Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes the requirement for each Legislative District to be divided into two Representative Districts. Modifies provisions concerning legislative redistricting. Provides specified requirements for each Legislative District, Representative District, and Congressional District for redistricting purposes. Replaces the current method of legislative redistricting with the following: a sixteen-member commission, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the most senior Supreme Court Justice of a different political party in accordance with specified criteria, shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State redistricting plans for Legislative, Representative, and Congressional Districts following a series of public hearings by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census; permits the public to submit maps during the map drawing process for consideration by the Commission; and, if a redistricting plan is not adopted by August 1 of the year following a federal decennial census, then a seventeenth member shall be appointed to the Commission and redistricting plans shall be filed by September 1. Adds provisions concerning the membership of the Commission and budgetary matters related to the Commission. Effective upon being declared adopted and applicable to redistricting beginning in 2021 and to the election of General Assembly members beginning in 2022.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. Provides that an anatomical gift may be made, for the training of search and rescue canines, to a person operating within a State agency, emergency management agency, or local law enforcement agency.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the condition that school zone speed limits only apply during school days when children are present. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2021 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of research pertaining to autism. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Allows moneys from the special instant scratch-off game to be deposited in the Autism Research Checkoff Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Vital Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fees.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a multi-function school activity bus may, under certain conditions, be used to transport any student in grade 12 or below (rather than a student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and enrolled in a certain school) for any curriculum-related school activity. Provides that a student enrolled in grade 12 or below may, under certain conditions, be transported in a multi-function school activity bus for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity.
Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. Provides that forfeiture proceeds collected under those Acts distributed to the drug task force, metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or State law enforcement agency or agencies that conducted or participated in the investigation resulting in the forfeiture may be used for costs associated with school resource officers.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board.