Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II

Amends the Employee Washroom Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Honors Rep. Dan Reitz on his years in the General Assembly.

Creates the Medicaid Budget and Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, affects eligibility for or enrollment in Medicaid, or has a financial impact on the operation of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to have prepared for it, prior to second reading in each chamber, a brief explanatory statement or note that includes a reliable estimate of the expected impact of the bill on the annual budget of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the State of Illinois, as well as the projected costs and benefits associated with the implementation of each provision in the bill. Authorizes any member of the General Assembly to request one of these notes. Requires the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee, to respond to requests for notes.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of disorderly conduct at a funeral or memorial service. Increases the time that a specified place can be considered a "funeral site" from 30 minutes before and after a funeral to one hour before and after. Increases the distance from which the conduct at the funeral or memorial service is prohibited from 200 feet to 1,000 feet of any ingress or egress of the funeral site. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that if a school district has been designated as on financial warning or financial watch status, then the district must join the Department of Central Management Services' Joint Purchasing Program. Provides that the district is obligated to procure items from State contracts under the program, unless an item can be procured for less when factoring in shipping and handling costs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Employee Washroom Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the credit for wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran to 20%, but in no event to exceed $5,000, of the gross wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran if the veteran (A) was hired by the taxpayer on or after January 1, 2012 and (B) was unemployed at the time he or she was hired by the taxpayer. Exempts the credit from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxpayers who have been granted a Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption must reapply every 2 years (instead of annually). Provides that the county board of a county with less than 3,000,000 may not require the person to reapply more frequently than every 2 years. Effective immediately.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Strikes a clause preventing provisions of ordinances from being invalid when they impose greater restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession and transfer of firearms than are imposed by this Act. Provides that regulation of the ownership and possession of firearms and related items are the exclusive powers of the State. Provides that a local government may not require registration, reporting of the sale or transfer of a firearm, or may not keep a firearms registry. Provides that any existing or future local ordinances or resolutions imposing any registration requirement on firearms and related items are invalid or void. Effective immediately.

Creates the Community Services Impact Note Act. Provides that every bill, except those making a direct appropriation, that creates a State mandate on privately owned or operated facilities and community service providers funded through the Department of Human Services for the purpose of serving individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness, shall have prepared for it prior to second reading in the house of introduction a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the probable impact of its provisions on those facilities and providers and the probable impact that the bill will have upon the Department's annual budget. Provides that these statements or notes shall be known as "community services impact notes". Sets forth provisions concerning the preparation of the written statements by the Department of Human Services, votes on the necessity of community services impact notes, contents of a note, note comments and worksheets, committee appearances, amendments, and confidentiality. Effective immediately.