Legislation Passed – 103rd GA

Holds the gun industry liable for dangerous sales and marketing tactics that cause real world violence.

Prevents excess fees and leasing practices by dental insurers to increase transparency and ensure more patient dollars go to patient care.

Creates a new cause of action against any person who creates or distributes a digitally altered sexual image (deepfake) of an individual without their consent.

Allows certain school districts in northern Cook County to opt out of their current township board of trustees in order to eliminate unnecessary and duplicative units of government.

Increases the oversight of health care facility mergers and acquisitions and gives authority to the Attorney General to enforce existing antitrust laws ensuring competition to reduce healthcare costs and increase access for consumers.

Holds rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft accountable like all other common carriers when their drivers assault or injure their passengers.

Cracks down on ‘doxing,’ a practice used to crowdsource hate and harassment online, by creating a path to justice when personal information is published with the intent to cause harm.

Urges the Biden Administration to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Urges Congress to pass a resolution affirming the ERA.

Clarifies the court’s authority to appoint a guardian of a person or estate if their agent does not allow reasonable visitation.

Bans state agencies from buying single-use polystyrene foam containers. No vendor contracted through a state agency or department may provide customers with polystyrene foam containers.

Prevents insurance companies from denying necessary treatment to kids with devastating childhood illnesses.

Cracks down on fraud in the financial aid system for higher education by prohibiting the appointment of a guardian for a minor when the purpose is to reduce the financial status of the student. Prevents bad actors from gaming the system and taking scarce dollars away from students truly in need.

Requires the IEPA to study the impact of microplastics in our environment and make that report available to the public.

Codifies the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District authority to impose a civil penalty for violating the stormwater management ordinance.

Protects immigrants from housing discrimination.

Extends the deadline for the Task Force on Counsel in Immigration Proceedings to submit its findings and recommendations report and extends the life of the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Act.

Bans the use of generative AI to create explicit/pornographic images of children. Creates new protections against AI generated explicit imagery

Increases efficiency in process serving and access to our courts. Streamlines serving of process

Protects artists by rendering unenforceable unfair performance contracts Protecting artists from exploitative practices that use their image and likeness without their consent

Protects artists’ identity from being used/reproduced without their permission

Helps local communities better manage mosquitos, flies, ticks, and other vectors of dangerous disease.

Requires that insurance providers cover medically necessary care for major injuries to the jaw. Ensuring consumers are covered in serious cases.

Stipulates that families must be notified within 24 hours if a loved one passes away while at a mental health/substance abuse facility. Worked with Sen. Fine to address a tragedy that struck a family in our community.