HR1056 Summary

• Commends State Representative Mark Batinick for his service and dedication to the 97th House District from 2015 through eight years of representing Oswego, Montgomery, Naperville, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Joliet, and Shorewood.

• Recognizes Batinick's business background as a small business owner, commercial real estate broker, and home services company owner, and his refusal to accept his legislative pension as a commitment to pension reform.

• Highlights his bipartisan legislative accomplishments including the Heroes Way Designation Program Act, the Batinick Buyout program, school zone speed limit legislation, ethics reform for pension boards, and proposals for pension reform and property tax relief.

• Acknowledges his advocacy for ethics reform, support for women's issues including anti-sexual harassment policies in hotels and casinos, and his work on human trafficking legislation.

• Directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to Rep. Batinick as an expression of the House's esteem and respect.