Senator Linda Holmes (D) 42nd District. | www.senatorholmes.com
Senator Linda Holmes (D) 42nd District. | www.senatorholmes.com
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. Provides that any person who has received a permit from the United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must submit a copy of the permit to the Illinois Commerce Commission within 2 weeks of the approval of the permit. Provides that the copy of the permit shall be publicly available on the Illinois Commerce Commission's website. Provides that any person who intends to engage in the transportation of gas via a pipeline facility or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall file with the Illinois Commerce Commission a notice prior to the construction of a pipeline facility which shall be publicly available on the Commission's website. Sets forth requirements for the content of the notice. Effective immediately."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act to require individuals or entities receiving permits from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit a copy of the permit to the Illinois Commerce Commission within two weeks of approval. These permits must be publicly available on the Commission's website. Additionally, individuals or entities intending to construct or operate pipeline facilities must file a pre-construction notice with the Commission, which will also be publicly accessible. This notice must include geospatial data compatible with the National Pipeline Mapping System, contact information for primary operational control, and any other technical specifications deemed necessary by the Commission. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Linda Holmes has proposed another 15 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.
Holmes graduated from National College of Education in 1984 with a BA.
Linda Holmes is currently serving in the Illinois State Senate, representing the state's 42nd Senate District. She replaced previous state senator Phyllis Petka in 2007.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
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Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
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SB2180 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. Provides that any person who has received a permit from the United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must submit a copy of the permit to the Illinois Commerce Commission within 2 weeks of the approval of the permit. Provides that the copy of the permit shall be publicly available on the Illinois Commerce Commission's website. Provides that any person who intends to engage in the transportation of gas via a pipeline facility or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall file with the Illinois Commerce Commission a notice prior to the construction of a pipeline facility which shall be publicly available on the Commission's website. Sets forth requirements for the content of the notice. Effective immediately. |
SB2178 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In provisions prohibiting a person licensed under the Act from knowingly carrying a firearm on or into a building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government, provides that a retired police officer may carry a concealed firearm on the premises of the retired officer's former governmental employer if (i) the retired officer is authorized to carry a concealed firearm under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and (ii) the retired officer's actions are authorized by ordinance. |
SB2262 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that employers shall provide the State labor organization with a copy of the information provided to the exclusive representative. Effective immediately. |
SB2414 | 02/07/2025 | Amends the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act. Adds and changes definitions. Changes references to residential covered electronic devices (CEDs) to references to CEDs from covered entities. Adds a nonprofit organization or recycler to certain provisions regarding the use of a retail or private network (rather than only retail) collection site with the agreement of the applicable retailer under certain local agreements. Changes references to retail collection sites to references to retail or private network collection sites. Adds to requirements for certain agreements, including those to be reduced to writing and included in the manufacturer e-waste program plan. Adds to requirements for the manufacturer e-waste program plan. Adds conditions in certain provisions regarding the applicable county, municipal joint action agency, or municipality. Adds certain waivers for charges for shortfalls in provisions regarding collection of CEDs. Adds requirements for the Advisory Electronics Task Force to submit certain information to the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as to communicate regarding certain updates and certain feedback. Adds provisions regarding education and consumer awareness requirements. Deletes an automatic repeal provision. |
SB1951 | 02/06/2025 | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt gray fox except during an open season, which may (rather than will) be set annually by the Director of Natural Resources between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive. Allows the Director, by administrative rule, to set the dates of, lengthen, shorten, or close the season during which gray fox may be taken. Allows the Director to also set, lessen, or increase the daily bag limit or possession limit of gray fox by administrative rule. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department of Natural Resources emergency rulemaking powers. Effective immediately. |
SB1545 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that "dog dealer" does not include a person who sells dogs at retail to the public. Provides that a person who sells dogs at retail to the public, shall not be considered an animal shelter under the Act. Defines "at retail to the public". Provides that the Illinois Department of Agriculture may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license due to an individual operating without a proper license under the Act. |
SB1412 | 01/31/2025 | Amends the Administrative Adjudications Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an ordinance established under the Division to establish a system of administrative adjudication shall allow hearing officers presiding over adjudicatory hearings to enter orders prohibiting further code violations or compelling the remediation of existing code violations. |
