Coming Up: Impact of Transportation Projects on our Environment

• Events
• Lake Forest

Join State Senator Julie Morrison and Lake County Board Member Mike Rummel for a conversation surrounding the impact of transportation projects on our environment. Environmental experts will lead the discussion and be on hand to provide knowledgeable testimony concerning important environmental issues.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 21 at 7:00p.m. at Elawa Farm (1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045).

Questions?

Contact Senator Morrison’s office in Deerfield at (847) 945-5200.

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Morrison supports balanced, bipartisan spending plan

• Budget
• HB 109
• HB 3342

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) voted in favor of a balanced, bipartisan budget this evening that makes reasonable cuts while protecting funding for human service programs and increasing public education funding.

“Our budget reflects the values of our state. It increases investment in public education and early childhood services. It protects vital funding for programs serving individuals with disabilities. It makes reasonable cuts to increase efficiencies and – most importantly – it is balanced, bipartisan and does not contain any tax increases,” Morrison said.

The budget plan, contained in House Bill 109 and House Bill 3342, contains nearly $600 million in spending cuts, including approximately half a billion in savings through innovative pension reform measures. Public education funding would increase by $350 million with an additional $50 million investment in early childhood education.

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Morrison passes updated ‘Red Flag’ proposal, creates Firearms Restraining Order Act (VIDEO)

• Video
• Gun Safety
• HB 2354
• Firearms Restraining Order Act

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) passed an updated ‘Red Flag’ proposal out of the Senate today that would empower concerned family members or law enforcement officers to take action when a loved one with access to a firearm is exhibiting dangerous or threatening behavior.

“In far too many mass shooting events, family members identified disturbing behavior in their loved ones and didn’t know where to turn,” Morrison said. “In some cases, when this behavior was reported, there was no legal mechanism to step in and prevent potential tragedy.”

Morrison’s legislation, contained in House Bill 2354, would create the Firearms Restraining Order Act, allowing a family member or law enforcement official to alert the court system when an individual with access to a firearm is displaying threatening or unsafe behavior that could lead to injury to themselves or to the general public.

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Morrison passes plan to improve medical treatment for sexual assault survivors (VIDEO)

• Video
• Health Care
• HB 5245
• Crime Victims

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) passed her plan to improve medical care for survivors of rape and sexual assault out of the Senate this afternoon.

“After survivors have endured one of the most traumatic experiences anyone can ever live through, it is vital hospitals and their staff are prepared to treat them with the utmost care,” Morrison said. “No victim should ever feel re-traumatized by seeking medical attention. In order to heal and seek justice against their perpetrator, victims must receive top-notch care by trained and compassionate medical personnel.”

House Bill 5245 is a package of reforms meant to expedite the overall medical care of sexual assault survivors. The proposal would ensure survivors of sexual assault receive prompt medical treatment within 90 minutes of arriving at a hospital and also that medical personnel are trained to perform rape kits and other examinations needed after a sexual assault.

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