Rep. Kevin Olickal

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a provider of food handling training may not, for the purpose of lobbying, use fees paid by employees who take the provider’s food handling training. Provides that the Department of Public Health, or the Department's designee, shall have the ability to subpoena books and records to enforce the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department shall file a civil penalty, as set by rule, for a provider of food handling training that violates the amendatory Act.

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall replace SNAP benefits that were stolen from a recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method during the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules on how to accept and substantiate recipient claims for SNAP benefits stolen by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method. Provides that the amendatory Act is repealed on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another person to perform or to omit the performance of any act, including, but not limited to, the transfer of money, goods, services, or other things of value to the person or another person directed by the person, he or she communicates to the other person, directly or indirectly by any means, a threat to report the other person's immigration or suspected immigration status to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, another federal agency involved in immigration enforcement, or any other person without consent of the person whose immigration status the person wishes to disclose.

Honors and thanks State Representative Frances Ann Hurley for her years of dedicated service. Wishes her the best on her future success.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2024, a store may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Provides that the prohibition regarding polystyrene foam food service containers shall not apply to specified entities until one year after the amendatory Act's effective date. Effective immediately.