Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the exemption for the use or sale of tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing activities in Illinois who will temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State for use or consumption solely outside this State or (ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other tangible personal property to be transported outside this State and used or consumed solely outside this State sunsets on June 20, 2021 (currently, June 30, 2016). Effective immediately.
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States the belief that O'Hare International Airport's noise monitoring technology should be coupled with artificial-intelligence software to match the noises perceived by each station at each time to specific individual flight operations and the operations of individual airlines and to gauge the compliance of each individual airline firm with the guidelines set down in the Fly Quiet Program. Calls for a measurable improvement in Fly Quiet compliance no later than January 1, 2017, with further improvements to follow. Urges the Aviation Department of the City of Chicago to select a trusted third party that represents the interests of O'Hare International Airport's noise neighbors and to share the information enumerated in this resolution with this third party. Urges the Aviation Department and the trusted third party to collaborate to develop a rank-ordered chart of each airline firm's compliance with Fly Quiet Program guidelines. Urges the Aviation Department and the trusted third party to give the charts explicit and formal consideration as elements in any decisions made, subsequent to the start of the generation of this data and these charts, on the reallocation of departure gates and support facilities at O'Hare International Airport.
Amends the Common Interest Community Association Act. Deletes language allowing officers and board members to succeed themselves. Provides that the succession of board members and officers shall be determined by the community instruments. Provides that nothing in the provisions forbids the adoption, within a community instrument, of a provision to limit the term or terms of a board member or officer. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt language to warn bystanders of the rights of law enforcement when photographs or video are taken at a crime or accident scene. Provides that the language adopted shall state that first responders present are authorized to inform a person present at a crime or accident scene that any photograph or video taken at the scene are liable to be used and preserved for evidentiary purposes, and may be preserved by law enforcement and may not be deleted. Provides that adopted language shall state that law enforcement has the right to see the photographic or video evidence at the scene and may temporarily take custody of the device to preserve the photograph or video taken that is pertinent to the accident or crime scene. Provides that the Board shall distribute the model language created to law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and emergency medical services agencies of this State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the purpose of purchasing acoustical materials, other materials, labor, and professional services to soundproof a residential home located at an eligible address against aircraft noise generated by an airport governed by the provisions of the Permanent Noise Monitoring Act. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero; however, the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that non-highway vehicles may make a direct crossing upon any street, highway, or road if: (1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the street, road, or highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; (2) the non-highway vehicle is brought to a complete stop before attempting a crossing; (3) the operator of the non-highway vehicle yields the right of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which constitutes a hazard; and (4) when crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of the highway with another public street, road, or highway.
Urges more money to be allocated from the Federal Aviation Administration Passenger Facility Charge for the purpose of community airport noise mitigation and community airport air quality monitoring and toxic emissions reduction.
Creates the Unencumbered Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each individual taxpayer is entitled to a credit in an amount equal to any adoption fees paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the adoption of a cat or dog from a county animal control facility, a humane society, or an animal rescue organization, but not to exceed $100 per taxpayer in any taxable year. Provides that the credit may not be claimed for more than 3 animals in a taxable year. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.
Urges the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to regulate devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles.