Creates the Methamphetamine Manufacturer Registry Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish and maintain a Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database for the purpose of identifying methamphetamine manufacturers and making that information available to law enforcement and the general public. Provides that the Department of State Police must make the information contained in the Statewide Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Methamphetamine Manufacturer Information" on the Department's World Wide Web home page. Provides that the Department of State Police must update that information as it deems necessary. Provides that the Department of State Police must promulgate rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement these provisions and those rules must include procedures to ensure that the information in the database is accurate, and that the information in the database reflects any changes based on the reversal of a conviction for an offense requiring inclusion in the Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database, or a court order requiring the sealing or expungement of records relating to the offense. Effective immediately.
Sponsored bills
Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires that appropriations must be approved by a three-fifths vote of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Congratulates Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Tim Sashko on being named the Illinois Fire Chief of the Year.
Recognizes and commends the owners of the Buffalo Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor for being the first full service restaurant in the Village of Buffalo Grove to adopt a "no smoking" policy.
Recognizes and commends the owner of The Continental restaurant in Buffalo Grove for being one of very few restaurants in the Village of Buffalo Grove to adopt a "no smoking" policy.
Congratulates Bill Balling on the occasion of his retirement as Buffalo Grove's Village Manager.
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that a person convicted of certain fraudulent ID card violations when there are aggravating circumstances is guilty of a Class 3 felony (now, Class 4 felony) and for a second or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class 2 felony (now, Class 3 felony).
Amends the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. Provides that "mental disorder" means a congenital or acquired condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity that predisposes a person to engage in acts of sexual violence.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of theft of motor fuel. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she dispenses motor fuel into a storage container or the fuel tank of a motor vehicle at an establishment in which motor fuel is offered for retail sale and leaves the premises of the establishment without making payment or the authorized charge for the motor fuel. Creates certain presumptions. Establishes penalties. Provides for the suspension of the driver's license of a person convicted of theft of motor fuel for a period not to exceed 6 months for a first conviction and for a period not to exceed one year for a second or subsequent conviction.
Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.