Rep. Fred Crespo

Appropriates $3,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Department of Public Health to be used by the Department for the establishment and operation of a hotline for complaints, reports, and allegations of conduct, including, but not limited to, fraud or misconduct, committed by laboratories in the State that process tests for COVID-19. Effective immediately.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Universities Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $1,888,113,221; Other State Funds $ 218,000,000; Total $2,106,113,221.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $13,271,800; Federal Funds $1,000,000; Total $ 14,271,800,

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning delinquencies by lessees of property owned by a taxing district, provides that such a delinquency occurs 60 days after the final (currently, second) installment due date. Provides that those provisions apply in all counties (currently, in counties with more than 800,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants). Effective immediately.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Executive Ethics Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as follows: General Funds $7,521,800; Other State Funds $2,545,500; Total $10,067,300.

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for levy years 2021 and later, the taxing district's aggregate extension base is the greater of (A) the district's last preceding aggregate extension limit or (B) the district's last preceding aggregate extension, subject to certain adjustments. Provides that the term "aggregate extension limit" means the district's last preceding aggregate extension if the taxing district had utilized the maximum limiting rate permitted without referendum for each of the 5 immediately preceding levy years. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-190.7 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with formatting changes. Makes the following substantive changes. Provides that the provisions apply only to: (1) certain school districts; (2) park districts; (3) library districts; and (4) community college districts. Provides that the taxing district must certify to the county clerk that the taxing district did not extend the maximum amount permitted under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for a particular levy year. Provides that the aggregate extension for a taxing district that utilizes the recapture provisions of the introduced bill may not exceed the taxing district's last preceding aggregate extension by more than 5% unless the increase is approved by the voters. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the taxing district's certification to the county clerk that it did not extend the maximum amount permitted under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law must be submitted not more than 60 days after the taxing district files its levy ordinance or resolution with the county clerk (rather than not more than 30 days after the taxing district's budget and levy ordinance is adopted for the levy year).

Amends the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning the transition board and permanent board of trustees, removes language specifying that provisions of the Lobbyist Registration Act that prohibit persons required to register under the Act from serving on boards or commissions do not apply to members who are representatives of the Illinois Municipal League. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Changes the effective date from immediate to January 1, 2022.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that aggravated battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, includes a battery committed by a person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is 21 years of age or older and the battery was committed upon an individual whom the person committing the offense knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, or a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony, except if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual, a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee" and "ombudsman".

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that an amount equal to the sum of (i) 8% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon individuals, trusts, and estates and (ii) 9.11% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon corporations shall be deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund (currently, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 6.06% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon individuals, trusts, and estates and (ii) 6.85% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon corporations shall be deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund). Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act to provide that amounts paid into the Local Government Distributive Fund are appropriated on a continuing basis. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. House Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-90 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new 10 ILCS 5/1-21 new 15 ILCS 520/22.7 new 20 ILCS 2605/2605-35 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-3 30 ILCS 235/2.3 new 40 ILCS 5/1-110.16 110 ILCS 205/9.41 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Money Laundering in Real Estate Task Force Act. Establishes the Money Laundering in Real Estate Task Force and directs the Task Force to, among other things, assess the exposure of real estate sectors in Illinois to illicit Russian money. Amends the Election Code. Creates the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations to prepare for and prevent foreign interference in elections in advance of the 2024 election and all future elections in the State and to prepare for and prevent potential cyberattacks on State infrastructure. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department of Human Services emergency rulemaking powers with respect to its refugee resettlement program in the case of an imminent, large-scale refugee resettlement event. Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act and the Public Funds Investment Act. Prohibits the investment of State moneys and public funds in certain investments or institutions tied to Russia or Belarus. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation shall conduct investigations of any property-related crimes, such as money laundering, involving individuals or entities listed on a specified sanctions list. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the State-funded retirement systems shall not invest moneys in Russian or Belarusian sovereign debt, Russian or Belarusian government-backed securities, any investment instrument issued by an entity that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus, or any investment instrument issued by a company that is subject to Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions, and no retirement system shall invest or deposit State moneys in any bank that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus. Provides that as soon as practicable after the effective date of the amendatory Act, each State-funded retirement system shall instruct its investment advisors to sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all direct holdings of Russian or Belarusian sovereign debt and direct holdings of Russian or Belarusian government-backed securities from the retirement system's assets under management in an orderly and fiduciarily responsible manner. Requires the Illinois Investment Policy Board to make its best efforts to identify all companies that are domiciled or have their principal place of business in Russia or Belarus and companies subject to Russian harmful foreign activities sanctions and to include those companies in the list of restricted companies. Makes other changes. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require a public institution of higher education to disclose to the Board any endowment or other donation given to the institution from a source associated with any individual or entity listed on the sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control or any company that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in Russia or Belarus and is on the list of restricted companies developed by the Illinois Investment Policy Board. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new 10 ILCS 5/1-21 new 110 ILCS 205/9.41 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new 10 ILCS 5/1-22 new 110 ILCS 205/9.42 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes changes to the findings of the General Assembly. Makes changes to the membership of the Money Laundering in Real Estate Task Force and the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force. Provides that the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly not later than January 1, 2024 (rather than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act). Requires the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force to also submit a report evaluating the 2024 election not later than March 1, 2025. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.