Amends the Rural Bond Bank Act. Increases the Bank's bond authorization to $500,000,000 outstanding at any time. Increases the maximum amount used to purchase securities issued by certain units of local government to $87,500,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for the forfeiture to the State of real property used in the conduct of animal or dog fighting and of moneys, profits, and proceeds acquired by the conduct of animal fighting or dog fighting in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act or the dog fighting provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for hearings on forfeiture. Provides for the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the property seized to the various units of government that investigated and prosecuted the violations. Effective immediately.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person or entity that, by means of telemarketing, offers free goods or services to an Illinois consumer on a trial basis and assesses a periodic fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period, must send a consumer who accepts the free goods or services a form the consumer may use to indicate his or her agreement to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Prohibits a person or entity from assessing a fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period if the person or entity does not receive a signed form from the consumer in which the consumer agrees to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act.
Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Requires the Board by January 1, 2004, to adopt an energy code for the construction or repair of facilities funded by General Assembly appropriations. Effective immediately.
Amends the Structural Pest Control Act. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of specific provisions concerning licensure requirements is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides criminal penalties for retailers or wholesalers distributing or selling a pesticide not registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning civil penalties.
Amends the Special Assessment Supplemental Bond and Procedure Act. Provides that an amount for bond discount, as provided for in a special assessment ordinance, is the difference between the face amount of a bond and the price at which the bond is to be sold, exclusive of original issue discount (now, the difference between the face amount of a bond and the price at which the bond is to be sold). Removes a provision requiring that the date upon which interest shall begin to accrue on the assessments shall be not earlier than 60 days after the date that the notice of the due date of the first installment and the date from which interest shall accrue on the assessments was filed with the clerk of court. Provides that Supplemental Act Assessment Bonds may be issued in lieu of vouchers at any time after the date of the judicial order of final confirmation of the assessment roll and report. Provides that the owner or issuer of those bonds may rely on any waiver of the statutory appeal period executed by a municipality, county, or other issuer of the bonds and the owners and parties interested in land taken, damaged, or assessed therein, as conclusive evidence of the non-appealability of the final judgment or order. Provides that parties interested in land taken, damaged, or assessed for purposes of waiver and appeal shall include only the owners of record and contract purchasers of the land taken, damaged, or assessed. Contains provisions concerning when a county clerk or a governing body may mail assessment billing. Contains provisions concerning the use of surplus to: (i) declare a rebate upon lots, blocks, tracts, or parcels of lands assessed; (ii) to credit the surplus amount to each lot, block, tract, or parcel of land assessed, or a pro rata proportion, to reduce payment due; or (iv) to retire bonds. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the financial identify theft Article relating to an offender's interest in the property obtained in the name of the other person.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Changes to January 1, 1995 (now, January 1, 1959) the date by which a subdivision in an unincorporated area of a county under township organization that contains at least one mile (now, 2 miles) of streets or roadways situated entirely within a township and not owned by the county or any other unit of government must be platted in order for the highway commissioner to propose a special service area. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that the form of the question for a tax levy shall substantially be "Shall an annual tax of not more than....per cent be levied on the value of all taxable property in ..... County (this tax will amount to an annual increase of approximately ..... on a home with a market value of $100,000) for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a Children's Advocacy Center to coordinate the investigation, prosecution, and treatment referrals of child sexual abuse in.....County?" (instead of "Shall an annual tax of not to exceed .....per cent be levied in .....County for the purpose of establishing and maintaining Children's Advocacy Center to serve the county?"). Requires the election authority to record the votes as "Yes" or "No". Effective immediately.
Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to prohibit a person who fails or refuses to pay a fee from using commercial weighing and measuring devices.
