Rep. Carol Ammons

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes provision that it is an affirmative defense to a charge of solicitation of a sexual act with a person who is under the age of 18 or who is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of 18 years or over or was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability at the time of the act giving rise to the charge. Provides that solicitation of a sexual act from a person who is under the age of 18 or whom the solicitor of the sexual act reasonably believes to be under the age of 18 is a Class 4 felony. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced but deletes provision that solicitation of a sexual act from a person whom the solicitor of the sexual act reasonably believes to be under the age of 18 is a Class 4 felony.

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the requirements for transmitting information to the central repository under the Prescription Monitoring Program also apply to opioid treatment programs that prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances for the treatment of opioid use disorder. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that specified requirements also apply to opioid treatment programs that are licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery and are authorized by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances for the treatment of opioid use disorders. Requires opioid treatment programs to attempt to obtain written patient consent, document attempts to obtain the written consent, and not transmit information without patient consent. Provides that the documentation obtained shall not be utilized for law enforcement purposes. Provides that treatment of a patient shall not be conditioned upon his or her written consent. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 570/316 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/19-2 from Ch. 38, par. 19-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that commission of possession of burglary tools includes when a person, knowingly and with the intent to enter the motor vehicle and with the intent to commit therein a felony or theft, possesses a device designed to: (1) unlock or start a motor vehicle without the use or possession of the key to the motor vehicle; or (2) capture or duplicate a signal from the key fob of a motor vehicle to unlock or start the motor vehicle without the use or possession of the key to the motor vehicle.

Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall be mindful of preventing undue administrative burden in the application process for individual tenants in applying for assistance. Provides that program staff shall endeavor to lessen any administrative burden on landlords receiving assistance payments. Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a defendant shall have an affirmative defense to any action where the plaintiff has made a demand for possession that is based on unpaid rent regardless of whether the owner has joined in the action a claim for rent if the defendant, a social services agency, or a government agency offered the owner an application for emergency housing assistance and the owner refused to complete the process to obtain the emergency housing assistance and the defendant would have been eligible for the emergency housing assistance program. Provides that the owner may overcome the affirmative defense only if the court makes a finding that the application for emergency housing assistance would impose a significant administrative burden on the owner. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "source of income". Provides that if a landlord requires that a prospective tenant or current tenant have a certain threshold level of income, then the landlord shall subtract any source of income in the form of a rent voucher or subsidy from the total of the monthly rent prior to calculating if the income criteria have been met. Provides that a landlord shall not apply an income or asset requirement to a tenant with a non-wage source of income that the landlord does not apply to all tenants. Provides that if an income or asset requirement serves to generally exclude participants in a housing or benefits program, that requirement shall be considered presumptively discriminatory. Makes other changes. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Human Services) HB 2775 does not have a fiscal impact to the Department of Human Services. Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 310 ILCS 70/4 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1304 310 ILCS 70/10 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1310 735 ILCS 5/9-106.4 new 775 ILCS 5/3-102.2 new 775 ILCS 5/8B-104 from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Declares that it is the public policy of the State to prevent discrimination based on source of income in real estate transactions. Defines "source of income" as the lawful manner by which an individual supports himself or herself and his or her dependents. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for various people to participate in specified discriminatory actions related to real estate transactions because of an individual's source of income.

Amends the Public Community College Act. With regard to the members of a board of trustees of a community college district, provides that if a vacancy in the board occurs, the secretary of the board must publish the vacancy through at least one public notice for a minimum of 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy, at which time the board must accept applications for the position. Provides that notice of the vacancy must also be given by publication in a newspaper published in the community college district at least 30 days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy and if there is no newspaper published in the district, notice of the vacancy may be given by posting notices in 5 of the most public places in the district. Provides that notice of the vacancy must comply with the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but provides that the secretary of the board must publish the vacancy through at least one public notice for a minimum of 15 (rather than 30) days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy and notice of the vacancy must be given by publication in a newspaper published in the community college district at least 15 (rather than 30) days before the remaining board members meet to fill the vacancy. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 805/3-7 Adds reference to: (H.B. 1175, 102nd G.A., Sec. 99 new) Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Adds an immediate effective date to House Bill 1175 of the 102nd General Assembly. Effective immediately.

Creates the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Medicaid Technical Assistance Center (Center). Provides that the Center shall operate as a cross-system educational resource to strengthen the business infrastructure of health care provider organizations in Illinois to ultimately increase the capacity, access, health equity, and quality of Illinois' Medicaid managed care programs: HealthChoice Illinois and YouthCare. Requires the Center to be established within the Department's Office of Medicaid Innovation. Requires the Center to collaborate with public and private partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and maintain best practices necessary for health providers to ensure their capacity to participate in HealthChoice Illinois or YouthCare. Requires the Center to: (i) create and administer ongoing trainings for health care providers; (ii) maintain an independent, easy to navigate, and up-to-date website; and (iii) host regional learning collaboratives that will supplement the Center's training curriculum to bring together groups of stakeholders to share issues and best practices, and to escalate issues. Requires the Department to maximize federal financial participation for any moneys appropriated to the Department for the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. Provides that any federal financial participation funds obtained shall be used for the further development and expansion of the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.935 new Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-5 from Ch. 23, par. 1-5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-5 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-5e.1 305 ILCS 5/5A-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2 305 ILCS 5/5A-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-5 305 ILCS 5/5A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-8 305 ILCS 5/5A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-10 305 ILCS 5/5A-12.7 305 ILCS 5/5A-14 305 ILCS 5/5-45 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.105 20 ILCS 2310/2310-710 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.02 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.02 35 ILCS 5/223 35 ILCS 105/3-8 35 ILCS 110/3-8 35 ILCS 115/3-8 35 ILCS 120/2-9 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning safety-net hospitals, provides that beginning July 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2026, a hospital that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2020 and was designated a federal rural referral center on October 1, 2020 shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. In provisions concerning hospital provider funding, provides that certain annual assessments on inpatient services and outpatient services shall be imposed on each hospital provider for calendar years 2021 through 2026 (rather than for calendar years 2021 and 2022). Makes changes to the definition of "Assessment Adjustment". Extends the period during which certain transfers shall be made from the Hospital Provider Fund. Contains provisions concerning: (i) the applicable reimbursement factor from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026; and (ii) fee for-service supplemental payments beginning January 1, 2023. In a provision concerning the classification of Illinois hospitals for the purpose of allocating the funds included in capitation payments to managed care organizations, defines "critical access hospital" and "public hospital". Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023 and each calendar year thereafter, assignment to the safety-net class shall be based on the annual safety-net rate year beginning 15 months before the beginning of the first Payout Quarter of the calendar year. Makes changes to provisions concerning high Medicaid hospitals and defines "regional high volume hospital". Provides that, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the amounts that shall be allocated to the hospital class directed payment fixed pools identified under a specified provision of the Code for the quarterly development of a uniform per unit add-on. Requires the Department to ensure that hospitals assigned to the fixed pools are paid no less than 95% of the annual initial rate for each 6-month period of each annual payout period. Contains provisions concerning directed payment amounts established by the Department for the Payout Quarter beginning January 1, 2023; pass-through payments for calendar year 2023; the sum of the total estimated annual payments to each hospital class for calendar year 2023; and other matters. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a general acute care hospital is authorized to file a notice with the Department of Public Health and the Health Facilities and Services Review Board to establish an acute mental illness category of service in accordance with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and add authorized acute mental illness beds if the following conditions are met: (i) the general acute care hospital qualifies as a safety-net hospital as determined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services at the time of filing the notice or for the year immediately prior to the date of filing the notice; (ii) the notice seeks to establish no more than 24 authorized acute mental illness beds; and (iii) the notice seeks to reduce the number of authorized beds in another category of service to offset the number of authorized acute mental illness beds. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to pay certain amounts to the human poison control center designated under the Poison Control System Act, provides that not less than $3,750,000 shall be paid for State fiscal years 2021 through 2026 (rather than for State fiscal year 2021 and 2022) and not less than $1,875,000 shall be paid for the period July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 (rather than for the period July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022). Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Provides that, by February 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a joint report to the General Assembly on options and recommendations for the establishment of a permanent Safety-Net Hospital Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) Grant Program. Provides that the Departments of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services may consult with the statewide association representing a majority of hospitals and safety-net hospitals on the report. Sets forth information that may be included in the report, including, but not limited to: (1) criteria for a safety-net hospital to be eligible for the program; (2) potential projects eligible for grant funds, which may include projects to reduce health disparities, advance health equity, or improve access to or the quality of healthcare services; and (3) potential strategies to generate federal Medicaid matching funds for expenditures under the program. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make adjustment payments for inpatient services to hospitals that meet certain requirements, provides that such adjustment payments shall be made to a hospital that reopens a previously closed hospital facility within 4 (rather than 3) calendar years of the hospital facility's closure. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Extends the income tax credit for certain hospitals through taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2022). Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the credit for personal property sold to or used by certain hospitals is exempt from the Acts' automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 305 ILCS 5/1-5 Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/5-5e.1 305 ILCS 5/5A-2 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-2 305 ILCS 5/5A-5 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-5 305 ILCS 5/5A-8 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-8 305 ILCS 5/5A-10 from Ch. 23, par. 5A-10 305 ILCS 5/5A-12.7 305 ILCS 5/5A-14 305 ILCS 5/5-45 new 305 ILCS 5/12-4.105 20 ILCS 2310/2310-710 new 305 ILCS 5/5-5.02 from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.02 35 ILCS 5/223 35 ILCS 105/3-8 35 ILCS 110/3-8 35 ILCS 115/3-8 35 ILCS 120/2-9 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning safety-net hospitals, provides that beginning July 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2026, a hospital that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2020 and was designated a federal rural referral center on October 1, 2020 shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. In provisions concerning hospital provider funding, provides that certain annual assessments on inpatient services and outpatient services shall be imposed on each hospital provider for calendar years 2021 through 2026 (rather than for calendar years 2021 and 2022). Makes changes to the definition of "Assessment Adjustment". Extends the period during which certain transfers shall be made from the Hospital Provider Fund. Contains provisions concerning: (i) the applicable reimbursement factor from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026; and (ii) fee for-service supplemental payments beginning January 1, 2023. In a provision concerning the classification of Illinois hospitals for the purpose of allocating the funds included in capitation payments to managed care organizations, defines "critical access hospital" and "public hospital". Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023 and each calendar year thereafter, assignment to the safety-net class shall be based on the annual safety-net rate year beginning 15 months before the beginning of the first Payout Quarter of the calendar year. Makes changes to provisions concerning high Medicaid hospitals and defines "regional high volume hospital". Provides that, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the amounts that shall be allocated to the hospital class directed payment fixed pools identified under a specified provision of the Code for the quarterly development of a uniform per unit add-on. Requires the Department to ensure that hospitals assigned to the fixed pools are paid no less than 95% of the annual initial rate for each 6-month period of each annual payout period. Contains provisions concerning directed payment amounts established by the Department for the Payout Quarter beginning January 1, 2023; pass-through payments for calendar year 2023; the sum of the total estimated annual payments to each hospital class for calendar year 2023; and other matters. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a general acute care hospital is authorized to file a notice with the Department of Public Health and the Health Facilities and Services Review Board to establish an acute mental illness category of service in accordance with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act and add authorized acute mental illness beds if the following conditions are met: (i) the general acute care hospital qualifies as a safety-net hospital as determined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services at the time of filing the notice or for the year immediately prior to the date of filing the notice; (ii) the notice seeks to establish no more than 24 authorized acute mental illness beds; and (iii) the notice seeks to reduce the number of authorized beds in another category of service to offset the number of authorized acute mental illness beds. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to pay certain amounts to the human poison control center designated under the Poison Control System Act, provides that not less than $3,750,000 shall be paid for State fiscal years 2021 through 2026 (rather than for State fiscal year 2021 and 2022) and not less than $1,875,000 shall be paid for the period July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 (rather than for the period July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022). Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Provides that, by February 1, 2023, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide a joint report to the General Assembly on options and recommendations for the establishment of a permanent Safety-Net Hospital Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) Grant Program. Provides that the Departments of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services may consult with the statewide association representing a majority of hospitals and safety-net hospitals on the report. Sets forth information that may be included in the report, including, but not limited to: (1) criteria for a safety-net hospital to be eligible for the program; (2) potential projects eligible for grant funds, which may include projects to reduce health disparities, advance health equity, or improve access to or the quality of healthcare services; and (3) potential strategies to generate federal Medicaid matching funds for expenditures under the program. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to make adjustment payments for inpatient services to hospitals that meet certain requirements, provides that such adjustment payments shall be made to a hospital that reopens a previously closed hospital facility within 4 (rather than 3) calendar years of the hospital facility's closure. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Extends the income tax credit for certain hospitals through taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2022). Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that certain hospital exemptions apply on a continuous basis. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. In provisions concerning the Council on Aging, provides that at least 7 citizen members shall represent underrepresented communities, including, but no limited to: one member who is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer individual; one member who is a transgender or gender-expansive individual; one member who is an African-American or Black individual; and one member who is an Asian-American or Pacific Islander individual. Creates the Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging to investigate, analyze, and study the health, housing, financial, psychosocial, home-and-community-based services, assisted living, and long-term care needs of LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to improve access to benefits, services, and supports for LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers. Requires the Commission to: examine the impact of State and local laws, policies, and regulations on LGBTQ older adults and make recommendations to ensure equitable access, treatment, care and benefits, and overall quality of life; and examine strategies to increase provider awareness of the needs of LGBTQ older adults and their caregivers and to improve the competence of and access to treatment, services, and ongoing care, including preventive care; and carry out other duties. Contains provisions concerning: members appointed to the Commission; Commission meetings and reports; an LGBTQ Older Adult Advocate to advocate for LGBTQ older adults and older adults living with HIV who experience barriers to accessing and utilizing services; an LGBTQ Older Adult Curriculum and Training Program; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections shall hire a reentry specialist to assist with the reentry of offenders into the community. Provides that the Department shall by rule provide for the duties and responsibilities of reentry specialists.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who is eligible under the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $10 instead of $24.

Amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Provides that any employer who violates any of the provisions of the Act, shall be guilty of a civil offense (rather than a petty offense), and shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500 per offense, payable to the Department of Labor, and damages of up to $500 per offense, payable to the employee or employees affected (rather than be fined for each offense in a sum of not less than $25 nor more than $100). Provides for which actions shall constitute a separate offense. Provides that the Director of Labor shall enforce the Act in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that any funds collected by the Department shall be deposited in the Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor Services Enforcement Fund. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 140/2 from Ch. 48, par. 8b 820 ILCS 140/3 from Ch. 48, par. 8c 820 ILCS 140/7 from Ch. 48, par. 8g 820 ILCS 140/8.5 new 820 ILCS 140/9 from Ch. 48, par. 8i Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the One Day Rest In Seven Act. Provides that an employee who works in excess of 7 1/2 continuous hours shall be entitled to an additional 20-minute meal period for every additional 4 1/2 continuous hours worked. Provides that every employer covered by the Act shall post and keep posted, in one or more conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice, to be provided by the Director of Labor, summarizing the requirements of the Act and information pertaining to the filing of a complaint. Provides that the Director of Labor shall provide copies of summaries and rules to employers upon request without charge. Provides that an employer with employees who do not regularly report to a physical workplace, and instead work remotely or travel for work, shall also provide the notice by email to its employees or on a website, regularly used by the employer to communicate work-related information, that all employees are able to regularly access, freely and without interference. Changes references from "calendar week" to "consecutive seven-day period". Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 In provisions concerning civil penalties, provides that any employer who violates specified provisions of the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty. Provides that for an employer with fewer than 25 employees, the civil penalty shall not exceed $250 per offense, payable to the Department of Labor, and damages of up to $250 per offense, payable to the employee or employees affected. Provides that for an employer with 25 or more employees, the civil penalty shall not exceed $500 per offense, payable to the Department, and damages of up to $500 per offense, payable to the employee or employees affected. Provides that an offense under the Act shall be determined on an individual basis for each employee whose rights are violated.

Amends the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health or its delegate agency shall (rather than may) conduct a follow-up inspection of any dwelling unit for which a mitigation notice was issued.