Sen. Dale Fowler

Maddy summaryThis is a memorial resolution (SR 92) honoring Betty K. Speck of Pope County, Illinois, who died on December 27, 2024. The Illinois Senate passed the resolution on February 5, 2025, to express condolences to her family and community following her death. It commemorates her life, including her career as a nurse, community service, and family, but does not create any new laws or policies. As a procedural memorial, it has no direct effect on legislation or constituents.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution 90 honors Cheryl Lynn (Dolderer) Shultz, a Harrisburg educator and community member who died on December 15, 2024. The resolution, adopted by the Illinois Senate, expresses condolences to her family and recognizes her 14-year career as a special education teacher for Harrisburg Unit 3 School District and her six years as an adjunct mathematics instructor at Southeastern Illinois College. It does not create policy changes or affect any group, as it is a formal memorial statement.

Maddy summaryThis is a memorial resolution (SR 86) honoring Larry L. Wenger of Smithton, Illinois, who died on December 30, 2024. The Illinois Senate formally mourns his passing and extends condolences to his family, including his wife, children, and extended relatives. The resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 5, 2025, as a ceremonial expression of sympathy with no legislative effect. It does not create new policy or affect any specific group.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (SR 94) passed by the Illinois Senate to honor David L. Mason of Metropolis, who died on December 25, 2024. The resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to his family, including his wife Donna, children, grandchildren, and surviving siblings, following his life as a U.S. Army veteran, Burlington Northern Santa Fe engineer, and owner of D&D Towing. It does not create new laws or affect policy; it is a formal expression of sympathy from the Senate. The resolution was adopted unanimously on February 5, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis is a memorial resolution (SR 89) honoring Daniel Wilford Edmonds Jr. of Ozark, who died on December 9, 2024. The Illinois Senate formally mourns his passing and extends condolences to his family, highlighting his life - including his service in the Vietnam War, 22-year career at the Veterans' Administration, and hobbies like bowling. The resolution has no policy impact or affected parties beyond expressing sympathy to his family. It was adopted by the Senate on February 5, 2025, as a standard commemorative gesture.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 84) honoring Gene Austin Troutman of Vienna, Illinois, who died on January 1, 2025. The resolution expresses the Illinois Senate's condolences to his family and loved ones following his passing. It does not create any new laws or affect any policies, as it is a standard memorial gesture for a deceased constituent. The resolution was formally adopted by the Senate on February 5, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis is a memorial resolution (SR 64) honoring Harold Alexander "Sandy" Stewart of Murphysboro, Illinois, who died on January 3, 2025. The Illinois Senate adopted the resolution on February 5, 2025, expressing condolences to his family and extending sympathy for his passing. It has no policy provisions or direct impact on any group, serving solely as a formal expression of respect for Stewart's life.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates the Cairo Development Authority to oversee redevelopment projects in Alexander County, specifically targeting vacant and underutilized commercial, industrial, and residential properties. The new authority will be governed by a five-member board appointed by local and state officials, who will have the power to issue revenue bonds and provide financial aid for construction and improvements. Key provisions allow the authority to acquire land, clean up environmental issues, and lease or loan funds to private developers for projects that include housing, businesses, and infrastructure. Once established, the authority aims to attract new residents and businesses while creating jobs and affordable housing opportunities for the community.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not enter into a contract with a managed care organization that relies on a pharmacy benefit manager that does not do the following: (i) utilize a pharmacy reimbursement methodology of the lesser of national average drug acquisition cost plus a professional dispensing fee as determined by the Department, the wholesale acquisition cost plus a professional dispensing fee as determined by the Department, or the usual and customary charge by the pharmacy; (ii) reimburse for a legally valid claim at a rate not less than the rate in effect at the time the original claim adjudication was submitted at the point of sale; (iii) agree to move to a transparent pass-through pricing model, in which the pharmacy benefit manager discloses the administrative fee as a percentage of the professional dispensing costs to the Department; (iv) agree to not create new pharmacy administration fees and to not increase current fees more than the rate of inflation; and (v) agree to not terminate an existing contract with a pharmacy licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act for the sole reason of the additional professional dispensing fee authorized under item (i). Requires each pharmacy benefit manager that receives reimbursement for medical services, either directly or through a Medicaid managed care health plan, to submit by January 15, 2026, and each January 15 thereafter, certain data and information to the Department for the previous fiscal year, including: (1) the total number of prescriptions that were dispensed; (2) the aggregate wholesale acquisition cost for each drug on its formulary; (3) the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that the pharmacy benefit manager received for each drug on its formulary; (4) the aggregate amount of administrative fees that the pharmacy benefit manager received from all pharmaceutical manufacturers; and (5) any other information considered necessary by the Department. Requires the Department to submit such data and information to the General Assembly and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Provides that such information is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning 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" to provide that a decedent's brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin is also included.