Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Maddy summaryHB 1486 is a procedural bill that makes a technical correction to the short title citation in Illinois' Criminal Code of 2012. It changes Section 1-1 to correctly state "This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code of 2012" (fixing a grammatical error in the existing citation format). This bill does not alter any substantive criminal laws or affect any individuals, courts, or legal procedures. It solely updates how the law is formally referenced in legal documents. The change has no policy impact and affects only the statute's citation language.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for the purposes of the statutes prohibiting the presence within school zone by child sex offenders and prohibiting their approaching, contacting, residing with, or communicating with a child within certain places and prohibiting sexual predators and child sex offenders presence or loitering in or near public parks, includes in the definition of child sex offender when the victim is a person under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of the unauthorized video recording and live video transmission offense that involves: (1) knowingly making a video record or transmitting live video of another person without that person's consent in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom; (2) knowingly making a video record or transmitting live video of another person's intimate parts for the purpose of viewing the body of or the undergarments worn by that other person without that person's consent; or (3) placing or causing to be placed a device that makes a video record or transmitting a live video in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom with the intent to make a video record or transmitting live video of another person without that person's consent. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that "sex offense" under the Act includes a person who committed a violation or attempted violation of these video recording or live video transmission violations.

Amends Rules 18, 73, and 75. Provides that all conference committee reports are, upon filing with the Clerk, automatically referred to the standing or special committee that last reported the bill to the House. Changes the composition of conference committees. Provides that the Speaker shall appoint 2 members to a conference committee, the Minority Leader shall appoint 1 member, and the Chairperson and Spokesperson of the committee that last reported the bill to the House shall be ex officio members of the conference committee. (Now, the Speaker appoints 3 members to a conference committee and the Minority Leader appoints 2 members to a conference committee.) Deletes a cross-reference to Rule 18 in a provision requiring joint action motions for final action or conference committee reports to be referred to the House by the Rules Committee or a standing committee or special committee.

Adds a rule authorizing a member to designate a House Bill as a Priority Bill when filing it with the Clerk. Requires Chairpersons to make a good-faith effort to facilitate committee consideration of each Priority Bill at a time when the Principal Sponsor or the Principal Sponsor's designee, and their necessary witnesses, are available. Requires a Priority Bill posted for a particular hearing to be considered by the committee before consideration of legislative measures without that designation if the Principal Sponsor or designee consents to consideration at that time. Provides that, if the Principal Sponsor or the Principal Sponsor's designee fails to present the bill during the first or second hearing for which the bill was posted or if the Principal Sponsor or the Principal Sponsor's designee withdraws consent for consideration at the hearing, the committee may hear testimony and vote one time on a reporting motion for that bill without the consent of the Principal Sponsor or the Principal Sponsor's designee at the third or subsequent hearing for which the bill is posted. Authorizes only the Principal Sponsor or chief co-sponsor of a Priority Bill to offer a committee amendment to the bill. Provides that each Priority Bill that remains pending in any committee at 5:00 p.m. on April 1 shall be automatically discharged to the House and placed on the calendar on the order of Second Reading, unless a standing or special committee has provided an opportunity for public testimony on the bill at a posted hearing and taken a record vote on a motion to report the bill to the House. Declares that certain deadlines do not apply to Priority Bills. Requires the Journal and Legislative Digest to reference a Priority Bill in a manner that identifies that designation. Prohibits Priority Bill status from being revoked or transferred to another bill. Provides that a Chairperson who fails to implement and comply with these requirements may be subject to disciplinary action under the House rules. Prohibits the suspension of these rules.

Creates the Local Government Elected Official Recall Act. Provides that local officeholders who were elected during a general or consolidated election may be recalled under the Act. Establishes petition requirements for recall elections. Limits home rule powers.

Congratulates Illinois State Archives Director David Joens on his retirement after 20 years as director and 35 years in state government and public service.

Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Sets out a procedure for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers (rather than only the Governor), legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of October of each year is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote awareness of domestic violence and to support advocacy activities that will reduce its prevalence in the State.

Creates the United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Memorial Highway Act. Designates the portion of Interstate 80 that is located in the State of Illinois as the United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Memorial Highway.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall create and implement a policy of electronic scanning and processing of all incoming mail in all Department of Corrections institutions and facilities, including the use of drug interdiction technologies to protect the health and safety of committed persons, the Department's staff, and its contractors. Provides that the policy shall require that mail processed electronically shall be available to committed persons only through kiosk and tablet services. Provides that the policy shall require that the mail be held in storage for a period of time by the correctional institution or facility or destroyed, as determined by the Director of Corrections. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement this provision. Effective immediately.