Rep. Al Riley

Amends the Illinois Residential Building Code Act. Defines "International Residential Code" as the 2006 International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, without amendment or appendices (rather than the International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, as now or hereafter amended by the Council). Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Makes it unlawful to telephone or cause to be telephoned any paid message that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified State or local candidate without a specified disclosure of the message's sponsoring entity or responsible individual. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. With respect to absentee ballots, provides that those returned by mail must be postmarked by midnight preceding election day, for counting no later than during the period for counting provisional ballots.

Creates the STAR Bonds Financing Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Creates the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a pediatric palliative care pilot program under which a qualifying child may receive community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained interdisciplinary team while continuing to pursue aggressive curative treatments for a potentially life-limiting medical condition under the benefits available under the Medicaid program. Provides that the Department shall apply for a federal waiver to conduct the program. Provides that a "qualifying child" for the pilot program is a child under the age of 18 years who is enrolled in the Medicaid program and suffers from a potentially life-limiting medical condition. Sets forth certain counties to be included in the pilot program. Requires a report to the General Assembly at the end of the 3-year pilot period. Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act; requires the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board to review pediatric palliative care issues. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw of Natchez, Mississippi.

Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, acting on a request from the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, may disapprove any action of a regional authority, in which case the regional authority shall cease such action. Provides that the Commission shall operate subject to the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code (instead of the Illinois Purchasing Act). Provides that the Director shall carry out the policies and programs of the Commission and coordinate the activities of its divisions and may delegate to the Human Rights Authority Director any specified duties. Transfers the authority of certain appointment duties from the Commission to the Director. Provides that reassignments of investigations for conflicts of interest and refusals to investigate shall be reviewed and approved by the Director and the Director may seek direction from the Commission. Provides that a regional authority may conduct investigations upon its own initiative if it has reason to believe that the rights of an eligible person have been violated in the region in which the authority sits, unless the Director (rather than Commission) finds that a conflict of interest exists and directs another regional authority to conduct the investigation. Provides that closed meetings by a regional authority are subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Transfers the authority for referrals for further action from the Commission to the Director. Provides that a regional authority may, by acting through the Director, propose to the Commission legislation for the purpose of safeguarding the rights of eligible persons.

Amends the Registered Titles (Torrens) Act. Deletes a provision concerning excess funds in a county indemnity fund that states that the county may transfer and expend excess indemnity fund monies for the benefit of real property owners as the county deems appropriate, if at least 50% of the excess monies are transferred to the lead poisoning prevention fund but the county may not expend excess indemnity fund monies for any purpose other than lead poisoning prevention until it first designs, implements, and starts making loan or grant payments under the lead poisoning prevention program. Provides that this amendatory Act does not preempt, rescind, modify, or revise any local, State, or federal laws or rules governing lead paint mitigation or abatement or lead poisoning prevention. Effective immediately.

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Enlarges the corporate limits of the District. Effective immediately.

Amends the Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Commission's duties.