Rep. Dwight Kay

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law of the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in a county that is not subject to the Law, the registered voters within the county may file a petition with the county clerk requesting the county board to submit to the voters of the county the question of whether to make all non-home rule taxing districts that have all or a portion of their equalized assessed valuation situated in the county subject to the Law. Provides that, if 10% of the registered voters within the county sign the petition, then the county board shall submit the question. Effective immediately.

Reenacts and changes provisions of the Premises Liability Act that were added by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in Best v. Taylor Machine Works. Includes findings. The reenacted provisions describe the duty of reasonable care owed to invited entrants by an owner or occupier of premises, and provide that an owner or occupier of land owes no duty of care to an adult trespasser other than to refrain from willful and wanton conduct that would endanger the safety of a known trespasser from a condition of the property or an activity conducted on the property. Provides that the reenacted provisions apply to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of reenactment.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. With respect to certain types of actions, provides that for any defendant whose fault is less than 25% of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendant who could have been sued by the plaintiff (instead of any third party defendant except the plaintiff's employer), shall be severally liable for all other damages. Provides that for any defendant whose fault is 25% or greater of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendants who could have been sued by the plaintiff (instead of any third party defendants except the plaintiff's employer), shall be jointly and severally liable for all other damages.

Directs the Auditor General to audit, examine and report on the potential for participants in the State retirement systems to earn service credit in a public retirement system for time spent at a private employer.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning receiving procedures.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that no person who has successfully exercised a penalty bid may charge any amount in interest, penalties, and fees combined upon the delinquent property owner that exceeds 18% per annum. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the published notice of application for judgment and sale for delinquent taxes shall include the street address and PIN number of each delinquent property. Provides that, at least 10 days prior to any tax sale, the county collector shall post on his or her website a list of all properties that are eligible to be sold at the sale. The list shall include the street address and PIN number assigned to the property. Effective immediately.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an individual who has been awarded temporary total disability payments under the Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act is not entitled to receive those payments for any period during which the individual is incarcerated. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that an area is qualified to become an enterprise zone if it comprises not more than 18 square miles (now, 12 square miles). Provides that an enterprise zone shall be in effect for 55 years (now, 30 years). Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to certify an additional 10 enterprise zones between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2022. Requires each Zone Administrator to post a copy of the enterprise zone boundaries on its website and to collect and aggregate certain information. Amends the Corporate Accountability for Tax Expenditures Act. Changes the definitions of "full-time, permanent job" and "retained employee". Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Eliminates the job tax credit for a taxpayer conducting business operations in an enterprise zone. Eliminates the deduction for dividends that were paid by a corporation which conducts business operations in an enterprise zone. Eliminates the deduction for interest income from a loan or loans secured by property which is eligible for the Enterprise Zone Investment Credit. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning tax sales, provides that collectors shall employ an automated billing system that is programmed to accept the lowest redemption price bid by a tax purchaser. Effective immediately.