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Tag: New laws

Protections for hotel workers, school financing, new state flag among bills passed

Protections for hotel workers, school financing, new state flag among bills passed

— June 6, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all but one of them in May. It sets…

  • Pritzker signs bills providing healthcare visits, HIV treatment

    Pritzker signs bills providing healthcare visits, HIV treatment

    — June 14, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed 401 bills sent to him this calendar year, leaving just 10 of those passed by lawmakers this year awaiting his action as of Monday. His…

  • New state laws expand access to mental health care

    New state laws expand access to mental health care

    — July 26, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday, July 23. Starting Jan. 1, most insurance…

  • New year brings a higher minimum wage, hundreds of state laws

    New year brings a higher minimum wage, hundreds of state laws

    — January 1, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — The state’s minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go on sale to those over 21 years of age, and some state taxes and licensing fees…

  • New year, new Illinois laws, including higher minimum wage, legal pot

    New year, new Illinois laws, including higher minimum wage, legal pot

    — January 1, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — The state’s minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go on sale to those over 21 years of age, and some state taxes and licensing fees…

  • Student mental health protections part of new state laws for 2022

    Student mental health protections part of new state laws for 2022

    — December 30, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – Minimum wage workers in Illinois will see a boost in their hourly pay to $12 per hour starting Jan. 1, while tenants in affordable housing units will be allowed to keep…

  • Media literacy will now be a requirement for high schools

    Media literacy will now be a requirement for high schools

    — July 12, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online and elsewhere…

  • Some new state laws taking effect this week; others already in place  

    Some new state laws taking effect this week; others already in place  

    — July 1, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD – Starting Monday, July 1, it will officially become illegal in Illinois for anyone to sell or provide tobacco cigarettes or other tobacco products to people under age…

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