Springfield News
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FEB 09, 2021
As the Illinois General Assembly prepares to return to work in the coming days, some of the first bills filed include a bevy or proposed changes to state laws related to education, transportation, cannabis and guns.
As of Monday afternoon, legislators have introduced 740 bills in the House, while 133 measures have been filed in the Senate, according to the General Assembly’s website.
This is the second part of a multiday Daily Line review of the early filed bills.
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FEB 09, 2021
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FEB 09, 2021
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FEB 08, 2021
Lawmakers have already begun introducing a raft of new legislation as they prepare to hold in-person and virtual meetings starting this week. Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortened legislative session pushed the vast majority of members’ proposals off the table.
Hundreds of bills are introduced every General Assembly, and this year has proven to be no different. As of Sunday, 706 bills have been introduced in the House so far, according to the General Assembly’s website. The Senate, meanwhile, has seen the introduction of 133 bills.
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FEB 08, 2021
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FEB 05, 2021
nearly two-dozen bills approved during last month’s lame duck session that are now awaiting action from Gov. JB Pritzker, one measure is pitting the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce on opposite sides.
The legislation (HB 3360) would allow plaintiffs who file lawsuits related to personal injury or wrongful death to begin accruing interest earlier in the legal process.
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In a reversal, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday members of the Illinois General Assembly would be bumped ahead and given access to receive a COVID-19 vaccine alongside seniors and “frontline” workers.
Pritzker announced the move less than three weeks after he said lawmakers should wait their turns, but members of the legislature have since called for the governor to prioritize them.
