Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • January 14, 2021 Lame Duck Session Update By law, the newly elected General Assembly began at noon January 13. However in the week leading up to the new 102nd General Assembly, the 101st General Assembly met to implement further response to COVID, including vital laws on […]
Illinois Moving To Kill Credit Freeze Fees
November 14, 2017 By
llinois lawmakers are working to end the $10 fee for freezing consumer credit data. It comes months after Equifax, Inc. exposed the sensitive personal information of tens of millions of Americans. The cost to freeze credit is $10. Add another $10 to unfreeze it, like if you want to apply for a car loan. And […]
Urgent Property Tax Sale and Legislative Updates
August 31, 2017 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • August 31, 2017 Urgent Property Tax Sale and Legislative Updates When property taxes are not paid by the deadline, a series of legal steps are initiated that eventually results in people’s homes and properties being auctioned off to the highest bidder willing to pay […]
Bills on birth certificates and LGBT “panic” defense signed in Illinois
August 29, 2017 By
From Equality Illinois and ACLU: CHICAGO — Legislative sponsors, Equality Illinois and ACLU of Illinois celebrated the signing of House Bill 1785 today, modernizing the Illinois Vital Records Act and allowing transgender and intersex individuals to change the gender marker on their birth certificates without undergoing gender reassignment surgery. Illinois now joins 14 additional states, […]
May Springfield Update
June 2, 2017 By
My Legislative Agenda I am very proud to have supported several measures that have passed the House and now await the Governor’s signature or final Senate action. These include: Modernizing the standards by which transgender and intersex people can correct the gender marker on their birth certificates. HB1785 awaits Governor’s action. Establishing network […]
Three ways to boost LGBTQ civil rights in Illinois
May 22, 2017 By
Sun-Times Editorial Board In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had a fundamental right to marry. It was a major victory in the LGBTQ community’s long-standing fight for equality. But there is still a long way to go when it comes to gaining civil rights protections. Every day LGBTQ people face stigmas, […]
Legislative Update
May 12, 2017 By
Buy Made in Illinois and Made in America – HB 137/HB 138 I recently voted yes on two bills that will put needed investments into Illinois Jobs. HB 137 and HB 138 direct the Illinois state government to buy more goods manufactured in Illinois. Buying goods here in our state will create jobs […]
Illinois Issues: LGBT In The Time Of Trump
April 18, 2017 By
By MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY & DAISY CONTRERAS Protesters in Chicago rally against the Trump administration’s rollback of protections for transgender students. EQUALITY ILLINOIS With rapid-fire changes to LGBT provisions at the federal level, advocates want to keep Illinois’ status as one of the leading states in offering protections. Alex McCray didn’t want to believe Donald […]
Democratic stopgap budget inches ahead, but a full plan remains elusive
April 7, 2017 By
Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller * Contact ReporterChicago Tribune House Democrats on Thursday approved another one-time spending plan to provide about $815 million to universities and social service groups left gasping for air during the state’s historic budget impasse, but leaders in both parties could hold it up as they push for a more complete spending […]
Harris reintroduces bill easing gender-marker change
February 2, 2017 By
by Matt Simonette 2017-02-01 Windy City Times State Rep. Greg Harris (D), on Feb. 1, re-introduced legislation allowing transgender Illinoisans to more easily change the gender-marker on their birth certificate. While the state has allowed for changing gender-markers since the ’50s, current law requires the applicant to show proof that they have undergone gender-reassignment surgery, […]