b'FEATURELawmakers Return to Springfield for Quiet VetoSessionIn mid-November, Illinois lawmakersJanuary 2nd-7th on your calendars as returned to Springfield for the fallpotential dates for legislative activity. By Andrew Cunningham veto session. After a somewhatJanuary 8th is the inauguration of the Executive Director raucous national election, the Illinois104th General Assembly. Infrastructure Council &state legislature was quiet as it Director of Legislative Relations concerned official action.LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITYPart of that is because the IllinoisOF INTERESTGeneral Assembly will maintain exact same partisan breakdown inHB 793, 14(c) Certificate Transition the 104th General Assembly as it didpassed the Senate 43-11-0 and has in the 103rd. That is, a 78-40 (Demnow passed both chambers. Supermajority) in the House andAmong other things, this bill 40-19 (Dem Supermajority) in therequires the Department of Human Senate. With no vetoes to consider,Services to eliminate on December there were very few reasons for the31, 2029 the use of active or pending legislature to act on substantivecertificates authorized under legislation. Section 14(c) the federal Fair Labor There was some floor actionStandards Act of 1938. of note throughout the week withIt requires the Department of impact on the business communityHealthcare and Family Services, in (highlighted below) but it waspartnership with the Department After a somewhatrelatively minor. Ultimately, vetoof Human Services, to file an raucous nationalsession can be described as a timeamendment to the Home and that was used for agenda-setting andCommunity-Based Services election, the Illinoisparty caucusing. Waiver Program for Adults We are now watching to see whatwith Developmental Disabilities state legislature wasbig ticket legislative items mayauthorized under the Social Security quiet as it concernedemerge during the lame-duck sessionAct to increase the rates for the as a response to the new presidentialfollowing waiver services: Supported official action. administration. We hear that thereEmployment - Small Group may be legislative movement on threeSupports. Requires the amendment topics: the environment, healthcare,to be filed by January 1, 2025.and immigration. Specifics areIn provisions requiring the unclear at this time. Well keepEmployment and Economic Chamber members informed as thatOpportunity for Persons with time approaches. Disabilities Task Force to create Both chambers have releaseda multi-year plan to eliminate their spring session calendars. ViewSection 14(c) certificates, requires the House here. View the Senatethe Task Force to create the multi-here.year plan with the Illinois Council As of now, the lame-duckon Developmental Disabilities and session is expected to be busy. Markan academic partner with relevant 4ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER'