Amends the Public Health District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, provides that: (1) if the veteran has a service connected disability of 30% or more but less than 50%, then the annual exemption is 30% of the assessed value of the property; (2) if the veteran has a service connected disability of 50% or more but less than 70%, then the annual exemption is 50% of the assessed value of the property; and (3) if the veteran has a service connected disability of 70% or more, then the property is exempt from taxation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer while in a stolen vehicle is a Class 4 felony, and a third or subsequent violation of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer while in a stolen vehicle is a Class 2 felony. Provides that aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer while in a stolen vehicle is a Class 3 felony, and that a second or subsequent violation of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer while in a stolen vehicle is a Class 1 felony. Effective immediately.
Amends the Regional Board of School Trustees Article of the School Code. Provides that a vacancy on the regional board of school trustees shall be filled from the same county (rather than territory) by the remaining board members until the next election and that removal of the member filling the vacancy from the county shall constitute a vacancy. Effective immediately.
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, as follows: General Revenue Funds $8,587,000; Other State Funds $7,754,000; Total $16,341,000.
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Requires a manufacturer of a prescription drug that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this State, or placed on a formulary to be eligible for payment, co-payment, or reimbursement in this State, to notify the Department of Public Health of specified information concerning active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a municipality maintains a list of entities deemed by the municipality to be nonresponsible bidders and the municipality has its bidding process conducted by the Department of Transportation, the Department may not award all or part of any contract for work to be performed within that municipality to an entity deemed by that municipality to be a nonresponsible bidder. Excludes Department projects on State routes that pass through such a municipality. Effective June 1, 2021.
Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records of charges that result in an acquittal or dismissal with prejudice, except for minor traffic offenses, may be immediately expunged after the final disposition of the case. Provides that upon entry of judgment, the defendant shall be informed of this right and the proper procedures to follow to have records that are eligible be immediately expunged. Provides that the petition may be filed on behalf of the defendant by his or her attorney at the final disposition hearing, or by the defendant at any time. Provides that the State's Attorney may not object to an immediate expungement petition and the presiding trial judge shall enter an order granting or denying the petition during the hearing in which the petition is filed. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that records concerning the offenses of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, a violation of an order of protection, a violation of a civil no contact order, or a violation of a stalking no contact order are not subject to the immediate expungement provisions. Provides that arrests or charges that result in acquittals shall not be used as the basis for penalty enhancements in subsequent criminal prosecutions.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that at least 5 members of the Prisoner Review Board shall have actual experience in the law enforcement profession as law enforcement officers or prosecutors. Provides that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree murder shall be determined by at least a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the Prisoner Review Board. Provides that at the parole hearing one representative of the person under consideration for parole designated by that person or his or her legal representative may present oral testimony in support of parole, one representative of law enforcement from the county of conviction designated by the State's Attorney of that county may present oral testimony concerning the impact of parole on public safety and the community, and one family member of each victim of the crime committed by the person under consideration for parole may present oral testimony of the impact the person under consideration for parole has made on his or her life and his or her family's lives. Provides that a person intending to present oral testimony at the parole hearing shall give the Board at least 7 days notice prior to the hearing. Amends the Open Parole Hearings Act. Provides that en banc hearings of the Board shall be available for live viewing by the public through livestream made available on the Prisoner Review Board's website. Provides that a Board decision concerning parole, or parole or aftercare release revocation for an inmate convicted of first degree murder shall be sent to the Governor and the Governor shall either grant or deny parole, or parole or aftercare release revocation of an inmate convicted of first degree murder, and the decision shall be final upon action by the Governor. The decision of the Governor concerning parole, or parole or aftercare release revocation of an inmate convicted of first degree murder, shall be delivered to the inmate. Provides that those decisions are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Expands the crime of bribery to include an elector of the President and Vice-President of the United States (in addition to public officers, public employees, jurors, and witnesses).
