May 9, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Responding to the rise of “AI” and “deepfake” imagery, state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, supported a plan to update state laws and levy penalties on criminals who use such technology to create and distribute explicit images of minors. “As...
May 8, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is cracking down on junk fees that cost consumers an estimated $90 billion per year, with a new measure that holds businesses accountable for charges added on top of advertised purchase prices. “We’ve all...
May 7, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is pushing an insurance reform plan that would expand health care access and lower costs for families by cracking down on large rate increases, banning “step therapy” and stopping “junk insurance” plans that...
May 2, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure supported by state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, would require health insurance plans to cover at least one wig for hair loss caused by chemotherapy, radiation treatment or alopecia. “Hair can be incredibly important for people, and...
Apr 26, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, supported a plan that would allow higher education students that serve in the National Guard or reserves to still submit missed assignments when they miss class due to drills or other military obligations....
Apr 23, 2024 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A proposal supported by state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, would protect recording artists from nonconsensual, artificially created (“AI” or “deepfake”) media intended for commercial sale without the original artist’s approval. “As AI...