Rep. Thomas Holbrook

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning regulations.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tourism.

Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs for tourism. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In a provision concerning eligibility for grants under the Act, increases the household income eligibility limitations for grant year 2006, and provides that, for grant years 2007 and thereafter, the limitations shall be increased annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits insurers from requiring insureds or claimants to utilize designated facilities or the products of designated manufacturers as a prerequisite to the payment of a claim, engaging in any act of coercion or intimidation to cause an insured or claimant to utilize the services or products of a designated facility or manufacturer, and failing to disclose to the insured or claimant that the third party representative in connection with a glass claim is not the insurer but is acting on behalf of the insurer, failing to disclose to an insured or claimant at the time of recommendation of a repair facility or manufacturer that the insured or claimant is not obligated to use that facility or manufacturer, failing to disclose to the insured or claimant at the time of recommendation of a repair facility or manufacturer that the insurer or its third party representative has a financial interest in that facility or manufacturer. States that insurers are not required to pay an amount for motor vehicle repair that is greater than the prevailing competitive charges within a reasonable geographic area in order to comply with the requirements. Provides penalties. Effective January 1, 2006.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes municipalities and counties to aggregate customers for the purchase of electricity. Provides for approval of aggregation by the voters. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to review aggregation plans.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's powers and duties.

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Act. Provides that "emergency services" under the Act include services provided by a volunteer HazMat response team. Defines "volunteer HazMat response team". Requires the Agency, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to coordinate and establish standards and qualifications for the specialized training of members of volunteer HazMat response teams. Provides that volunteer HazMat response team members are eligible for certain State benefits if injured or killed under certain circumstances. Provides that when the Governor of the State, or the principal executive officer of a political subdivision of the State, accepts funds by way of gift or grant for purposes of emergency management, a portion of the funds should go to counties for the formation and operation of volunteer HazMat response teams. Amends the Counties Code. Allows county boards to authorize volunteer HazMat response teams. Provides that a county board may make reasonable appropriations from the county treasury to fund and encourage the formation and operation of a volunteer Hazmat response team. Requires a volunteer HazMat response team to be exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Amends the Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes changes to provide volunteer HazMat response teams and their members the same tort immunities that are granted to fire fighters. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the vehicles of a volunteer HazMat response team are authorized emergency vehicles and are not commercial vehicles for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Sets forth procedures for calculating the value of certain leasehold estates for property that is owned by the United States Air Force and that is leased to another whose property is not exempt and who uses that property for the purpose of design, finance, construction, renovation, management, operation, and maintenance of rental housing units. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of endangered species, to commence on January 1, 2007. Provides that the net revenue from the game shall be deposited into the Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Natural Resources for making grants for the maintenance of wildlife rehabilitation facilities that take care of threatened or endangered species. Sets forth certain provisions for the operation of the scratch-off game. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund. Effective immediately.