Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may provide for the establishment or maintenance of community policing centers, or may enter into contractual agreements with other entities for the establishment or maintenance of community policing centers, in high crime areas. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall provide grants of $100,000, subject to appropriation, to municipalities for the establishment or maintenance of community policing centers and that the Department shall adopt rules relating to the application process and eligibility requirements to receive such grants.

Expresses support for Safety Net and Critical Access Hospitals.

Urges the Democratic National Committee to select Chicago as the city to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions creating the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Fund. Makes conforming changes.

Appropriates $50,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for grants to municipalities to provide filters for areas with lead service lines whose areas do not have a plan to replace the lead service lines in accordance with requirements for the grants and filter specifications to be adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency prior to grant distribution. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2022, meals and food products for human consumption furnished or served to low-income elderly persons at or below cost by a nonprofit organization or governmental agency under a program funded by this State or the United States are exempt from taxation under the Acts. Provides that the exemption is exempt from the Acts' automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $8,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Treasurer for the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall, subject to appropriation, provide grants to municipalities to provide filters for areas with lead service lines whose areas do not have a plan to replace the lead service lines in accordance with the following restrictions and specifications: (1) all filters purchased must be produced in Illinois; (2) all filters must remove at least 99.9% of lead from water as demonstrated by independent laboratory validation in which the filter vendor has no financial or other interest whatsoever; (3) all filters must operate in a manner that does not waste water; (4) all filters must be recyclable and filter cartridges must be reusable; (5) all plastic used in the filter unit fabrication must be NSF certified and impurity free; and (6) municipalities must provide the filters for residential use only. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $250,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purposes of the Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant Program, as allowed under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and any associated federal guidance. Effective July 1, 2022.