Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

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

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows an employee annuitant who has elected the reversionary annuity to cancel the election. Prohibits the option for a reversionary annuity if the reversionary annuity (rather than the reversionary annuity of a widow), when added to the widow's annuity payable under the Article, exceeds 100% of the reduced annuity payable to the employee. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois False Claims Act. Provides that no court has jurisdiction over a civil action relating to or involving a false claim regarding a tax Act administered by the Department unless the action is brought by the Attorney General at the request of the Department. Provides that: the Department has the sole authority to initiate an administrative or judicial action resulting from information provided by a person alleging a false claim, statement, or record pertaining to a tax Act administered by the Department; the Department shall establish a procedure for the reporting of those allegations; the Department shall diligently investigate allegations of a false claim, statement, or record and may bring an action for all applicable taxes, penalties, and interest due under the tax Act; if the Department proceeds with an administrative or judicial action based on information brought to its attention by a private person, that person shall receive an award, subject to specified limits, from the action or from a settlement in response to that action, taking into account the significance of the person's information and the role of the person and a legal representative of the person in contributing to the action; an award may not be issued if the information resulting in the initiation of the action was originally provided by the person alleging the false claim; if the Department determines that the claim for award is brought by a person who planned and initiated the actions that led to the false claim and a resulting underpayment of tax for the purpose of bringing an action, the Department may appropriately reduce the award; and a determination of the Department regarding an award may be appealed to the Court of Claims within 30 days of the determination.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement actions.

Amends the Chicago Laborers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the minimum employee's annuity from $850 to $1,050 for employees who were members before January 1, 2011. Increases the minimum widow's from $800 to $1,000 for widows of employees who were members before January 1, 2011. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Creates the Employee Complaint Fee Recovery Act. Provides that if a former employee files 2 or more complaints with 2 or more separate State agencies against a single former employer and each complaint is dismissed, the former employer may petition the circuit court for an award of its attorney's fees incurred to dismiss the complaints. Provides that the court may enter a judgment against the former employee in the amount of the attorney's fees if it finds that the complaints were frivolous.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the tax imposed.

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the bonding requirement.