Creates the Transportation Benefit Program Act. Provides that an employer that is situated in Cook County and for which an average of 20 or more full-time employees work for compensation shall offer a program that allows a covered employee to elect to exclude from taxable wages and compensation the employee's commuting costs incurred for the purchase of a transit pass to use public transit up to a maximum level allowed by federal tax law. Provides that a covered employer may comply by participating in a program offered by the Chicago Transit Authority or the Regional Transit Authority. Provides that all transit agencies shall market the existence of the program to their riders. Establishes penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Transportation Benefits Program Fund. Effective January 1, 2020.
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Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 16/1 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-190.3 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2020, a referendum to increase the district's aggregate extension for up to 4 consecutive levy years may be submitted to the voters. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-190.3 new Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 16/1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 16/1 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-168 35 ILCS 200/15-169 35 ILCS 200/15-172 35 ILCS 200/21-27 35 ILCS 200/21-145 35 ILCS 200/21-150 35 ILCS 200/21-253 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. In a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, provides for the permissive waiver of interest and penalties. Provides that, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the annual tax sale that would ordinarily be held in calendar year 2020 shall be held no earlier than (i) 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act or (2) until the first day of the first month during which there is no longer a statewide COVID-19 public health emergency, as evidenced by an effective disaster declaration of the Governor covering all counties in the State. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities, the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, and the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption, provides that those exemptions may be granted without application for the 2020 taxable year if the property qualified for the exemption in the 2019 taxable year, subject to certain limitations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that under no circumstance may a tax year be offered at a scavenger sale prior to the annual tax sale for that tax year. Effective immediately.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes the requirement for each Legislative District to be divided into 2 Representative Districts. Modifies provisions concerning legislative redistricting. Provides specified requirements for each Legislative District, Representative District, and Congressional District for redistricting purposes. Replaces the current method of legislative redistricting with a 17-member Commission, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the most senior Supreme Court Justice of a different political party in accordance with specified criteria. Specifies requirements for the Commission concerning redistricting plans. Adds provisions concerning the membership of the Commission and budgetary matters related to the Commission. Provides the Supreme Court with original and exclusive jurisdiction over redistricting matters. Defines terms. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective upon being declared adopted and applicable to redistricting beginning in 2021 and to the election of General Assembly members beginning in 2022.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act concerning price gouging. Provides that it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any person, contractor, business, or other entity to sell or offer to sell, either in person, through an intermediary, or online, consumer food items or goods, goods or services used for emergency cleanup, emergency supplies, medical supplies, home heating oil, building materials, housing, transportation, freight, and storage services, during the period of a disaster declared by either the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Illinois, and for a period of 45 days following the end of the disaster period, for an amount that represents an unconscionably high price. Sets forth criteria for determining whether a price is unconscionably high. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the State Aviation Program Fund, the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, and the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund. Provides that moneys in the State Aviation Program Fund shall be used by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of administering a State Aviation Program. Provides that the State Aviation Program shall include grants to units of local government for airport-related purposes. Provides that moneys in the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund shall be used by units of local government for airport-related purposes. Provides that moneys in the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund shall be used by the Department of Revenue to pay refunds. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to provide that moneys received from the tax paid on aviation fuel shall be deposited into those Funds. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law to provide that certain money received by the Department of Revenue for aviation fuel sold or used on or after December 1 shall be deposited into the State Aviation Program Fund. Amends the Innovation Development and Economy Act, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Civic Center Code, the Flood Prevention District Act, the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, and the Water Commission Act of 1985. Prohibits certain local retailers' occupation taxes on aviation fuel unless the unit of local government has an airport-related purpose. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Requires municipalities that have implemented a Residential Sound Insulation Program to perform an in-home air quality test at a residence located in the municipality if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 In provisions of the introduced bill creating the State Aviation Program Fund, provides that, for a municipality with a population of more than 500,000, grants may be used only for: (1) the replacement of sound-reducing windows and doors installed under the Residential Sound Insulation Program; and (2) in-home air quality testing in residences in which windows or doors were installed under the Residential Sound Insulation Program. For other units of local government, retains the provisions of the introduced bill providing that grants may be used for the capital or operating costs (in the introduced bill, capital costs only) of: (1) an airport; (2) a local airport system; or (3) any other local facility that is owned or operated by the person or entity that owns or operates the airport that is directly and substantially related to the air transportation of passengers or property. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1. Provides that grants to a municipality with a population of more than 500,000 from the State Aviation Program Fund may be used only for the replacement of sound-reducing windows and doors installed under the Residential Sound Insulation Program (in House Amendment No. 1, the replacement of sound-reducing windows and doors and in-home air quality testing). Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/5.892 new 30 ILCS 105/5.893 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-20.1 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-20.2 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-20.3 new 35 ILCS 105/19 35 ILCS 110/17 35 ILCS 115/17 35 ILCS 120/6 35 ILCS 120/11 35 ILCS 505/2 35 ILCS 505/2b 35 ILCS 505/8a 50 ILCS 470/10 50 ILCS 470/31 55 ILCS 5/5-1006 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.7 55 ILCS 5/5-1007 55 ILCS 5/5-1008.5 55 ILCS 5/5-1009 55 ILCS 5/5-1035.1 55 ILCS 5/5-1184 new 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.3 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.6 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.7 65 ILCS 5/8-11-5 65 ILCS 5/8-11-6a 65 ILCS 5/8-11-22 new 65 ILCS 5/11-74.3-6 65 ILCS 5/11-101.3 new 70 ILCS 200/245-12 70 ILCS 750/25 70 ILCS 1605/30 70 ILCS 3610/5.01 70 ILCS 3615/4.03 70 ILCS 3720/4 415 ILCS 125/315 415 ILCS 125/320 Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/5-5 235 ILCS 5/5-7 new 235 ILCS 5/6-1 from Ch. 43, par. 119 235 ILCS 5/6-5 from Ch. 43, par. 122 235 ILCS 5/6-27.1 235 ILCS 5/6-28.8 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a cocktail or mixed drink placed in a sealed container by a retail licensee at the retail licensee's location may be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if specified requirements are met. Prohibits third-party delivery services from delivering cocktails or mixed drinks. Prohibits the delivery or carry out of cocktails or mixed drinks under specified conditions. Repeals the provisions concerning transferring cocktails for off-premises consumption one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. For a liquor license holder whose business or business operations have been suspended in any capacity due to any executive order issued on or after March 16, 2020 or any subsequent rule established by the Department of Public Health or any other agency of the State as a result of COVID-19: provides that late filing fees shall not apply for a specified period; authorizes the deferral of liquor license fees for a specified period; and provides that the renewal of the liquor license shall be automatically approved and the license shall be extended for a specified period. Provides that a retail licensee shall not be deemed to be delinquent in payment until 30 days after the date on which the region in which the retail licensee is located enters Phase 4 of the Governor's Restore Illinois Plan as issued on May 5, 2020. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2022 by a State agency, or by multiple State agencies, for the single integrated tax processing system currently in use by the Department of Revenue on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to contracts entered into by multiple State agencies for the single integrated tax processing system currently in use by the Department of Revenue on the effective date of the amendatory Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-165 35 ILCS 200/21-90 35 ILCS 200/22-35 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/1-55 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%". House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 500/1-10 30 ILCS 525/5.1 new Adds reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.934 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-123 new 30 ILCS 340/1 from Ch. 120, par. 406 30 ILCS 340/1.1 30 ILCS 340/2 from Ch. 120, par. 407 30 ILCS 340/3 from Ch. 120, par. 408 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (CURE) Borrowing Act. Provides that the Governor, with the approval of the Comptroller and Treasurer, is authorized to borrow funds from the Federal Reserve Bank or its agent in accordance with the Municipal Liquidity Facility program established under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization Act (CARES) Act and the Federal Reserve Act, or in accordance with federal coronavirus relief legislation. Sets forth the purposes for which such funds can be used. Provides for the terms for borrowing, provides that the total amount borrowed may not exceed $5,000,000,000 outstanding at any time, and provides for the repayment of funds borrowed. Provides a continuing appropriation for the repayment of funds borrowed. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Borrowing Fund and makes conforming changes. Amends the Short Term Borrowing Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 500/1-10 30 ILCS 525/5.1 new Adds reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.934 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-123 new 30 ILCS 340/1 from Ch. 120, par. 406 30 ILCS 340/1.1 30 ILCS 340/2 from Ch. 120, par. 407 30 ILCS 340/3 from Ch. 120, par. 408 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (CURE) Borrowing Act. Provides that the Governor, with the approval of the Comptroller and Treasurer, is authorized to borrow funds from the Federal Reserve Bank or its agent in accordance with the Municipal Liquidity Facility program established under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization Act (CARES) Act and the Federal Reserve Act, or in accordance with federal coronavirus financing legislation. Sets forth the purposes for which such funds can be used. Provides for the terms for borrowing, provides that the total amount borrowed may not exceed $5,000,000,000 outstanding at any time, and provides for the repayment of funds borrowed. Provides a continuing appropriation for the repayment of funds borrowed. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Borrowing Fund and makes conforming changes. Amends the Short Term Borrowing Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall adopt new rules for the storage, handling, and use of ethylene oxide for sterilization and fumigation in accordance with Section 55 of the National Fire Protection Association Code.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (instead of the Department of Human Services) must provide for a Prescription Monitoring Program for Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances. Makes conforming and related changes. Provides that within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act (instead of within one year of January 1, 2018) the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (instead of the Department of Human Services) shall adopt rules requiring all Electronic Health Records Systems to interface with the Prescription Monitoring Program application program on or before January 1, 2022 (instead of January 1, 2021) to ensure that all providers have access to specific patient records during the treatment of their patients. Contains provisions concerning the transfer of rulemaking authority to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from the Department of Human Services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that a pet shop operator may offer for sale only those dogs or cats obtained from an animal control center, animal care facility, kennel, pound, or training facility operated by any subdivision of local, State, or federal government, or a humane society or rescue organization. Provides that no pet shop operator may offer for sale any dog or cat obtained from a breeder unless the breeder holds a valid USDA Class "A" license as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations implementing the federal Animal Welfare Act, listing all site addresses where regulated animals are located; the breeder owns or possesses no more than 5 female dogs or cats capable of reproduction in any 12-month period; and no more than 5 female dogs or cats capable of reproduction are housed at the site address where the retail animal was born or housed, including animals owned by persons other than the breeder. Effective January 1, 2020.
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery to offer a special instant scratch-off game with the title of "The End of Alzheimer's Begins With Me". Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Alzheimer's Awareness Fund. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Effective immediately.