Rep. Kam Buckner

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Addressing Health Equity for Uninsured and Underinsured Illinois Residents Through the Support of Free and Charitable Clinics Law. Contains background provisions. Appropriates a total of $15,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for provision to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics for specified grants and expenses. Provides that no less than 70% of the funds shall be used for expenses relating to free and charitable clinics serving minority populations. Effective July 1, 2022.

Recognizes May 31, 2021 through June 1, 2021 as the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of detention shall be presumed to be inadmissible as evidence against the accused in any criminal proceeding (rather than criminal proceedings involving specified offenses) unless: (1) an electronic recording is made of the custodial interrogation; and (2) the recording is substantially accurate and not intentionally altered. Makes conforming changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with this change: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of detention shall be presumed to be inadmissible as evidence against the accused in any felony criminal proceeding (rather than any criminal proceeding, in the bill as introduced). Makes a conforming change to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the board of trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago, Illinois Community College District No. 508, at the general primary election in 2022 on a nonpartisan ballot. Provides that a member of the board of trustees shall be elected at each consolidated election thereafter. Makes related changes. Amends the Public Community College Act. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Provides that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 trustee districts by the General Assembly for seats on the board of trustees, in addition to one at-large trustee. Provides that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the trustee districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Firearm Violence Prevention and Reduction Study Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to conduct a study on methods to prevent and reduce firearm violence in Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health must file a yearly report of the study's findings with the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2022 and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter through December 31, 2031. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the study is to be provided sufficient funding in the amount of $150,000 per year. Allows the Department to adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2032. Effective immediately.

Urges the Office of the Attorney General to establish a task force to examine the creation of a statewide conviction integrity unit within its office.

Creates the Illinois Employee Security Act. Establishes a framework for employee discipline and discharge. Prohibits the unjust discharge of an employee. Requires employers to utilize progressive discipline measures. Limits the use of electronic monitoring. Provides for severance pay. Directs the Department of Employment Security to adopt rules and administer the Act. Provides statutory remedies for wrongfully discharged employees and authorizes the recovery of damages. Creates the Wrongful Discharge Enforcement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Applies to disciplinary and discharge actions occurring one year after the Act's effective date. Effective January 1, 2022.

Creates the Consumers and Climate First Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State of Illinois to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Expands the information required to be provided on a statement of economic interests to include employment by a public utility. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. In provisions relating to High Impact Businesses, expands the definition of "new electric generating facility" to include a new utility scale solar power facility. Amends the Energy Policy and Planning Act. Expands the legislative findings to include climate change in the problems to be addressed by the State's energy policy. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State of Illinois to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050, authorizes actions and programs in support of the policy including the Illinois Solar for All Program. Defines "clean energy". Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Authorizes procurement expenditures necessary for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to contract with a firm to perform audits under the Public Utilities Act. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to create the Non-Home Rule Municipal Gas Use Tax Law. Provides that a non-home rule municipality may impose a tax on the privilege of using or consuming gas acquired in a purchase at retail and used or consumed within the corporate limits of the municipality. Defines "gas" and other terms. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Increases the amounts that public utilities must spend to implement energy efficiency measures targeted at low-income households. Prohibits deposits and late payment fees for low-income residential customers and applicants. Restricts the use of credit card convenience fees. Requires all public utilities to annually report the number of disconnections for nonpayment and reconnections according to specified criteria. Provides for an annual audit of the finances of all nuclear power plants operating in Illinois. Provides for specified electric utilities to prepare and file a distribution system investment plan that meets specified requirements no later than June 1, 2022. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that in the case of a law enforcement officer-involved death, the chief judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the law enforcement officer-involved death occurred shall appoint a special prosecutor to review the report of the investigators assigned to investigate an officer-involved death and to prosecute the officer involved in the death, if the special prosecutor determines that there is a basis for the prosecution. Amends the Counties Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that by July 1, 2022, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide medical services to noncitizens 19 years of age through 54 years of age who (i) are not eligible for medical assistance under the Code due to their not meeting the otherwise applicable provisions under the Code concerning citizenship requirements and (ii) have income at or below 133% of the federal poverty level plus 5% for the applicable family size as determined under applicable federal law and regulations. Effective July 1, 2022.