Sen. Mattie Hunter

Co-sponsor HB 5530

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

PROCUREMENT CD-FOOD DONATIONS

Amends the Procurement Code. Provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a public entity shall not enter into a contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity from donating food to food banks, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens. Amends the School Code to make a similar change. Effective immediately.

Signed into law Jul 15, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 6325

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

CD CORR-SPAC MEMBERS

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that 2 sitting judges shall serve on the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council. Provides that the retired judges on the Council shall be selected by certain other members of the Council (rather than by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court). Effective immediately.

Signed into law Jul 8, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 5736

Signed into law · Illinois House · Co-sponsor

INS-ALL KIDS-REPEAL DATE

Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Changes the repeal date from July 1, 2016 to October 1, 2019.

Signed into law Jun 30, 2016 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SR 1999

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - JACOB SCHMITZ

Mourns the death of Jacob Manning Schmitz.

Passed Jun 30, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJR 45

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

CHOLESTEROL TESTING

Recognizes the importance of encouraging Illinois residents to understand their cholesterol testing results and coordinate treatment with their healthcare provider. Urges the Illinois Department of Public Health to post a link providing access to www.cholesterolcounts.com on its website under the Resources section on its Cholesterol page and to designate September 1, 2016 as Hyperlipidemia Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.

Passed Jun 29, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 1824

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

CRIMINAL JUSTICE MENTAL HEALTH

Urges all federal, State, and county legislators and officials to consider and enact policies to enhance access to mental health services at multiple levels in the criminal justice system which will create better results for both the individual and the system. Shows support for a wide range of programs to improve mental health treatment for individuals involved in the criminal justice system aimed to aid communities to end recidivism. Urges the law enforcement community to consider the integration of mental health treatment and services such as crisis intervention teams into the criminal justice system spectrum, in an effort to address mental health crisis situations and to reduce arrest rates. Calls upon all states and the federal government to examine the costs and benefits of suspending Medicaid coverage instead of termination of coverage for individuals in the criminal justice system and to allow Medicaid coverage to be suspended for incarcerated persons instead of being terminated. Calls upon the states and the federal government to consider promising criminal justice interventions and policies for mentally-ill offenders such as diversion programs and mental health courts to send seriously mentally ill offenders to community-based mental health treatment programs instead of prison or jail.

Passed May 31, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 1917

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - ESTELLA SMITH

Mourns the death of Estella "Stella" Smith.

Passed May 27, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 1927

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - BOYSE EDWARDS, JR.

Mourns the death of Boyse Edwards, Jr.

Passed May 27, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 1909

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - DELBERT BLAIR

Mourns the death of Dr. Delbert Blair.

Passed May 27, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 1908

Passed · Illinois Senate · Co-sponsor

MEMORIAL - BILL GRIMSHAW

Mourns the death of Bill Grimshaw.

Passed May 27, 2016 1 co-sponsor Track