Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Designates the Department of Transportation (instead of the Regional Transportation Authority) as the State agency responsible for overseeing the safety and security of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in compliance with federal statutes concerning the public transportation safety program. Adds provisions governing immunity for the Department in administering the program. Makes corresponding changes in the Freedom of information Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Repeals the Bi-State Transit Safety Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a driver to use a signal of intention continuously for a specified distance before changing lanes, turning a vehicle from a direct course, or moving right or left upon a highway, and makes corresponding changes. Provides that electric turn signal lamps shall not be flashed or left in the on position other than for indication of the driver's intention to turn a vehicle left or right, change lanes, or otherwise turn or maneuver a vehicle from a direct course of travel. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a contract for life insurance covering a natural person 64 years of age or older that has been in force for at least one year may not be lapsed for nonpayment of premium unless the insurer has mailed a notification of the impending lapse in coverage to the policyowner and to a specified secondary addressee if such addressee has been designated in writing by name and address by the policyowner. Provides that an insurer issuing a life insurance contract on or after January 1, 2022 shall notify the applicant of the right to designate a secondary addressee at the time of application for the policy, on a form provided by the insurer and at any time the policy is in force, by submitting a written notice to the insurer containing the name and address of the secondary addressee. Provides that the notice of impending lapse in coverage must be mailed to the policyowner and the secondary addressee at least 21 days before the expiration of the grace period provided in the policy in specified circumstances. Provides that the secondary notice requirement does not apply to any life insurance contract under which premiums are payable monthly or more frequently and are regularly collected by a licensed agent or are paid by credit card or any preauthorized check processing or automatic debit service of a financial institution. Provides that if the policyowner has a life agent of record or any agent of record, the insurer must also notify the agent of the impending lapse in coverage at least 21 days before the effective date of the lapse. Provides that an insurer is not required to notify the agent in specified circumstances. Effective January 1, 2022. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/143.17b new Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/235.1 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a life company issuing an individual life insurance contract on or after January 1, 2022 shall notify an applicant, in writing on a form prescribed by the company at the time of application for the policy, of the applicant's right to designate a secondary addressee to receive notice of cancellation of the policy based on nonpayment of premium. Provides that the applicant may make the secondary addressee designation at the time of application for such policy or at any time such policy is in force by submitting a written notice to the insurer containing the name and address of the secondary addressee. Provides that an insurer's transmission to a secondary addressee of a copy of a notice of cancellation based on nonpayment of premium shall be in addition to the transmission of the original document to the policyholder, and that the copy of the notice of cancellation transmitted to the secondary addressee shall be made in the same manner and form required for the transmission of the notice to the policyholder. Provides that the designation of a secondary addressee shall not constitute acceptance of any liability on the part of the secondary addressee or insurer for services provided to the policyholder. Provides that the secondary notice requirement does not apply to any individual life insurance contract under which premiums are payable monthly or more frequently and are regularly collected by a licensed agent or are paid by credit card or any preauthorized check processing or automatic debit service of a financial institution. Provides that nothing in the language shall prohibit an applicant or policyholder from designating a life insurance agent of record as his or her secondary addressee. Effective January 1, 2022.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering injury as a result of a hate crime may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief if the hate crime was caused by disorderly conduct committed by: (1) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed; (2) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or (3) calling the number "911" or transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety agency for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency.
Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act or licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act and ambulatory surgical treatment centers licensed under the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act to: adopt policies to ensure the elimination of surgical smoke plume by use of a surgical smoke plume evacuation system for each procedure that generates surgical smoke plume from the use of energy-based devices, including electrosurgery and lasers; and report to the Department of Public Health within 90 days after the amendatory Act's effective date that the policies have been adopted.
If and only if House Bill 2170 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law, amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act to include, in addition to race and ethnicity, the demographic categories of age, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, and gender identity to the categories of data that must be reported. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act to require a hospital to report to the Department of Public Health certain demographic data for individuals who have the symptoms of or a potential exposure to COVID-19 and are released from and not admitted to the hospital and individuals who were tested for COVID-19, who were admitted into the hospital for COVID-19, or who have received a vaccination for COVID-19. Varied effective date. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 330/8.5 new 210 ILCS 85/6.28 new Adds primary or preferred language to the statistical or demographic data that must be reported under the amendatory provisions. Removes provisions relating to the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act.
