Rep. Charlie Meier

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that each year the Director of Natural Resources may designate that Veterans Day, as federally designated, is a day when sport fishermen may fish waters wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State, including the part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of the State, and not be required to obtain a license or stamp. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not apply to commercial fishing.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding greenhouse gases, provides that by June 30 of each year, beginning in 2023 (rather than 2025), the Environmental Protection Agency shall prepare and publish on its website a report setting forth the actual greenhouse gas emissions from individual units and the aggregate statewide emissions from all units for the prior year. Provides that every 2 years (rather than every 5 years) beginning in 2023 (rather than 2025), the Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois Commerce Commission shall jointly prepare, and release publicly, a report with specified requirements to the General Assembly. Requires the report to examine the current and projected status of electric resource adequacy and reliability throughout the State for the period beginning 2 years (rather than 5 years) ahead. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Requires a county clerk or board of election commissioners to cross-check each voter registration roll with the national Change of Address System information gathered by the United States Postal Service to determine if the changed address of each person who has filed a change of address has resulted in the removal of that person from the voting precinct or voting election district in which he or she was enrolled as a voter. Requires the county clerk or board of election commissioners to automatically remove, from each voter registration roll that contains a self-removed person's former address, that person from the voter roll of his or her former precinct or former election district.

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that an animal shelter shall not accept a dog or cat from an animal shelter or an out-of-state animal control facility, rescue group, or animal shelter unless it obtains and keeps record of documentation attesting the dog or cat was not obtained through compensation or payment to a dog breeder or cat breeder. Provides that a pet shop operator must obtain specified documentation to verify a breeder meets or exceeds the relevant standards set by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the Department, at any time, may mandate a pet shop operator to pay to have a dog or cat breeder audited by a third-party auditing firm to ensure compliance with cat and dog breeder standards. Provides that beginning 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a $25 administrative fee shall be imposed on every dog or cat sold by a pet shop operator. Makes changes in provisions concerning the sourcing of dogs and cats sold by pet shops, disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet shops, violations, and fees. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Sourcing and Inspection Compliance Fund. Effective immediately.

Creates the Eviction Moratorium Clarification Act. Provides that in any eviction moratorium issued by the Governor through Executive Order or legislation passed by the General Assembly, the moratorium shall not prohibit the eviction of specified individuals. Provides that evictions may be filed, commenced, and enforced against the specified individuals, along with any individuals who otherwise fail to meet the stated requirements of an eviction moratorium. Provides that in a rental or lease agreement in which utility payments are included in the rent payment, the landlord or property manager shall not be responsible for a tenant's portion of a monthly utility payment for a tenant not paying rent who is protected by an eviction moratorium if the utility charges for that tenant are for more than 20% higher usage than any month in the previous year. Effective immediately.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct a management audit of the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities oversight of the CILA program and the awarding of competitively-procured grants.

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. In provisions concerning the value of protected species, removes the phrase "protected by this Code" from the provisions. Provides that a person who violates the Code or administrative rule (rather than only the Code) relating to specified unlawful actions concerning protected species valued in excess of a total of $300 commits a Class 3 felony. Adds bowfin and paddlefish to a species list with a $4 per pound or $8 per pound fair market value or replacement cost. Removes bowfin from a species list for species with a $1 per pound fair market value or replacement cost.

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that all witness slips filed in either house of the General Assembly concerning proposed legislation during the General Assembly committee hearing process shall track along with the legislation for which they were filed should such legislation be removed on to another bill, by amendment, for purposes of legislative action. Provides that the General Assembly, in consultation with the Legislative Information System, shall provide for such witness slip tracking on the Illinois General Assembly website. Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Provides that the Legislative Information System shall provide for electronic tracking of all witness slips to track along with the legislation for which they were filed should such legislation be removed on to another bill.

Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2022.

Creates the Fund the Police Act. Creates the Fund the Police Grant Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that from appropriations to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the Fund, the Board must make grants to units of local government and Illinois public universities for the purpose of: (1) hiring law enforcement officers; (2) providing mental health care for law enforcement officers; (3) providing for hiring, retention incentives, and overtime payments for law enforcement officers; (4) purchasing public safety equipment designed to prevent gang violence, motor vehicle theft, vehicular hijacking, or the sale of contraband; and (5) training for law enforcement officers in preventing gang violence, motor vehicle theft, vehicular hijacking, or the sale of contraband. Provides that moneys in the Fund the Police Grant Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Provides that, as soon as practical after the effective date of the Act, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of $100,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund the Police Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.