Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, taxpayers of income producing property shall submit income and expense data related to the property annually to the chief county assessment officer. Provides that, in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county board may provide by resolution that taxpayers of income producing property shall submit income and expense data annually to the chief county assessment officer. Provides that, when determining the value of property for assessment purposes, the assessor may consider all relevant information pertaining to the fair cash value of the property, including, but not limited to, income and expense data, sales data, property characteristics data, construction cost data, appraisals, and other valuation information. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) provides that the term "income producing property" includes only non-owner-occupied real property; (2) defines "property"; (3) provides that failure to submit income and expense data shall result in a penalty of 0.5% (in the introduced bill, 2%) of the prior year's assessed value; (4) provides that the taxpayer shall not be required to pay more than $100,000 in penalties per property; (5) removes provisions from the introduced bill providing that, if the taxpayer fails to submit income and expense data, the taxpayer shall not be permitted to appeal the assessment of that income producing property for the applicable taxable year; and (6) provides that the chief county assessment officer is not prohibited from disclosing compiled and anonymized income and expense data. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/9-155 35 ILCS 200/9-160 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment 1 with changes. Removes conforming changes concerning income and expense data, but retains the new Article concerning income-producing property. Provides that the term "income and expense data" include specific federal income tax returns (in Senate Amendment 1, federal income tax returns generally). Provides that "income-producing property" means property that is not exclusively owner-occupied (in Senate Amendment 1, non-owner-occupied). Removes a reference to gas stations. Defines "owner-occupied" and "taxpayer". Provides that the chief county assessment officer shall notify taxpayers of their obligation to submit income and expense data. Makes changes concerning the submission of federal tax forms. Provides that the penalty for failure to submit income and expense data shall be 0.05% (instead of 0.5%) of the prior year's market value. Adds provisions concerning administrative hearings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Mourns the passing of Conrad Walter Worrill, Ph.D.

Creates the Commission on Fair Practices in Procurement and Contracting Act. Establishes the Commission on Fair Practices in Procurement and Contracting. Provides for the purpose and functions of the Commission. Provides for the membership of the Commission and related requirements. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall assist the Commission and provide administrative support to the Commission. Provides meeting requirements for the Commission. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines terms. Provides legislative findings. Effective immediately.

Mourns the passing of Billie McCoy-Thomas.

Mourns the passing of William Allen "Al" Kolkman.

Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Requires the Authority to produce a monthly Pretrial Order Report, Pretrial Bail Proceeds Report, and Pretrial Custody and Release Report. Specifies requirements for these reports. Provides that the Authority shall post each county's monthly Pretrial Order Report, Pretrial Custody and Release Report, and Pretrial Bail Proceeds Report on the Authority's website on a monthly basis and those reports shall remain on the website for at least 5 years after being posted. Amends the Counties Code and the Clerk of Courts Act to require certain reporting requirements. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes violation of bail bond to violation of conditions of pre-trial release. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Abolishes monetary bail under the Code, except under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. Provides for considerations for granting and denying pre-trial release. Provides that a person arrested with or without a warrant on an offense for which pre-trial release may not be denied shall, except as otherwise provided, be released by the officer without appearing before a judge. Provides that the court may use a regularly validated risk assessment tool to determine conditions of release. Provides that if a risk assessment tool is used, the defendant's counsel shall be provided with the information and scoring system of the risk assessment tool used to arrive at the determination. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Adds as commemorative holidays January 15 (to be known as Humanitarian Day and observed as a day of respect for the principles of human and civil rights and to involve the use of the color white as a visual affirmation to practice these principles), April 4 (to be known as Victims of Violence Wholly Day and observed as a day of respect for the principles of nonviolence and to involve the use of the color black as a visual affirmation to practice these principles), and August 28 (to be known as Dream Day and observed as a day of respect for the spiritual and moral principles of peoplehood and to involve the use of the colors black and white as a visual affirmation to practice these principles). Provides that the teaching of the history of the United States shall include the study of the American civil rights renaissance, that period of time from 1954 to 1965 called the Movement. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-20.4 from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4 Further amends the School Code. Sets forth additional areas to be included in the Black History unit of instruction, including the study of the American civil rights renaissance and the study of pre-enslavement history.

Urges that violence be labeled as a disease and treated as a public health crisis.

Amends the Financially Distressed City Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if a financially distressed city or the city's Financial Advisory Authority is awarded a State grant, any moneys the financially distressed city or Authority would be required to match under the grant are waived unless the moneys under the grant come from federal moneys that require the match. Provides that the entity awarding a State grant shall not consider a municipality's status as a financially distressed city in awarding a State grant. Effective immediately.

Creates the Police Department Nonlethal Force Policy Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police, Secretary of State Police Department, and each mass transit district police force, university police force, county sheriff's office, and municipal police department of this State shall develop a plan or strategy for the use of nonlethal force on a person suspected of committing or having committed a criminal offense or resisting arrest. The plan or strategy shall include the use of new technologies and alternatives to the use of firearms in apprehending a suspect or in protecting the officer from harm by a suspect.