Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows all boards of trustees of a township (currently, only townships in Cook County) to submit a proposition to abolish a road district of a township to the electors of the township.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides fines for legislators who engage in specified restricted activities and for violations of legislator rules of conduct. Provides that any person who willfully files a false or incomplete statement of economic interests under the Act may be subject to a fine not to exceed, for each offense, $150,000. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides fines for intentional failure to complete ethics training and sexual harassment training. Modifies a Section concerning penalties under the Act to provide fines for specified violations. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that any person who, in the course of business, fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for, or allocated or available to, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or veteran-owned small businesses may be subject to a fine not to exceed, for each offense, $115,000. Provides that a fine of up to $1,000,000 may be imposed for bribery. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the General Assembly shall pass a balanced budget that makes appropriations based on funds estimated to be available by Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Travel Control Board, mileage reimbursement rates for automobile travel using an employee's personal vehicle for State business shall be established by the Governor's Travel Control Board (currently, at the allowance rate in effect under certain federal regulations). Provides that those rates shall be adjusted periodically at the advisement of the Department of Central Management Services. Provides that the mileage reimbursement rate shall not exceed the rate in effect under certain federal regulations. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for real property that is improved with a permanent structure that is occupied as a residence by a person who (i) is senior citizen at any point during the taxable year, (ii) has occupied the property as his or her principal residence or domicile for at least 20 consecutive years, (iii) is liable for paying real property taxes on the property, and (iv) is an owner of record of the property or has a legal or equitable interest in the property, the total tax liability for the property shall not exceed 10% of the household income for members of the senior citizen's household. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Decreases the age limit to qualify for the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption from 65 years of age to 55 years of age. Effective immediately.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. In the year following each Federal decennial census year, requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15 and to file the redistricting plan by June 1, which is presumed valid and has the force and effect of law. The computer program designated by the State Board of Elections must disregard specified data and must consider certain prioritized factors; the computer program shall otherwise produce districts in a random manner. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2021 and applies to members elected in 2022 and thereafter.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the $25 assessment for drug related offenses appropriated to and administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall be distributed to fund Department of State Police drug task forces and Metropolitan Enforcement Groups by dividing the funds equally by the total number of Department of State Police drug task forces and Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Groups.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning powers of counties.
Congratulates Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates on the 2,000th set of multiples under their care.
