Amends the Sheriff Division of the Counties Code. Provides that a person is not eligible to be elected or appointed to the office of sheriff unless the person has a certificate attesting to his or her successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course or the county corrections training (rather than only the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course) as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or substantially similar training programs of another state or the federal government. Specifies that the training requirement does not apply to a sheriff serving on the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023 registration year, the Secretary of State, at the option of the applicant, shall issue permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to the owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less. Provides that a person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is not required to pay the annual flat weight tax and registration fee. Lowers the annual flat weight tax and registration fee for trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less from $118 to $18.
Creates the Local Government Business Anti-Poaching Act. Provides that no municipality or county shall offer any incentive after the effective date of the Act to a business or corporation to move its headquarters located in Illinois, or any part of its business located in Illinois, away from the current location at the time of the offering of the incentive. Defines "incentive". Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the governing body of any county or municipality from issuing a license under the Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Limits home rule powers. Defines "firearm".
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a drug testing program.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning loan terms.
Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public Water Supply Regulation Act. Provides that the State or a unit of local government may not contract for the sale or lease of water resources for a period longer than 4 years, inclusive of extensions or renewals of the contract. Limits home rule powers.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, upon petition by a public utility (rather than an electric or gas public utility), and after notice and hearing, may authorize for some or all of the regulated services of that utility, the implementation of one or more alternative rate programs. Effective immediately.
