Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Makes various Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations to the Office of the State Comptroller. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Defines "good faith effort" for purposes of the Act. Provides factors for determining whether a good faith effort has been made for purposes of granting a waiver under the Act. Provides for a uniform standard of contract goals for State agencies, public institutions of higher education, and other departments. Specifies further requirements concerning the uniform standard of contract goals. Provides that the terms of every contract entered into by a State agency or public institution of higher education for purposes of the Act shall include a provision requiring vendors who fail to comply with a utilization plan to return all funds paid to that vendor with an expectation of compliance. Provides that the Business Enterprise Council may (rather than shall) grant a waiver under specified circumstances. Makes conforming changes.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: Other State Funds $436,067,700; Federal Funds $81,265,100; Total $517,332,800.
Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Revenue for its FY 22 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Amends the Jury Commission Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall notify the jury administrator or jury commissioners of each jury summons that is returned indicating a change of address. Provides that, not less often than every 3 months, the jury administrator or jury commissioners shall send the local election authority a list of each such change of address. Amends the Election Code. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of voter registration if the county clerk is of the opinion that the person is not a qualified voter or has ceased to be a qualified voter. In provisions requiring election authorities to automatically register a voter who has moved to a new jurisdiction in Illinois or within the jurisdiction, requires the election authority to act within 90 days of receipt of information from the National Change of Address database. Requires county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to complete verifications of voter registrations after a consolidated election in an odd-numbered year but before the first day of candidate circulation for candidate filing for the following primary election in an even-numbered year (rather than at least once in every 2 years). Requires the county clerks and the Board of Election Commissioners to certify to the State Board of Elections that the verification has been conducted and completed within 30 days of completion of the verification.
Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois. Provides that the storage, possession, sale, and use of ground and handheld sparkling devices shall be permitted at all times throughout the State. Requires regulation of ground and handheld sparkling devices, including their storage and sale, to be consistent with the standards set forth in the National Fire Protection Association's Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2006 edition. Provides that the amendatory provisions do not apply to the City of Chicago. Defines "ground and handheld sparkling devices".
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in Fiscal Years 2022 through 2024, convention and tourism bureaus receiving grants from the Local Tourism Fund shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 25% (currently, 50%) of the grant amount. Contains provisions concerning the amount of grant funds that may be used for salaries.
Creates the Illinois Future of Work Act. Creates the Illinois Future of Work Task Force. Provides for the duties and responsibilities of the Task Force. Provides for the membership and meetings of the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to submit a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2022. Dissolves the Task Force upon the filing of its report. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
Amends the Procurement of Domestic Products Act. Provides that the term "manufactured in the United States" means: (1) in the case of products that are not assembled articles, materials, or supplies, that the product is mined or produced in the United States; (2) in the case of assembled articles, materials, or supplies, that design, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, or other process that adds value, quality, or reliability occurs in the United States and the cost of domestic components exceeds 50% of the cost of all of the components; or (3) that the product is a commercially available off-the-shelf item (currently, "that design, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, or other process that adds value, quality, or reliability occurs in the United States"). Provides for an exception to the Act if the price of the procured products manufactured in the United States exceeds the price of available and comparable procured products manufactured outside the United States by 12% or more (currently, if the price of the procured products manufactured in the United States exceeds the price of available and comparable procured products manufactured outside the United States by an unreasonable amount). Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 500/45-105 new 30 ILCS 517/3 new 30 ILCS 517/25 30 ILCS 517/35 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires construction agencies procuring construction and construction-related professional services to make reasonable efforts to contract with Illinois businesses. Requires each construction agency to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1 of each year concerning Illinois businesses procured for construction projects by the construction agency. Provides that in procuring construction and construction-related professional services for projects with a total construction cost valued at greater than $100,000, construction agencies shall provide bid preference to a responsible bidder that is an Illinois business. Provides that the construction agency shall allocate to any responsible bidder that is an Illinois business a bid preference of 4% of the contract base bid. Provides that the preference provisions do not apply to any contract for any project for which federal funds are available for expenditure when the provisions may be in conflict with federal law or federal regulation. Modifies the provisions of the introduced bill amending the Procurement of Domestic Products Act. Provides further requirements concerning the procurement of and preference for domestic products (rather than United States products). Provides a penalty for a contractor who is awarded a contract through the use of a preference for Illinois products but knowingly supplies procured products under that contract that are not manufactured in Illinois. Provides for compliance reports concerning requirements for the use of domestic products. Provides policy provisions. Defines terms. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 500/45-105 new 30 ILCS 517/3 new 30 ILCS 517/25 30 ILCS 517/35 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 2 with changes. Modifies provisions of the Procurement of Domestic Products Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois for each purchasing agency to use the terms and conditions of State financial assistance awards and State procurements to maximize the use of goods, products, and materials (rather than goods, products, materials, and services) produced in Illinois. Provides that compliance reports submitted under the Act shall, among other items, include the purchasing agency's analysis of goods, products, and materials (rather than goods, products, materials, and services) not subject to the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
