Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Includes wagering on the outcome of historical previously run horse races in the definition of "pari-mutuel system of wagering". Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reinstates the training expense credit for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2014 and on or before December 30, 2024. Increases the amount of the credit from 1.6% of training expenses to 2% of training expenses. Provides that the training expense credit earned on or after December 31, 2014 may be carried forward. Effective immediately.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an employee who is required to travel in connection with his or her employment and who suffers an injury while in travel status shall be eligible for benefits only if the injury arises out of and in the course of employment while he or she is actively engaged in the duties of employment. Defines "accident" and "injury". Provides that "injury" includes the aggravation of a pre-existing condition by an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the pre-existing condition continues to be the major contributing cause of the disability. Provides that an injury resulting directly or indirectly from idiopathic causes is not compensable. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum reduction under the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption from $4,000 to $7,000 for taxable year 2013 and indexes the reduction to the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately.
Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires each United States flag displayed pursuant to the Act to have been manufactured in the United States. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that, beginning on the second Wednesday in January, 2015, the chairmen and minority spokesmen of standing committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives shall not receive compensation for service in that capacity. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an employer that has been assigned a contribution rate based upon an experience rating, and has no amounts past due under the Act, may, upon the payment of an amount equivalent to any portion or all of the unemployment benefits used in computing the experience rating, obtain a cancellation of unemployment benefits used equal to the payment made. Contains provisions regarding: application of payments; computation of a new experience rating and contribution rate; and the method and time for making payments.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit is effective for all taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2004 and is not subject to the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Provides that amounts paid or incurred for ethanol and biodiesel research are included in the definition of "qualified expenditure". Effective immediately.
Urges Congress to investigate the IRS allegations concerning the Exempt Organizations Unit.
Amends the Health Care Services Lien Act. Deletes language exempting services rendered under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act from the types of services which give rise to a health care services lien. Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that a medical provider may have or claim a lien upon any reward, judgment, or fund out of which the employee might be compensated by a third party, provided that the lien complies with certain billing conditions. Makes a corresponding change.
