Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides limitations concerning lobbying by a member of the General Assembly or his or her spouse or any immediate family member living with that member of the General Assembly. Provides that no legislator may, during his or her term of office, negotiate for employment with a lobbying entity. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides a revolving door prohibition on former members of the General Assembly lobbying the General Assembly within a specified period of time. Amends the Election Code. Provides for candidate political committee restrictions and makes related requirements. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Expands the definition of "predicate activity" to include bribery, official misconduct, solicitation misconduct (State government), solicitation misconduct (local government), and legislative misconduct. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Expands the authority of the State's Attorney to seek a court order authorizing the interception of a private communication under specified circumstances concerning activity under the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Expands the authority of a Statewide Grand Jury to investigate and indict offenses involving the corruption of a public official, to include theft, fraud, extortion, or a violation of the Official Misconduct and Public Contracts Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that venue for purposes of trial for any offense involving the corruption of a public official may be in any county in which any portion of the offense occurred. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language repealing the provision concerning delivery and carry out of mixed drinks on June 2, 2021. Effective immediately.
Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Carpet Stewardship Act. Provides that the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint specified members to a clearinghouse to administer and implement the carpet stewardship program. Specifies the duties of the clearinghouse. Requires the clearinghouse to be incorporated as a nonprofit. Provides that for all carpet sold in this State, the clearinghouse shall implement and finance a statewide carpet stewardship program that manages the product by reducing the product's waste generation, promotes its carpet recycling and reuse, and provides for negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, process, and market the old carpet for end-of-life carpet recovery or carpet reuse. Requires the clearinghouse to submit, by July 1, 2020 and by July 1 every 3 years thereafter, a 3-year plan to the Agency for approval. Specifies the requirements for the plan. Establishes requirements for review of the plan and requirements for producers, retailers, and distributors of carpet. Requires the clearinghouse to submit annual reports to the Agency and pay specified administrative fees. Includes enforcement provisions for the Act. Establishes requirements for State procurement of carpet in the future. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Creates the Paid Family Leave Program Act. Directs the Department of Employment Security to create a paid family leave program. Provides for premium contributions by both employees and employers. Provides that employees may take paid leave from employment for medical reasons on behalf of themselves and to provide care for family members with a serious medical condition. Allows for paid leave to bond with newborn and newly adopted children. Establishes computation of benefit amounts and contributions by employees and employers toward the cost of the program. Contains provisions regarding the administration of the program. Defines terms.
Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be interpreted to require a suppliers license for a third-party supplier of an amenities outlet or non-gaming operation or function or an occupational license for a person whose duties do not directly involve gaming activities and who is employed exclusively in an amenities outlet or operation. Provides that those people are exempt from licensure. Defines "amenities outlet or non-gaming operation or function".
Creates the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the intent of the Act is for the requirements of the Act to apply equally to the governing board of each public institution of higher education in this State unless the Act provides otherwise. Defines "governing board of each public institution of higher education" and "public institution of higher education". Prohibits a public university from punishing students for exercising their right to free speech. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that no State agency shall use or purchase for use styrofoam-based products for use in providing food services. Provides that non-styrofoam-based alternatives may be purchased for the purposes of providing food services as a replacement for the prohibited styrofoam-based products. Provides that any surplus supplies remaining as a result of the requirement may be transferred or donated for use by other food service entities. Defines "State agency".
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a county with a population of less than 3,000,000 does not have to comply with the changes made by Public Act 100-1 (the Bail Reform Act of 2017) if the county board adopts a resolution for that purpose on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the organization of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
