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Gillespie ends surprise medical bills under new law
Gillespie ends surprise medical bills under new law
Senate Democrats champion new laws to expand and protect children’s mental health care
Senate Democrats champion new laws to expand and protect children’s mental health care
Collins says goodbye to ghost guns with new law
Collins says goodbye to ghost guns with new law
Glowiak Hilton champions Illinois law to deter organized retail crime
Glowiak Hilton champions Illinois law to deter organized retail crime
Illinois Senate Democrats applaud new laws to help crime survivors, address root cause of crime
Illinois Senate Democrats applaud new laws to help crime survivors, address root cause of crime

Collins and Flowers’ plan to fight maternal and infant mortality signed into law

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Published: Monday, August 26, 2019 04:13 AM

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SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jacqueline Collins issued the following statement today as Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law the remaining pieces of legislation in a plan by her and State Rep. Mary Flowers to reduce rising infant and maternal mortality rates:

“It’s fitting that this action comes the day after Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and mere days before Women’s Equality Day, because this is another stark reminder of how systemic bias harms not only women, but the many lives that a woman’s life touches,” Collins said. “When women of color’s medical concerns are ignored, their families pay the price.”

Read more: Collins and Flowers’ plan to fight maternal and infant mortality signed into law

Aquino’s plan to protect voting rights becomes law

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Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 10:23 AM

Sen. Omar Aquino

CHICAGO – A measure that safeguards the voting rights of incarcerated individuals awaiting trial introduced by State Senator Aquino (D-Chicago) was signed by Gov. JB Pritzker today.

“Every citizen who is eligible to vote must be provided with the opportunity to cast their ballot,” said Aquino. “Thousands of eligible voters who are detained before trial are systematically denied that right. Coupled with a justice system that disproportionately jails people of color, there is a clear effort to suppress the vote in communities of color across the country.”

Under the Illinois Election Code, those in jail awaiting trial who have not been convicted of a crime are still eligible to vote. The new law requires election authorities to work with the county jail to provide an opportunity to vote by mail for those individuals.

Read more: Aquino’s plan to protect voting rights becomes law

Manar holds road naming ceremony for fallen Vietnam veteran

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Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 09:45 AM

Sen. Andy Manar

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Andy Manar gathered with community members, veterans groups and the family and friends of Marine Lance Cpl. Charles Heinemeier in Bunker Hill today for a road naming ceremony in honor of the Vietnam veteran.

Earlier this spring, the Illinois General Assembly adopted Manar’s Senate Joint Resolution 9, which designates a stretch of Illinois Highway 159 between Detour Road and Illinois Route 16 in Bunker Hill as the “Lance Cpl. Charles Heinemeier Memorial Highway.”

“It can be far too easy for us to remain so focused on what’s going on in our own busy lives that we forget those who make it possible for us to live them,” said Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat. “The sacrifices made by our veterans are the reason we have the freedoms we so often take for granted. That’s why it’s important for us to do things like we did here today.”

Read more: Manar holds road naming ceremony for fallen Vietnam veteran

Rehabilitation classes may reduce required prison time under Lightford plan

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Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 08:55 AM

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford

SPRINGFIELD – Prison inmates who are required to serve most of their sentences could soon reduce them by successfully completing classes aimed at rehabilitation under a proposal led by Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood).

“Our criminal justice system is in desperate need of reforms that reduce recidivism and promote rehabilitation,” Lightford said. “This law will incentivize education and prepare inmates to re-enter society.”

Currently, individuals sentenced under truth-in-sentencing provisions, who are required to serve 85 percent or 100 percent of their sentence, are ineligible to receive sentencing credit for successful completion of classes with educational, substance abuse, vocational or re-entry focus.

Read more: Rehabilitation classes may reduce required prison time under Lightford plan

  1. Castro law expands Illinois Human Rights Act to cover more workers
  2. Bertino-Tarrant’s measure to cover hearing aid costs for seniors now law
  3. Link plan addressing mental health services for law enforcement, firefighters signed into law
  4. Ellman measure aimed at reducing carbon emissions becomes law

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Gillespie ends surprise medical bills under new law
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Legislation to end surprise medical bills, sponsored by State Senator Ann Gillespie, was signed into law on Thursday. “It’s shameful that someone receiving medical care would experience financial...

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SPRINGFIELD – A measure reducing the registration fee for older Illinoisans was signed into law this month under legislation supported by State Senator Patrick Joyce. “This new law is especially helpful...

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