Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that, beginning on the second Wednesday in January, 2021, the chairmen and minority spokesmen of standing committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives shall not receive compensation for service in that capacity. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person with a valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, or an off-duty law enforcement official or officer, may carry a handgun on or about his or her person while hunting. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that authority granted to school boards to transfer certain funds ends after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that once an agreement is reached between an employer and the representative of the employees concerning all of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, that agreement shall be reduced to writing and published on the website of the employer. Provides that not less than 14 days after publication of the agreement on its website, the employer shall hold an open public meeting on ratification of the agreement. Provides that no agreement concerning all of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement shall be ratified by the parties until after the employer publishes the agreement on its website and holds an open public meeting on ratification of the agreement. Provides that upon ratification, the agreement shall be signed by the parties. Provides that rejection of an agreement by either the employer or the representative of the employees shall not constitute an unfair labor practice. Provides that no collective bargaining agreement shall be binding until it has been ratified by a majority vote, with that vote taking place after the public meeting. Requires that any contract between a public employer and an employee under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, in which the total compensation exceeds $150,000, shall also be published on the employer's website for a period of not less than 14 days prior to being signed by both the public employer and the employee. Provides that if a public contract requires board approval before it may take effect, then not less than 14 days after publication of the contract on its website, the public employer shall hold an open public meeting on the contract. Provides that no contract shall take effect until after the public employer publishes the contract on its website and holds an open public meeting on the contract. Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act to allow for open meetings and inspection and copying of records concerning specified provisions of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Firearms Concealed Carry Act. Provides that for a new or renewal concealed carry license, the fee shall be $75 (rather than $150), of which $60 (rather than $120) shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 (rather than $20) shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. Provides that a non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal shall submit $150 (rather than $300) and a licensee requesting a new license shall submit $10 (rather than $75). Effective immediately.
Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Requires the Legislative Information System to make available to the public an Internet website link to each General Assembly member's voting record, to the extent that record exists, which shall be placed alongside each member's biographical information on the website maintained by the System.
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Establishes the fiscal year 2020 mileage reimbursement rate and allowance for lodging and meals. Requires every member of the 101st General Assembly to forfeit one day of compensation during each month of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. Amends the Compensation Review Act. Prohibits a fiscal year 2020 cost-of-living adjustment for State government legislative and executive elected officers and appointees in positions for which the Compensation Review Board previously recommended or determined compensation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that all obligations issued by a non-home rule municipality in connection with the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (instead of TIF obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the municipality) are subject to a backdoor referendum. Provides that a petition calling for a referendum on the issuance of those bonds shall be filed within 45 (instead of 30) days after the publication of the ordinance. Makes changes concerning the signature requirement for those petitions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Removes ward committeepersons for each ward in cities containing a population of 500,000 or more and township committeepersons for each township or part of a township that lies outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or more, in counties having a population of 2,000,000 or more. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code.
Creates the Short-Term Rental Act. Provides that units of local government may not enact or enforce an ordinance, regulation, or plan that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting short-term rentals. Restricts the use of or regulation of short-term rentals based on their classification, use, or occupancy. Allows the regulation of short-term rentals to protect public health, safety, sanitation, traffic control, solid or hazardous waste control, pollution control, and other specified circumstances. Requires short-term rental platforms to apply, calculate, collect, and remit taxes imposed on the owner or occupant of a short-term rental. Defines terms. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
