Laws sponsored and cosponsored by Senator Weaver in 2018

SB 2877/HB 4883 (Weaver/Mayfield): Allows barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding and nail tech applicants to take the licensure examination after 80 percent of the educational hours required for their program. Students must still complete all required hours, but early testing allows for gauging of progress. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0934

SB 1829 (Hutchinson/Gordon-Booth): Changes rules for five years to help alleviate the shortage of teachers for the state’s Preschool for All program. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0645

HB 4319 (Koehler/Unes): Allows the Hanna City Work Camp property to be sold. The property was previously transferred to Peoria County from the Department of Corrections. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0633

HB 4783 (Weaver/Bourne): Combines youth hunting and trapping licenses. This makes managing the Act easier for the Department of Natural Resources and easier for the public to understand. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0638

SB 3036 (Weaver/McCombie): Limits all licensing board term limits to two four year terms, for a period not to exceed 10 years. Allows a two-year period, which will allow some flexibility for board members that are appointed to fill partial terms resulting from vacancies. Status: Signed into law. P.A.100-0886

SB 2713 (Weaver/T. Bennett): Creates the Greenways and Trails Advisory Council to develop, promote, and advocate for natural trail plans and assist the DNR with planning and prioritization of the trails. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0798

SB 2437 (Weaver/Andersson): Designed to make sure life insurance benefits go to the correct beneficiary in cases of divorce. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0871

SJR 12 (Haine/Demmer): Creates the Recreational Bridle Path Task Force to propose new paths for horses, bikes, and ATVs in State parks, as well as suggestions for the improvement of existing paths. Status: Adopted both Chambers.

SB 3031 (Weaver/Cabello): Allows State buildings to fall under the requirements of the Energy Efficient Building Act to remove unnecessary requirements that result in increased project costs. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100- 0729

SB 1901 (Weaver/Spain): Updates Capital Development Board (CDB) rules to more efficiently and cost effectively advertise procurement programs to businesses. Status: Signed into law. P.A.100-0701

HB 4911 (Weaver/Thapedi): Allows Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Facilities, which are typicallysmall outpatient facilities, to file liens to collect debt. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0653

SB 2884 (Martinez/Martwick): Allows electronic election options, including Internet and telephone voting for the Employee and Annuitant Trustee Elections. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0935

SB 2875 (Weaver/T. Bennett): Updates, consolidates, and modernizes rules for programs administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0844

SB 1223 (Lightford/Lilly): Creates a new program known as the Accelerated Placement Act to allow higher performing students to take part in higher grade level curriculum. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0421

SB 867 (T. Cullerton/Sente): Reduces various fees, including filing and operating fees, for employers under the LLC Act, to encourage new business startups and growth of existing businesses. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100- 0571

SB 2012 (Weaver/Sente): Provides an extension for the angel investment credit, which is a critical tool for entrepreneurs and start-up businesses in Illinois. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0328

HB 2698 (Hutchinson/Turner): Creates the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Fund to allow DCEO to finance intermediary agreements, loans, grants, or investments in Illinois. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0377

SB 1486 Weaver/Olsen): Allows Advanced Practice Nurses to provide and sign off on medical documentation that certifies that a student is unable to attend school due to a medical condition. Also removes an outdated rule that required private schools that don’t have buses to conduct bus evacuation drills. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0443

SB 1561 (Koehler/Walsh): Amends the Solid and Waste Planning and Recycling Act to ensure that counties with a population of fewer than two million would not be permitted to regulate operations of pollution control facilities or recycling centers. Status: Signed into law. P.A.100-0095

SB 52 (Koehler/Hammond): Allows the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois to issue decals for the universal special license plates. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0078

SB 1871 (McGuire/Costello): Modernizes rolling stock rules for qualifying airport trucks and trailers. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0321

HB 2482 (Tracy/Hammond): Changes the name of the Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act to the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Act. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0477

HB 5247 (Weaver/Pritchard): Requires the Illinois State Board of Education to adopt rules that would allow students 16 years and older to participate in industry-based occupational apprenticeship programs. The standards of the programs will be reviewed and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. Status: Signed into law. P.A. 100-0992