Pritzker Approves 43 More Bills

Chicago IL

16 August, 2021

12:13 PM

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By Greg Bishop, The Center Square: Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 43 bills Friday. The Legislature sent the governor more than 650 bills they passed both chambers in the spring. One measure he signed prohibits schools from issuing policies on hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity. Senate Bill 817, starting on Jan. 1, 2022. He signed that with a ceremony Friday in Chicago. Another measure his office announced Friday is now signed, House Bill 219, aims at ending the use of physical restraints when disciplining students in public schools. That measure takes effect immediately. Another measure, House Bill 3513, he announced signed Friday brings changes to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice's operations his office says will "advance equity, reduce mandatory minimums, and end the use of isolation and room confinement as punishment for youth." That takes effect immediately. Here are the 38 other measures Pritzker's office announced Friday. Bill Number: HB 156 Description: Requires school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in each bathroom available to students in grades 4-12. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 165 Description: Requires the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois to report on the potential for carbon capture, utilization and storage as a climate mitigation technology, in consultation with an intergovernmental advisory committee, no later than December 31, 2022. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 275 Description: Makes various amendments to state and local pension fund articles. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 292 Description: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code to increase membership on the State Use Program and allow CILA residents to retain all of their earned income from specific workshops and activities. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 656 Description: Provides that the passenger of a motorcycle must be able to rest their foot on the foot rest while the motorcycle is in motion. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: HB 1092 Description: Makes multiple changes to the Firearms Restraining Orders Act, establishes new training standards for law enforcement officers, instructs the ISP to create a commission to study the Act's implementation, and directs IDPH to conduct a program to promote awareness of firearm restraining orders. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: HB 1725 Description: Requires the trustees of schools in Class II county school units to publicize additional information about district governance on its website. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 1755 Description: Requires DCEO to evaluate port district eligibility for state and federal programs, grants and subsidies, and allows the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to apply for state funds. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: HB 1765 Description: Prohibits the police from conducting background checks on people planning to speak at public meetings. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 2741 Description: Makes court ordered counseling sessions conform with the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and HIPPA. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 3577 Description: Makes several technical and operational changes within the Secretary of State's office, specifically related to the Secretary of State's power, names of associations, filing forms, fees and procedures. Action: Signed Effective: July 1, 2021 Bill Number: HB 3911 Description: Creates additional duties of the First Responder Suicide Task Force including recommending agencies and organizations guarantee access to mental health and wellness services as well as additional training, mitigation practices, and bolstering school curricula. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 58 Description: Removes the traded-in property exemption that was implemented as part of Rebuild Illinois. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 225 Description: Provides that the Secretary of State cannot provide facial recognition photographs to law enforcement for the purpose of solely enforcing immigration laws. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 544 Description: Extends the sunset of the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission by a decade, from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2032. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 583 Description: Provides that the Clerk of Court of Cook County may accept certified checks for fines, penalties or other costs and is subject to the Local Records Act. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 654 Description: Requires public schools to provide 30 minutes of daily play time for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. Action: Signed Effective: July 1, 2021 Bill Number: SB 672 Description: Makes changes to the Freedom of Work Act to protect employees from certain employer actions in response to COVID-19. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 805 Description: Requires school districts to establish a food sharing plan for unused food, with a focus on students in need. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 921 Description: Amends Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to create the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 1561 Description: Adds third party loan modification service discrimination protections to the Illinois Human Rights Act and clarifies other housing portions of the Act. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1721 Description: Creates mechanisms for local governments to retrieve abandoned property. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1740 Description: Allows non-emergency ambulance providers to provide in-house safety certification provided it is approved by the Department of Public Health. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1779 Description: Places disclosure requirements on lenders and lending agents with respect to mortgage notes for manufactured home purchases. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1830 Description: Provides that of the two years of social studies courses required to receive a high school diploma, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a financial literacy course. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 1876 Description: Prevents a lapse in coverage if a group life insurance policy were to be replaced by another carrier. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1878 Description: Adds bowfin and paddlefish to the list of protected species in Illinois and adds penalties for hunting those species. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1879 Description: Prohibits anyone from removing a fish from a public right-of-way or highway through means of bow and arrow, spear or sling shot. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1928 Description: Adjusts the membership of various boards within the Southern Illinois University system. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 2014 Description: Requires universities and community colleges to include contact information for certain suicide prevention and mental health resources on student ID cards. Action: Signed Effective: July 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 2116 Description: Requires the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice to provide a civics education workshop for youth 12 months prior to release. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 2150 Description: Allows for applicants over 35 to take a firefighter examination if they have been volunteers, paid-on-call, or part-time firefighters. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 2175 Description: Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act by removing out of date terms and adding language relating to the Secretary's appointment. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 2179 Description: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure related to attorney malpractice actions. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 2240 Description: Requires universities to state which department a president or chancellor would transition to if a transition provision is included in their contract and limits their compensation should they transition. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 2278 Description: Amends the Counties Code to create a mental health board. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 2406 Description: Reorganizes judicial circuits outside of Cook County. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 2515 Description: Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act to Create the Mahomet Aquifer Council. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: SB 1966 Description: Enables Illinois and Wisconsin residents who are subject, by court order, to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis for the treatment of a mental health disorder to obtain appropriate treatment across state lines if closer to place of residence. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: SB 1970 Description: Allows limited access to basic inpatient mental health information in specific emergency circumstances. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 The focus of the work of The Center Square Illinois is state- and local-level government and economic reporting that approaches stories with a taxpayer sensibility. For more stories from The Center Square, visit TheCenterSquare.com.