Events - Legislative Initatives

Legislative Initiatives:

2011

97th General Assembly.

SB1076 Senate Sponsors  - Sen. John J. Cullerton;

Bill Status -

5/6/2011

Senate

Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011

Action required - Call your State Senators and ask them to support this Bill

HB0988House Sponsors -  Rep. Michael J. Madigan; Status

4/15/2011

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

 

Rules Committee - Members - 97th General Assembly

Action Required - Write to and contact the members of the Rules Committee, share with them your reasons to support the Bill.

Role				Representative		Party
Chairperson :				Barbara Flynn Currie		D
Republican Spokesperson :				Timothy L. Schmitz		R
Member:				Lou Lang		D
Member:				David R. Leitch		R
Member:				Frank J. Mautino		D
	Synopsis as Introduced -
		Sec. 11a-2. "Disabled person" defined.) "Disabled person"
		means a person 18 years or older who (a) because of mental
		deterioration or physical incapacity is not fully able to
		manage his person or estate, or (b) is a person with mental
		illness or a person with a developmental disability and and who
		because of his mental illness or developmental disability is
		not fully able to manage his person or estate, or (c) because
		of gambling, idleness, debauchery or excessive use of
		intoxicants or drugs, so spends or wastes his estate as to
		expose himself or his family to want or suffering, or (d) is
		diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol effects.
		(Source: P.A. 95-561, eff. 1-1-08.)

To read the full text and details of this Bill, go to this link - http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=84&GA=97&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=0988&GAID=11&LegID=56776&SpecSess=&Session=

Illinois NOFAS has collaborated and supported the following legislations in 2010

2010

Bill Status of HB5448
Short Description: MARRIAGE LICENSE-FETAL ALCOHOL

House Sponsors: Rep. Al Riley - Rep.Paul D. Froehlich

Senate Sponsors: Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
Passed both the House and the Senate

Last Action
Date Chamber Action

5/3/2101 Passed both Houses

7/27/10 Governor Approved

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1323 Effective Jan. 1, 2011

 

Bill Status of HB5023

Short Description: $DHS-FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM

House Sponsors: Rep. Jack McGuire - Paul D. Froehlich
Senate Sponsors: Sen. Donne E. Trotter - A. J. Wilhelmi

Last Action

3/26/10 Passed the House
6/27/10 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to assignments.

Bill Status of SB3332

Short Description: SCH CD-SEX ED-PREGNANCY DANGER

Senate Sponsors: Sen. Dan Cronin - Iris Y. Martinez - Kimberly A. Lightford
House Sponsors: Rep. Susana A. Mendoza - Naomi D. Jakobsson - Al Riley - Patricia R. Bellock - Paul D. Froehlich

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
4/23/2010 Senate Passed Both Houses

7/16/10 Approved by the Governor

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1082 Effective July 16, 2010.

2009

Illinois NOFAS has collaborated and supported the following legislations in 2009

SJR0007

Short Description: FETAL ALCHL SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Senate Sponsors: Sen. M. Maggie Crotty - Mattie Hunter - Donne E. Trotter and Don Harmon
House Sponsors Rep. Al Riley - Deborah L. Graham - Esther Golar - André M. Thapedi - Paul D. Froehlich, Dennis M. Reboletti, Bob Biggins, Sara Feigenholtz, Karen A. Yarbrough, Patricia R. Bellock and Sandy Cole

Synopsis As Introduced:
Urges the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Corrections, Financial Institutions and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities to complete an assessment of existing State and federal assistance programs involving Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

DHS completed an assessment and submitted the report to the General assembly and the Governor in Feb of 2010.

 

Bill HB1793

Short Description: LIQUOR-BIRTH DEFECTS WARNING

House Sponsors: Rep. André M. Thapedi - Barbara Flynn Currie - Daniel J. Burke - Al Riley

Senate Sponsors: (Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins )

Last Action
Date Chamber Action
8/13/2009 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0387

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