Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who transfers or causes to be transferred a firearm within the State must keep a record of the transfer for a period of 5 (rather than 10) years from the date of the transfer. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate the transportation of firearms and may not regulate the transportation of ammunition, components, accessories, or accoutrements for firearms. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance or resolution adopted before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act by any unit of local government that imposes restrictions or limitations on the transportation of firearms and ammunition, components, accessories, and accoutrements of firearms in a manner other than those that are imposed by this Act are invalid and all those existing ordinances and resolutions are void. Provides that this provision is a limitation of home rule powers under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. Effective immediately.
Creates the Fair Fee Restoration Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Health Care Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may certify certain areas in the State suffering from a shortage of medical services as health care enterprise zones or specialty shortage zones. Provides that, for the taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2006, a health care professional who practices at least 50% of the year in an area of Illinois that has been certified as a health care enterprise zone or as a specialty shortage zone may apply to the Department requesting a certification of an income tax credit. Sets forth the amounts of the credit. Sets forth conditions for the revocation of benefits under the Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create the income tax credit certified under the Health Care Enterprise Zone Act. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that taxing districts may abate the property taxes for the property of any facility operated by a health care professional as part of his or her practice in a health care enterprise zone or specialty shortage zone certified under the Health Care Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts in any county may not exceed $5,000,000 per year.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that an applicant for a first-class wine-maker's license may submit an affirmation to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission that at least 95% of the applicant's wine is fermented from fruits and vegetables grown entirely in Illinois or honey collected entirely in Illinois and that the license fee for an applicant providing this affirmation shall be $100 per year. Provides that a first-class wine-maker is entitled to a credit or refund of 75% of the tax imposed on each gallon of wine up to 50,000 gallons per year in any given calendar year for tax paid or payable on wine produced and sold in the State of Illinois if at least 95% of the licensee's wine is fermented from fruits or vegetables grown entirely in Illinois or honey collected entirely in Illinois. Effective immediately.
Amends the Coal Mining Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if a person has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that has expired, possession of the expired Firearm Owner's Identification Card with proof that the person has made an application for renewal of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be considered proof that the person possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Effective immediately.
Amends the Service Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a serviceman is not required to register as a retailer under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act if: (i) all of his or her sales activities constitute accommodation retail sales made to service customers; and (ii) these accommodation retail sales do not exceed 3% of the serviceman's annual revenues from sales of service. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that provisions concerning the employer's contribution for earnings increases in excess of 6% do not apply to any of the following: (i) earnings increases as a result of movement to a position of authority over others within the department or university; (ii) for part-time staff, earnings increases as a result of the participant increasing his or her workload; (iii) earnings increases as a result of a negotiated salary schedule; and (iv) earnings increases as a result of the System participant (A) accepting academic classes for which course credit is received in addition to the number of classes the employer requires under its policy or by contract and (B) teaching during the summer term. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that provisions concerning the employer's contribution for salary increases in excess of 6% do not apply to any of the following: (i) payments or stipends the teacher may receive for National Board certification; (ii) salary increases as a result of accepting school-sponsored, extra-curricular assignments; (iii) salary increases as a result of movement to a position of authority over others within the department, school, or district; (iv) for part-time staff, salary increases as a result of the teacher increasing his or her workload; (v) salary increases earned as a result of a negotiated salary schedule; and (vi) salary increases as a result of the teacher (A) accepting academic classes for which course credit is received in addition to the number of classes the employer requires under its policy or by contract, if the employer certifies the reason the teacher was asked to accept additional classes, and (B) accepting summer classes. Effective immediately.
