Illinois State House District 45
Recent News About Illinois State House District 45
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Fights to Support Service Members and their Families with Health Care, Financial Assistance
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of military members and their families, while promoting the numerous recent efforts to provide them with affordable medical care and financial assistance.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Promotes IDOT Highway Construction Careers Training Program Opportunities, Graduates
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is voicing her support for the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Highway Construction Careers Training Program (IDOT HCCTP), which recently saw another class of graduates, with many advancing to practical, hands-on careers.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Supports Greater Voting Opportunities for Students
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is pushing for greater civic engagement opportunities for young Illinoisans with her support of legislation providing high school students of voting age with two hours off school to cast their vote.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Fights to Reduce Nurses’ Workload, Improve Patient Care
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is working to provide her community with better, more focused health care by setting limits on the number of patients nurses are assigned simultaneously.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas-Backed Law Curbs Prescription Price Hikes, Cracks Down on Big Pharmaceutical Corporations
A new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, will manage spikes in prescription drug costs and rein in pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to skyrocket costs.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas-Backed Law Streamlines Access to Lifesaving Medications
A new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, will streamline and simplify the prescription filling process, cutting down on wait times for lifesaving medications.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas-Backed Law to Ensure Students with Diabetes Have Access to Lifesaving Medication
To guarantee the safety of children with diabetes, state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, backed a new law allowing schools to maintain a supply of potentially lifesaving medication to manage blood-sugar levels.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas-Backed Law Reinforces Schools’ Security Procedures
Illinois schools will be better organized to stop violence due to a new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, requiring all public schools to produce and implement their own threat assessment procedures.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas-Backed Law Expands Crucial Health Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is battling big insurance companies who deny coverage for critical mammograms by helping pass a new law requiring insurers to cover the lifesaving procedure that can find breast cancer before it becomes untreatable.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the Department of Human Services Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Department of Human Services Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the Property Tax Code now in effect
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Property Tax Code went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the School Code now in effect
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the School Code went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the Attorney General Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Attorney General Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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ILLINOIS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Partnering with ACCESS Health Center to Discuss Healthcare Concerns at Advisory Panel Meeting
State Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, is hosting her Healthcare Advisory Panel in partnership with ACCESS Health Center Wednesday, September 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Bloomingdale Public Library located at 101 E Fairfield Way in Bloomingdale.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the Counties Code goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Counties Code will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Rep. Pappas-sponsored law amending the Care of Students with Diabetes Act now in effect
A new law sponsored by Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Care of Students with Diabetes Act went into effect on Aug. 19, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Illinois General Assembly: SB1919 actions on Aug. 20
The following actions were taken on Aug. 20 in the Senate on Senate bill SB1919 ("com col-manufacturing grants"): "Public Act . . . . . . . . .", "Effective Date January" and "Governor Approved".
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Q2 2019 Legislation: Rep. Diane Pappas sponsors or co-sponsors 96 bills
Rep. Diane Pappas (D-45) sponsored three bills in the second quarter of 2019, five less than the average Illinois state representative, and was added as a co-sponsor on 93 bills, 46 more than the average, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of data made available by the Illinois General Assembly.
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ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45: Pappas Measure Investing in Local Infrastructure Without Raising Taxes Now Law
A new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, will help DuPage County communities invest more in roads and other job-creating projects without raising property taxes.
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Illinois General Assembly: SB1411 actions on Aug. 16
The following actions were taken on Aug. 16 in the Senate on Senate bill SB1411 ("track-sexual assault evidence"): "Public Act . . . . . . . . ." and "Governor Approved".