大会在covid - 19缩短春季会议期间批准基本议程立法

科特·费德勒，莫里尔 & 菲德勒,有限责任公司

伊利诺伊州议会于5月20日至23日举行了为期四天的COVID-19缩短立法会议，在这四天期间谈判和推进“重要”立法，通常需要三个多月才能完成.  在为期四天的会议之前, 伊利诺斯州议会公布了其“会议议程”，详细说明了在为期四天的有限会议期间要解决的“基本问题”. 进一步, 参议院在州议会大厦举行会议，众议院在斯普林菲尔德会议中心举行会议，这是在严格的社会距离协议下进行的, 公众或媒体接触立法者和立法机构受到严格限制.

伊利诺斯州议会在为期四天的会议中通过了以下“基本议程”立法, COVID-shortened, 春季会议:

• SB 264 -包含FY21预算(见: SB 264  Harmon/Harris); contains a $42.80亿美元的运营预算.比当前的20财年支出增加8%, 并且依靠高达50亿美元的联邦贷款来维持州的运作.
• HB 64 -包含21财年资本项目计划(见 HB 64 (Hoffman/Harmon); the total program includes $45.10亿美元的资本项目.
• HB 357 – contains the FY21 budget implantation (or BIMP; see:HB 357 哈里斯/哈蒙). Items within the BIMP include: (a) income tax distributions to local governments will remain at the same percentage rate as FY20; 和 (b) guidance on how the State will distribute federal CARE Act funds it receives (distribution of funds will be based on a per capita basis; local governments within the “five large counties that received direct allotments” previously from the CARES Act will not be included in receiving funds from the state; provides the criteria on how local governments must use the funds).

• HB 2174 -为各种牌照和规管法案提供一年的日落延期(e.g., 紧急911法案，电信法案，墓地监管法案等等.)，而无须对法例作出任何实质修改(见: HB 2174).
• SB 2099 -授权州政府从联邦贷款计划中借款50亿美元用于预算(见: SB 2099).
• SB 685 – contains language that allows counties (other than Cook) to waive late fees 和 fines for payment of property taxes; allows automatic extension of certain property tax exemptions (see: SB 685).

• HB 2096 -澄清在灾难声明期间向地方政府提供的操作灵活性(见: HB 2096).

• SB 1863/HB 2238 -综合选举立法, includes exp和ed vote-by-mail program for 2020 general election; makes 2020 general election a state holiday (see: SB 1863 和 HB 2238).
• SB 2541 -包含更新医院评估计划的语言(见: SB 2541).
• sb1857 -为各种政府运作法案提供一年的日落延期(e.g., JRTC销售截止日期, 用于老年痴呆症研究的彩票刮刮器, 刑事和交通评估法, 库克县收费减免计划, 监护 & 倡导报告)，而法律没有任何实质性的改变(见: SB 1857).
• HB 2455 -包含协商和商定的对受COVID-19影响的一线工人的工人赔偿和失业保险的立法变更(见: HB 2455).
• SB 471 – exp和s paid sick leave; enhances penalties for crimes committed against merchants; allows racino employees to collectively bargain (see: SB 471).
• SB 2135 – clarifies state government operations during disaster declarations; establishes various commissions to oversee recovery efforts (see: SB 2135).
• SB 1864 – clarifies healthcare services during COVID/future disaster declarations; establishes study to make health care more affordable (see: SB 1864).
• SB 1569 -澄清灾害申报期间的K-12教育要求(e.g., 远程学习日、毕业要求、教师要求、学生会选举等.); clarifies award of certain higher education grants (see: SB 1569).
• HB 2682 -允许餐馆, bars 和 stores to sell “mixed drinks” in sealed containers for carry out; allows late fees to be waived for liquor licenses (see :HB 2682).
• SB 516 – trailer bill for Chicago casino; (a) reduce the tax rates for the Chicago casino; (b) allow new casinos 和 racinos an additional four years to make their reconciliation payment to the state; (c) adjusts the application deadlines for a few of the new casino proposals; 和 (d) allow video gaming terminals at the State Fair (see: SB 516).

讨论的项目不包括对娱乐性大麻法律的修改, 授权伊利诺伊州议会远程开会并开展业务, 以及通过行政命令澄清总督的法定权力.  完成工作后, 参众两院都暂停了2020年春季会议，直到11月17日开始的2020年秋季否决会议才会重新召开..