Rep. Tom Demmer

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 SB 2332

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

DHFS-MEDICAID-SOCIAL WORKER

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt rules, no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, for the legally recognized services of persons licensed under other laws of this State as a clinical social worker.

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 2160

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

PROP TX-FILTER STRIP

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a Section concerning the valuation of vegetative filter strips is repealed on December 31, 2026 (instead of December 31, 2016).

Signed into law Jul 15, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 1332

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - ALBERT J. TIEKEN

Mourns the death of Albert John Tieken of Dixon.

Passed Jun 29, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 2059

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

$UNIVERSITIES/IMSA/MAP

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

Signed into law Apr 25, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 750

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - NANCY A. BUNGER

Mourns the death of Nancy Ann Bunger of Ashton.

Passed Sep 24, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 770

Passed · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

CONGRATS - MIKE PAPOCCIA

Congratulates Newman Central Catholic High School's athletic director and head football coach, Mike Papoccia, on the occasion of his 300th career win.

Passed Sep 24, 2015 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1906

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2016 and thereafter, the amount of the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be the greater of (i) the amount of the exemption otherwise calculated under that Section of the Code or (ii) $2,000. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Aug 20, 2015 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 1457

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

IBHE-MILITARY PRIOR LEARNING

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Creates the Military Prior Learning Assessment Task Force within the Board of Higher Education to study and make recommendations on how to best effectuate the recognition of military learning for academic credit, industry-recognized credentials, and college degrees through the use of the Prior Learning Assessment. Sets forth the membership of the task force and what the task force's study must include. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2016. Repeals these provisions on December 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Aug 18, 2015 1 co-sponsor