Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Provides that no person, State agency, or unit of local government shall materially reduce, demolish, materially impair, or remove in whole or in part a structure located within 50 feet of the historic district commonly known as Graue Mill without approval of the Graue Mill Intergovernmental Oversight Board. Creates and provides for the membership of the Graue Mill Intergovernmental Oversight Board. Provides that no structure that was built, in whole or in part, using funds from this State shall be demolished without first securing advance written approval from the State agency supplying the funding. Provides that, if that agency no longer exists or the proper agency cannot be determined, then notice shall be given to the Governor, but only upon the approval of the State Representative and State Senator for the area where the structure is located. Provides that nothing in the new provisions shall prevent the party responsible for a structure from engaging in ordinary and customary maintenance and repair of the structure, including dredging around the structure, so long as the process does not materially impair or destabilize the structure. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for custodians of qualifying pupils for eligible education expenses related to online learning, including computers, printers, internet access, textbooks, tutors, and educational facilitators. Provides for an additional credit if the custodian is also an eligible teacher. Creates an income tax credit for employers of custodians of qualifying pupils for eligible expenditures paid by the employer on behalf of the custodian. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Amends the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. Provides that a wireless provider may be required to provide the following additional information when seeking a permit to collocate small wireless facilities: (i) a written affidavit signed by a radio frequency engineer with specified certifications; (ii) a written report that analyzes acoustic levels for the small wireless facility and all associated equipment; (iii) information showing the small wireless facility has received any required review by the FCC under the National Environmental Policy Act; and (iv) a certified copy of the original easement documents and other supporting documentation demonstrating that the applicant has the right to install, mount, maintain, and remove a small wireless facility and associated equipment in specified circumstances. Provides that an authority may propose that the small wireless facility be collocated on an existing utility pole or existing wireless support structure within 200 feet (rather than 100 feet) of the proposed collocation. In provisions prohibiting an authority from requiring an application, approval, or permit or requiring any fees or other charges from a communications service provider authorized to occupy the rights-of-way for the replacement of wireless facilities with wireless facilities that are substantially similar, clarifies when changes are not "substantially similar". Provides that an authority may adopt reasonable rules requiring providers to place above-ground small wireless facilities and associated equipment and to replace larger, more visually intrusive small wireless facilities with smaller, less visually intrusive facilities. Adds provisions concerning radio frequency compliance. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Urges the Illinois General Assembly and the United States Congress to explore a new, domestic investment plan to promote economic growth and recovery in targeted African American communities.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county clerk of a county where a decedent last resided shall (rather than may) issue certifications of death records from the electronic reporting system for death registrations and shall (rather than may) use that system to cancel the registration of any person who has died during the preceding month. Requires a county coroner, medical examiner, or physician for a county or any other individual responsible for certification of death under the Vital Records Act to promptly transmit certified records to the county clerk within 7 days after the death. Requires the county clerk and coroner to report quarterly to its affiliated county board and certify its full compliance with the provisions and accuracy of the voter rolls. Allows an individual to request a copy of the county clerk's or coroner's report and allows for relief if the county clerk fails to provide an accurate report within specified timeframes.
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political committee from making certain expenditures to provide a defense in any criminal case or a defense in a civil case pertaining to misconduct by a person in his or her capacity as a public official, sexual harassment claims, or discrimination claims. Requires that a person found to have used campaign contributions in violation of the Code shall return contributions to the contributor or pay to the State if the contributor cannot be identified or reimbursed. Requires the political committee to include information on the contributions returned to the contributor or paid to the State in the committee's quarterly report to the State Board of Elections.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person may not be brought before the court for a rehearing on the amount or conditions of bail or release if the person has been convicted of a felony and the offense for which the person is in custody involves the possession of a firearm.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 lbs. and less from $118 to $18, if and only if Senate Bill 1939 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/1-101 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.59 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires insurance to be used as a financial assurance to meet specified criteria. Provides that rules by the Pollution Control Board must specify that any and all contractors, subcontractors, and installers utilized to construct, install, modify, operate, or close a CCR surface impoundment must be participants in specified training programs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.59 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act. Provides that in order to protect the public's health, to permit expedited treatment of health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to mitigate its impact upon the residents of the State of Illinois, all health insurance issuers regulated by the Department of Insurance shall cover the costs of all telehealth services rendered by in-network providers to deliver any clinically appropriate, medically necessary covered services and treatments to insureds, enrollees, and members under each policy, contract, or certificate of health insurance coverage. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the Act. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2020. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new Removes provisions granting emergency rulemaking authority to the Department of Insurance to implement the Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act. Instead provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement the Act.
Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force Act. Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process, operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws across the State; (2) identify gaps in the process, operation, and enforcement of those laws; (3) develop recommendations to address those gaps; (4) establish a framework for specialized protective networks for victims, treatment options for victims and offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of specialized domestic violence skills for courts; and (5) review the need for special consideration for conditions of bail in cases involving domestic violence within the ongoing changes brought on bail reform. Establishes membership and appointment of the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, shall be the chair of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall review available research, best practices, and effective interventions to formulate recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall produce a report detailing the Task Force's findings and recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September 1, 2022. Repeals the Act on September 1, 2027. Effective immediately.