Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the community stabilization assessment freeze pilot program is extended until June 30, 2039 (currently, June 30, 2029). Removes a requirement that the community stabilization assessment freeze pilot program applies only to parcels located in a targeted area. Removes a requirement that there must be an existing residential dwelling structure of no more than 6 units on the parcel that was unoccupied at the time of conveyance for a minimum of 6 months, or that the parcel was ordered by a court to be deconverted. Provides that, if a countywide voter referendum establishing a community stabilization freeze is adopted, then the chief county assessment officer of the county must make the reduction provided by law. Contains provisions concerning referendum requirements. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Private College Act and the Academic Degree Act. Exempts a religious institution from the Board of Higher Education's educational requirements, standards, or demands under the Acts and Part 1030 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code if the religious institution meets certain conditions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 In the statement in promotional materials and student enrollment forms, provides that complaints pertaining to the exemption may be directed to the Office of the Attorney General (rather than the Illinois Board of Higher Education at www.ibhe.org).
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.
Urges the Illinois General Assembly to value and protect crime victims and law enforcement and to repeal House Bill 3653, the SAFE-T Act, in its entirety.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a person has 3 or more pending charges for misdemeanor domestic battery, battery, violation of an order of protection, or criminal damage to property when the property belongs to a family or household member as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the defendant may be charged as a habitual misdemeanant offender. Provides that the 3 or more charges alleged do not have to be for the same offense. Provides that any offense that results from or is connected with the same transaction, or results from an offense committed at the same time, shall be counted for the purposes of this provision as one offense. Provides that: (1) the third offense must have occurred after the second offense; (2) the second offense must have occurred after the first offense; and (3) all of the charged offenses must be proved at trial in order for the person to be adjudged a habitual misdemeanant offender. Provides that once a person has been adjudged a habitual misdemeanant offender any of the following charges for domestic battery, battery, violation of an order of protection, or criminal damage to property in which the property belongs to a family or household member as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 shall be charged as a Class 4 felony. Provides that a habitual misdemeanant offender shall be sentenced as a Class 4 felony offender for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than 3 years. Provides that the court may deny pretrial release to a person charged as a habitual misdemeanant offender. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes.
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the General Assembly shall pass a balanced budget that makes appropriations based on funds estimated to be available by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that any bill voted upon in either house on or after January 1, but prior to the beginning of a new session of the General Assembly on the second Wednesday in January, in odd-numbered years, shall pass only by a three-fifths majority vote of the members elected to each house. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Creates the Human Trafficking Order of Protection Act. Provides that the following persons may bring an action under the Act: (1) a person who is a victim of human trafficking regardless of the relationship between the victim and the trafficker; or (2) a person on behalf of a minor child or an adult who has been the victim of human trafficking. Establishes procedures on how to commence actions for human trafficking, including independently, in conjunction with another civil proceeding, or in conjunction with a delinquency petition or a criminal prosecution. Establishes further procedures in relation to filing fees and dismissal and consolidation. Provides that the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts may adopt rules to establish a pilot program to allow for electronic filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection and issuance of orders by audio-visual means. Establishes the applicability of the rules of civil procedure including venue, objections, and summons. Provides for specified remedies.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to explore, by July 1, 2023, the availability of and, if reasonably available, procure technology that: (i) allows the Department's Medical Electronic Data Interchange (MEDI) system to update recipient eligibility and coverage information for providers in real time; and (ii) allows the Department to transmit updated recipient eligibility and coverage information to managed care organizations under contract with the Department to ensure the information contained in the MEDI system corresponds with the information maintained by managed care organizations in their web-based provider portals. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, in order to recover an overpayment by recoupment or offset of future payments, a managed care organization's post-payment audit of any claim submitted by a provider must be completed no later than 2 years after the claim's payment date. Provides that the 2-year time limit does not apply to claims that are (i) submitted fraudulently, (ii) known, or should have been known, by the provider to be a pattern of inappropriate billing according to standard provider billing practices, or (iii) subject to any federal law or regulation that permits post-payment audits beyond 2 years. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that by October 1, 2023 the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall ensure the Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology system is updated daily with eligibility coverage information from the integrated eligibility system. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, in order to recover an overpayment by recoupment or offset of future payments, a managed care organization's post-payment audit of any claim submitted by a provider must be completed no later than one year after the claim's payment date. Provides that the one-year time limit does not apply to claims that are (i) submitted fraudulently, (ii) known, or should have been known, by the provider to be a pattern of inappropriate billing according to standard provider billing practices, or (iii) subject to any federal law or regulation that permits post-payment audits beyond one year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that before January 1, 2023, a person who has 2 or more convictions for firearm offenses shall be denied bail when the court after a hearing, determines that the release of the defendant would pose a real and present threat to the physical safety of any person or persons. Provides that on or after January 1, 2023, a person shall not be eligible for pretrial release when the person is charged with a felony offense and the defendant has 2 or more convictions for firearms offenses if the court after a hearing, determines that the release of the defendant would pose a real and present threat to the physical safety of any person or persons. Effective immediately.