Rep. Harry Osterman

Creates the Green Buildings Act. Requires that State-funded building construction and major renovations of existing State-owned facilities must meet certain energy and environmental standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program rating system, the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, or an equivalent rating system. Permits waiver of the standards by the Capital Development Board or another agency. Specifies the criteria for waivers. Requires the Board to analyze and evaluate the Act's green building standards after the earlier of 5 years or the completion of 10 Board green projects. Effective immediately.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any value remaining after the expiration date on a gift certificate issued by a nonprofit organization shall revert back to the nonprofit organization.

Appropriates $44,060,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for expenses of AIDS/HIV Education, Drugs, Services, Counseling, Testing, Referral and Partner Notification, and Patient and Worker Notification. Effective July 1, 2010.

Amends the State Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's purpose.

Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that a meeting of a board of managers or board of a master association is a gathering of a quorum of board members to conduct business, provided that conducting board business means acting or voting on, not simply discussing, matters (instead of to conduct business). Provides that upon filing an action to foreclose a lien on a condominium unit, the mortgagee shall be responsible for all assessments accruing beginning with the month after the action was filed up to the date of the judicial foreclosure sale and, unless the sale purchaser is a person other than the mortgagee, the mortgagee’s responsibility continues until the unit’s title is transferred (instead of the sale purchaser, other than the mortgagee, is responsible for paying assessments which would have been due in the 6 months prior to an action to collect assessments). Provides that if a unit owner (1) obtains a written opinion from an Illinois attorney that the owner, based on a set of facts, has a colorable claim against a board and gives a claim notice to the board based on those facts at least 60 days before filing a civil action and (2) prevails, by clear and convincing evidence that the board’s wrongful actions were willful and wanton and without legal justification, in an action to enforce the Act or the condominium instruments, the owner shall recover attorneys fees, costs, and damages of not less than $1,000, which damages shall be trebled by the court. Provides that the board shall annually, within 120 days of the close of the fiscal year, provide (instead of annually provide) an itemized accounting of expenses, which for associations with 30 or more units shall include a balance sheet and income statement (instead of an itemized accounting of expenses). Deletes provision limiting the term of office of a board member or officer to no more than 2 years. Provides that if an owner submits specified financial questions to the board, the board shall respond within 30 days. Provides for a developer to place in escrow an amount equal to 20% of the aggregate initial sale prices of all units to address common element deficiencies. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning revenue.

Amends the Housing Development and Construction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purposes for which grants to housing authorities may be used.

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.

Amends the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Election Code with respect to campaign finance. Limits a candidate to the establishment of one political committee; permits a General Assembly caucus leader to establish an additional caucus committee. Requires candidates, and permits political parties and General Assembly caucus leaders, to designate a single political committee to accept campaign contributions and regulates the manner of designation. Sets limits on the amount of campaign contributions an individual, a corporation, a labor organization, and an association may make to political committees of public office candidates, established political parties, political party committeeperson candidates, and legislative caucuses. Regulates the solicitation by corporations, labor organizations, and associations of employees and employee families for campaign contributions.