Illinois Bills

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Increases from $500 to $1,000 the maximum amount of restitution that a DUI offender may be required to pay to any one public agency if his or her violation proximately caused an incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response. Effective July 1, 2003.

Makes appropriations to the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System and to the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund for fiscal year 2005. Effective July 1, 2004.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "taxing district".

Amends the School Code. Creates a Section relating to the study of childhood obesity. Contains only a caption.

Amends the Adoption Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning who may be adopted.

Amends the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Act of 2001. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to certification.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning gambling.

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Removes provisions that (i) require a person applying for a non-resident library card to apply at the public library closest to the person's principal residence and (ii) provide that public libraries are not required to participate in the non-resident card reciprocal borrowing program of a regional library system. Provides that non-resident cards allow for borrowing privileges only at the library where the card was issued (now, allows for borrowing privileges at participating public libraries in the regional library system).

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code concerning the hotel operators' occupation tax. Requires that a municipality use the tax revenue to promote, among other things, economic development.

Amends the Outdoor Recreation Resources Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning receipt of federal moneys.

Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.