Urges Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment reversing the Citizens United v. FEC ruling and related cases by clarifying that corporations and other artificial entities are not people with constitutional rights, and that money is property, not speech, and therefore can be regulated.
Creates the Task Force on Language Access to Government Services.
Mourns the death of Calvin R. Sutker of Skokie.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires that the Environmental Protection Agency (i) identify a system for the issuance of general permits and permits by rule under the Act, (ii) complete a study of the legislative and administrative actions that must be taken to establish and implement such a system, (iii) report to the General Assembly the results of the study and recommendations for legislative changes, and (iv) establish and implement such a system within one year after the adoption of the legislative and administrative changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reinstates the training expense credit for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2011 and on or before December 30, 2021. Increases the amount of the credit from 1.6% of training expenses to 2% of training expenses. Provides that the training expense credit earned on or after December 31, 2011 may be carried forward. Effective immediately.
Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a license required to engage in the business of making loans of money in a principal amount not exceeding $40,000.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in provisions concerning venue.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
