What’s on tap in Springfield this week?
A preview of the primary legislative priorities and scheduled activities at the Illinois Statehouse for the upcoming week. Expect a ...
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Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois.
Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform
While hundreds of bills cleared the General Assembly in the final month of the legislative session, some big-ticket measures will ...
Pritzker set to consider signing more than 500 bills in the next three months
Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all ...
Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance in spring legislative session
A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders ...
Budget vote brings General Assembly’s 2023 spring session to a close
The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House ...
Senate Democrats send budget to House, teeing it up for early Saturday morning vote
The Illinois House is planning to work until the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize a $50.6 billion state ...
Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework for next year’s roughly $50 billion state ...
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
Illinois House passes bill to prevent library book bans, protecting free speech despite Republican opposition.
UPDATED: Supreme Court stays cash bail provisions statewide after Kankakee County ruling
A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday that lawmakers overreached their constitutional authority in passing a measure to abolish cash bail ...
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