Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more, a corporation or limited liability company may appear at an administrative hearing proceeding through an officer, a board member, a shareholder with a controlling interest in the corporation, a shareholder of an S Corporation, a member of a limited liability company, or a person with a Master of Laws degree. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that a member of a limited liability company with power to bind the corporation (rather than only a member of a limited liability company) may appear at an administrative hearing for the limited liability company. Removes a reference to a person with a Master of Laws degree from being able to appear for a corporation or limited liability company at an administrative hearing.
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Taxpayer's Fiscal Charter Act. Provides for a discretionary spending freeze for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Sets forth requirements to increase discretionary spending beginning in fiscal year 2022. Requires any new spending proposed by the General Assembly in addition to existing obligations shall be accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the proposed spending. Prohibits unfunded mandates. Requires the publishing of certain information before voting on or enacting an appropriations bill. Effective immediately.
Declares April 2, 2019 as Pay Equity Day.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that if the grounds do not appear on the face of the pleading attacked the motion shall be supported by affidavit that the claim asserted is unenforceable because the claim was (A) filed for a purpose of forcing an individual or entity to change positions or induce or coerce behavior in a manner unrelated to the claim asserted, or (B) based on allegations made to a government entity by an anonymous complainant where: (i) the anonymous complainant is not revealed; or (ii) the anonymous complainant, if revealed, made the allegations to a government entity while holding an ulterior motive with regard to the defendant or for the purposes of retaliating against the defendant.
Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the General Assembly shall, by joint resolution, establish a revenue estimate for the following State fiscal year by April 30th of each year. Effective immediately.
Creates the Revenue Estimate Act. Provides that the General Assembly shall not enact any bill to appropriate funds within any fiscal year prior to its adoption of a joint resolution reflecting the estimate of funds available for that fiscal year as required under the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates an exemption for qualified tangible personal property used in the construction or operation of a data center that has been granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of Revenue. Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to add provisions concerning those certificates of exemption. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to incentivize health care facilities to properly clean and disinfect their facilities. Provides that the Department shall monetarily reward health care facilities that do not have any incidents of infection or communicable disease, including, but not limited to, Staphylococcal infections and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Provides that the Department shall search for ways to fund these incentives, including, but not limited to, by seeking funds and grants from private or federal groups or entities.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the penalties for trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses. For some Class X offenses, imposes a term of imprisonment of not less than 12 years and not more than 30 years. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that "sex offense" for registration purposes of the Act includes involuntary sexual servitude of a minor on or after January 1, 2020.