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D Illinois Senate · District 28

Sen. Laura Murphy

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Total votes
13,506
all sessions
Attendance
95%
408 missed
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 87% of chamber peers
Sponsored
3,649
bills & resolutions
Higher than 98% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
3,649 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
3,649
Primary
2,036
Co-sponsor
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Primary SB 2237
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the College Campus Press Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 3634
Failed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
USE/OCC TX-BREAST PUMPS

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 2009
Failed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
DHS-PUNS SERVICES

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that by June 30, 2022, the Department of Human Services shall reduce the number of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities on the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) database by no fewer than 800 persons. Provides that the number of persons listed shall be reduced each year by the following amounts: no fewer than 1,000 persons between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023; and no fewer than 1,200 persons beginning July 1, 2023, and every July 1 thereafter, until the list of persons on the PUNS database awaiting State services is exhausted. Requires the Department to apply for all available federal funding options to increase services and supports for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Provides that for future applicants, the Department shall provide adequate funding for the required services and supports for each individual listed in the seeking services category on the PUNS database within 90 calendar days after the individual is placed on the PUNS database after completing an enrollment form with a Department pre-admission screener. Provides that for future applicants, the Department shall identify the required services and supports for each individual listed in the planning for services category on the PUNS database within 180 calendar days after that individual is placed on the PUNS database after completing an enrollment form with a Department pre-admission screener. Requires the Department to annually report to the General Assembly, beginning September 30, 2022 and every September 30 thereafter, on the progress made in implementing the provisions of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 3420
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
PROP TX-TAXING DISTRICTS

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning delinquencies by lessees of property owned by a taxing district, provides that such a delinquency occurs 60 days after the final (currently, second) installment due date. Provides that those provisions apply in all counties (currently, in counties with more than 800,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants). Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 323
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
FINANCE-TECH

Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1782
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
GRANT TRANSPARENCY-REPORT

Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall compile an annual budget implementation report. Provides that the report shall include the following information: (1) the total cost of each project; (2) detailed line items specified under guidelines issued by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and (3) a specified purpose for the project. Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 769
Failed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
HOME REPAIR FRAUD-PROMISES

Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 600/1 Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 515/3 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1603 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. Provides that a person commits home repair fraud when he or she knowingly promises performance which the person knows will not be completed at any time during the performance of the service.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1590
Failed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor
INS-HEALTH CARE RATE CHANGES

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Provides that all individual and small group accident and health policies written subject to certain federal standards must file rates with the Department of Insurance for approval. Provides that unreasonable rate increases or inadequate rates shall be disapproved. Requires the Department to provide a report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2023 regarding both on and off exchange individual and small group rates in the Illinois market. Requires that the Department approve or deny rate filings within 45 calendar days of submission unless the Director of Insurance extends the period by following specific procedures. Provides that a rate increase that is not approved or denied by the Department by the applicable deadline shall be automatically approved on the following calendar day. Provides that no less than 30 days after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified the plans described in this Section for the upcoming plan year, the Department shall publish on its website a report explaining the rates for that plan year's certified health care plans. Defines "inadequate rate" and "unreasonable rate increase". Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 2242
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
INC TX-SOUNDPROOFING

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the purpose of purchasing acoustical materials, other materials, labor, and professional services to soundproof a residential home located at an eligible address against aircraft noise generated by an airport governed by the provisions of the Permanent Noise Monitoring Act. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero; however, the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2235
Failed · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
TOLL HWY-PERSONAL INFORMATION

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that records identifying a specific instance of travel by a specific person or vehicle shall be used only as required to ensure the payment and enforcement of tolls and for law enforcement purposes. Provides that certain personally identifiable information generated through the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's toll collection process shall be used for enforcement purposes only with respect to toll collections and any action brought by a prosecutor acting in such a capacity. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury and if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available in response to a grand jury subpoena and to a law enforcement agency pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2022. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes changes concerning the privacy policy of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding the release of personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena in a pending civil action or lawful order from a civil court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to a grand jury if exigent circumstances make obtaining a warrant or subpoena impractical (instead of "in the case of an emergency when obtaining a warrant or subpoena would be impractical"). Provides that the Authority may release personally identifiable information to the Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Authority shall make personally identifiable information of a person available to any State or local agency, inspector general, or law enforcement agency in response to a grand jury subpoena or pursuant to an investigation. Provides that the Authority shall discard personally identifiable information within 5 years. Provides that the Authority shall make every effort, within practical business and cost constraints, to purge the personal account information of an account that is closed or terminated. Provides that in no case shall the Authority maintain personal information more than 5 years after the date an account is closed or terminated. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude compliance with a court order or settlement agreement that has been approved on or before January 1, 2022. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that an email from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to a user informing the user of the Authority's requirement to release personally identifiable information in response to a subpoena shall constitute notice to the user.

Failed Jan 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors
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