Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the Offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer. Provides instead for a single Comptroller of the Treasury. Provides that the Comptroller of the Treasury shall (i) maintain the State's central fiscal accounts and order payments into and out of the funds held by him or her, (ii) be responsible for the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities deposited with him or her, and for their disbursement upon his or her order, and (iii) have the duties and powers that may be prescribed by law. Provides that no Comptroller or Treasurer shall be elected in 2018 and thereafter. Effective otherwise upon conclusion of the terms of the Comptroller and the Treasurer elected in 2014.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Employee Arbitration Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the service of process or notice.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the earned income tax credit.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tax credits for providing child care for employees.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2015 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty in the current taxable year or any preceding taxable year. Provides that, for the 2016 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain the exemption before death, but who would have qualified for the exemption in the current taxable year if he or she had survived. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statute creating the offense of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds, defines "school grounds" to mean the property, including buildings and grounds, of a public or private elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school, or a public or private 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education; public property or property open to public use within 1,000 feet of school property; a school bus; a designated school bus stop; and public property or property open to public use which is within 1,000 feet of the school bus stop, during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up and transported to or are being dropped off from school or a school-sponsored activity. Expands the offense to include the commission of the crime in a public park or recreational facility. Defines "public park or recreational facility".
Amends the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, the earned income tax credit shall be 15% (instead of 10%) of the federal credit. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Accountability and Performance System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.