The Child Bereavement Leave Act has been renamed the Family Bereavement Leave Act. The Act has been expanded to allow for unpaid bereavement leave for employees in the case of the death of an employee’s child, stepchild, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent.

On Feb. 27, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a separate claim accrues under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for each scan or transmission of an individual’s biometric information.

The Illinois Gaming Board amended the Part titled Riverboat and Casino Gambling. The rulemaking places an affirmative duty on owner licensees to prevent individuals who are ineligible to place wagers, such as those who are underage, from accessing the gaming floor.

The Illinois General Assembly amended the portion of the Illinois Insurance Code regarding coverage for naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan), a drug used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. Accident and health insurance policies for groups and individuals that provide coverage for naloxone hydrochloride and are delivered, amended, issued, or renewed after Jan. 1, 2024, will be prohibited from imposing copays.

The Illinois General Assembly amended the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In criminal cases, evidence is not admissible if it only indicates that a person was or is merely present on a gang database.

On July 31, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that when a certified driving abstract from the Office of the Secretary of State is admitted at trial it does not violate the defendant’s constitutional right to confrontation.

The Illinois State Police amended the Part titled Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card Act. The amendment allows for the retention and use of clear-and-present-danger reporting records for five years.

On March 23, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that email service was not authorized for a citation to discover assets, and a competing citation served via registered mail had lien priority.

On Sept. 25, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that contradictory evidence may support a criminal conviction and the armed habitual criminal statute is constitutional.

On March 31, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a trial court erred for failing to suppress inculpatory statements made after a defendant invoked his right to remain silent.

The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act. The Act creates an Illinois Indian American Advisory Council to advise the governor and General Assembly on issues regarding Indian Americans and immigrants in Illinois.

On Feb. 1, 2023, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that under the Sexually Dangerous Person’s Act (Act), attorney fees incurred from representation of a sexually dangerous person by court appointment are paid by the county where the proceeding was brought.

On May 24, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a postconviction petition was properly dismissed because it was ruled on within 90 days of docketing.

On Dec. 19, 2022, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a court’s failure to follow Illinois Supreme Court Rule 401(a)-(b) before allowing the defendant to proceed pro se at trial amounted to an invalid waiver of counsel.