Rep. Ann Williams

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election. Defines "released his or her tax returns" to mean that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States have been filed with the Secretary of State. Requires the Secretary of State to post the tax returns on the Secretary of State's website and to certify that the tax returns have been filed to the State Board of Elections. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement the provisions.

Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Except when dispensing manufacturers' samples or other legend drugs in a maximum 72 hour supply, requires persons licensed under the Act to label samples consistent with specified labeling requirements (rather than maintain a book or file of prescriptions as required in the Pharmacy Practice Act). Effective immediately.

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if agreeing to a medical staff member's resignation, surrender, restriction, or limitation of his or her medical staff membership or clinical privileges; determining a medical staff member's leave of absence of greater than 30 days has begun; or determining a medical staff member's medical staff membership or clinical privileges have expired due to failure of the medical staff member to reapply requires a hospital to file a report with the National Practitioner Data Bank, then, upon request or prior to such agreement or determination, the hospital must provide the medical staff member with specified notice and opportunities to postpone such adverse action. Provides that medical staff members shall be given at least 14 days after the date of notice to exercise their right to postpone.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits a motion to vacate a conviction when the defendant's participation in the offense was a result of having been a trafficking victim (involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons) or a victim of a severe form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (rather than for only a conviction of prostitution or felony prostitution under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar local ordinance). Effective immediately.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that electroconvulsive therapy may not be administered under the emergency treatment provisions of the Code but may be administered under the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy provisions of the Code upon application to a court. Provides that the same written advisements about the treatment as required under other provisions of the Code of the side effects, risks, and benefits of the treatment, as well as alternatives to the proposed treatment, to the extent the advice is consistent with the recipient's ability to understand the information communicated and shall be given to the recipient as soon as the condition of the recipient permits and promptly to any substitute decision maker, unless already given under those provisions.

Creates the Illinois Trust Code. Provides that the Code applies to express trusts, charitable or noncharitable, and trusts created pursuant to a statute, judgment, or decree that requires the trust to be administered in the manner of an express trust. Defines terms. Adds provisions governing: judicial proceedings; representation; creation, validity, modification, and termination of trusts; creditor's claims; spendthrift and discretionary trusts; revocable trusts; the office of trustee; duties and powers of the trustee; the Illinois Uniform Prudent Investor Act; life insurance; affiliated investments; liability of trustees and rights of persons dealing with trustee; total return trusts; trust decanting; the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act; perpetuities; and application of the Code to existing trusts. Repeals a Section of the Probate Act of 1975 concerning testamentary powers of appointment. Repeals the Trusts and Trustees Act, the Trusts and Dissolutions of Marriage Act, the Statute Concerning Perpetuities, the Perpetuities Vesting Act, the Trust Accumulation Act, the Power of Appointment Exercise Act, and the Termination of Powers Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Use Trust Act, the Township Code, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the Title Insurance Act, the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Probate Act of 1975, the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, the Common Trust Fund Act, the Religious Corporation Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Effective January 1, 2018.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the over-collection of a tax by a person is not considered fraud, reckless disregard, or any other unlawful practice to the extent the over-collected tax is remitted to a government entity or agency. Effective immediately.

Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Provides that each member of a common interest community association shall receive through a prescribed delivery method, at least 25 (instead of 30) days but not more than 60 days prior to the adoption by the board, a copy of the proposed annual budget. Makes a similar change in the Condominium Property Act. Further amends the Condominium Property Act. Replaces language specifying when a portion of a noticed board meeting may be closed with language providing that the board may close any portion of a noticed meeting or meet separately from a noticed meeting to: (A) discuss litigation when an action against or on behalf of the particular association has been filed and is pending in a court or administrative tribunal, or when the board of managers finds that such an action is probable or imminent; (B) discuss the appointment, employment, engagement, or dismissal of an employee, independent contractor, agent, or other provider of goods and services; (C) interview a potential employee, independent contractor, agent, or other provider of goods and services; (D) discuss violations of rules and regulations of the association; (E) discuss a unit owner's unpaid share of common expenses; or (F) consult with the association's legal counsel.