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Short session week this week. Only the Senate was in and they met for a combined time of less than one hour.
Next week only the House is in session. Both Chambers will convene the week after.
Committee Updates
Committees did not meet this week. Furthermore, no House Committees have been posted next week.
I want to point out one change to the Senate committee structure. The Judiciary Committee has absorbed the Criminal Law Committee and will handle both criminal and civil matters. Considering that an increasing amount of tech issues are heading to this committee, is this a good thing? Overall, I think so due to the requirement that those serving on the committee be licensed attorneys. The attorney members tend to be the more moderate politically in both parties. The downside? Judiciary hearings could already drag on. Add a sometimes-explosive subject matter like criminal law and we might be in for some very long committee hearings.
New Bills Filed
HB 1266 (West) – Food Delivery Service Fee Cap. Amends the Fair Food and Retail Delivery Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, no third-party delivery service may charge a merchant a fee, commission, or charge per order through a digital network that totals more than 15% of the purchase price of the order, unless: (1) the third-party delivery service offers all merchants the option to obtain core delivery services for a fee, commission, or charge not to exceed 15% of the purchase price of the order without requiring the purchase of additional services; and (2) no later than November 1, 2023, the third-party delivery service notifies all merchants that have an existing contract with the third-party delivery service of this option.
HB 1292 (Hoffman) – Prevailing Wage Lottery. All subcontractor purveyors of and subcontractor bidders for installation, repair, wiring, and maintenance services to Illinois lottery machines and equipment shall pay no less than the prevailing rate of wages for like work and services. Effective July 1, 2024.
HB 1364 (Guzzardi)- 988 Task Force. Creates the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Task Force Act.
HB 1381 (Buckner)- Creates RIGHT TO KNOW ACT. An operator of a commercial website or online service that collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual customers residing in Illinois who use or visit its commercial website or online service shall notify those customers of certain specified information pertaining to its personal information sharing practices. Requires an operator to make available certain specified information upon disclosing a customer's personal information to a third party, and to provide an e-mail address or toll-free telephone number whereby customers may request or obtain that information. Contains a private right of action. The Chamber has previously opposed this legislation.
HB 1403 (Evans)- Autonomous Vehicle Restrictions. An operator of an autonomous vehicle shall not use the vehicle to engage in the transport of interstate commerce or the transporting of passengers, or the transporting of goods, unless a human safety operator is physically present in the autonomous vehicle such that he or she has the ability to monitor the vehicle's performance and intervene if necessary, including operating or shutting off the vehicle.
HB 1503 (Ford)- Small Cell Wireless Fees. Provides that an authority may charge an application fee in an amount up to the authority's full and reasonable approximation of costs to review and process an application to collocate one or more wireless facilities on existing utility poles or wireless support structures. Currently, an authority may charge $650 for an application to collocate a single small wireless facility on an existing utility pole or wireless support structure and up to $350 for each small wireless facility addressed in an application to collocate more than one small wireless facility on existing utility poles or wireless support structures.
HB 1506 (Ford)- Small Cell Wireless Fee Increase- An authority may charge an application fee of up to $750 (rather than $650) for an application to collocate a single small wireless facility on an existing utility pole or wireless support structure and up to $400 (rather than $350) for each small wireless facility addressed in an application to collocate more than one small wireless facility on existing utility poles or wireless support structures.
SB 40 (Feigenholtz) – Creates Electric Vehicle Charging Act. The Act applies to new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated multi-unit residential buildings that have parking spaces and are constructed or renovated after the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric vehicle capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking, unless any subsequently adopted building code requires additional electric vehicle capable parking spaces or installed electric vehicle supply equipment. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for a new, large multifamily residential building or a large multifamily residential building being renovated by a developer converting the property to an association. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for affordable housing and for an existing multi-unit residential building subject to an association that undertakes renovation. Includes electric vehicle charging station policies for unit owners and for renters.
SB 43 (Feigenholtz) – Mixed Drink Delivery. Removes the current sunset date of Jan. 3, 2024.
SB 47 (Holmes) – Data Breach Government Immunity. 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.
SB 82 (Castro) – Employee Classification. Amends the Employee Classification Act. Changes the definition of "performing services" to include the movement by truck of property, goods, materials, or equipment, including, but not limited to, construction related materials on the job site to or from the job site. Defines "truck" as any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, goods, materials, or equipment in furtherance of a commercial or industrial enterprise. Make sure to bookmark this bill as there exists a high probability it morphs into something much more expansive.
NFL Picks
I went 3-1 last week. This week I’ll take the Bengals and the 49ers.
Articles of Interest
Chicago Bears' stadium subsidy plan for Arlington Heights surfaces
Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan
GDP report: Economy grew solidly in 4th quarter but recession fears remain. Here's what to know.
Let’s Make a Deal: The American Farm Bureau Federation “Right-to-Repair” Memorandum of Understanding
Wealth tax plan pushed in Springfield
Chamber of Commerce Hosting Webinar on Misclassification
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