Amends the Life Care Facilities Act. Creates the Continuing Care Retirement Community Transparency Task Force to research and collect information on transparency and consumer protection issues for life care contracts. Provides that the Task Force shall review existing legal frameworks to identify all existing consumer protections for residents living in continuing care retirement communities and all areas in which more consumer protections for continuing care retirement community residents are necessary. Provides that the Task Force shall identify any shortcomings of the definition of "life care contract" and determine whether that definition should be expanded to include more senior living facilities. Provides that members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for expenses. Requires the Department of Public Health shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2019. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that, in addition to those members already listed, the Director of Public Health shall appoint to the Continuing Care Retirement Community Task Force at least 2 providers who hold permits to enter into life care contracts, one of whom shall be a representative of a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxes, shall be members of the Task Force. Corrects typographical errors. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Task Force shall report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2020 (rather than by December 31, 2019). Provides that the amendatory Act's provisions are repealed on January 1, 2021 (rather than January 1, 2020). Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 40/13 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/102 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1102 720 ILCS 570/220 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Systems shall establish a form to allow electronic health record systems to certify the identity of a third party that will provide access to the Prescription Information Library for the electronic health record system using all or part of a computer program or system that is a federally certified Health IT Module for the electronic health record system. Provides that before the Health IT Module is permitted to connect to the Prescription Information Library, it must enter into a business associate agreement with the electronic health record system that requires the Health IT Module to agree to adhere to all requirements imposed on the electronic health record system by the laws of this State. Defines "electronic health record system".
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Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a third-party facilitator license. Establishes licensing fees, recordkeeping requirements, reporting requirements, and other requirements for a third-party facilitator licensee. Provides that a retailer may deliver alcoholic liquors to the home or other designated location of a consumer in this State if specified conditions are met, including verifying that the individual accepting the delivery is at least 21 years of age. Provides that a retailer may use the services of a third-party facilitator by means of the Internet or mobile application to facilitate the sale of alcoholic liquors to be delivered to the home or other designated location of a consumer in this State if specified conditions are met, including verifying that the individual accepting the delivery is at least 21 years of age. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may not treat a violation of those conditions as a violation by the retailer. Preempts home rule powers. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 235 ILCS 5/3-12 235 ILCS 5/5-3 235 ILCS 5/6-18.5 new 235 ILCS 5/6-29.5 new Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 43, par. 115 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in the Act, except for specified provisions concerning prohibited sales and possession of alcoholic liquor (instead of nothing in Public Act 95-634), shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to transfer or ship (instead of transfer, deliver, or ship) alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or consumption subject to any applicable local law or ordinance. Provides that nothing in the Act, except for specified provisions concerning prohibited sales and possession of alcoholic liquor, shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to deliver alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or consumption. Provides that the delivery shall only be made within 12 hours from the time the alcoholic liquor leaves the licensed premises of the retailer for delivery. Defines "shipping" and "deliver" for purposes of a provision concerning licenses. Limits home rule powers to regulate the delivery of alcoholic liquor. Makes other changes. House Committee Amendment No. 5 Provides that nothing in the Act, except for specified provisions concerning prohibited sales and possession of alcoholic liquor, direct shipments of alcoholic liquor, and shipments of wine (instead of provisions concerning prohibited contracts) shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to transfer or ship alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or consumption subject to any applicable local law or ordinance. Provides that nothing in the Act, except for specified provisions concerning prohibited sales and possession of alcoholic liquor, direct shipments of alcoholic liquor, and shipments of wine (instead of provisions concerning prohibited contracts), shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to deliver alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or consumption.
