ILLINOIS HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE PUT TOGETHER NEW LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE WAR ON UKRAINE.
BILL SPONSOR, REPRESENTATIVE LINDSEY LAPOINTE OF CHICAGO SAYS THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE STATE RESPONSES TO THE WAR.
THE MEASURE ALSO CREATES A UKRAINIAN REFUGEE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM AND SETS UP A STATE MONEY LAUNDERING AND REAL ESTATE TASK FORCE TO WEED OUT ILLICIT CONNECTIONS TO RUSSIA.
THE MEASURE ALSO SETS UP A MONEY LAUNDERING AND REAL ESTATE TASK FORCE. HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE INTRODUCED SIMILAR LEGISLATION IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR.