Creates the Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act. Defines "transportation network driver" as an individual who operates a motor vehicle that: (i) is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the individual; (ii) is not a taxicab or for-hire public passenger vehicle; (iii) is used to provide transportation network company services; and (iv) operates under the license of a transportation network company. Provides that transportation network drivers have the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist transportation network driver organizations, and to bargain collectively. Sets forth provisions concerning unfair work practices; the prevention of unfair work practices; the designation of bargaining representatives; administrative fees; bargaining, impasse resolution procedures, and final determinations by the Department of Labor; applicability of other labor standards; rulemaking; and public records. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Labor Dispute Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Maddy summarySB 320 amends the Benefit Corporation Act by making a technical correction to the section that establishes the law's short title. This change does not alter the substance or requirements of the Benefit Corporation Act itself. The bill directly affects legal documents and references to the law, ensuring consistency in its official naming. It is a procedural adjustment with no impact on business operations or regulatory obligations.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall authorize the examination of applicants as pharmacists at such times and places as it may determine (rather than not less than 3 times per year). Provides that the Department and the Board of Pharmacy shall regularly monitor the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination or its successor to ensure that the examination of applicants is of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the applicant to practice pharmacy. Provides that applicants for examination as pharmacists for the calendar years 2025, 2026, and 2027 shall be required to pass only the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination. Provides that the results from the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for such applicants shall be disregarded and shall not prohibit an applicant who has successfully passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination from engaging in the practice of pharmacy. Provides that applicants for examination as pharmacists shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (rather than the designated testing service), a fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Provides that the Department shall notify applicants taking the examination of their results no later than 2 weeks after (rather than within 7 weeks of) the examination date. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a health insurance issuer, the fee-for-service medical assistance program, and a Medicaid managed care organization may not require prior authorization for the following prescription drug types and their therapeutic equivalents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration: human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis medication or human immunodeficiency virus treatment medication. Effective January 1, 2027.
Maddy summarySB 416 updates the short title of the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 to align with current statutory formatting. This is a purely technical correction to the law's reference name and does not change any existing requirements, regulations, or obligations for private business and vocational schools. The bill affects no individuals, institutions, or programs, as it only modifies how the law is officially cited in legal documents.
Maddy summarySB 340 amends the Probate Act of 1975 by making a technical correction to the short title of a specific section. This change updates the section's name without altering the law's substance or requirements. The bill affects only the legal text of the Probate Act and has no direct impact on residents, courts, or legal procedures. It serves as a routine clarification to ensure the statute's wording aligns with current legislative formatting.
Maddy summarySB 415 amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act by making a technical correction to the section defining its short title. This change only affects the law's formal naming reference and does not alter any hunger relief programs, eligibility, or funding. The bill directly affects legal documents and records that cite the act's short title, ensuring consistent terminology. It has no impact on how the law operates or who receives assistance. (Note: The bill's title "EDUCATION-TECH" appears unrelated to its actual content based on the provided abstract.)
Maddy summarySB 317 amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act by making a technical correction to the section defining the law's short title. This adjustment updates the official name reference in the statute without changing any substantive provisions or requirements. The change affects how the law is formally cited in legal documents but has no impact on consumer rights, legal funding companies, or existing regulations. It is a purely procedural update with no policy or operational consequences.
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the taxes due under the Act on estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 (rather than an exclusion amount of $4,000,000), which shall be deducted from the net estate value after the net estate value is computed in accordance with the Act. Provides that the exemption shall be adjusted each year according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Makes changes concerning the calculation of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for those estates. Provides for a special use valuation to provide that the value of the qualified farm property shall be calculated without regard to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "qualified heir". Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for a qualified employer who makes a qualified contribution toward a health reimbursement arrangement for the qualified taxpayer's employees. Provides that the amount of the credit is $400 per covered employee in the first taxable year and $200 per covered employee in the second taxable year. Effective immediately.