Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of underground utility facilities.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the definition of "telecommunications carrier".
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes the Act inapplicable to units of local government with fewer than 30, rather than 35, employees.
Amends the Response Action Contractor Indemnification Act. Provides that judgments subject to State indemnification (i) shall be paid by warrant solely out of funds available in the Response Contractors Indemnification Fund (rather than, when monies in the Response Contractors Indemnification Fund are insufficient, allowing transfers of funds from the General Revenue Fund) and (ii) may not surpass $100,000 (rather than $2,000,000) for a single occurrence. Provides that when there is at least $100,000 (rather than $2,000,000) in the Response Contractors Indemnification Fund at the beginning of a State fiscal year, State response action contracts during that fiscal year need not provide that 5% of each payment made under the contract be paid into the Fund. Removes language requiring the transfer of $1,200,000 from the Response Contractors Indemnification Fund to the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund on the first day of fiscal years 2004 and 2005. Provides that within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all monies in the Response Action Contractor Indemnification Fund in excess of $100,000 from the Response Action Contractor Indemnification Fund to the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow gas and electric utilities to impose a surcharge to recover costs associated with asbestos. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the offense of unauthorized videotaping, electronically recording or electronically surveilling another person without that person's consent in a private place. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed an electronic video surveillance device in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, hotel bedroom, or any other private place, with the intent to electronically record, electronically surveil, videotape, photograph, or film another person without that person's consent. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed an electronic video surveillance device in another person's residence without that person's consent, with the intent to secretly electronically record, electronically surveil, videotape, photograph, or film another person without that person's consent. Increases the penalties for the offense from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony and if the images are disseminated from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony. Provides that if the person electronically recorded, electronically surveilled, videotaped, photographed, or filmed is under 18 years of age, the penalty is a Class 2 felony. Effective January 1, 2005.
Creates the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Exemption (SHARE) Act. Establishes the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Program to provide group health plans for eligible retirees. Defines "eligible retirees" as a resident of this State who is a retiree of a company that paid health care benefits that were established by contract or by a collective bargaining agreement and that have expired due to the bankruptcy of the company. Creates the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Board to implement the program. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Trust Fund. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Authorizes the issuance of $225,000,000 in bonds to be used to fund the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Trust Fund, which Fund shall be used as provided in the Secured Health Care Assistance Retiree Exemption (SHARE) Act.
Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides a list of fees to register a radiation installation based on the type of facility and equipment possessed by the registrant. Removes language allowing the Department of Nuclear Safety to establish the fees by rule. Effective immediately.
Creates the Internet Access Enhancement Act. Requires a high-speed broadband Internet access transport provider who is also a cable operator or affiliate of a high-speed broadband Internet access transport provider who is also a cable operator to provide to any requesting Internet service provider access to its high-speed broadband Internet access transport services on rates, terms, and conditions that are at least as favorable as those on which it provides access to itself, its affiliate, or any other person. Provides that the Attorney General may bring an action to enforce the Act. Allows a private right of action to aggrieved parties. Preempts home rule.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
