Lindsey LaPointe, Illinois State Representative from the 19th District | Illinois General Assembly
Lindsey LaPointe, Illinois State Representative from the 19th District | Illinois General Assembly
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Requires the Attorney General to provide, by January 31, 2026 and every January 31 thereafter (rather than by July 31, 2020 and every July 31 thereafter), data on the Attorney General's website about annual enforcement efforts performed under the Act. Effective immediately."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill amends the Environmental Barriers Act to enhance the enforcement authority of the Illinois Attorney General in ensuring compliance with accessibility standards in public facilities and multi-story housing. It empowers the Attorney General to investigate complaints, conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, and hold hearings. The Attorney General can take legal action to halt construction, require compliance, and issue penalties against violators, including civil penalties up to $250 per day for facility owners and up to $1,000 for individuals who knowingly authorize non-compliant construction. By Jan. 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General must report enforcement data on its website, including the number of investigations and complaints received. The bill becomes effective immediately upon enactment.
Lindsey LaPointe has proposed one other bill since the beginning of the 104th session.
LaPointe graduated from Grinnell College in 2004 with a BA.
Lindsey LaPointe is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 19th House District. She replaced previous state representative Robert Martwick in 2019.
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.
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| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB1555 | 01/21/2025 | Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Requires the Attorney General to provide, by January 31, 2026 and every January 31 thereafter (rather than by July 31, 2020 and every July 31 thereafter), data on the Attorney General's website about annual enforcement efforts performed under the Act. Effective immediately. |
| HB1085 | 01/09/2025 | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Establishes reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027 or for any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 or any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer to cover certain medically necessary mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. Provides that, if the Department of Insurance determines that an insurer or a contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer has violated a provision concerning mental health and substance use parity, the Department shall by order assess a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. Excludes certain health care plans serving Medicaid populations who are enrolled under the Illinois Public Aid Code or under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act from provisions concerning mental health and substance use parity. Requires the Department to review the impact of the proposed mental health and substance abuse mandate on network adequacy for mental health and substance use disorder treatment and access to affordable mental health and substance use care. Permits the Department to examine out-of-network utilization and out-of-pocket costs for insureds for mental health and substance use treatment and services for all plans to compare with in-network utilization. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code to require coverage under those provisions. Effective immediately. |
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