Congratulates Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics Cheer Team on being invited to join the Special Olympics International Cheer Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World Games. Wishes the team continued success in its future endeavors.
Honors and thanks State Representative Frances Ann Hurley for her years of dedicated service. Wishes her the best on her future success.
Recognizes the Village of Shiloh's Bob Goalby Proclamation Day & Master's Watch Party Ceremony being held by the Village of Shiloh on April 8, 2023.
Amends the General Provisions and State Employee Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that for a Tier 2 State policeman for all purposes under the Code, including, without limitation, the calculation of benefits and employee contributions, the annual earnings, salary, or wages based on the plan year of a State policeman shall not exceed the amount determined by the Social Security Administration to be the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Contribution and Benefit Base (instead of $106,800, as annually adjusted). Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a member who is eligible to receive an alternative retirement annuity may elect to receive an estimated payment that shall commence no later than 30 days after the later of either the member's last day of employment or 30 days after the member files for the retirement benefit with the System. Provides that the estimated payment shall be the best estimate by the System of the total monthly amount due to the member based on the information that the System possesses at the time of the estimate. Provides that if the amount of the estimate is greater or less than the actual amount of the monthly annuity, the System shall pay or recover the difference within 6 months after the start of the monthly annuity. Excludes a benefit increase resulting from the amendatory Act from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Congratulates the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois on its 40th anniversary. Wishes the council continued success in uniting the region for growth for many years to come.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions of the Illinois Plumbing License Law concerning irrigation contractors from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2034. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.43 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.39 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions of the Illinois Plumbing License Law concerning irrigation contractors and lawn sprinkler systems from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2029. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/ 4.34 5 ILCS 80/ 4.39 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 320/2.5 225 ILCS 320/29.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that the inspecting licensed plumber (rather than just a licensed plumber) shall make the physical connection between a lawn sprinkler system and the backflow prevention device. Provides that the inspecting licensed plumber shall inspect every aspect of the sprinkler system to ensure the provisions concerning irrigation contractors and lawn sprinkler systems have been met. In provisions concerning civil penalties, provides that a registered irrigation contractor, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that directs, authorizes, or allows a person to practice, offer to practice, attempt to practice, or hold himself or herself out to practice as an irrigation employee without being registered under the Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 for a first and second offense (rather than $5,000) along with other specified penalties. Provides penalties for an inspecting licensed plumber who does not inspect every sprinkler system installed by an irrigation contractor to ensure the provisions of the Act have been met and that the system works mechanically or signs off on the installation without making the physical connection between a lawn sprinkler system and the backflow prevention device.
Amends the Property Tax Code, the Community Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, the Counties Code, and the Community Mental Health Act. Contains provisions validating certain tax levies for community mental health boards. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-103 new 50 ILCS 835/1.2 55 ILCS 5/5-25025 405 ILCS 20/5 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 70/5 50 ILCS 70/10 50 ILCS 70/20 50 ILCS 70/25 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Decennial Committees on Local Government Efficiency Act. Defines "governing board" to mean the governing body of a governmental unit, including, but not limited to, the governing body of a road district. Provides that "governmental unit" means all entities that levy taxes and are also units of local government, as defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, except municipalities and counties (rather than includes all units of local government that may levy any tax, except municipalities and counties). Provides that a highway commissioner of a township road district in a county with a population under 400,000 and the township board of the same township may form a joint committee on local government efficiency (currently, the governmental unit must form a single committee). Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Governor Succession Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the line of succession for the office of Governor. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 15 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force Act to study warehouse safety standards. Provides for membership of the Task Force. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Department of Labor shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force must provide quarterly updates of its findings, discussions, and decisions to the Governor and the General Assembly and shall submit a final report of its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2025. Dissolves the Task Force and repeals the Act on January 1, 2026. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Task Force shall have one member who is a representative of an entity representing retail merchants (rather than retail marketers). Adds one representative of a worker advocacy organization representing warehouse workers, appointed by the Governor, to the Task Force. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: New Act Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 5/5-200 was 20 ILCS 5/7.11 20 ILCS 105/7.01 from Ch. 23, par. 6107.01 20 ILCS 405/405-413 20 ILCS 2310/2310-347 20 ILCS 3930/4 from Ch. 38, par. 210-4 20 ILCS 4116/10 20 ILCS 4116/15 20 ILCS 4116/25 20 ILCS 4116/30 20 ILCS 4118/10 20 ILCS 4120/1 20 ILCS 4120/5 20 ILCS 4120/10 20 ILCS 4120/15 20 ILCS 4120/20 20 ILCS 4120/25 20 ILCS 4122/95 20 ILCS 5086/5 20 ILCS 5110/20 70 ILCS 210/14 from Ch. 85, par. 1234 70 ILCS 1801/95 70 ILCS 1801/100 70 ILCS 1801/115 230 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 120, par. 2405 415 ILCS 155/10 430 ILCS 65/10 from Ch. 38, par. 83-10 430 ILCS 66/20 615 ILCS 60/Act rep. 775 ILCS 5/8-101 from Ch. 68, par. 8-101 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall be appointed for a 6-year term (rather than a 2-year term). Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifies that the Director of Aging may be an individual who has experience in providing services to senior citizens. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Specifies that members of the Council on Aging may include individuals who have actual experience in providing services to senior citizens (rather than only senior citizens). Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning the hiring process for employees with a disability. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals a provision limiting the number of terms that may be served by members of the Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Board. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Authorizes designees to serve in place of members on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Amends the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure and Policy Act. Provides that: (i) members shall be appointed to the Commission by January 31, 2023 (rather than May 31, 2022); (ii) the Commission shall hold its first meeting by February 15, 2023 (rather than within 2 months from the Act's effective date); (iii) the Commission shall report a summary of its activities and produce a final report to the General Assembly by September 15, 2023 (rather than January 31, 2023); and (iv) the Commission is dissolved, and the Act is repealed, on September 30, 2023 (rather than February 1, 2023). Amends the Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force Act. Deletes provisions requiring the legislative leaders' appointees to the Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force to be representatives of solid waste disposal and renewable energy organizations. Amends the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act. Changes the Act's short title to the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council Act. Replaces references to "Indian" with "South Asian" throughout the Act. Amends the Hydrogen Economy Act. Extends the Act's repeal date from June 1, 2023 to June 1, 2026. Adds 8 legislative appointees to the membership of the Task Force. Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Adds a gubernatorial appointee and a mayoral appointee to the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. Amends the Alexander-Cairo Port District Act. Adds 2 gubernatorial appointees to the Board of the District and requires one to have wetlands mitigation experience and one to have economic development experience. Requires 5 members of the Board (rather than 4 members of the Board) for a quorum for the transaction of business. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Removes a provision requiring the appointment to the Illinois Gaming Board of a board member who is a certified public accountant. Amends the Environmental Justice Act. Specifies that members appointed on or after the effective date are to serve 4-year terms (rather than 2-year terms). Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Changes the experiential requirements for members of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Changes the experiential requirements for members of the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. Repeals the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers Act. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Authorizes the appointment to the Human Rights Commission of board members having 4 years of professional experience working for community organizations or community affairs organizations. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