Amends the Article of the School Code relating to children with disabilities. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may determine that the location of the parent or guardian of a student is unknown after considering information submitted from the school district that last enrolled the student or from the school or special education facility providing special education and related services to meet the needs of the student. Provides that the information submitted to the State Superintendent must include an affidavit from that school district's superintendent or the facility's director attesting that the location of the parent or guardian is unknown and 4 items of documentary evidence that a minimum of 4 separate attempts were made to locate the parent or guardian. Provides that any determination by the State Superintendent that the location of a parent or guardian is unknown is final, but that any determination made by the State Superintendent is subject to review and reconsideration any time a parent's or guardian's location becomes known. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another's intimate parts. Provides that in any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the State or the court. Determines when a victim is considered unable to give knowing consent. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 325 ILCS 5/3 from Ch. 23, par. 2053 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In the definition of "neglected child", provides that blatant disregard for the welfare of the child by the person responsible for the welfare of the child may contribute to the child being considered a "neglected child". In the definition of "person responsible for the child's welfare", deletes language referring to a custodian of a child under 18 years of age and reinserts the language without the age reference.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall issue a permit to the proprietor of a vehicle service company that meets certain requirements to operate an official portable emissions testing company. Provides that a permittee may test the permittee's own second division vehicles and issue certificates of safety and conduct emission inspections of the permittee's own second division vehicles. Adds language governing fees, bonding, and oversight of official portable emissions testing companies. Makes corresponding changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/13-102.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill and makes the following changes: Requires the Department of Transportation to include in its diesel powered vehicle emission inspection report the number of inspections conducted at a brick-and-mortar official testing station and the number of inspections conducted by an official portable emissions testing company. Removes language allowing a permittee to issue certificates of safety. Allows a permittee to conduct interstate inspections on interstate carriers in accordance with federal regulations. Provides that, for motor vehicles that are model years 2007 and newer, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 5%. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/13-102.2 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill and Senate Amendment No. 1 and makes the following changes: Removes language providing that, for motor vehicles that are model years 2007 and newer, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 5%. Adds language providing that, by September 15, 2022, the Department of Transportation shall make available to the public a report that includes certain information concerning emission testing. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Changes the date by which the Department of Transportation must make available a public report on emission testing data from September 15, 2022 to March 15, 2023. Changes the date through which the Department of Transportation must collect data on diesel emission testing to include in its public report from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the State Universities Article, provides that the optional defined contribution plan shall provide for one or more automatic contribution arrangements, at least one of which shall be an eligible automatic contribution arrangement that permits a withdrawal of default elective contributions in accordance with a specified provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article, provides that the amount of the separation benefit shall include interest credited to the end of the preceding calendar year for contributions made under provisions authorizing employees to make additional contributions for retirement annuity purposes. Provides that employees who first participate in the Fund on or after 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall automatically contribute 3% of each payment of earnings as additional contributions for retirement annuity purposes. Provides that employees may change such contributions to an amount not to exceed 10% of each payment of earnings at any time. Provides that the Board may limit the number of withdrawals of those additional contributions to an amount not less than once per calendar year and may charge an administrative fee. In the Deferred Compensation Article, provides for automatic enrollment of any employee who is a member under the State Employee, Downstate Teacher, or Chicago Teacher Article, regardless of when the employee first became a member under that Article. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the IMRF and Deferred Compensation Articles of the Illinois Pension Code and to the State Mandates Act take effect January 1, 2022. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/7-168 40 ILCS 5/7-173 40 ILCS 5/24-105.2 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/16-204 40 ILCS 5/24-104 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 24-104 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the State Universities Article, provides that the System shall offer a deferred compensation plan that is eligible under a specified provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to participating employees of the System employed by employers that qualify as eligible employers under a specified provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (instead of offering a defined contribution benefit to active members of the System). Changes references from "defined contribution benefit" to "deferred compensation plan". Provides that the System shall automatically enroll in the eligible deferred compensation plan any employee of an eligible employer who first becomes a participating employee of the System on or after July 1, 2022 under an eligible automatic contribution arrangement. Provides that an employee who is automatically enrolled shall have 3% of his or her compensation for each pay period deferred on a pre-tax basis into his or her account. Provides that an employee may elect not to participate or to increase or reduce the amount of elective deferrals made to the plan. Provides that the System may provide that the default percentage for any employee automatically enrolled in the eligible deferred compensation plan be increased by a specified percentage each plan year after the plan year in which the employee is automatically enrolled in the plan. Provides that the changes are intended to be retroactive to August 10, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-769, which established the defined contribution benefit). In the Downstate Teacher Article, provides that the System may use funds provided under a provision concerning State and employer contributions to defray any and all costs of creating and maintaining the defined contribution benefit and then shall reimburse those costs from funds received from the employee and employer contributions to the defined contribution benefit. Provides that as soon as is practicable on or after January 1, 2022, the System shall automatically enroll any employee in the optional defined contribution benefit who first becomes an active member or participant in the System, and the member shall have 3% of his or her pre-tax gross compensation for each compensation period deferred into his or her deferred compensation account, unless the member otherwise instructs the System. Provides that the System may elect to increase the contribution rate subject to certain restrictions. In the Deferred Compensation Article, provides that pamphlets describing the deferred compensation plan shall not be distributed to employees who are covered under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Universities, or Downstate Teacher Articles. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/24-104 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/24-102 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 24-102 In the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code, provides that the System shall automatically enroll in the eligible deferred compensation plan any employee of an eligible employer who first becomes a participating employee of the System on or after July 1, 2023 (rather than July 1, 2022) under an eligible automatic contribution arrangement. In the Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Article of the Illinois Pension Code, provides that "employee", for the purposes of the State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, does not include a person employed by a certain State university employer who first becomes a participant of the retirement system under the State Universities Article on or after July 1, 2023 unless the person has made an election to defer compensation into the State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan under a written agreement and the deferral election is in effect as of June 30, 2023. Removes language that provides that pamphlets describing the deferred compensation plan shall not be distributed to employees who are covered under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), State Universities, or Downstate Teacher Articles.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that special meetings of the board shall be held when requested by any chairman of the board (currently, restricted to chairmen of the board in counties where such chairmen are elected by the voters of the county). Effective immediately.
Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date by Moultrie County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of replacing a structure and constructing an associated roadway on Township Road 185A. Effective immediately.
