Legislative Accomplishments
Since taking his seat in the House of Representatives, Mike has worked hard in Springfield and at home to represent the interests of the people of McHenry and Kane Counties. His ability to listen and work with others has resulted in substantial legislative accomplishments over the last seven years. Just a few of these accomplishments include:
- Securing more than $143 million for transportation improvements his legislative district
- Saving taxpayers millions through a revised tax cap law
- Voting against the 66% income tax increase
- Never voting for an unbalanced budget
- Increasing government accountability through transparency in spending laws
- Improving public safety through groundwater protection laws
Representative Tryon currently serves on the following House committees:
Environment & Energy (Republican Spokesperson); Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development (Republican Spokesperson); Mass Transit; Telecommunications; Executive; Health Care Availability Access; Environmental Health; Health & Healthcare Disparities.
During the 2011 Legislative Session, Representative Tryon served as chief sponsor for the following bills which are now Illinois Public Acts:
HB173: US AIR FORCE PLATES: Provides for issuance of Air Force Veteran license plates at an additional original issuance fee of $20.
HB308: WATER WELL CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS: Protects the quality of groundwater in Illinois by providing regulation of the installation of geothermal heat pump systems. The construction of these systems can impact nearby septic systems and water wells, creating a risk to the water supply. Twenty-nine other states protect their groundwater by providing some form of registration or licensure of closed loop well contractors.
HB2777: SAFETY TECH: Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Act by authorizing the payment of license fees by credit card or business check. It also decreases the civil penalties that must be paid for failing to timely submit the required license fees.
HB3102: MUNI CD PROP LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Provides that municipal notices concerning annexation, special uses, variations, or specified zoning hearings need not include the technical language of land surveyors as long as the notice contains a common street address or addresses and the property pin number or numbers of all the parcels of real property contained in the territory to be annexed.
He also served as a co-sponsor for the following bills which are now Illinois Public Acts (read descriptions of these bills at: www.ilga.gov, house members, Tryon, bills)
HB219: VEH CD- SEAT BELTS REQUIRED
HB1125: WATER WELL & PUMP CONTRACTOR
HB1379: REGISTER TITLES- TORRENS-REPEAL
HB1591: MHDD CD- MEDICATION- ADMISSIONS
HB1610: EMERGENCY PHONE ACT- DISABLED
HB1657: LAKE MGT PROGRAM- TASK FORCE
HB1825: INS- CANCER DRUG- CLINIC TRIAL
HB2249: REGULATION- TECH
HB3207: DHFS- NURSING FACILITY- PAYMENTS
HB3238: CD CORR, SEX OFFENDER- DNA
HB3273: VETERANS MONUMENT PROTECTION
HB3294: EMERGENCY EPINEPHRINE ACT
HB3500: FOID- MUNI REG- RIFLES/SHOTGUNS
SB7: SCH CD- EDUC LABOR REL- PENSION
SB107: FINANCE- TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT
SB754: LIQUOR- CRAFT BREWER- DISTRIB
SB1686: MUNI CD- POPULATION LIMIT- WARDS
SB 1929: EPA- DEBRIS FOR LANDFILL USE
SB1972: CONDO-FORECLOSURE- ATTY FEES
SB2082: DCEO- QUARTERLY REPORT
Other recent Illinois Laws for which Representative Tryon served as chief sponsor:
HB0035: CMS-ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL
In an effort to end political corruption in Illinois, Representative Tryon took the lead by sponsoring one of the country’s most comprehensive government transparency bills. The bill, which addresses the “pay-to-play” culture which has become all too prevalent in Illinois, increases transparency in government be establishing a website that residents can visit and easily look up all state contracts and government expenditures including employee salaries and tax credits given to businesses. The information is available on line through a searchable and user-friendly database.
HB0163: PREVAILING WAGE-NOTICE
This new law saves taxpayers money by allowing units of government to post prevailing wage notices on the Internet rather than having to take out expensive, large newspaper ads. This public act should save units of governments thousands of dollars.
