Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Prohibits a victim of domestic violence from furnishing any part of any security for bail in a criminal case or proceeding for any alleged repeat offender alleged to have caused the abuse against the victim and from acting as surety for the alleged repeat offender admitted to bail. Provides that the provision is applicable even if an order of protection has not been issued against the alleged repeat offender.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Prohibits a victim of domestic violence from furnishing any part of any security for bail in a criminal case or proceeding for any person alleged to have caused the abuse against the victim and from acting as surety for the alleged abuser admitted to bail. Provides that the provision is applicable even if an order of protection has not been issued against the abuser.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department shall not impose requirements for prior approval based on a preferred drug list for any short-acting beta agonists used as rescue therapy in the treatment of life-threatening conditions due to acute bronchospasm in patients with reversible obstructive airway disease that results from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid may not establish any formulary limits on, or restrict by any prior authorization requirement, any insulin prescription drug as prescribed and determined to be medically necessary for the treatment of diabetes. Effective July 1, 2004.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code with regard to the sale and distribution of information by the Secretary of State. Provides that the information that may be sold includes information regarding violation, conviction, or driver license revocation, suspension, or cancellation activity that occurred within the most recent monthly period. Provides that, before providing designated summary information regarding that activity, the Secretary must determine that the provision of the requested information will cause the actual purchase of an abstract of a driver's record.

Creates the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act and amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the State Finance Act, and the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Director of Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Aging and the Director of Public Aid, to monitor and analyze the distribution of housing and services for older adults in the different geographic areas of the State and implement corrective action plans by July 1, 2005. Provides for a program for conversion of nursing homes to assisted living or shared housing establishments; makes such conversions exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, and provides for transition planning grants to nursing homes making such conversions. Creates special funds in the State treasury for use in implementing the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act. Provides for transfers from the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund to the new Nursing Home Conversion Fund and the new Nursing Home Transition Planning Grant Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code Article concerning Rehabilitation, Liquidation, Conservation, and Dissolution of Companies. Creates a new Section pertaining to policyholder collateral, deductible reimbursements, and other policyholder obligations. Adds provisions concerning: any collateral held by, for the benefit of, or assigned to the insurer or the Director of Insurance as rehabilitator, liquidator, or conservator to secure obligations under a deductible agreement with a policyholder; non-covered claims; amounts that become assets of an estate; an insurer that has contractually agreed to allow the policyholder to fund its own claims within the deductible amount pursuant to a deductible agreement; and an insurer that has not contractually agreed to allow the policyholder to fund its own claims within the deductible amount pursuant to a deductible agreement. Defines the Director's duties and powers as rehabilitator, liquidator, or conservator. Provides that the Illinois Circuit Court having jurisdiction over the liquidation proceedings shall have jurisdiction to resolve disputes. Applies to delinquency proceedings pending on the effective date of this amendatory Act. Makes other changes.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows the distribution of a portion of the tax increment funds to library districts in the redevelopment project area that meet certain criteria.

Creates the Mercury Reduction Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may participate in the establishment and implementation of a multi-state clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the purpose of mercury reduction. Provides that beginning July 1, 2005, no mercury-added product may be offered for final sale or use or distributed for promotional purposes in the State without prior written notification to the Environmental Protection Agency by the manufacturer of the product. Sets forth the requirements for this notification. Sets forth restrictions on the purchase or sale of certain mercury-added products. Provides that beginning July 1, 2006, no person may crush, shred, flatten, or otherwise process a motor vehicle for scrap metal without first making a good faith effort to remove any mercury light switches and mercury headlights. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2006, the Pollution Control Board must modify its rules governing universal hazardous waste as appropriate to promote the recycling, recovery, and proper management of elemental mercury and mercury-added products on a statewide basis. Sets forth penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Adds "vehicle recycler" to the list of persons who may not knowingly shred, scrap, dismantle, recycle, incinerate, handle, store, or otherwise manage any white good that contains any white components. Provides that no owner, operator, agent, employee of a junkyard or scrap dealership, or vehicle recycler may knowingly shred, scrap, dismantle, recycle, incinerate, handle, store, or otherwise manage any end-of-life motor vehicle that contains any mercury-added component. Defines "vehicle recycler", "end-of-life motor vehicle", and "mercury-added component". Effective immediately.