Rep. Mary Flowers

Congratulates First Lady Michelle Obama on her success in leading the charge against childhood obesity.

Congratulates the African American Contractors Association on its 22nd annual Membership/Awards Reception.

Congratulates HH Conrady Jr. High School in North Palos School District 117 on being recognized as a National Distinguished School.

Honors the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe and thanks them for their visits to the State of Illinois.

Amends the Park District Code. Provides that the board of a park district may borrow money for any corporate purpose from a bank or other financial institution, provided that the money shall be repaid within 2 years from the general funds of the park district and such other sources of payment as are otherwise lawfully available. Prohibits the indebtedness incurred, when aggregated with the existing indebtedness of the park district, from exceeding the debt limitation otherwise provided for by law. Defines "financial institution". Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who knowingly places, posts, or reproduces on the Internet a photograph, video, or digital image of a person in a state of nudity, in a state of sexual excitement, or engaged in any act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration, without the knowledge and consent of that person, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any person engaged in placing, posting, publishing, reproducing, or maintaining an Internet site to solicit or accept the payment of a fee or other consideration for removal of a person's private material or identifying information, which has been placed, posted, published, reproduced, or maintained on an Internet site without knowledge and consent of that person.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning method of arrest.

Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the first $100 of child support collected on behalf of a family in a month for one child and the first $200 of child support collected on behalf of a family in a month for 2 or more children shall be passed through to the family and disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant provided to the family. Provides that any amount of child support that would be disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant shall be disregarded in determining eligibility for cash assistance. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's powers and duties.

Creates the Financial Transaction Tax Act. Beginning September 1, 2013, imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in a financial transaction on any of the following exchanges or boards of trade: the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Provides that the tax is imposed at a rate of 0.01% of the value of the transaction. Provides that the term "financial transaction" means a transaction involving the purchase or sale of a stock contract, futures contract, swap contract, credit default swap contract, or options contract, but does not include a transaction involving securities held in a retirement account or a transaction involving a mutual fund. Effective immediately.