Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Sustainable Agriculture Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Mourns the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, and declares January 25, 2021 as "Kobe Bryant Day".
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, removes a requirement that the qualified residence must have an equalized assessed value of less than $250,000.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement of the Code.
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Removes language prohibiting dispensing organizations from transporting cannabis to residences or other locations where purchasers may be for delivery. Provides that dispensing organizations may deliver cannabis or cannabis-infused products to purchasers if specified requirements are met.
Creates the Martyr For Justice Act. Creates a Task Force on Murdered Children in Chicago. Provides that the Task Force must examine and report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the following: (1) the systemic causes behind firearm violence that Chicago children experience, including patterns and underlying factors that explain why disproportionately high levels of firearm violence occur against Chicago Children, including underlying historical, social, economic, institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to the gun violence; (2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting data on violence against Chicago children, including data on murdered Chicago children; (3) policies and institutions such as policing, child welfare, medical examiner practices, and other governmental practices that impact firearm violence against children; and (4) measures to help victim's siblings process the death and cope with loss. Creates the Martyr For Justice Project to engage and offer resource guidance to the families of children who are the victims of firearm violence, including those children injured or killed with firearms. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act to provide grants to the Chicago Police Department to assist in the investigation of murders of persons under 13 years of age. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute first degree murder of a person under 13 years of age, if the State's Attorney fails to prosecute the case. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a defendant, who is not the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the murdered person, who is convicted of the first degree murder of a person under 13 years of age shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
Amends the Infectious Disease Testing Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any requirement for a person to demonstrate proof of COVID-19 vaccination shall be deemed to be met if a positive COVID-19 test or proof of the presence of COVID-19 antibodies is provided by that person. Effective immediately.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change concerning the Act's purpose.
Designates Illinois Route 49 from US Route 36 to Illinois Route 133 as the "Roger Busby Memorial Highway".