SB1413 | 01/31/2025 | Amends the School Code. Provides that any public school employee who is a member of a statewide association and is appointed to a State board, advisory council, committee, commission, or task force to represent the association in State work may spend up to 10 days during a school term representing the association in State work. Provides that no deduction of wages may be made for such absence. Effective immediately. |
SB1449 | 01/31/2025 | Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Allows the board of a forest preserve district to establish a special forest preserve district retailers' occupation tax and service occupation tax after referendum of the voters. Allows the tax to used exclusively for general purposes, including education, outdoor recreation, maintenance, operations, public safety at the forest preserves, trails, acquiring and restoring land, and any other lawful purposes or programs determined by the board of that district. Includes referendum language and additional ballot informational language. Incorporates provisions from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to implement the tax. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Special Forest Preserve Retailers' and Service Occupation Tax Fund. Effective immediately. |
SB1471 | 01/31/2025 | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall require an ambulance provider to bill a beneficiary, insured, enrollee, or health insurance issuer when prohibited by any other law, rule, ordinance, contract, or agreement. Limits home rule powers. Changes the definition of "emergency services" and "health care provider". Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Removes language providing that upon reasonable demand by a provider of emergency transportation by ambulance, a health maintenance organization shall promptly pay to the provider, subject to coverage limitations stated in the contract or evidence of coverage, the charges for emergency transportation by ambulance provided to an enrollee in a health care plan arranged for by the health maintenance organization. |
SB1472 | 01/31/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that no more than 2 members of the board of review may be affiliated with the same political party (currently, 2 members of the board shall be affiliated with the political party polling the highest vote for any county office in the county). Effective immediately. |
SB1290 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. |
SB0255 | 01/22/2025 | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. |
SB0256 | 01/22/2025 | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person shall not organize, sponsor, promote, conduct, or participate in any contest, organized competition, tournament, or derby that has as its objective the taking of a fur-bearing mammal for cash, prizes, or other inducement. Provides an exception for field trials, certain wildlife damage control activities, and certain lawful hunting or trapping activities. Establishes penalties for violations. |
SB0257 | 01/22/2025 | Creates the Cat Declawing Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, a person may not request or perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws. Authorizes a veterinarian, for a medically necessary and therapeutic purpose, to perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or tendonectomy on a cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws. Contains enforcement provisions. Effective 90 days after becoming law. |
SB0123 | 01/17/2025 | Amends the School Code. Creates the Waiver Process Task Force. Sets forth provisions concerning membership, meetings, and support services. Provides that the purposes of the Task Force are to examine the current waiver response process and make recommendations on a more equitable and fair waiver response at the elementary and secondary school levels in this State; develop and use metrics to access the viability of waiver requests and the impact of such requests on students in kindergarten through grade 12; promote training and professional development on creating waiver requests that include accountability measures for teachers and other community stakeholders across this State; identify and seek local, State, and national resources to support an equitable and fair waiver process; and complete such other strategies as may be identified by the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on how waivers should be requested, how waivers should be reviewed for approval, and how to demonstrate the ability to fulfill accountability measures proposed in requested waivers. Requires the Task Force to file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025. Effective immediately. |
SB0009 | 01/13/2025 | Creates the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Authorizes a qualified patient with a terminal disease to request that a physician prescribe aid-in-dying medication that will allow the patient to end the patient's life in a peaceful manner. Contains provisions concerning: the procedures and forms to be used to request aid-in-dying medication; the responsibilities of attending and consulting physicians; the referral of patients for determinations of mental capacity; the residency of qualified patients; the safe disposal of unused medications; the obligations of health care entities; the immunities granted for actions taken in good faith reliance upon the Act; the reporting requirements of physicians; the effect of the Act on the construction of wills, contracts, and statutes; the effect of the Act on insurance policies and annuities; the procedures for the completion of death certificates; the liabilities and penalties provided by the Act; the construction of the Act; the definitions of terms used in the Act; and other matters. Effective 6 months after becoming law. |
SB0076 | 01/13/2025 | Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that a public entity or a public employee is not liable for injury caused by any unauthorized access to government records, data, or electronic information systems by any person or entity. |
SB0077 | 01/13/2025 | Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Requires competitive bidding for contracts in excess of $35,000 (rather than $25,000) for specified improvements and equipment purchases. Effective immediately. |