Amends the Election Code. Provides that after every 4 hours of counting ballots, the local election authority shall determine how many ballots are left to be counted for each precinct and what type of ballots are left to count, whether a vote by mail ballot or in-person ballot.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, no unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that restricts the operation of delivery trucks to certain times of the day. Provides that a unit of local government may regulate delivery trucks for traffic control purposes or in accordance with the Sections of the Code concerning mufflers, the prevention of noise, and engine braking. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if an owner or other person in lawful possession or control of private property has contracted with a third-party vendor to issue permission to park on the private property through an online service vendor, and a vehicle has been removed from the property associated with the address prior to the time allocated according to the receipt provided to the vehicle owner or authorized user of the vehicle from the online service vendor, then the online service vendor, within 10 business days after presentation of the towing invoice and receipt from the vehicle owner or authorized user, shall remit to the vehicle owner or authorized user of the vehicle all costs charged to the vehicle owner or authorized user of a vehicle for towing costs, invoice fees, and fees for 24 hours of storage, plus $25 for reimbursement to travel to the vehicle location held by the towing company. Provides that if the online service vendor fails to comply, the online service vendor commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In the definition of "neglected child", provides that refusal by a child's parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare to get the child vaccinated against COVID-19 shall not be considered to be medical neglect. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services is prohibited from removing a child from his or her parent or any other person responsible for the child's welfare on the basis of neglect because of the parent's or other responsible adult's refusal to get the child vaccinated against COVID-19 or make the child wear a face mask due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Creates the Suicide Prevention Act. Provides that for a person 18 years of age or older who is receiving or has received mental health services for an attempted suicide, the person's therapist shall identify a family member or other person who shall consult with the therapist every 30 days following a suicide attempt for the period of one year. Provides that the period may be extended by the therapist based on need. Provides that the therapist shall be responsible for consulting with the designated person about the progress of the person who is receiving mental health services toward restoration of mental health. Provides that except as otherwise prohibited by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, a therapist is not criminally or civilly liable for disclosing the recipient's therapy or for discussing the progress of the recipient toward mental health to a person designated under the Act. Defines various terms. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act to make conforming changes.
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that "sex offender" for registration purposes of the Act includes involuntary sexual servitude of a minor committed on or after January 1, 2022.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that, in addition to any other right provided under the Act: (1) females over the age of 40 have the right to a breast cancer screening mammogram once per year; and all persons have a right to request annual screening under the age of 40 if such person has a family history of breast cancer; or genetic testing has confirmed likelihood that such person has otherwise tested positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations; (2) males have the right to prostate-specific antigen testing at once per year if specified requirements are met; (3) all persons have the right to colorectal screening under specified conditions; (4) all persons over the age of 18, or under the age of 18 with one parent's consent, have the right to screening for sexually transmitted diseases or infections at least every 6 months, or in the event of unprotected sexual activity; and (5) all persons over the age of 18, or under the age of 18 with a parent's or legal guardian's consent, have the right to screening for COVID-19 infection and testing for COVID-19 antibodies. Provides that, unless otherwise provided by law, the patient seeking the diagnostic test without a written order from a physician shall be responsible for paying the requested diagnostic costs, provided that the provider of the diagnostic testing must provide the patient in writing the cost of the diagnostic test prior to the test being performed, and the patient agrees in writing to that amount.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a scrap processor or automotive parts recycler from purchasing or receiving a catalytic converter, except from a commercial seller or from the owner of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed. Establishes record keeping requirements for the purchase or receipt of a catalytic converter. Prohibits a scrap processor or automotive parts recycler from acquiring a catalytic converter that has been removed from a vehicle and sold independently of such a vehicle.
Amends the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. Adds a definition for "source of radio frequency emissions". Provides that permit information must be provided to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Provides that an authority may require specified information concerning fiber optic cable. Provides that an authority or the IEPA may deny a permit if a provider has failed to provide sufficient evidence that an increase in emissions is needed. Removes a provision limiting an authority's jurisdiction over facilities located in an interior structure or upon the site of any campus, stadium, or athletic facility not otherwise owned or controlled by the authority. Adds provisions relating to trespass, preservation of private property, and federal defenses; compliance and recordkeeping; setbacks; and notice.
