Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Fund Council for its FY 22 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the research and development credit by providing that the increase in research and development activities shall be based on an increase over 50% of the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base period (instead of 100% of the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base period). Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Effective immediately.
Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Extends the repeal dates of the Telecommunications Article and the Cable and Video Competition Article from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2026. Provides that any cable service or video service authorization issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission will expire on December 31, 2029 (rather than December 31, 2024). Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/13-406 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-406 Further amends the Public Utilities Act. In a provision concerning abandonment of service, provides for the procedure through which a Small Electing Provider may choose to cease offering or providing a telecommunications service. Defines "Small Electing Provider" as an incumbent local exchange carrier that is an electing provider, and that, together with all of its incumbent local exchange carrier affiliates offering telecommunications services within the State of Illinois, has fewer than 40,000 subscriber access lines as of January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Extends the repeal dates of the Telecommunications Article and the Cable and Video Competition Article to December 31, 2024 (rather than December 31, 2026). Provides that any cable service or video service authorization issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission will expire on December 31, 2027 (rather than December 31, 2029). House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/22-501 Further amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions of the Cable and Video Customer Protection Law concerning customer service and privacy protection, provides that notice of proposed termination shall be provided in electronic format or mailed (rather than mailed), postage prepaid, to the customer to whom service is billed. Provides that notice of proposed termination shall not be delivered or mailed (rather than mailed) until the 24th day after the date of the bill for services. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/13-406 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-406 220 ILCS 5/13-1200 220 ILCS 5/21-401 220 ILCS 5/21-1601 220 ILCS 5/22-501 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 130/10 410 ILCS 130/103 new 410 ILCS 705/5-22 new 410 ILCS 705/15-40 410 ILCS 130/100 rep. 410 ILCS 130/120 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall follow specified requirements of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act regarding the administration of cultivation center agent identification cards. Repeals provisions regarding cultivation center agent identification cards and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue all agent identification cards under the Act via an online application portal. Provides that all notifications of acceptance or denial for applications under specified provisions shall be sent directly to the agent applicant.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for a period of 20 taxable years (currently, 5 taxable years). Makes changes concerning the calculation of the credit. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant charged with one or more misdemeanors and for whom a court has determined under the Code that a bona fide doubt of the defendant's fitness has been raised may be admitted into an unfit misdemeanant diversion program only upon the approval of the court. Provides that the court shall require an eligibility screening and an assessment of the defendant to determine whether the defendant may be able to receive mental health services under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code which shall reasonably assure her or his safety and that of the public and her or his continued participation in treatment. Provides that if, following this screening, the court determines that the defendant is appropriate for diversion, the criminal charges may be dismissed with or without prejudice. Provides that the misdemeanant diversion program may maintain or collaborate with mental health and substance use treatment providers necessary to provide a continuum of treatment options commensurate with the needs of the defendant and available resources. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 725 ILCS 5/Art. 104A heading new 725 ILCS 5/104A-1 new 725 ILCS 5/104A-2 new 725 ILCS 5/104A-3 new 725 ILCS 5/104A-4 new Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 3930/7.7 725 ILCS 5/109-1 from Ch. 38, par. 109-1 725 ILCS 185/7 from Ch. 38, par. 307 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8-9 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Pretrial Practices Data Oversight Board shall start collection of quarterly, county-level data on specified topics on July 1, 2023. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a law enforcement officer shall issue a citation in lieu of custodial arrest, upon proper identification, for a person accused of traffic offense, a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, a petty offense, or a business offense, unless the law enforcement officer, in the law enforcement officer's discretion, reasonably determines the accused: (1) poses a specific, real, and present threat to the safety of the community or any person or persons; or (2) has a medical or mental health issue that poses a risk to the safety of the accused. Amends the Pretrial Services Act. Removes language requiring that pretrial services agencies to submit findings and recommendations to assess the need or financial security to assure the defendant's appearance at later proceedings. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that language concerning the imposition of a mandatory supervised release term for a Class 3 or Class 4 felony takes effect on March 1, 2023 (instead of July 1, 2022). Creates the Commission on Pretrial Implementation within the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council; sets membership of the Commission and provides reporting requirements. In provisions concerning electronic monitoring and home detention, requires that a person ordered to pretrial home confinement must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer than 2 periods (instead of 2 days) per week. Provides that the Sentencing Policy Advisory Council shall provide administrative support to the Commission. Provides that the periods of time shall be determined by the supervising authority and authorizes the supervising authority to monitor the participant's location during any period of authorized movement. Provides that if a person on pretrial home confinement is charged with a forcible felony, the State may file a verified motion to deny the participant movement. Requires the court to hold a hearing and provides that the court shall grant the motion only if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that, based on the totality of the circumstances, movement should be denied. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to the Supreme Court for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the judicial system. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning hearing aid coverage, provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for annual examinations for the prescription and fitting of hearing aids and for medically necessary hearing instruments and related services for all individuals under the age of 65 when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument to augment communication. Provides that an insurer shall provide coverage without (rather than subject to) co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles, and out-of-pocket limits. Provides that a hearing examination shall be covered every 12 months. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes to the definition of investment partnership to provide that a dealer in qualifying investment securities may be considered an investment partnership. Allows a partnership interest to be considered a qualified security if the interest qualifies as a security within the meaning of Section 2(a)(1) of the federal Securities Act of 1933. In provisions requiring that no less than 90% of the investment partnership's gross income shall consist of interest, dividends, and gains from the sale or exchange of qualifying investment securities, provides that that includes the distributive share of partnership income from lower-tier partnership interests and does not include income from partnerships that are operating at a federal taxable loss. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to 50% of the contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year to one or more qualifying pregnancy resource centers. Provides that the term "qualifying pregnancy resource center" means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and is established for the purpose of providing free assistance to pregnant women in carrying their pregnancies to term.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
