Amends the Wildlife Code. Permits hunting with a rifle for the taking of deer. Provides that rifle hunting permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources shall be approved by county ordinance. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, it is unlawful to take a deer with a rifle in a county of the State with a population of 500,000 or more. Defines "rifle" as any firearm designed, made, or adapted to be fired from the shoulder that uses the energy of an explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire a projectile through a rifled bore by a single function of the trigger. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 520 ILCS 5/2.32a new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that legal handguns and rifles include any bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches or any straight walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger both of which must be available as a load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Deletes language that provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, it is unlawful to take a deer with a rifle in a county of the State with a population of 500,000 or more.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing death, a Class 4 felony. Provides that if a person convicted of the offense of uninsured operation of a motor vehicle causing death has previously been convicted 2 or more times of uninsured operation of a motor vehicle, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm, or operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing death, a fine of $5,000 in addition to any sentence of incarceration shall be imposed. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the immediate effective date to an effective date of January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of operation of an insured motor vehicle and the offense causes, as a proximate result of the person's operation of the motor vehicle, the death of one or more persons, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective January 1, 2020.
Mourns the death of Captain Jake Ringering of Godfrey.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who violates a provision in the Code governing the operation of a vehicle approaching a stationary emergency vehicle commits a petty (rather than business) offense punishable by a fine of not more than $75 (rather than a fine of not less than $100 or more than $10,000). Provides that a person who violates the provision and the violation results in damage to the property of another person commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $10,000. Provides that a person who violates the provision and the violation results in the injury or death of another person commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to convey a portion of real property in Franklin County to Rend Lake Conservancy District, subject to specified conditions.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the tax imposed on mid-range ethanol blends applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2019 and on or before December 31, 2023 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. Provides that the term "mid-range ethanol blend" means a blend of gasoline and denatured ethanol that contains not less than 20% but less than 51% denatured ethanol. Makes changes to the definitions of "gasohol" and "majority blended ethanol fuel" to adjust the required percentage of ethanol. Effective immediately.
States support for veterans currently struggling with mental illness and thoughts of suicide and encourages the State of Illinois to create a memorial for veterans who have died of suicide to be included at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Declares April 2, 2019 as Pay Equity Day.
Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, an area is qualified to become a zone if it is an area in the State: (1) located on a river; (2) with less than 30,000 population; and (3) that (i) has a median household income of less than 80% of State median income for a household of 4, (ii) has a per capita personal income of less than 60% of the per capita personal income for Illinois, or (iii) has a median home price of less than 60% of the State median home price. Effective immediately.
Amends the Livestock Management Facilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "livestock management facility".