Rep. Angie Guerrero-Cuellar

Mourns the death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough.

Amends the Fire Protection District Act and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities and fire protection districts may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, nursing home facilities, or other similar congregate care facilities for all lift-assist services rendered by a fire department, firefighter, emergency response unit, public safety employee of a municipal department, or fire protection district in connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or other individual. Provides that the fees may not exceed the actual personnel and equipment costs for all services rendered by the municipality or fire protection district in connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or other individual. Provides that the municipality or fire protection district may require a facility to enter into a written agreement to reimburse the municipality or fire protection district for the costs of injuries suffered at the facility by municipal or district personnel when providing lift-assist services, including, but not limited to, costs of medical treatment, payments required under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act, disability payments, and pension payments for injured personnel, but provides that any such agreement does not relieve the municipality or fire protection district of a statutory or contractual obligation it may have to its employees for an injury suffered relating to lift-assist services rendered. Contains provisions relating to third-party claims and intervention in a suit relating to claims made by a municipal or fire protection district employee for an injury suffered relating to lift-assist services rendered.

Amends a provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code making it a violation for a person not entitled to the possession of a vehicle or essential part of a vehicle to receive, possess, conceal, sell, dispose, or transfer it, knowing it to have been stolen or converted. Provides that the violation is committed regardless of whether the person stole or converted the vehicle.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, in a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a law enforcement agency, peace officer, or member of the public presents evidence to the Office of the State's Attorney that there is probable cause that a person has committed an offense within that county and the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney, after evaluating the evidence presented to the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney, refuses to file a complaint, seek an indictment, present the evidence to a grand jury for investigation of the case, or sign an information charging the person with an offense, the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney must provide a written statement to the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the alleged offense occurred of the reasons why the State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney did not seek prosecution of the case.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, on the website of each State's Attorney, the State's Attorney shall publish quarterly reports that include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) the number of all charges commenced by the State's Attorney for offenses within the county, classified by type and class; (2) the number of arrests referred to the State's Attorney for prosecution by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency for offenses within the county, and the number of charges that were commenced by the State's Attorney as a result of those referrals; and (3) the number of arrests of first responders referred to the State's Attorney for prosecution by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency for offenses within the county, and the number of charges that were commenced by the State's Attorney as a result of those referrals. Amends the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency that refers an arrest made to State's Attorney shall report to the State's Attorney if the individual is a first responder.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle or combination of vehicles powered primarily by means of electric battery power may exceed the posted weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds.

Congratulates the Taylorville FFA of Illinois on being named the 2023 Premier National Chapter in Strengthening Agriculture.

Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program Act. Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program within the Illinois State Police to provide a stable funding source for the veterinary care for retired police dogs. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall contract with a not-for-profit corporation organized under Article 2 of the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to administer and manage the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall select the not-for-profit corporation through a competitive grant award process. Establishes criteria for the selection of the not-for-profit corporation. Provides that from appropriations made by the General Assembly to the Illinois State Police for implementation of the Act, the Illinois State Police shall make grants to the not-for-profit corporation contracted by the Illinois State Police to be the disbursing authority for the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. Provides that these funds must be disbursed to the former handler or the adopter of a retired police dog that served for 5 years or more as a police dog upon receipt specified verification. Provides that annual disbursements to a former handler or an adopter to reimburse him or her for the cost of the retired police dog's veterinary care may not exceed $1,500 per dog. Provides that a former handler or an adopter of a retired police dog may not accumulate unused funds from a current year for use in a future year. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall pay to the not-for-profit corporation, and the not-for-profit corporation may use, up to 10% of appropriated funds for its administrative expenses, including salaries and benefits. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to implement the Act.

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that for the purpose of making up any deficiency in the appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act, there is appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation for the payment of claims directed pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for the fiscal year is less than the amount required for the payment of claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation Act for that fiscal year. Provides that the amount of any continuing appropriation used by the Court of Claims under the amendatory Act for a given fiscal year shall be charged against the unexpended amount of any appropriation for line of duty awards to the Court of Claims for that fiscal year that subsequently becomes available. Requires the Court of Claims to report to the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget any continuing appropriation that is used at the conclusion of a fiscal year. Effective immediately.