Amends the Election Code. Provides that whenever a designated government agency serves a member of the public, the agency shall inform the individual of the qualifications to register to vote in Illinois, provide an opportunity to attest to meeting those qualifications, and allow the person to decline sending the information to the State Board of Elections. Establishes procedures for the Board to process the voter registration information provided. Provides for what notices shall be mailed to the applicant. Provides that certain information provided by the applicant is confidential. Provides that for any election after January 1, 2018, any person desiring to vote shall provide a valid identifying document and that the judges of election shall inspect and confirm that the name on the valid identifying document conforms to the name in the individual's voter registration record and that, if the valid identifying document contains a photograph, the image displayed is truly an image of the person presenting the document. Provides that if a person cannot provide a valid identifying document, a registered voter may be accompanied at the polling place by an adult known to the registered voter for at least 6 months and that the adult may sign an affidavit attesting to the registered voter's identity and address. Requires the attesting adult to present a valid identifying document. Provides that a voter unable to produce a valid identifying document shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. Defines "valid identifying document" and documents that shall suffice as a valid identifying document. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a senior citizens homestead exemption, the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption. Provides that the county recorder of deeds shall alert the assessor whenever the transfer of ownership of any property receiving a Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption has occurred. Provides that, if such a transfer occurs, the assessor shall remove the exemption and provide the new property owner with information concerning reapplication. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Dave Janaes on the occasion of his retirement from the West Chicago Fire Protection District after 53 years of dedicated service.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State's Attorneys' representation of the State in court proceedings.
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue may furnish certain financial information to municipalities and counties (now, only municipalities) if the municipality or county agrees in writing to the Act's confidentiality provisions. Provides that the Department of Revenue is authorized to provide the information to municipalities or counties by electronic means. Provides that the Department may disclose the standard classification number assigned to a business. Provides that only the chief executive officer or chairman of the municipality or county may enter into an information-sharing agreement with the Department. Requires the chief executive officer or chairman to provide the Department with a list of municipal or county employees who may request return information, view return information, or receive related information. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of the agreement.
Creates the Citizen Privacy Protection Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not use a cell site simulator device, except to locate or track the location of a communications device or to identify a communications device. Except as provided in the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, a court order based on probable cause that a person whose location information is sought has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, is required for any permitted use of a cell site simulator device. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must include a description of the nature and capabilities of the cell site simulator device to be used and the manner and method of its deployment, including whether the cell site simulator device will obtain data from non-target communications devices. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must also include a description of the procedures that will be followed to protect the privacy of non-targets of the investigation, including the immediate deletion of data obtained from non-target communications devices. Provides that if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a law enforcement agency used a cell site simulator to gather information in violation of the limits in the Act, then the information shall be presumed to be inadmissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Defines "cell site simulator device", "communications device", and "law enforcement agency".
Congratulates Ron Benner on his 50 years of service at West Chicago Community High School.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.
Congratulates Bartlett Park District Commissioner Steve Eckelberry on 20 years of service with the Bartlett Park District.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the use of video event recorder devices in vehicles to be used exclusively for driver feedback or safety monitoring programs, as long as the device does not obstruct the driver's clear view through the front windshield. Prohibits rail carriers from using audio or video images obtained from a video event recorder originating within a contract carrier vehicle in any disciplinary proceeding against an employee. Provides that in the event of an accident involving a contract carrier vehicle equipped with a video event recorder, no audio or video recordings shall be released except upon the order of a court with jurisdiction in the matter.