Rep. Sam Yingling

Declares October 7, 2018 as Homeless Women Veterans Day.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.

Amends the Attorney General Act. Requires the Attorney General to prescribe a form that may be used in lieu of obtaining a police report for the purposes of obtaining a fee waiver for a duplicate identification card to replace a stolen identification card under the Illinois Identification Card Act. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the fee for any duplicate identification card shall be waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's Office with a police report or a form prescribed by the Attorney General showing that his or her identification card was stolen. Makes conforming changes.

Amends the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall post signs at all electronic toll lanes stating the amount being charged for the electronic toll. Provides that the Authority shall also post signs one mile before the last exit off the tollway before an electronic toll stating the amount being charged for the upcoming electronic toll and that the upcoming exit is the last exit before the electronic toll.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2018 and 2019 levy years, the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law applies to all non-home rule taxing districts. Provides that, for the 2018 and 2019 levy year, the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law is 0% or the rate of increase approved by the voters. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Creates the Township Modernization and Consolidation Act. Provides that all townships in a county may be dissolved by referendum, through either citizen petition or county board ordinance. Provides for petition, ordinance, and notice requirements. Provides for transfer of property, assets, personnel, contractual obligations, liabilities, tax levies, records, and rights and duties from the township to county. Further provides for procedures the county board may employ if a township has outstanding debt on the date of dissolution of the township. Amends the Township Code. Abolishes of office of township collector and transfers all powers and duties to the county collector. Provides that counties who dissolve all townships may retain their current form of governance (currently, required to form a commission form). Further provides that all townships within a coterminous municipality may dissolve (currently, only selected townships may). Amends the Election Code, Public Funds Statement Publication Act, the Property Tax Code, Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement Act, and Counties Code making conforming changes.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum amount of the general homestead exemption is $7,500 in all counties (currently, $7,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $6,000 in all other counties). Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2018 and thereafter: (1) the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and $5,000 in all other counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties); and (2) the maximum reduction under the general homestead exemption is $10,000 in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and $6,000 in all other counties (currently, $10,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $6,000 in all other counties). Effective immediately.

Amends the Service Obligations and Conditions Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires a public utility to make a good faith effort to provide notice to a consumer through email or U.S. mail before assigning an account to a collection agency for non-payment of an outstanding bill. Effective January 1, 2019.