Several new laws took effect over the summer covering topics like vaccines, veterans' discounts, sexual assault policies, smoking bans, adoptions, AP credits, hunting, suicide prevention, crime victims' rights, and naming sweet corn the state vegetable. Restaurants can now offer happy hour deals on food and drinks again. Schools will pilot e-learning programs and 3D mammograms are now required to be covered by insurers.

1. Important
New LawsFall 2015

2. Dozens of new or
revised laws
took effect over the
summer.

3. Learn about these
interesting
new laws and be
prepared.

4. Do you miss happy
hour?
It’s back. Restaurants can offer
specials on food, pitchers,
buckets and bottles.
SB 398

5. Lax vaccine laws left many
children at risk.
A new law is making it more difficult
for parents to send their kids to
school unvaccinated.
SB1410

6. The end of snow
days?
An e-learning pilot program is
letting some kids complete their
studies at home.
HB2781

7. Veterans’ discounts
A new state program will
make it easier for local
businesses to offer deals to
veterans.
HB3686 more

8. SB54 more
3D mammograms
3D mammograms can catch
breast cancer other
screenings miss. Now your
insurer has to cover them.

9. SB1603
New benefit for
returning soldiers:
You get 1 year from when you return
to pay for vehicle registration or
renewal.

10. HB821 more
Worried about your daughter’s
safety at college?
New policies are in place to protect
college students from sexual assault.
Universities must have clear plans for
helping victims.

11. HB3531
No smoking at
day care
Even if it’s in someone’s home and
no kids are there. Second-hand
smoke can kill!

12. HB3079 more
Looking to adopt?
A new law is cutting red tape
for overseas adoptions and
making it easier for kids to get
citizenship.

13. HB3428 more
Are your kids in AP
classes?
If they score 3 or higher,
they’ll get credit at public
universities.

14. HB3674
Youth crossbow
hunting
Now allowed first week of
deer bow season.

15. SB1793
Preventing youth
suicides:
Teachers are going to start
getting trained and the
State Board of Ed is going to
create model policies.

16. Crime Victims’
Rights:
Now enshrined in the
Constitution and the law
of the land.
HB1121

17. Love sweet corn?
Now it’s Illinois’ official state
vegetable.
SB800

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