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Legislative Committee
Committee members keep informed of issues affecting
local businesses to proactively represent Chamber
members’ interests affected by local, state, and
national governmental issues.
Chair:
Valerie Bruggeman, AT&T
Staff:
Laura
Crawford
List of Legislative Committee Members
Meetings: Third Monday, 4:00 pm
Location:
Chamber Office
Click
HERE for the Legislative Committee Platform.
Click HERE for
the Legislative Committee Purpose.
Position Letters:
Prevailing Wage Act
Structural Work Act
Belmont Underpass
Funding
County
Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom's Response
Home Rule
Sales Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Business
Registration
Wine Boutique
Ordinance
Transportation Infrastructure: Capital Needs
PowerPoint Presentation
from Illinois Works, Transportation for Illinois
Coalition and Choose DuPage breakfast
Public Act 095, Smoke Free
Illinois or SB5000
Who is
responsible for enforcing the Act?
The Illinois Department of
Public Health, local public health departments, and
local law
enforcement agencies are required
to enforce the act. These agencies may assess fines
for violation of the act.
Who can
be fined and what are the fines for violating the act?
Any person, corporation,
partnership, association or other entity violating the
no smoking provisions of the act may be fined by one
of the enforcement agencies. Each day that a violation
occurs is a separate violation. A person who smokes in
a prohibited area shall be fined from $100 to $250. A
person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a
public place or place of employment that violates the
act shall be fined not less than $250 for the first
violation, not less the $500 for the second violation
within one year after the first violation, and not
less the $2,500 For each additional violation within
one year after the first violation.
Where
will smoking not be allowed?
Smoking will be prohibited
in a public place or place of employment or within 15
feet of an entrance to a public place or place of
employment, unless exempted by the act. No person may
smoke in any vehicle owned, leased, or operated by the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
Important Links:
Contact
List of State Senators and Representatives
Permit Process Presentation from Village Staff
IL Chamber President's Message re: IL Budget Impass
Neighborhood Construction Watch Information
Neighborhood Construction Watch Handbook (pdf)
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