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As Leaders Extend Session With Budget Unfinished, Several Sweeping Last-Minute Bills Surface

Both chambers will be back on Wednesday and Thursday, while the House has scheduled Friday session as well. #ilga #budget

OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (April 2023)

I joined a number of excited local families on the Kankakee County Courthouse lawn to cut the ribbon for the State’s Attorney’s Easter Egg Hunt. #senatorjoyce

Heat Exposure Deaths Inspire Proposed Air Conditioning Requirements in Illinois

Buildings that do not have air conditioning are required to provide an air-conditioned common room where residents can go to cool off in a heat wave. #airconditioning

The Freelance Worker Protection Act Criticized as Overreach, Bad for Illinois Business

The legislation would authorize the Illinois Attorney General to get involved if someone is believed to have violated any provisions of the bill. #freelanceworker

OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (March 2023)

It’s also important we help our next generation understand responsible use of our lands and property, including educating them on fire safety and prevention. #senatorjoyce

House Narrowly Passes Bill Allowing All-Gender Bathrooms

The bill sets out standards that all-gender bathrooms would have to meet, such as “inclusive signage” that does not indicate any specific gender... #

Illinois House Passes Bill Restricting Tax Funds from Libraries That ‘Ban Books’

Local school board and library board elections across the state are set for April 4. #bookban

Joyce-Backed Measure Advances to Promote Environmental Conservation

This initiative is aimed to support hydropower dams across the state, especially the Kankakee Hydropower Dam and the Wilmington Dam, located in Joyce’s district. #conservation

Measure at Illinois Statehouse Proposes Sex-Ed Curriculum Changes

The group would focus on identifying age-appropriate anatomy, physiology, and nutrition education materials at Illinois grade schools. #sexed

OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (February 2023)

As we begin the earnest work of the 103rd General Assembly in 2023, I am co-chairing one of two Senate committees where my fellow co-chair is a Republican. #senatorjoyce

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