Darin LaHood

Illinois State Senator | 37th District

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Legislative proposal on way to Governor to address workplace violence

SPRINGFIELD – In light of recent tragic events nationwide at workplaces, State Sen. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) successfully passed the Illinois Workplace Violence Prevention Act on May 22 to help curb life-threatening incidents at the workplace.

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This Week in Focus: "Deadbeat" Parent Gambling Legislation

Courtesy of the Peoria Journal-Star's 'In the Spotlight'

In March, child-support advocates, representatives from the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services joined me for a press conference at the Peoria County Courthouse to support legislation that I introduced that would punish "deadbeat" parents.

Since then we have made real progress, and now a bill is on its way to the governor. I was proud to be the Senate author and chief sponsor of House Bill 2843, which if enacted, would force casinos and race tracks to intercept and garnish gambling winnings from deadbeat parents.

The gambling proceeds would then be turned over to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, which will in turn be given to the custodial parent of the dependent child. Currently, Illinois has a backlog of $3.1 billion in owed child-support payments.

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