The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021. It repeals the Congressional Reapportionment Act of 2001 to detail newly drawn districts for Illinois’ 17 congressional districts and lists the relevant voting precincts and blocks for each county respectively.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Flag Display Act to detail procedures for flying the U.S. national flag at half-staff. The flag should first be raised to the peak of the pole and then lowered to the half-way position.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the June 5, 2019, Appropriations Act. The amendments increased the amount of funds appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Judiciary Inquiry Board to meet its ordinary contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.
Public Act 101-0649 amends the Health Care Affordability Act. The Act adds to the powers and duties of the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office.
The General Assembly amended the Broadband Advisory Council Act, which seeks to expand broadband coverage and internet access to every area of Illinois.
COVID-19 dealt a blow to legislative efforts this spring and summer. But ISBA’s director of legislative affairs says a few new laws are worth your attention.
Legalization of recreational cannabis, workplace transparency, and the Illinois Trust Code are but a few among dozens of notable new laws passed by the General Assembly this spring.
The Illinois Plain Language Task Force Act is amended by the following changes. The newly amended mission of the Illinois Plain Language Task Force is to implement, monitor, and maintain the mission of the Act.
The state legislature sent significant measures to the governor's desk this spring concerning court fees and fines, domestic violence and orders of protection, voting rights for inmates, the raising of the legal age limit for buying tobacco products, and more.
Section 7 of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act, which generally grants the Illinois Housing Development Authority specific powers and responsibilities, was amended to enable the Authority to develop, publish, and facilitate the implementation of a 4-year statewide violence prevention plan.
The General Assembly approved legislation authorizing collaborative law in divorce, reducing the risk that appeals of administrative review are thrown out for minor errors, and limiting civil asset forfeiture, among other important action.
A new bill would remove incentives that encourage police to seize cars and other private property and would limit the practice to people convicted, not just accused, of crimes.
