Amends the Property Tax Code. Deletes the provision that the interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes for brownfield property may be waived only for any taxable year prior to the 2008 taxable year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Authorizes the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to enter into a contract to conduct a study of health care procurement by the State of Illinois under the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in relation to the Medicaid program, the State employees group insurance program, and other medical services for which it provides procurement services and to recommend methods for reducing these costs and obtaining the best value for these services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Special Service Area Tax Law.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall permit a pharmacy participating in the medical assistance program to fill a single prescription or multiple prescriptions so that the pharmacy may dispense a 3-month supply of a prescription drug to a medical assistance recipient in a single purchase, provided that the amount dispensed must be sufficient to last the patient until the date that occurs 3 months from the date of purchase. Provides that the Department shall permit a pharmacy to refill such a 3-month supply of a prescription drug at least 3 times per year as medically indicated, provided that the total of the amount dispensed at the time of the initial purchase plus the amounts dispensed at the times of the 3 subsequent purchases must be sufficient to last the patient until the date that occurs one year from the date of the initial purchase.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the term "employment" shall not include services performed by part time seasonal employees of a Community Theatre Company who are not represented by a collective bargaining unit and work less than 25 hours a week.
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the Green Manufacturing Revolving Loan Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purposes of the Green Manufacturing loan program created under 20 ILCS 605/605-524. Effective July 1, 2010.
Amends the Election Code. Sets limits on contributions from political party committees to candidate political committees during an election cycle at which candidates seek election at a general election. Effective January 1, 2011.
Repeals the Compensation Review Act.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who uses or causes the use of a facsimile machine to send unsolicited advertising is liable in a civil action to the recipient, or other person who suffered damages as a result of the violation. Provides that the recipient or other person suffering damages may: (1) bring an action to enjoin such violation; (2) bring an action to recover actual damages from such a violation or to receive $1,000 in damages for each such violation, whichever is greater; and (3) in either event (1) or (2), recover court costs, attorney's fees, or any other relief the court deems proper. Provides that a criminal prosecution or conviction is not a condition of a civil action under the Statute. Effective immediately.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the information contained in the record of transfer of firearms, stun guns, and tasers shall be forwarded to the Department of State Police, which shall create a database containing all such information in the record. Provides that the failure to forward the information contained in the record to the Department of State Police within 10 days after the transfer of the firearm, stun gun, or taser is a petty offense. Effective January 1, 2010.