Amends the Foreign Banking Office Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 645/1 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/355 from Ch. 73, par. 967 215 ILCS 125/4-12 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1409.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Provides that all individual and small group accident and health policies written in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act must file rates for approval. Provides that rate increases not found to be reasonable in relation to benefits under the policy provided will be disapproved. Requires the Department of Insurance to provide a report to the General Assembly after January 1, 2021, regarding both on and off exchange individual and small group rates in the Illinois market. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 205 ILCS 645/1 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/355 from Ch. 73, par. 967 215 ILCS 125/4-12 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1409.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Provides that all individual and small group accident and health policies written in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act must file rates with the Department of Insurance for approval. Provides that rate increases found to be unreasonable rate increases in relation to benefits under the policy provided shall be disapproved. Requires the Department to provide a report to the General Assembly after January 1, 2021, regarding both on and off exchange individual and small group rates in the Illinois market. Requires that the Department approve or deny rate increases within 60 calendar days after the rate increase is filed with the Department. Provides that a rate increase that is not approved or denied by the Department on the 61st calendar day shall be automatically approved on that day. Provides that no less than 30 days after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified the plans described in this Section for the upcoming plan year, the Department shall publish on its website a report explaining the rates for the subsequent calendar year's certified policies. Defines "unreasonable rate increase". Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/355 from Ch. 73, par. 967 215 ILCS 125/4-12 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1409.5 Adds reference to: 805 ILCS 5/7.05 from Ch. 32, par. 7.05 805 ILCS 5/7.15 from Ch. 32, par. 7.15 805 ILCS 5/7.30 from Ch. 32, par. 7.30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that if the board of directors is authorized to determine the place of a meeting of shareholders, the board of directors may determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication. Provides that a corporation may allow shareholders to participate in and act at any meeting of the shareholders through the use of remote connection; however, the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide the shareholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders. Provides that the corporation may implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and entitled to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Removes a birthdate restriction on eligibility at age 55 for a 3% automatic annual increase in retirement annuity that is not subject to a maximum increase of 30%. Makes a related change. Adds provisions concerning calculations of annual increases in retirement annuities of annuitants who retire after September 1, 1967. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency Act. Requires health insurers to disclose certain rate and spending information concerning prescription drugs and certain prescription drug pricing information to the Department of Public Health. Requires the Department and health insurers to create annual lists of prescription drugs on which the State spends significant health care dollars and for which costs have increased at a certain rate over time. Requires the Department and health insurers to provide their lists to the Attorney General. Requires prescription drug manufacturers to notify the Attorney General if they are introducing a new prescription drug at a wholesale acquisition cost that exceeds the threshold set for a specialty drug under the Medicare Part D program. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance that provides coverage for prescription drugs to apply the same cost-sharing requirements to interchangeable biological products as apply to generic drugs under the policy. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that when a pharmacist receives a prescription for a biological product, the pharmacist shall select the lowest priced interchangeable biological product (rather than allowing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product only if certain requirements are met). Requires that when a pharmacist receives a prescription from a Medicaid recipient, the pharmacist shall select the preferred drug or biological product from the State's preferred drug list. Makes other changes. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.33 225 ILCS 85/16d new 225 ILCS 85/19.5 225 ILCS 85/19.7 new 225 ILCS 85/25 225 ILCS 85/41 Removes the provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code and the Pharmacy Practice Act. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 140/7.5 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 57/33 new 625 ILCS 57/Act title 625 ILCS 57/1 625 ILCS 57/5 625 ILCS 57/10 625 ILCS 57/15 625 ILCS 57/20 625 ILCS 57/25 625 ILCS 57/30 625 ILCS 57/32 625 ILCS 57/34 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reenacts the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides for the continuation and validation of the Act, and extends the repeal to June 1, 2021. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 135/1-1 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 35/1 from Ch. 37, par. 72.1 705 ILCS 35/2a from Ch. 37, par. 72.2a 705 ILCS 35/2f-12 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Divides the 6th judicial circuit into the 6th and 24th judicial circuits on December 7, 2020. Provides that the 6th circuit shall consist of the county of Champaign, and the 24th circuit shall consist of the counties of Douglas, Moultrie, Macon, DeWitt and Piatt. Provides that of the 5 circuit judges elected in the 6th circuit before the 2020 general election, the Supreme Court shall assign 3 to the 6th circuit and 2 to the 24th circuit, based on the residency of the circuit judges then holding those judgeships. Provides that an individual seeking election or retention during the 2020 general election to one of the 6 at large judgeships assigned to the 6th circuit shall seek election or retention solely within the boundaries of Champaign County, and an individual seeking election or retention during the 2020 general election to one of the 2 at large judgeships assigned to the 24th circuit shall seek election or retention solely within the boundaries of DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, and Piatt counties. Provides that the resident judgeships elected in the counties of Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, and DeWitt shall become a resident judgeship of his or her specified county in the 24th circuit on December 7, 2020. Provides that before December 7, 2020, the Supreme Court shall allocate: the associate judgeships of the 6th circuit between the 6th and 24th circuits; and personnel, books, records, documents, property, funds, assets, liabilities, and pending matters concerning the 6th circuit between the 6th and 24th circuits. