Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Amends the Savings and Loan Share and Account Act. Makes a technical change to a Section relating to joint ownership of accounts.
Creates the General Building Contractor Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure and regulation of general building contractors and specialty contractors by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the General Building Contractor Licensing Board. Sets forth provisions concerning powers and duties of the Board, exemptions from the Act, application procedures and qualifications, license expiration, renewal, and restoration, grounds for disciplinary action, penalties for violation of the Act, administrative procedures, and other requirements. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to repeal the General Building Contractor Licensing Act on January 1, 2018. Effective January 1, 2008.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person convicted a second time of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds is guilty of a Class 4 felony if, both at the time of the first violation and at the time of the second violation, he or she was transporting a passenger under the age of 16 years.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Corporate Accountability for Tax Expenditures Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to promptly identify, on its Internet website, all recipients of economic development aid who are required to repay moneys under the recapture provisions of the Act and to set forth the reasons for the recapture. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.
Creates the Carbon Monoxide Food Label Act. Provides that any food treated with carbon monoxide must be clearly marked with a label placed in a conspicuous place that indicates that the food has been treated with carbon monoxide. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Public Health. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.