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Nicolle Grasse introduced HB3767 in the Illinois House on Feb. 7, 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: "Appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to NORC at the University of Chicago for the purposes of data collection of supply and demand. Effective July 1, 2025."

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

In essence, this bill appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health to provide a grant to the NORC at the University of Chicago. The funding is designated for data collection activities related to supply and demand. The allocation aims to support the gathering of essential data that could inform public health strategies and decision-making. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Nicolle Grasse has proposed another 11 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.

Grasse graduated from Elmhurst College with a BA.

Nicolle Grasse is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 53rd House District. She replaced previous state representative Mark L. Walker in 2024.

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
HB3767	02/07/2025	Appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for a grant to NORC at the University of Chicago for the purposes of data collection of supply and demand. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB3699	02/07/2025	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, shall provide coverage for medically necessary prescribed vitamins. Amends the State Employee Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions.
HB3849	02/07/2025	Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any authorized employee (instead of an advanced practice registered nurse, practical nurse, registered nurse, or physician) of an organization that provides hospice services to a hospice patient or that provides home health services to a person may receive a patient's prescription orders, including controlled substances, and deliver the prescription orders to the patient.
HB3319	02/06/2025	Appropriates $750,000 to the Department of Public Health for costs associated with developing and implementing the State Health Improvement Plan and the State Health Assessment. Effective July 1, 2025.
HB2754	02/05/2025	Amends the Zoning Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that all municipal executives, including mayors, village presidents, and chief executive officers, shall have the right to vote in all council or board decisions affecting the zoning of the municipality. In certain provisions concerning voting on zoning regulations, provides that adopting or changing a zoning ordinance requires the approval of a simple majority (rather than a two thirds majority) of the municipal executives, alderpersons, trustees, or board members.
HB2877	02/05/2025	Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Provides that, no later than December 31, 2026, the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the state of care for individuals experiencing a serious or life-limiting illness and their family caregivers. Requires the report to include, at a minimum, data regarding the availability of and need for hospice and palliative care services in Illinois; data showing the relative value of non-hospice adult palliative care to the State of Illinois and its citizens; evidence-based recommendations to educate health care professionals and the public about non-hospice palliative care; and recommendations for state standards for adult palliative care.
HB2427	02/03/2025	Creates the Native to Illinois Labeling Program Act. Establishes the Native to Illinois Labeling Program in the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, shall adopt rules implementing the Native to Illinois Labeling Program. Provides requirements for certification under the Program. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may, by rule, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, require certification by a third party approved by the Department of Agriculture. Provides requirements for eligibility for a "Certified Native to Illinois" label. Provides requirements for compliance. Provides requirements for labeling. Provides for investigatory powers within the Department of Agriculture. Provides for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for knowing violation of the compliance requirements, enforceable by a civil lawsuit filed by the Attorney General or a State's Attorney. Provides that any person who knowingly makes a false statement under this Act to an investigator or a certifying agent shall be guilty of a class 4 felony. Provides that any person who knowingly violates the compliance requirements or who knowingly makes a false statement under this Act to an investigator or a certifying agent, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, shall lose all certifications under this Act and shall be ineligible to obtain certifications under this Act for a period of not less than 5 years, beginning on the date of the occurrence, except if waived or modified by the Director of Agriculture. Makes findings. Defines terms.
HB2493	02/03/2025	Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires county clerks to establish a process within 6 months or sooner after the effective date of the amendatory Act to allow a party or parties to appear by using an electronic communication device to participate in any video conferencing application in which the party or parties may be seen and heard by the county clerk in real time.
HB2494	02/03/2025	Creates the Task Force on Loneliness Act. Makes findings. Establishes the Task Force on Loneliness in the Department of Public Health to study and identify certain information and solutions related to the epidemic of loneliness and its related health concerns. Provides for 11 members of the Task Force, including 4 members of the General Assembly, 3 directors of certain State agencies or their designees, and 4 members of the public appointed by the Governor with certain other requirements. Provides that the Task Force shall convene and meet at the call of the co-chairs and shall meet as frequently as necessary. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a final report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2027, with certain requirements. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the Act is repealed upon submission of the report, with certain other requirements.
HB2371	01/31/2025	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no provision of the Illinois Insurance Code, or any other law, prohibits assignability rights to an insured under any policy of dental insurance (in addition to accident and health insurance). Provides that if an enrollee or insured of an insurer, health maintenance organization, managed care plan, health care plan, preferred provider organization, dental service plan corporation, dental insurer, or third party administrator assigns a claim to a health care professional, or health care facility, a dental care provider, or a dental care facility, then payment shall be made directly to the health care professional, or health care facility, dental care provider, or dental care facility, including any required interest. Effective immediately.
HB2397	01/31/2025	Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no later than December 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall prepare a report to be published on its website that contains, at a minimum, the following information about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year: (1) demographic data of committed persons who received hospice and palliative care; (2) data on the number of committed persons in the Department's hospice and palliative care programs; (3) data on the timing of hospice and palliative care programming; (4) the number of committed persons in the custody of the Department who died; (5) policies and administrative directives of each Department institution and facility regarding the institution of hospice and palliative care; (6) the staff available for hospice and palliative care; and (7) the cost of the Department's hospice and palliative care programs. Provides that all such data shall be anonymized to protect the privacy of the committed persons involved in the hospice and palliative care programs.
HB1888	01/29/2025	Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that March of each year is designated as Prescribed Fire Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to celebrate the multiple ecological, economic, and cultural benefits of prescribed fire to the State of Illinois.
HB1712	01/24/2025	Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health is vested with the duty and responsibility for oversight and training connected with the use of the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form at all hospitals, healthcare facilities, and other facilities and providers that use the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall develop, in consultation with stakeholders determined by the Director of Public Health, training resources to support informed decisions and accurate completion of the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish a simple, efficient, and effective process to ensure oversight of and accountability for training to support informed decisions and accurate completion of the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form at all hospitals, healthcare facilities, and other facilities and providers that use the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form. Provides that, in consultation with various organizations, the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules implementing these policies no later than 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in connection with implementing these policies, may also consult with the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to the Advance Directive Registry established by the Secretary of State.