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the one resident judgeship elected from Moultrie County and Piatt County (rather than 2 resident judgeships elected from Moultrie County) shall become a resident judgeship of his or her specified county in the 24th circuit on December 7, 2020. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to House Bill 97 (H-AM 1) as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to House Bill 97 (H-AM 2) as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 97 (H-AM 1) would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 97 (H-AM 2) would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 97 (H-AM 1) would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) HB 97 (H-AM 2) would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included this legislation; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included this legislation; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 35/1 from Ch. 37, par. 72.1 705 ILCS 35/2a from Ch. 37, par. 72.2a 705 ILCS 35/2f-12 new Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 5/11 from Ch. 37, par. 16 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the office of marshal for the Supreme Court may also employ court security officers. Subjects such a court security officer hired by the marshal to the same training requirements and authorizes a court security officer to arrest in the same manner as a court security officer hired by a county sheriff. Allows a court security officer to carry a weapon at his or her place of employment and to and from his or her place of employment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxpayers of income producing property shall submit income and expense data related to the property annually to the chief county assessment officer. Provides that, in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county board may provide by resolution that taxpayers of income producing property shall submit income and expense data annually to the chief county assessment officer. Provides that, when determining the value of property for assessment purposes, the assessor may consider all relevant information pertaining to the fair cash value of the property, including, but not limited to, income and expense data, sales data, property characteristics data, construction cost data, appraisals, and other valuation information. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) provides that the term "income producing property" includes only non-owner-occupied real property; (2) defines "property"; (3) provides that failure to submit income and expense data shall result in a penalty of 0.5% (in the introduced bill, 2%) of the prior year's assessed value; (4) provides that the taxpayer shall not be required to pay more than $100,000 in penalties per property; (5) removes provisions from the introduced bill providing that, if the taxpayer fails to submit income and expense data, the taxpayer shall not be permitted to appeal the assessment of that income producing property for the applicable taxable year; and (6) provides that the chief county assessment officer is not prohibited from disclosing compiled and anonymized income and expense data. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/9-155 35 ILCS 200/9-160 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment 1 with changes. Removes conforming changes concerning income and expense data, but retains the new Article concerning income-producing property. Provides that the term "income and expense data" include specific federal income tax returns (in Senate Amendment 1, federal income tax returns generally). Provides that "income-producing property" means property that is not exclusively owner-occupied (in Senate Amendment 1, non-owner-occupied). Removes a reference to gas stations. Defines "owner-occupied" and "taxpayer". Provides that the chief county assessment officer shall notify taxpayers of their obligation to submit income and expense data. Makes changes concerning the submission of federal tax forms. Provides that the penalty for failure to submit income and expense data shall be 0.05% (instead of 0.5%) of the prior year's market value. Adds provisions concerning administrative hearings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years that end on or after December 31, 2020 and end prior to December 31, 2022, there is no maximum amount for the education expense credit if the qualified pupil attends a school that is subject to in-person attendance restrictions as a result of COVID-19. Provides that, if the qualified pupil attends a school that is subject to in-person attendance restrictions as a result of COVID-19, the term "qualified education expense" also includes school supplies, computers and tablets, and increased internet access to facilitate remote learning. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that if a judicial candidate or candidate for State's Attorney has changed his or her name at any time after being admitted to practice law in Illinois and before the last day for filing the petition or certificate for that office, then the candidate's name on the petition or certificate must include a list of prior names and dates for each name change during that time period, and the petition or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the previous names and the date or dates each of those names was changed. Provides that failure to meet the requirements shall be grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/7-10.2 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2 10 ILCS 5/7-17 from Ch. 46, par. 7-17 10 ILCS 5/10-5.1 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5.1 10 ILCS 5/16-3 from Ch. 46, par. 16-3 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/8-1 from Ch. 46, par. 8-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the nomination of candidates for the General Assembly.