Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a Section concerning homeowner protection is repealed July 1, 2023 (instead of July 1, 2013). Effective immediately.
Amends the Litter Control Act. Provides that a person who violates a specific provision of the Act is subject to a mandatory minimum fine of $50.
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 Litter Control Act. Changes the definition of "litter" to include cigarettes.
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for an Illinois Identification Card. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2024. Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Makes changes to Section headings and provisions concerning definitions, civil penalties, administration of Act, the Occupational Therapy Board, applications, examinations, licenses, fees, advertising, discipline, injunctions, investigations, hearings, confidentiality, subpoenas, findings and reports of the Board, restoration of licenses, suspensions, penalties, and home rule. Makes other changes. Effective December 31, 2013.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Raises the penalty for a violation of the restriction on driving while a license is suspended or revoked if the violation results in an accident that causes bodily injury to a Class 4 felony if the driver has no prior violations, a Class 3 felony if the driver has previously been convicted of violating this Section, and a Class 2 felony if the driver has been convicted of violating this Section on 2 or more prior occasions.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Replaces the provisions of the Section concerning actions for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse with language providing that an action for damages based on childhood sexual abuse may be commenced at any time. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to actions pending on the effective date of the Act and to actions commenced on or after that date.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that an Article concerning leases for real property or capital improvements does not apply to leases that are entered into by the governing board of the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Chicago State University, Governors State University, or Northeastern Illinois University in connection with a transaction for the financing of buildings, structures, or facilities which, as determined by the governing board of that university, are required by, or necessary for the use or benefit of, the university, through the issuance of bonds by the Illinois Finance Authority. Effective immediately.
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Makes changes in the definition of "video gaming terminal". Removes language restricting the operation of video gaming terminals near inter-track wagering licensees or inter-track wagering location licensees. Requires the splitting of the annual fees for video gaming terminals by a terminal operator and a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment. Prohibits the Illinois Gaming Board from disseminating information relating to video gaming that is specific to individual licensed locations, but allows the dissemination of information that is aggregated based on municipality or county (and makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act). Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds exemptions related to video gaming in provisions concerning the definition of "gambling device", the seizure of gambling devices, and gambling losses that are recoverable.
