Hundreds of bills head to governor’s desk
— June 25, 2021SPRINGFIELD – With the first year of the 102nd General Assembly mostly wrapped up, lawmakers have officially passed 664 bills through both houses for eventual consideration by the…
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Senate passes expansion of maternal care coverage
— May 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed legislation Wednesday, May 12 expanding maternal and postpartum care in Illinois, as well as changing existing statutes to be more inclusive…
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Program would offer early childhood bachelor’s degrees at community colleges
— April 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would allow community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees for early childhood education is awaiting consideration before the Senate Higher Education Committee….
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Bill calls for all law enforcement to use body cameras by 2025
— February 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD – An omnibus criminal justice bill passed by the General Assembly last month would, if signed by the governor, mandate all Illinois law enforcement agencies to use body…
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Vote by mail, remote voting, bills fail in lame duck session
— January 19, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General…
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Affordable housing tax credit bill advances
— April 20, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would offer state tax credits to owners and developers of affordable housing units has passed out of committee at the Illinois Capitol. Senate Bill 2445,…
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Legislation for IDOT transparency, funding for pedestrian projects progresses
— March 3, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The state House Transportation committee advanced two bills to the House floor March 1 in its first meeting of the 102nd General Assembly. The first bill would make…
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Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages
— January 19, 2021Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…
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