The new General Assembly has been busy in Springfield this term, introducing a slew of bills that could make some significant changes to the legal code.
HB 2910 would amend Illinois’ vehicle code to prohibit drivers in passenger vehiclesExemptions are written into the law for farmers operating machinery and select other instances.HB 4021, introduced by State Rep. John Cabello, would lower the state’s legal age to purchase orThe federal government passed a law mandating that the drinking age be raised to 21 back in 1984, threatening to withhold highway funding for states that did not comply with the law.
According to the text of the bill, doxing is defined as “the act of sharing an individual’s personal information without that person’s consent and with the intent to cause harm to the individual whose personal information is shared.” The bill targets those who post such information with “reckless disregard,” and with the knowledge that such revelations would create a reasonable likelihood that a victim would “suffer death, bodily injury or stalking.”In a speech where he announced millions of dollars in funding to combat carjacking, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias touted a bill that passed the State House earlier this month that would withhold funding for libraries in the state that ban books.
There were 67 attempts to ban books in Illinois in 2022, an increase from the previous year, according to the American Library Association.Giannoulias also is pursuing a bill that would prohibit drivers from The bill would also prohibit drivers from streaming videos or accessing social media while behind the wheel.This article tagged under:
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