Rep. Renée Kosel

Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Counties Code and approved by Jackson County voters in a 1994 referendum, of which less than $200,000 were issued, and for which the purpose of the bonds is flooding prevention, shall remain approved for 25 years after the date of the referendum. Effective immediately.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the following offices for more than a total of 8 years, provided that service before the second Wednesday in January of 2015 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate, Assistant Minority Leader in the Senate, Assistant Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Assistant Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Deputy Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Deputy Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Majority Caucus Chairman in the Senate, Minority Caucus Chairman in the Senate, Majority Conference Chairman in the House of Representatives, and the Minority Conference Chairman in the House of Representatives. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Congratulates the Lincoln-Way East High School cheerleaders, the Griffins, on winning the IHSA State Cheerleading Championship.

Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative code of Illinois. Provides that State Agencies shall provide information to the Department of Central Management Services to create a searchable database on the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal (ITAP) on all grants to community based organizations providing services on a local basis. Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that State agencies shall make an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on all grants made to community based organizations providing services on a local basis. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the offense for driving on a suspended or revoked license so that graduated penalties for repeat violations of this Section require the prior convictions of driving on a suspended or revoked driver's license to have the same underlying cause of suspension or revocation of the driver's license as the current violation.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Deletes a provision that creates within the Department of Military Affairs an honorary regiment of Colonels known as the Governor's Regiment and that provides that the Governor, from time to time as necessary, may appoint individuals to the Regiment with the honorary title of Colonel whose accomplishments, achievements, or service have contributed to the fellowship and goodwill of the State. Provides instead that the Department of Military Affairs shall establish by rule a recognition program to allow the Governor or the Adjutant General to recognize individuals or organizations who have contributed to the advancement of the Illinois National Guard. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall require every provider of mammography services to, if a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in any summary of the mammography report sent to the patient pursuant to the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act that shall include, but not be limited to, certain information.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that motor vehicles used by fire departments or for fire protection services are eligible for $8 permanent registration plates, as long as those plates indicate the fire protection service that owns the vehicle. Provides that the Secretary of State shall put procedures in place to allow fire protection services in possession of these plates to transfer those plates at no additional charge.

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning qualifications for licensure as a cosmetologist by a barber school graduate.