SB 3952

Short Description:  UNFAIR LABOR PRACT PROCEDURE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Melinda Bush

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
     Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that if the Illinois Labor Relations Board finds that there has been an unfair labor practice violation for refusal of an employer to bargain collectively in good faith with a labor organization that is the exclusive representative of public employees, then upon request of the charging party, the parties shall be required to participate in impasse arbitration procedures, except that: (i) the right to strike shall not be considered waived until the actual convening of the arbitration hearing and; (ii) the commencement of a new fiscal year shall not be deemed to impair the jurisdiction or authority of the arbitration panel or its decision.

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SB 3948

Short Description:  KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
     Creates the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Establishes safety requirements for the preparation, distribution, sale, and exposure for sale of Kratom products and extracts. Prohibits the preparation, distribution, sale, and exposure for sale of adulterated Kratom products and extracts. Provides that a processor of Kratom products that violates the Act is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for the first offense and not more than $10,000 for the second or subsequent offense. Provides that the penalty shall be collected by the Department of Public Health and paid into the Food and Drug Safety Fund. Upon the request of a person to whom an administrative penalty is issued, the Director of Public Health shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that a processor shall not distribute, sell, or expose for sale a Kratom product to a person under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who violates the age restrictions shall be punished as provided in the Kratom Control Act. Provides that a retailer does not violate the Act if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the retailer relied in good faith upon the representations of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of food represented to be a Kratom product.

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SB 3950

Short Description:  HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-DISABILITY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Ram Villivalam

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. In the definition of "disability", deletes language providing that discrimination based on disability includes unlawful discrimination against an individual because of the individual's association with a person with a disability. Provides that "disability" includes a person's association or relationship with a person with a characteristic of disability. Effective immediately.

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SB 3814

Short Description:  CRIM CD-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTRE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Sue Rezin

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits criminal damage to property when he or she intentionally damages, destroys, or tampers with equipment in a critical infrastructure facility without authorization from the critical infrastructure facility. Provides that a violation is: (1) a Class 4 felony when the damage to property does not exceed $500; (2) a Class 3 felony when the damage to property exceeds $500 but does not exceed $10,000; and (3) a Class 2 felony when the damage to property exceeds $10,000. Provides that a person may be liable in any civil action for money damages to the owner of the critical infrastructure facility for any damage resulting from a violation. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a violation that the owner of the property or land damaged consented to the damage. Provides that a person may also be liable to the owner for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees resulting from a violation. Changes the name of the offense of criminal trespass to a nuclear facility to criminal trespass to a critical infrastructure facility. Includes as an element of the offense that the person must have the intent to damage, destroy, or tamper with equipment of the facility. Provides that a person may also be liable in a civil action for money damages to the owner of the critical infrastructure facility for any damage to personal or real property of the facility resulting from the trespass. Provides that a person may also be liable to the owner for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. Defines "critical infrastructure facility" and "with the intent to damage, destroy, or tamper with equipment of the facility".

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