421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Legislative Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, March 26, 2024  
11:30 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting was called to order by Chair Dawn DeSart at 11:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Additional Board Members present: Member Paula Deacon Garcia, Member Patty Gustin,  
Member Sheila Rutledge, Member Lucy Evans, and Member Yeena Yoo.  
Staff present: Sheryl Markay (Chief Policy & Program Officer), Jason Blumenthal (Policy &  
Program Manager), Conor McCarthy (State's Attorney's Office), Mary Keating (Community  
Services Director) and Evan Shields (Public Information Officer).  
Chaplin, Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, and Zay  
Galassi  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.A.  
Legislative Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, March 5, 2024  
ACCEPTED  
Dawn DeSart  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment received.  
5.  
6.  
CHAIR'S REMARKS - CHAIR DESART  
Chair DeSart stated that she made her remarks during the County Board meeting.  
ACTION ITEMS  
6.A.  
Action Item - Key Bill List 3-26-2024  
Sheryl Markay briefly reviewed the bill list document and provided updates of each bill's  
progress. Multiple members asked questions and Ms. Markay answered.  
Member Jim Zay raised concerns over SB3680 Local Crime-Free Housing Ordinance and  
requested additional information.  
Member Yeena Yoo voiced her disappointment in hearing that HB4469/SB2633,  
Protection of Domestic Violence victims has stalled and mentioned two related bills:  
HB4753 Case Review - Homicide Victims and HB4754 Uniform Crime Report -  
Homicides.  
ACCEPTED  
Dawn DeSart  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
8.  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:03 PM.