in affordable housing projects). Provides that tenants of affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep at least 2 common household pets (rather than shall be allowed to keep no more than 4 cats or 3 dogs). House Committee Amendment No. 1 Exempts supportive living facilities from the provisions of the bill. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Provides that a tenant of a multifamily rental housing unit that is 500 square feet or larger and has been acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated with any money from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund after January 1, 2022 and that was designated for affordable housing for low and very low-income families shall be allowed to keep at least 2 cats or one dog that weighs under 50 pounds regardless of breed or height within the tenant's residence in accordance with any applicable State laws. Exempts service animals or service animals in training from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts any dog that has been deemed a dangerous or vicious dog from the provisions of the amendatory Act. Exempts supportive living facilities and elderly housing as defined. Sets forth enforcement policies for affordable housing projects that allow residents to keep pets. Contains an applicability clause. Effective January 1, 2022. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Provides that a housing provider shall not be liable for injuries caused by an owner's common household pet permitted on the housing provider's property, except in cases of wilful and wanton misconduct. Makes a technical change.