Rep. Thomas Holbrook

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the requirement that a purchaser of tax delinquent property or his or her assignee must reimburse a city, village, or incorporated town for advancements made from public funds with respect to that property or that the city, village, or incorporated town waive its lien on the property before a tax deed may be issued does not apply if the tax purchaser is a county acting as trustee for taxing districts. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides for the establishment of a pilot program at a Department of Corrections facility built on or after January 1, 2004 in which the inmates shall be prohibited from possessing cigarettes and other tobacco products. Also provides that the Director of Corrections may prohibit the inmates of Department facilities built before January 1, 2004 from possessing cigarettes and other tobacco products as the Director deems appropriate. Effective immediately.

Creates the Metro-East Sports Facilities Authority Act. Creates the Metro-East Sports Facilities Authority. Authorizes the Authority to make loans for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or rehabilitating sports facilities in Madison and St. Clair counties. Effective immediately.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Prohibits a mental health facility resident's participation in biomedical or pharmacological research without the resident's consent and court approval. Requires that a person discharged from a mental health facility be provided with certain information concerning symptoms of common mental illnesses, early warning signs of decompensation, and availability of other education, community, and statewide services. Provides for a court order for the administration of non-psychotropic medication if an adult recipient of mental health services refuses such medication. When a defendant is to be conditionally released from a mental health facility, requires notification of crime victims and the State's Attorney of the county into which the defendant will be released. When a defendant who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity escapes from the mental health facility in which he or she has been placed, requires notification of State's Attorneys, sheriffs, crime victims, and others for whom the facility director determines notice is necessary for the protection of the defendant or others. Effective immediately.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes to a Section concerning legislative declarations.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that municipal waste that is transported for more than 50 miles must be transported in an enclosed transportation vehicle or compartment. Prohibits acceptance of municipal waste that is transported in violation of this requirement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that taxpayers may claim a credit for certain historic preservation expenditures beginning with taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2003. The credit is exempt from the sunset requirements. Effective immediately.