Sen. Dan Kotowski

Co-sponsor SR 605

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - FLORENCE MAZEWSKI

Mourns the death of Florence W. Mazewski.

Passed Feb 24, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 568

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - DONALD SCHWENDAU

Mourns the death of Donald F. Schwendau.

Passed Feb 9, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 509

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL-BARBARA CLEARY

Mourns the death of Barbara Cleary of Chicago.

Passed Feb 1, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 510

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - JOSEPH BARTEL

Mourns the death of Joseph G. Bartel of Edison Park.

Passed Feb 1, 2012 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1609

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

IL PWR AGCY-RATE TRANSPARENCY

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall prepare a report for the General Assembly and Illinois Commerce Commission that shall include, but not be limited to, renewable portfolio standards. Provides that a required annual report shall include the quantity, price, and rate impact of all renewable resources purchased pursuant to long-term contracts under the electricity procurement plans for electric utilities. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012 and by April 1 of each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly, the Commission, and alternative retail electric suppliers that shall include specified information. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Jan 13, 2012 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SR 482

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - ROBERT BRIDGES

Mourns the death of Robert A. "Bull" Bridges of Chicago.

Passed Dec 13, 2011 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 420

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - MARCIA FLANAGAN

Mourns the death of Marcia Flanagan of Glenview, formerly of Wilmette.

Passed Nov 10, 2011 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 670

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

PHARMACY-GENERIC ANTIEPILEPTIC

Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning duties of the Department of Public Health.

Signed into law Aug 19, 2011 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 180

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

CRIM CD-CONDUCT AT FUNERALS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of disorderly conduct at a funeral or memorial service. Increases the time period for which the conduct at the funeral or memorial service is prohibited before and after the service from 30 minutes to 60 minutes and increases the distance from which the conduct is prohibited from 200 feet to 1,000 feet of any ingress or egress of the funeral site. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Aug 15, 2011 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 106

Signed into law · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

DCFS-ABUSED&NEGLECT CHILD-RPTS

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the privileged quality of communication between any professional person required to report a suspected case of child abuse or neglect and his or her patient or client shall not constitute grounds for failure to share information or documents with the Department of Children and Family Services during the course of a child abuse or neglect investigation. Provides that written reports from persons required to report shall be admissible in evidence in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing (rather than judicial proceeding) relating to child abuse or neglect. Provides that evidence shall not be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to communications between the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect, or the child subject of the report and any person who is required to report a suspected case of abuse or neglect under the Act or the person making or investigating the report (rather than communications between the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect, or the child subject of the report and the person making or investigating the report). Effective immediately.

Signed into law Aug 15, 2011 1 co-sponsor