Bills of Interest as of May 1, 2023

Bills of Interest as of 5/1/23

SB256/HB1445 - Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees by Sen Ingoglia, by Rep Black

Anti-union legislation
Passed Governmental Ops Senate Subcommittee 5 Yeas, 3 Nays
Scheduled for Senate Fiscal Policy Subcommittee on 3/16/23 13 Yeas, 7 Nays
In House, referred to Govt Ops and State Affairs Subcommittee
Scheduled in House on 3/16/23 in Govt Ops Subcommittee Passed 13 Yeas 5 Nays
In State Affairs Committee in the House scheduled to be heard on 4/11/23 2pm, passed 14 Yeas. 6 Nays
On 3rd reading in Senate, scheduled for a vote on 3/23, passed 23 yeas 17 nays
on 2nd reading in House scheduled for 4/25/23, 2nd reading on 4/26/23, passed 74 yeas, 44 nays

SB302/HB3 - Government and Corporate Activism by Sen Grall, Rep Rommel

Would ban state FRS investment managers from issuing ESG bonds or inking contracts with rating agencies that use ESG guidelines in issuing bond permits
ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing is used to screen investments based on corporate policies and to encourage companies to act responsibly
Pushed by Gov to punish so called “woke investments”
Could lead to
House version already passed House
Senate version placed on Special Order calendar, second reading
Senate version substituted for House version

SB7024/HB239 - Retirement

HB917/SB892 - State Minimum Wage by Rep Yeager, Sen Martin

Created to exempt minor league baseball players for state local minimum wage laws
Amendment was added on House version on late Friday 4/14/23, ban local counties and municipalities from mandating private contractors who get public money from having to pay a set living wage a
Was passed Commerce Committee in House on 4/24/23
No amendment attached on Senate version as of 4/24/23
Senate version on 2nd reading without amendment attached to it in the House version, Read 2nd time, placed on third reading as of 5/2/23
Placed on 2nd calendar reading on 4/28/23

SB7050 - Elections by Ethics and Elections committee

SB 170 - Local Ordinances by Sen Jay Trumbull

seeks to limit local ordinances passed by creating a fiscal impact to businesses by passing of ordinance, allowing for ordinance to be stayed until after judicial process completes
Passed Senate
Referred to House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee as of 3/9/23
In messages
On Civil Justice subcommittee in the House 3/20/23, passed committee
On 2nd reading in House as of 3/23/23
Possibly dead this year

SB 94/HB31 - Partisan Election of Members of District School Board by Sen Grueters, by Rep Roach, Sirois, Rudman

Proposing amendment to State Constitution to require members of district school board to be elected in a partisan election
Referred to Ethics and Elections:Education Pre K-12, Rules Committee in Senate
Passed Senate Committee, now in Rules committee scheduled for 4/11/23, passed 14 Yeas, 6 Nays
Placed on Special Order Calendar 4/18/23
On 2nd reading in the House
Passed House; referred to Rules in Senate, withdrawn from rules and placed on Senate Calendar
Passed Senate on 2nd and 3rd reading 29 yeas, 11 nays

SB266/ HB999 - Higher Education by Sen Grall, Rep Andrade

Banning of certain majors
Bans Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campuses
Creates post tenure review process at anytime for facility and other radical changes
Referred to Education Postsecondary: Appropriations Committee on Education: Fiscal Policy subcommittees in Senate
Passed Senate, Education Postsecondary on 3/15/23 7 yeas,3 Nays
Now in Appropriations Committee on Education in Senate scheduled for 4/12/23 11:30am
In House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee: Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education and Employment Committee
Passed House committee agenda 3/13/23 Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee & 7 yays, 3 Nays
Now in Education and Employment Committee in House, scheduled on 4/19/23, passed 15 yeas, 5 nays
In Fiscal Policy subcommittee in Senate, 4/20/23, passed 14 yeas, 6 nays
Placed on Calendar on 2nd reading in Senate and House as of 4/24/23 and 4/21/23
Read Third time in Senate, passed 27 yeas, 12 Nays
In messages

HB1/ SB202 - School Choice pushed by House Leadership, SB202 K-12 Education, by Sen Simon

Revises provisions allowing for the expansion of school vouchers, leading to increased funding leaving the Public Education system
Referred to House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee, Pre K-12 appropriations subcommittee, Education Employment Committee, Education Quality Subcommittee
Favorable in House Education Quality Subcommittee: 13 Yeas, 3 Nays
Read Third time in House Passed (83 Yeas, 27 Nays)
In Messages and referred to Senate Appropriations
Favorable in Senate Appropriations Committee on Education 12 yeas, 6 Nays
Passed 2nd and 3rd reading, passed by House
Signed into law by Governor

HB543/SB150 - Public Safety by House Leadership, by Sen Collins in Senate

SB1718/HB1617 - Immigration by Sen Ingoglia, by Rep Michael in the House

Most anti-immigrant legislation filed at the state level
Makes it a 3rd degree felony to transport an undocumented immigrant across statelines, expands E-verify, violates HIPPA by mandating healthcare providers to disclose immigration status
Referred to subcommittees in House and Senate
Passed Rules Committee in Senate, 15 yeas, 5 Nays
Now in Senate Fiscal Policy subcommittee, on agenda on 4/25/23 10am, passed
Passed House Commerce committee on 4/24/23
Read 2nd time in Senate, placed on third reading on 5/2/23
Read 2nd time in House, placed on Calendar

SB 300/HB7 - Abortion (Pregnancy and Parent Support) by Sen Grall and Reps Persons-Mulicka in House

6 week abortion ban
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee: Health and Human Services Committee
Now in Healthcare Regulation subcommittee in House
In Senate Health Policy, Fiscal Policy
In House Healthcare Regulations Subcommittee as of 3/9/23
On Senate Committee agenda in Health Policy, 3/20/23, Passed
On Fiscal Policy agenda in Senate for 3/28/23, Passed
On Floor for Senate vote on 4/3/23, Passed
On 2nd reading in the House
Passed House
Signed into law by Gov on 4/13/23

SB102- Housing, by Sen Alexis Calatydud

banning rent control ordinances locally
Voted favorable by Senate Community Affairs (9 yas, 0 nays)
Passed Senate
Favorable in State Affairs House Committee 18 yeas, 3 Nays
Now in Ways and Means Committee as of 3/10/23; scheduled to be heard on 3/20/23, substituted for SB 102, read 2nd time in House, passed
Signed by Governor on 3/23/23

SB 1112/HB 733 - Middle and High School Start Times by Rep Temple

HB 1331/SB1380 - Municipal Utilities by Rep Busatta-Cabrera, Sen Martin