Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Provides that the Department shall prohibit the use of TikTok on State devices by any State personnel or other person.
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that hospitals licensed under the Act are prohibited from preventing the administration of a prescription medication to a patient if the patient's treating physician has prescribed the medication.
Creates the Second Amendment Privacy Act. Provides that a financial institution is prohibited from disclosing a customer's protected financial information when purchasing a firearm or ammunition unless specified conditions apply. Provides that a financial institution may disclose a customer's protected financial information if the customer provides the financial institution with written authorization for the disclosure. Provides that if a subpoena issued by a government entity requires disclosure of a customer's protected financial information, a financial institution may only disclose the information if the subpoena meets specified requirements. Provides that a financial institution may not use a firearms code to engage in discriminatory conduct. Provides that a customer may bring a civil action for damages against any financial institution or government entity that causes the customer's protected financial information to be disclosed in violation of the Act.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that an elected or appointed public official of a public body has a right to all records of the public body to which the official is elected or appointed, and to the records of each subsidiary of the public body to which the official is elected or appointed. Provides that a member of the General Assembly shall have access to all records of each State agency. Provides that records of a public body shall be provided under equal circumstances to all persons entitled to records under the new provisions. Provides that records shall be provided within 5 business days, unless a mutual agreement between the official and the public body provides otherwise. Provides that an official entitled to records under the new provisions is not required to submit a request for records under other provisions of the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not apply to records exempt under specified Sections of the Act.
Creates the Stop Social Media Censorship Act. Provides that the owner or operator of a social media website that censors or deletes a user's religious or political speech is subject to a private right of action by certain social media website users in this State. Authorizes the recovery of actual damages, statutory damages, and punitive damages. Provides for the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Prohibits a social media website from using alleged hate speech as a defense. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of social media website users. Defines terms. Effective July 1, 2023.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that in addition to any other applicable requirement of law, State's Attorneys, and the Assistant State's Attorneys working thereunder, shall abide by the ethics laws applicable to, and the ethics policies of, the county for which they work and, if applicable, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of that county's ethics officer or inspector general.
Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that no mayor or alderperson (rather than no alderperson) of any city, or president or member (rather than no member) of the board of trustees of any village, during the term of office for which he or she is elected, may accept, be appointed to, or hold any office or position of compensated employment (rather than only hold any office) by the appointment of the mayor or president of the board of trustees, unless the alderperson or board member is granted a leave of absence from the office, unless he or she first resigns from the office of mayor, president, alderperson, or member of the board of trustees, or unless the holding of another office is authorized by law.
Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that a member of a county board or county board of commissioners may not also hold the office of township highway commissioner. Repeals a Section providing that a member of the county board in a county having fewer than 550,000 inhabitants, during the term of office for which the member is elected, may also hold the office of township highway commissioner. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2024, group life, health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance may not be provided to part-time county board members unless the same benefits are provided or offered to part-time employees of the county. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Requires a grace period registrant to also present identification upon which his or her date of birth appears.
