Rep. Kelly Cassidy

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person serving a sentence for any criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar local ordinance for which the statutory penalty has been subsequently reduced or altered may petition the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction to request resentencing or dismissal in accordance with the statutory penalty in effect at the time of the filing of the petition. Provides that upon verified petition for resentencing by the defendant, the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction in a defendant's case may order resentencing at any time after 30 days have passed following the imposition of a sentence under a guilty verdict or a finding of guilt for any criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar local ordinance provided: (1) the State's Attorney or other prosecuting attorney is given at least 30-day notice of the filing of the petition seeking resentencing; (2) the statutory penalty for the offense for which the defendant was found guilty or convicted, since his or her plea of guilty or conviction, has been subsequently reduced or altered in a manner that includes, but is not limited to: (A) reducing the minimum or maximum sentence for the offense; (B) granting the court more discretion over the range of penalties available for the offense; or (C) changing the penalties associated with the offense or conduct underlying the offense in any way.

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Modifies the required statement of economic interests under the Act to include disclosure of income received from specified entities on which a person is required to report. Modifies the statement of economic interests forms to make conforming changes.

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

Amends the Election Code. Changes the date for general primary elections from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in April. Changes the date for consolidated primary elections from the last Tuesday in February to the second Tuesday in March. In provisions concerning nomination petitions for established party candidates, provides that the minimum signature requirement for various offices may not exceed 5,000. For various offices currently without a maximum signature requirement, provides that a candidate's petition for nomination may not contain more than 3 times the minimum number of signatures required for the office. Provides that when reviewing a candidate's petition for nomination under these provisions, an election authority shall only consider signatures beginning on the first page of the petition through the signature on the page where the maximum signature requirement is met. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt rules authorizing election authorities and local election officials to establish procedures under which digital voter signatures may be collected for nominating, candidate, and referendum petitions. Provides that the rules shall allow any election authority or local election official to provide or supply electronic devices for the collection of digital voter signatures on petitions. Provides that the electronic devices may be capable of allowing a person to access and use the online voter registration system established under the Code. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that a federally qualified health care center may provide forensic services to sexual assault survivors in a manner that is consistent with the Act. Provides that a federally qualified health care center that chooses to provide forensic services to sexual assault survivors in a manner that is consistent with the Act shall follow specified provisions of the Act and rules concerning the collection of sexual assault evidence, sexual assault evidence testing, and the submission of sexual assault evidence that are applicable to hospitals. Effective immediately.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke for one year the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a card holder who reports to the local law enforcement agency his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period. Provides that a law enforcement agency that has knowledge that a card holder has reported his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period shall forward that information to the Department of State Police. Provides that "incident" means an occasion in which the card holder's firearm or firearms have been lost or stolen regardless of the number of firearms stolen in the incident and the report of the loss or theft of the firearm or firearms on one occasion shall be considered one incident. Provides that if a law enforcement agency recovers a firearm that had been lost or stolen and has not been previously reported as lost or stolen, the recovery of the firearm shall be considered an incident for the purpose of this provision. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the sentence for attempt to acquire a firearm by use of a revoked Firearm Owner's Identification Card is a Class 4 felony.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Labor and Storage Lien Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of liens.

Creates the Small Donor Democracy Matching System for Fair Elections Act. Amends the Election Code. Creates a small donor campaign contribution matching system for candidates for various offices of State government. Creates the Small Donor Democracy Matching Fund as a special Fund in the State Treasury. Sets forth requirements for accessing the small donor matching system. Sets forth provisions for the funding of the matching contributions. Imposes limits on the access to matching funds. Provides for penalties for violations of the provisions. Sets forth disclosure requirements. Creates the Campaign Finance Board within the State Board of Elections to implement the campaign matching system. Provides that provisions of the Code concerning election interference do not apply to the campaign contribution matching program or similar systems of public financing for elections established by a home rule unit of government. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Defines terms. Includes legislative findings and severability provisions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates provisions that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for: (1) the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver more than 5 grams but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine, fentanyl, or an analog thereof; (2) 3 or more grams but less than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin or an analog thereof; (3) a Class 2 or greater felony if the offender had been convicted of a Class 2 or greater felony, including any state or federal conviction for an offense that contained, at the time it was committed, the same elements as an offense now (the date of the offense committed after the prior Class 2 or greater felony) classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, within 10 years of the date on which the offender committed the offense for which he or she is being sentenced; or (4) residential burglary.