LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY
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 October 16, 2020 to October 26, 2020:
Joint Hearing of Senate Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Senate Executive Committee, Senate State Government Committee and Senate Special Committee on Supplier Diversity
October 16, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
SUBJECT MATTER ON: Procurement, BEP (Business Enterprise Program) and DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) Policies
VIRTUAL HEARING: This hearing will be conducted remotely via Zoom and be broadcast live on the General Assembly website: www.ilga.gov. Members of the public may submit electronic witness slips or electronic testimony via the General Assembly website in advance of the hearing.
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
- To view instructions for submitting electronic testimony for the subject matter hearing: Click
Joint Hearing of Senate Human Services Committee and Senate Public Health Committee
October 19, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
SUBJECT MATTER ON: Access to Healthcare
VIRTUAL HEARING: This hearing will be conducted remotely via Zoom and be broadcast live on the General Assembly website: www.ilga.gov. Members of the public may submit electronic witness slips or electronic testimony via the General Assembly website in advance of the hearing.
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
- To view instructions for submitting electronic testimony for the subject matter hearing: Click
Joint Hearing of Senate Human Services Committee and Senate Public Health Committee
October 26, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
SUBJECT MATTER ON: Testimony Regarding Behavioral Health
VIRTUAL HEARING: This hearing will be conducted remotely via Zoom and be broadcast live on the General Assembly website: www.ilga.gov. Members of the public may submit electronic witness slips or electronic testimony via the General Assembly website in advance of the hearing.
- To file an electronic witness slip for the subject matter hearing: Click
- To view instructions for submitting electronic testimony for the subject matter hearing: Click
NOTE: If you wish to take any action regarding any of these bills/issues, you may wish to attend the committee 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. You may also use this website to file an electronic witness slip for any bill that is posted for hearing by clicking on “GA Dashboard” on the homepage. For additional information, please contact:
Cheryl R. Jansen, Public Policy Director
Equip for Equality
cherylj2@equipforequality.org
217-544-0464 ext. 6013
