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Michael J. Kelly introduced HB1394 in the Illinois House on Jan. 15, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, the bill amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act by making a technical change to Section 1, which concerns the short title of the Act. The changes appear to be largely administrative, focusing on clarifying or refining language without significantly altering the substantive provisions or intentions of the Act itself. No new provisions or amendments regarding the benefits for public safety employees are introduced in this bill. The effective date or additional context for these changes is not specified in the text provided.

Michael J. Kelly has proposed another four bills since the beginning of the 104th session.

Kelly graduated from Quincy University with a BA.

Michael J. Kelly is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 15th House District. He replaced previous state representative John C. D'Amico in 2021.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB1394	01/15/2025	Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1392	01/15/2025	Amends the Firemen's Disciplinary Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1393	01/15/2025	Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1395	01/15/2025	Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1295	01/13/2025	Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Requires, on or before January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of a product sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the State that contains intentionally added PFAS to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency specified information. Allows the Agency to waive the submission of information required by a manufacturer or extend the amount of time a manufacturer has to submit the required information. Provides that, if the Pollution Control Board has reason to believe that a product contains intentionally added PFAS and the product is being offered for sale in the State, the Board may direct the manufacturer of the product to provide the Board with testing results that demonstrate the amount of each of the PFAS in the product. Provides that, if testing demonstrates that the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer must provide the Board with a certificate attesting that the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS. Restricts the sale of specified products beginning January 1, 2026 if the product contains intentionally added PFAS. Allows the Agency to establish a fee payable by a manufacturer to the Agency upon submission of the required information to cover the Agency's reasonable costs to implement the provisions. Allows the Agency to coordinate with the Board, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health to enforce the provisions. Sets forth products that are exempt from the provisions.