Sen. Doris Turner

Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices without delegation of authority by a physician. Provides that a physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement. Provides that a physician assistant who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification shall not require a written collaborative agreement to practice. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; physician assistant title; collaboration requirements; written collaborative agreements, prescriptive authority, and physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers; inactive status; limitations; and grounds for disciplinary action. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make corresponding changes.

Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution honors the life of Joan Kay Cully, a Springfield resident who passed away, and extends official condolences to her family and community. The document outlines her personal history, including her career at Illinois Bell and the Illinois Department of Public Health, her volunteer work at Memorial Medical Center, and her active lifestyle. It formally records the Senate's mourning and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to her family as a gesture of sympathy.

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution honors the life of Michael L. Smoot, a longtime Illinois educator who passed away on January 3, 2026. It acknowledges his 37-year career in public education, including his 25 years as superintendent of the Wood Dale School District, and celebrates his contributions to teaching, administration, and community service. The resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to his family and directs that a copy of the document be presented to them as a gesture of sympathy.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (SR 637) passed by the Illinois Senate to honor Reverend Jesse Jackson following his death on February 17, 2026. The resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to his family and acknowledges his lifelong contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, including founding Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition, advocating for economic equality, and serving as a presidential candidate. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is solely a symbolic tribute to his legacy. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the Illinois Senate on February 26, 2026.

Maddy summaryThis resolution honors the life and service of John Henry Jordan, Ed.D., following his death on February 15, 2026. It recognizes his career as an educator, community leader, and mentor in Mississippi and Illinois, and acknowledges his surviving family. The Illinois Senate adopted the resolution to extend condolences to his family and loved ones. As a memorial resolution, it has no policy impact or effect on legislation.

Appropriates $750,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for Family and Community Services and related distributive purposes, including a grant to Southern Illinois University Rural Health and Mental Health Support for a services to Farm Owners.

Creates the Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database Act. Requires the Illinois State Police to establish and maintain a Statewide Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Database for the purpose of identifying persistent domestic violence offenders. Requires the Illinois State Police to maintain the database based upon information supplied by the court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Requires the Illinois State Police to make the information contained in the database accessible to the public on the agency's Internet home page and update that information as it deems necessary. Sets forth the information that must be stored in the database. Provides that if a person is convicted of a domestic violence offense and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for a domestic violence offense or if a person has an order of protection granted against them and the person has at least one prior order of protection granted against them, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior domestic violence offense convictions or order of protection, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Requires the court clerk to forward to the Illinois State Police a certified copy of the qualifying conviction or order of protection and the date of birth of any person ordered to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Contains provisions on registration fees. Requires the Illinois State Police to remove a registered person's name and other information from the database after a specified number of years following the person's last conviction. Provides that the Act applies only to persons convicted of a domestic violence offense or to persons against whom an order of protection is granted on or after January 1, 2027; however, a prior conviction is not required to occur on or after January 1, 2027.

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall have the powers and duties provided in the Crematory Regulation Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall have the power to appoint investigators to conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other duties required to enforce the provisions of the Crematory Regulation Act on behalf of the Comptroller and to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the State. Provides that the Comptroller's investigators shall be peace officers and shall have all the powers possessed by police officers in cities and by sheriffs. Provides that Comptroller investigators may exercise these powers throughout the State whenever enforcing the provisions of the Crematory Regulation Act, subject to the rules and orders of the Comptroller. Provides that no Comptroller investigator may have peace officer status or may exercise police powers unless (1) the investigator successfully completes the basic police training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or (2) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the training requirement by reason of the investigator's prior law enforcement experience, training, or both. The Director responsible for crematory oversight and regulation under the Comptroller must authorize to each investigator of the Comptroller and to any other employee of the agency exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face (1) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the Comptroller and (2) contains a unique identifying number.

Creates the Residential Rental Property Registry Act and amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Requires the State to establish the Residential Rental Registry to be maintained and monitored by the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Requires that each landlord of one or more dwelling units, including condominium and cooperative units, must register each dwelling unit by January 1 of each year with the Residential Rental Registry. Prohibits a person from allowing to be occupied or rented or charge, accept, or retain rent for any dwelling unit unless the landlord has registered the dwelling unit with the Residential Rental Registry. Provides that a landlord who has not paid the rental registry fee within the past 12 months for a particular dwelling unit may not increase the rent charged for the dwelling unit until the landlord pays, in full, the rental registry fee currently due for the dwelling unit. Requires all landlords of residential dwelling units to pay an annual registration fee in the amount of $100 per dwelling unit, excluding a local housing authority and an owner-occupied building of 6 or fewer units that pays a fee of $50 per dwelling unit. Authorizes the Illinois Housing Development Authority to administer the Act and adopt appropriate rules to implement the Act. Creates penalties for a landlord that provides false or misleading information to the Authority. Provides that registration fees and fines collected under the Residential Rental Property Act shall be deposited into the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the purpose of providing rental assistance.

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning energy storage systems, provides that the farmland drainage plan that a facility owner must file with a county shall include, among other things, plans to repair any subsurface drainage affected during construction or deconstruction using procedures outlined in the agricultural impact mitigation agreement (rather than outlined in the decommissioning plan) and procedures for the repair and restoration of surface drainage affected during construction or deconstruction. Provides that a county shall (rather than may) require a facility owner to provide a decommissioning plan to the county. Makes changes to the requirements of a decommissioning plan. Provides that a county shall (rather than may) require the facility owner to submit to the county (i) a commercial operation a commissioning report meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; (ii) a hazard mitigation analysis meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; (iii) an emergency operations plan meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; and (iv) a warning that complies with specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association. Provides that the energy storage system owner shall enter into one agricultural impact mitigation agreement for each energy storage system. Requires the agricultural impact mitigation agreement for an energy storage system to include specified plans. Requires a commercial renewable energy facility owner to make available a copy of the signed agricultural impact mitigation agreement at the site of the commercial renewable energy facility during any construction or deconstruction activities. Makes other changes.