Rep. Karen May

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a licensed nursing facility that commits a violation which creates a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of the facility presenting a substantial probability that death or serious mental or physical harm to a resident will result therefrom, will be automatically issued a fine of $10.00 (rather than $5.00) per resident in the facility plus 50 (rather than 20) cents per resident for each day of the violation, or a fine of not less than $10,000 (rather than $5,000), or when death, serious mental or physical harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement results, a fine of not less than $20,000 (rather than $10,000). Effective July 1, 2010.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if certain persons are receiving a retirement annuity or pension and accept a contractual position covered under the Code, then their annuity or pension will be suspended. In provisions concerning the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, prohibits overtime, vehicle allowances, and lump sum payments for sick or vacation time from being considered in the final rate of earnings. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2012.

Urges the United States Environmental Protection Agency to grant California's request to have the Agency waive its preemption of state motor vehicle emission standards.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Establishes employer contribution rates for each calendar year after calendar year 2009 if the employer failed to incur liability for the payment of contributions in one of the 3 immediately preceding calendar years.

Creates the Individual Health Insurance Fairness Law. Provides that no insurer authorized to transact the class of business set forth in Class 1 and Class 2 (accident and health) of the Insurance Code and issuing small group coverage may deny coverage to applicants based on health status. Creates the Health Insurance Financial Transparency Law. Provides that all insurers authorized to transact the class of business set forth in Class 1 and Class 2 (accident and health) of the Insurance Code shall maintain a minimum medical loss ratio of 85% or above for all companies in the individual and small group markets. Provides that such companies may average total costs across all plans. Creates the Small Group and Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Law. Provides that all insurers, as defined in the Law, shall offer one or more health insurance choice policies to employees of eligible employers in this State and to self-employed persons. Provides that an insurer offering a policy under the Law may not base insurance ratings on the health status or claims experience in the employer-based small group market. Creates the Health Insurer Accountability and Patient Protection Law. Provides that in cases of an adverse determination by an insurer or health carrier, the insurer or health carrier shall provide for external independent reviews of claim denials or adverse determinations. Sets forth provisions concerning denials of treatment for mental and emotional disorders. Creates the Illinois Affordable Health Insurance Law. Contains a short title provision only. Makes other changes.

Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device (rather than only prohibiting the composing, sending, or reading of electronic messages while operating a vehicle) unless the electronic communication device is used in hands-free or voice-activated mode or one of 5 other limited exceptions apply. Effective January 1, 2011.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person knowingly to sell, give, possess, use, or otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of interfering with the operations of any person or entity that sells, over the Internet, tickets of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind by circumventing any security measures on the ticket seller's website, circumventing any access control systems of the ticket seller's website, or circumventing any controls or measures that are instituted by the ticket seller on its website to ensure an equitable ticket buying process. Provides that telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under the computer tampering provisions, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provisions of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of the computer tampering provisions.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.