Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a River Edge Redevelopment Zone means an area of the State (1) located on a river, (2) with less than 20,000 population, (3) that meets one of the following conditions: (i) has a median household income of less than 80% of State median income for a household of 4, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; (ii) has a per capita personal income of less than 60% of the per capita personal income for Illinois as determined by the U.S. Department of Commerce; or (iii) has a median home price of less than 60% of the State median home price, and (3) is certified by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (currently, an area of the State certified by the Department). Effective immediately.
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides in various provisions an exemption to carry a firearm on Department of Natural Resources property in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of aggravated criminal trespass to real property. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly enters upon the land of another without permission of the owner or occupant with the intent to take any game species regulated under the Wildlife Code. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. For drug offenses that occur in protected places, provides that the distance away from the protected place shall be 500 feet in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more or 1,000 feet in any other county.
Amends the General Provisions and State Employees Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the alternative retirement annuity under the State Employees Article applies to a conservation police officer subject to the Tier 2 provisions. Provides that a conservation police officer subject to the Tier 2 provisions may convert up to 8 years of service credit established before the effective date of the amendatory Act as a conservation police officer under the State Employees Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written election with the Board under that Article, accompanied by a specified payment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of In God We Trust special license plate decals by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Provides for the original and renewal fees and fee distribution for the In God We Trust decals issued by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Urges the U.S. Congress to include a strong Conservation Title in the 2018 Farm Bill, and asks the Illinois Congressional Delegation to pay special attention to this matter.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of criminal trespass to a penal institution with an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she, without lawful authority, knowingly and intentionally operates an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle below the navigable airspace over a penal institution. Creates the offense of capturing images or data of a penal institution through the operation of an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she, without lawful authority, knowingly and intentionally operates an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle below the navigable airspace over a penal institution and captures images or data of the penal institution through the operation of the aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle, with the intent to commit, facilitate, or aid in the commission of a violation of the Interference With Penal Institution Article of the Code or the offense of escape or aiding escape. Establishes penalties and provides exemptions.
Amends the Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Recognizes the history of the Bivens family's involvement with law enforcement.