Congratulates the Most Serene Republic of San Marino upon the 2017 celebration of the Feast of San Marino and of the foundation of the Republic.
Sponsored bills
Recognizes Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln on its 125th anniversary.
Congratulates the seventh and eighth grade Hartsburg-Emden Stags on winning their respective 2017 championships in volleyball.
Urges Congress to adopt a farm bill that supports and promotes the development of local and regional food systems.
Designates March 30, 2017 as Red Cross Centennial Day in the State of Illinois and urges all residents to donate their time and their resources in support of the American Red Cross.
Congratulates the Mount Pulaski Honeybears on winning the 2017 Illinois Elementary School Association Class 7-2A State Volleyball Championship.
Commemorates the centennial of the United States entering and participating in World War I beginning on March 26, 2017.
Recognizes the Brian McMillen Memorial Run/Walk and its commitment to honoring Brian McMillen's legacy by supporting veteran students at Lincoln Land Community College.
Congratulates the Rochester High School varsity football team, the Rockets, on winning the 2016 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A State Football Championship.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that no provision of the Act shall be construed to afford any rights to any person: (i) incarcerated in a State, local, or federal correctional facility; or (ii) in the custody of the Department of Human Services as unfit to stand trial or under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that the new provisions shall not be construed to prevent a person from exercising his or her constitutionally-protected rights. Exempts from disclosure under the Act records requested by persons committed to a county jail if those materials are available in the library of the jail. Exempts from inspection and copying information or materials received, generated, or maintained by a State's Attorney or county sheriff as part of the criminal discovery process that the disclosure of which would violate the Supreme Court Rule concerning the disclosure of discovery materials in felony cases. Provides that the exemption applies regardless of whether the case has concluded. Effective immediately.