Rep. John Bradley

Amends the Property Tax Code. With respect to the returning veterans' homestead exemption, provides that, in addition to the $5,000 reduction, beginning in taxable year 2011, for the second and each subsequent taxable year that the veteran returns from active duty in an armed conflict involving the armed forces of the United States, he or she shall be entitled to an additional reduction of $2,500, which shall be cumulative for each year of return.

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 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 amendatory 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.

Amends the Counties Code. Allows the county board to impose an additional fee of $10 to $30 on convictions and grants of supervision for felonies, misdemeanors, petty offenses, and business offenses, to be used to support Court Appointed Special Advocate services. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that any clean coal facility developed, financed, constructed, or operated by the Illinois Power Agency may be constructed within 10 miles of the Rend Lake Conservancy District in a county with unemployment above the State average as of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Further provides that the first facility that the Agency develops, finances, or constructs shall be a facility that uses coal that has high volatile bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per million btu content (was, coal produced in Illinois). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Makes legislative findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a local public entity to initiate a neutral evaluation process if that entity is or likely will become unable to meet its financial obligations as and when those obligations are due or become due and owing. Sets forth procedures concerning the selection and qualifications of an evaluator, the evaluation process, cessation of an evaluation, declaration of a fiscal emergency, and liabilities. Further provides that any meetings or writings made in connection with the neutral evaluation process shall be prohibited from public viewing. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings when the meetings are made pursuant to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that all records and information prohibited from being disclosed pursuant to the Local Government Bankruptcy Neutral Evaluation Act are exempt from inspection and copying.

Creates a committee to explore dangerous dogs, bite statistics and reporting, and animal control training within the Animal Control Act.

Amends the Personnel Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates, for an additional charge of $20 at initial issuance and at renewal. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $5 of the original issuance fee and $18 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Veterans Assistance Fund.