Rep. Hoan Huynh

Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires housing authorities to develop and implement policies granting housing preferences to veterans who are homeless. Provides that such preferences shall be cumulative with any other preference allowed by a housing authority for which the veteran qualifies. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to supersede any federal law or regulation.

Amends the Accident and Health Insurance Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 may not deny coverage for medically necessary reconstructive services that are intended to restore physical appearance. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that medically necessary reconstructive services that are intended to restore physical appearance shall be covered under the medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance.

Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act, the Condominium Property Act, and the Landlord and Tenant Act. Requires a common interest community association, unit owners' association, and landlord to keep the temperature of all common areas between 67 and 73 degrees and, if a unit owner or tenant does not have control of temperature settings in the unit owner's or tenant's living area, to keep the temperature of all living areas between 67 and 73 degrees. Provides that the provisions apply only to property or residential premises where: (1) 75% of the unit owners or tenants are 65 years of age or older if the property or residential premises has 25 dwelling units or less; or (2) 50% of the unit owners or tenants are 65 years of age or older if the property residential premises has 26 dwelling units or more. Allows a unit owner or tenant to bring an action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief if the association or landlord violates the provisions. Allows a court to grant a prevailing unit owner or tenant actual damages, reasonable costs, and attorney's fees. Allows the court to issue a civil penalty of $750 for each day the association or landlord violates the provisions.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that an owner or operator of a community water supply must (rather than may) provide a consumer notice by email (if an email address is available) when replacing a lead service line or repairing or replacing water mains with lead service lines or partial lead service lines attached to them. Requires a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants to publicly post, on its website, data related to the progress it has made in installing publicly-funded lead service lines. Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Requires the seller to disclose on the real estate disclosure form any discovered concentration of or unsafe conditions relating to lead paint, lead water pipes, lead plumbing pipes or lead in the soil on the premises (rather than unsafe concentrations of or unsafe conditions relating to lead paint, lead water pipes, lead plumbing pipes or lead in the soil on the premises).

Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning the hiring process for employees with a disability. Amends the Personnel Code. Makes changes concerning the procedures for extending jurisdictions to positions not initially covered by the Act. Makes changes concerning positions that are exempt from jurisdictions. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall adopt rules for positions and employees subject to the Act (currently, the Director shall prepare and submit proposed rules to the Civil Service Commission). Makes changes concerning testing and eligibility lists. Effective immediately.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides for the repeal of the Illinois Public Accounting Act on January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2024). Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Provides that all applicants and registrants shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which shall serve as the address of record and email address of record, respectively, at the time of application for registration or renewal of a registration and (2) inform the Department of any change of address of record or email address of record within 14 days after such change either through the Department's website or by contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit. Provides that a license application shall have an applicant's federal individual taxpayer identification number. Provides that all CPA firms or sole practitioners required to undergo a peer review shall submit to the Department peer review reports; letters of response, if applicable; acceptance letters; letters signed by the reviewed CPA firm accepting the peer review documents with the understanding that the CPA firm agrees to take certain actions, if applicable; and letters notifying the reviewed CPA firm that certain required actions have been completed, if applicable. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall appoint a full-time CPA Coordinator. Provides that the hearing officer shall report the hearing officer's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Committee (rather than to the Committee and the Secretary). Removes a provision providing that exhibits shall be certified without cost. Makes corresponding and other changes. Specifies that the changes made to the Regulatory Sunset Act take effect immediately.

Appropriates $7,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making a grant to the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living to administer and implement the Home Modification Program. Effective July 1, 2023.

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the 575 Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program. Effective July 1, 2023.

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing grants under the Crisis Care System (590) program. Effective July 1, 2023.