Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue a series of special plates that the General Assembly has not already authorized for issuance only if the Secretary has received either cash in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of issuing 1,500 sets of the special plates or a performance bond guaranteeing the required amount. Provides that the amount deposited with the Secretary, or any proceeds from redemption of the bond, shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that within 3 years after the date on which issuance of the plates is authorized, the Secretary of State must receive applications for at least 1,500 sets of the special plates, except those for which applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements. If the required number of applications is received, the Secretary shall return the amount of any cash deposit. If the required number of applications is not received, the Secretary shall recall the special plates. Applies the same requirement regarding the minimum number of applications to special plates authorized to be issued before the effective date of the amendatory Act, except those for which applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue a series of special plates that the General Assembly has authorized for issuance on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly only if the Secretary has received either cash in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of issuing 1,500 sets of the special plates or a performance bond guaranteeing the required amount. Provides that the amount deposited with the Secretary, or any proceeds from redemption of the bond, shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that within 3 years after the date on which issuance of the plates is authorized, the Secretary of State must receive applications for at least 1,500 sets of the special plates, except those for which applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements. If the required number of applications is received, the Secretary shall return the amount of any cash deposit. If the required number of applications is not received, the Secretary shall recall the special plates. Applies the same requirement regarding the minimum number of applications to special plates authorized to be issued before the effective date of the amendatory Act, except those for which applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Eliminates the provision that requires the register of concealable firearm sales and gifts kept by a dealer to include the occupation of the person to whom the firearm is sold or given. Effective immediately.
Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Provides that it is the duty of the responsible party to reimburse, within 30 days after the hazardous material emergency incident (now, in a timely and reasonable manner), the emergency response agencies responding to a hazardous material emergency incident, and any private contractor responding to the incident at the request of an emergency response agency, for the costs incurred in the course of providing emergency action.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard while on active duty assigned to a military facility within Illinois is exempt from the requirement of having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card in order to possess or acquire a firearm or firearm ammunition. Effective immediately.
Amends the Premises Liability Act. Provides that the immunity for an owner or operator of a firearm range extends to the owner or operator of a range in which an occupied permanent dwelling on adjacent property was built within 1,000 yards from an area of the range from which a firearm may be properly discharged if the dwelling was built after the range began its operation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that nominations for members of the board of trustees of a fire protection district shall be made by a petition signed by at least 25 voters or 5% of the voters, whichever is less, residing within the district and shall be filed with the secretary of the board. Provides a form for a nominating petition. Requires the secretary of the board to (i) notify each candidate of their obligations under the Campaign Financing Act and (ii) acknowledge to the petitioner in writing, within 7 days of filing or on the last day for filing, whichever is earlier, the secretary's acceptance of the nominating petition.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts, from the offense of unauthorized videotaping, videotaping, photographing, and filming by a representative of a news medium for the purpose of news gathering. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the senior citizens homestead exemption and the senior citizen assessment freeze homestead exemption Sections of the Property Tax Code to provide that, for taxable years 2004 and thereafter, disabled persons are eligible for the exemptions as well. Defines "disabled person" to have the same meaning as in the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Amends the Property Tax Code and the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.