LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY
April 3, 2023
The following are disability-related bills and/or issues pending in the Illinois General Assembly that are scheduled to be heard in committee during the week of April 3, 2023.
House Appropriations-General Services Committee
April 4, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
Virtual Room 1, www.ilga.gov
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: Supreme Court, Executive Ethics Commission, Architect of the Capitol, Liquor Control Commission, COGFA, Illinois Arts Council, Legislative Audit Commission, LIS, LPU, ITT, PPB, LRB, JCAR, Supreme Court HPC, Commission on Equity & Inclusion
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
Senate Appropriations-Education Committee
April 5, 2023, 9:00 a.m.
Room 409, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB 2458- Illinois Student Assistance Commission, SB 2461 Southern Illinois University, SB 2463 Illinois State University, SB 2468 Chicago State University, SB 2458, SB 2461, SB 2463, SB 2468
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
April 5, 2023, 11:00 a.m.
Room C600, Michael A. Bilandic Building
Chicago, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB 2492, SB 2503, SB 209
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
SB 2492, Senator Elgie R. Simms, Jr.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: General Funds $297,809,916; Other State Funds $262,459,000; Federal Funds $1,446,979,600; Total $2,007,248,516.
- To read the full text of SB 2492: Click
SB 2503, Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Coroner Training Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows: Other State Funds $450,000.
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SB 209, Senator Mike Simmons
Provides legislative findings. Appropriates specified amounts to the Department of Public Health for grants, expenses, and administrative costs of programs relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; the Getting to Zero-Illinois plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030; the prevention, screening, and treatment services to address sexually transmitted infection cases; and the PrEP4Illinois Program to provide client navigation for pre-exposure prophylaxis services and medication access. Contains other provisions. Effective July 1, 2023.
- To read the full text of SB 209: Click
Senate Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
April 5, 2023, 11:00 a.m.
Room 400, Capitol Building
Springfield, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB 2474 Illinois Emergency Management Agency, SB 2494 Department of Military Affairs, SB 2554 Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, SB 2474, SB 2494, SB 2554
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
Senate Appropriations Committee
April 6, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Room C600, Michael A. Bilandic Building
Chicago, IL
SUBJECT MATTER: SB 115, SB 180 , SB 1252, SB 2132, SB 2453 Supreme Court, SB 2518 DNR, SB 2515 DES, SB 2510 Arts Council, SB 2484 WCC, SB 115, SB 180, SB 1252, SB 2132, SB 2453, SB 2518, SB 2515, SB 2510, SB 2484
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
NOTE: If you wish to take any action regarding any of these bills/issues, you may wish to file an electronic witness slip and/or or submit oral or written testimony to the committee holding the hearing and/or contact the members of the committee conducting the hearing and/or the legislators in your home district. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all legislators, both Representatives and Senators, can be found on the Illinois General Assembly website at: www.ilga.gov. You may check this website to find out if any of the committee hearing dates or times have been changed, which may happen upon very short notice.
For additional information, please contact:
Cheryl R. Jansen
Public Policy Director
Equip for Equality
cherylj2@equipforequality.org
217-303-8543
