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Friend, it's Sen. Robert Peters, and I'm proud to represent the 13th District in the Illinois State Senate.

You know me as a staunch advocate for cash bail reform and always standing with the people of Illinois. But this session, I worked on a lot of issues in the Senate to protect the people in our community

We may not have finished the session "on time" – but the delay was worth it. I helped send dozens of bills to the Governor's desk, but here are the big highlights that put our communities first in Springfield:

First: I sponsored Senate Bill 3646 to keep young people in our workforce safe. We already have child labor laws, but we're expanding them to all minors, not just those in conventional public or private educational institutions. Additionally, we're adding to the list of prohibited jobs for minors and jobs requiring adult supervision, and we're proposing increased penalties for violations.

Then: I introduced Senate Bill 3649 to ban captive audience meetings. Banning employer-led political, anti-union, and religious meetings helps to protect employee rights and promote healthy workplace environments in Illinois.

Next: I advanced the Healthcare Protection Act to curb predatory insurance practices. In the bill, we specifically targeted "ghost networks" – instances where insurance companies list providers who are not taking new patients, do not accept the patient’s insurance or are retired – and we extended the ban on unjustifiable insurance rate increases to large group plans in Illinois. This bill will ultimately improve healthcare accessibility and eliminate unnecessary barriers by banning prior authorization for mental health treatment and mandating the public disclosure of treatments requiring prior authorization.

Now it's the End of Session for Senators like me – just in time for my May End of Month Fundraising Deadline tomorrow.

This month definitely didn't go as planned, but I'm definitely still planning to remain in the State Senate so I can continue sending powerhouse legislation like this to the Governor's desk for years to come. Friend, can you pitch in today to help me start June strong and sail through the General Election this fall?

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Thank you,

Sen. Robert Peters

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Senator Robert Peters was born in 1985 deaf and with a massive speech impediment. His biological mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and his adopted mother and father were a social worker and a civil rights lawyer. He saw first hand the impact and devastation of the racist war on drugs.

As he grew up, he admired the work his father did as a civil rights and criminal defense attorney, challenging wrongdoing by the police. This combined with the effect of the criminalization of addiction, inspired his work on criminal justice reform rooted in the safety, freedom, and wellness of all people.

A defining moment for Peters was the Great Recession, as he struggled to find work and lost his parents within a year and a half of each other. He found his power through political organizing in solidarity with a variety of organizations in Chicago fighting for justice.

As a state senator, Peters has championed the end of cash bail in Illinois after years of organizing around it before becoming a Senator. This legislative session alone, Peters has passed six bills out of the Senate, as he continues to push Illinois forward as a leader in criminal justice reform and true public safety for all. He chairs the Labor Committee in the Senate and is Chair of the Senate Black Caucus. He is focused on environmental justice, racial justice, economic freedom, and public safety for all.

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