Congratulates Walter Leon Russell and Janet Ann Russell on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of their company, Russell Oil Company-ROC One Stop, in November of 2016 and their 60th wedding anniversary on December 23, 2016.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products and incontinence products are exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts. Provides that the Acts' automatic sunset provisions do not apply to that exemption. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Child Bereavement Leave Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that an employee may use specified amounts of bereavement leave to grieve the death of the employee's child, attend services in relation to the death of the employee's child, or make arrangements necessitated by the death of the employee's child. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor. Provides for civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect penalties. Creates the Child Bereavement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Amends the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the evaluation of loan applications.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits a false personation when he or she knowingly and falsely represents himself or herself to be: (1) an active-duty member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the National Guard or a veteran of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the National Guard; and (2) obtains money, property, or another tangible benefit through that false representation. Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the offender shall be fined at least $100 and not more than $200. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the members of the Goreville High School Blackcats boys baseball team on the occasion of their IHSA Class 1A championship victory.
Recognizes The Metropolis Lighthouse as a means of communicating cancer awareness and promoting early cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment to save lives and honor the Metropolis Hope Light Project Committee, the Hope Light Foundation, and the City of Metropolis for their work in this regard.
Congratulates Lisa D. Thurston on her retirement as Executive Director of Southern Five Regional Planning District and Development Commission.
