Government Affairs Report

New Legislation to Watch:

HB 62 (Flowers) This bill establishes healthcare as a right for all Illinoisans under the Illinois Health Services Program
HB 66 (Flowers) This bill eliminates the Medicaid Managed Care program.
HB 146 (Morgan) This bill gives the Director of IL DOI the authority to disapprove "unreasonable" rate increases
HB 186 (West) Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit against withholding tax payments for employers with 250 or fewer full-time equivalent employees in an amount equal to a percentage of the compensation paid to qualified employees who received a raise from the employer.
HB 211 (Sosnowski) This bill creates the Local Government Business Anti-Poaching Act. Provides that no municipality or county shall offer any incentive after the effective date of the Act to a business or corporation to move its headquarters located in Illinois, or any part of its business located in Illinois, away from the current location at the time of the offering of the incentive. Defines "incentive". Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.


Government Affairs Report New Legislation to Watch: HB 62 (Flowers) This bill establishes healthcare as a right for all Illinoisans under the Illinois Health Services Program HB 66 (Flowers) This bill eliminates the Medicaid Managed Care program. HB 146 (Morgan) This bill gives the Director of IL DOI the authority to disapprove "unreasonable" rate increases HB 186 (West) Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit against withholding tax payments for employers with 250 or fewer full-time equivalent employees in an amount equal to a percentage of the compensation paid to qualified employees who received a raise from the employer. HB 211 (Sosnowski) This bill creates the Local Government Business Anti-Poaching Act. Provides that no municipality or county shall offer any incentive after the effective date of the Act to a business or corporation to move its headquarters located in Illinois, or any part of its business located in Illinois, away from the current location at the time of the offering of the incentive. Defines "incentive". Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Single Column- Chamber Newsletter - copy of January 29, 2021