HB0170: PRIV SEWAGE/EPA-SRFCE DSCHRG
This new law protects public health by improving surface water quality. Whereas in the past partially-treated waste water discharge was allowed for residential property owners in Illinois, this new law puts in place a permit system that controls waste water discharge. Through this act, by 2013 Illinois will be in compliance with the federal Clean Water Act.
HB1142: MODULAR HOUSING BUYER PROTECT
In response to a request by a constituent in McHenry County, Representative Tryon lead this effort to provide modular home buyers a process by which they could appeal or arbitrate the installation of sub-standard quality modular homes.
HB1911: TRANSPORTATION-TECH
This new law improves the quality of life for Illinois residents by providing counties with a mechanism for completing road improvements in a much timelier manner. Through this public act, county boards may lend the Illinois Department of Transportation money for road improvements which would allow roads to be built or improved sooner and at possibly lower interest rates.
HB3787: VEH CD-MILITARY-SCHOOL BUS
This public act protects those who drive school buses and who are called to active duty in the military. In the past, individuals who were deployed to active military duty would lose their bus driving permit and not be able to drive a bus for a year if they were not available to complete the mandatory annual refresher course. Through this law service men and women can immediately apply for their new permit upon their return.
HB4035: ST PROCUREMENT-GREEN SUPPLIES
With the adoption of this bill, Illinois becomes a role model for environmental protection. Through this act, State agencies are encouraged to purchase and use environmentally preferable supplies and services as long as those supplies/services to not cost more than 10 percent more than non-environmentally preferred supplies and services.
HB4212: MILITARY-VETERANS COURT ACT
This law creates a veterans court and helps service men and women who have been properly diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Through this public act, veterans can be adjudicated in a special court for non-violent offences and offered a therapeutic sentence rather than a criminal sentence for their non-violent offenses.
HB4758: CNTY CD-ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS
In an effort to increase the use of renewable energy sources in Illinois, this law authorizes counties to enter into voluntary agreements with the owners of property within the unincorporated areas of the county to help finance the installation of renewable energy sources such as solar panels and windmills.
The Illinois General Assembly web site has a searchable database where visitors can read summaries of legislator’s bills. If you go to links listed below, you can read about the following Illinois Public Acts, for which Mike Tryon was the chief sponsor.
Laws sponsored by Representative Tryon from 2007-08 (95th General Assembly)
http://www.ilga.gov/search/iga_search.asp?scope=leg95
HB 00250 Missing Children, Birth Certificate
HB 00251 Criminal Assault, Battery-Security
HB 00254 Department of Aging-Elder Abuse Fatality
HB 00277 EPA-UST Fund Assignment
HB 00316 EPA-Permits-Pollution Control
HB 00369 Consumer Fraud-Gift
HB 00371 State ID-Child-Fees
HB 00375 Great Lakes Interstate Compact
HB 00376 Income Tax-College Savings Plan
HB 00536 Vehicle CD-Tinted Windows-Exempt
HB 00576 Property Tax-PTELL Adjustments
HB 00937 EPA-Pollution Control Facility
HB 00962 Municipal Office Vacancies
HB 01024 Vehicle CD-Agriculture Plates
HB 01553 Boats-Emergency Boat Nearby
HB 02913 County Board-Lease Computer Equipment
HB 03729 Private Sewage Disposal-Nonconformance
HB 04407 Structural Pest Control-Reenact
HB 04668 Vehicle EH CD-Scrap, Recyclable Metal
HB 04766 County CD-Lease Telecommunications
Laws sponsored by Representative Tryon from 2004-05 (94th General Assembly)
http://www.ilga.gov/search/iga_search.asp?scope=leg94
HB 00190 Health Care Lien-Providers
HB 00655 Code Enforcement Response
HB 00657 Vehicle EH CD-DUI Under 16-Penalties
HB 00668 Conservation District Indebtedness
HB 00808 Mental Health-Record
HB 01157 Municipal CD Village Incorporation
HB 02351 Vehicle CD-Tinted Windows-LUPUS
HB 02566 Veterans Employment
HB 02853 Business-Tech
HB 03121 Transportation-Tech
HB 03814 Vehicle CD-Vehicle Length-65 Feet
HB 04238 Animal Control-Dog at Large
HB 04383 Parentage Act-Medication
