Rep. Dave Vella

Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that when any Illinois resident dies while on State Active Duty, the Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, or the Assistant Adjutant General for Air shall present one State flag of Illinois to the next of kin of the deceased who receives the United States burial flag, or that person's designee, as soon as is practicable. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a representative designated by the Adjutant General, in addition to the Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, or the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, may (instead of shall) present one State flag of Illinois to the next of kin of a deceased member of the Illinois National Guard or a deceased resident of Illinois who receives the United States burial flag.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning cancer screenings, provides that a group policy of accident and health insurance that provides coverage for hospital or medical treatment or services for illness on an expense-incurred basis and is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the benefits. Provides for coverage for an annual prostate cancer screening for male insureds. Defines "prostate cancer screening" as medically viable methods for the detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer, including a digital rectal exam and the prostate-specific antigen test and associated laboratory work, and provides that the term includes subsequent follow-up testing as directed by a health care provider, including, but not limited to, urinary analysis, serum biomarkers, and medical imaging. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a group policy of accident and health insurance that provides coverage for hospital or medical treatment or services for illness on an expense-incurred basis and is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after January 1, 2024 (rather than the effective date of the amendatory Act) shall provide coverage, without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement, for specified methods of cancer testing. Specifies that the provisions do not apply to coverage of prostate cancer screenings to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account under the Internal Revenue Code. Defines "prostate cancer screening" to include medically necessary subsequent follow-up testing as directed by a health care provider (rather than subsequent follow-up testing as directed by a health care provider).

Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Makes a formatting change to create a first priority group for eligible students who received a scholarship from a scholarship granting organization during the previous school year. Provides that qualified schools may establish a maximum scholarship amount, which may not exceed the necessary costs and fees for attendance at the qualified school. Provides that the qualified school shall notify the scholarship granting organization of its necessary costs and fees as well as any maximum scholarship amount set by the school. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Specifies that the maximum scholarship amount set by a qualified school is subject to the limitations provided under existing law.

Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Provides that nothing shall be construed as preventing or restricting persons engaging in professional services limited to the design of kitchen and bath spaces and the specification of products for kitchen and bath areas. Provides that every registered interior designer shall have a reproducible seal. Provides that the registered interior designer shall affix the signature, current date, date of registration expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any bound set or loose sheets of technical submissions. Provides that all technical submissions intended for use in the State shall be prepared and administered in accordance with standards of reasonable professional skill and diligence. Provides that prior to registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence to the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals that the applicant has completed the education and work experience requirements to sit for the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, has successfully passed the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, and has maintained an active Council for Interior Design Qualification certification. Provides that each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of registration shall complete continuing education as set forth by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation by rule. Makes changes in provisions concerning causes for disciplinary actions. Defines terms. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Defines terms. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting persons from engaging in professional services limited to the design of kitchen and bath spaces or the specification of products for kitchen and bath areas in noncommercial settings. Provides that every registered interior designer shall have a reproducible seal. Provides that the registered interior designer shall affix the signature, current date, date of registration expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any bound set or loose sheets of interior technical submissions. Provides that all interior technical submissions intended for use in the State shall be prepared and administered in accordance with standards of reasonable professional skill and diligence. Provides that prior to registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence to the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals that the applicant has completed the education and work experience requirements to sit for the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, has successfully passed the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, and has maintained an active Council for Interior Design Qualification certification. Provides that each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of registration shall complete continuing education as set forth by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation by rule. Makes changes in provisions concerning causes for disciplinary actions. Provides that the Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for each violation. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Changes the definition of "practice of interior design" to "practice of registered interior design". Provides that the "practice of registered interior design" does not include the practice of structural engineering as defined in the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the practice of professional engineering as defined in the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the practice of land surveying as defined in the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. Provides that nothing in this Act shall authorize registered interior designers to perform services that are restricted under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or that are restricted under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, except as provided in the Registered Interior Designers Act, or that registered interior designers are not authorized to perform under the Environmental Barriers Act, except as provided for in the Registered Interior Designers Act. Makes other changes.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the money in the Illinois Police Association Fund to be used for providing death benefits for the families of members of the Illinois Police Association dying of natural causes, and for providing scholarships to children and spouses of members of the Illinois Police Association dying of natural causes.

Creates the Illinois Industrial Biotechnology Partnership Act. Establishes the Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership as a State-sponsored board consisting of specified members to promote and market Illinois as a destination for research, development, and commercialization for industrial biotechnology. Provides for the appointment of members to the Partnership. Provides requirements concerning meetings and compensation. Provides for administrative and other support to the Partnership. Provides for duties and funding of the Partnership. Provides reporting requirements. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines terms. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Creates the Industrial Biotechnology Workforce Development Grant Program. Provides that the Program shall provide grants for the purpose of fostering a well-trained and well-skilled industrial biotechnology workforce. Provides funding and eligibility requirements. Provides reporting requirements. Provides for the adoption of rules. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund and Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance Fund as special funds in the State treasury for specified purposes. Provides for funding of each Fund. Allows the use of Fund moneys for specified grants. Provides reporting requirements. Provides for the adoption of rules. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to evaluate the tax credit program regarding employment and investment criteria to ensure that the program is applicable to both small startup firms as well as existing companies in the industrial biotechnology field. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1055 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-125 new 35 ILCS 10/5-75 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1095 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-131 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Makes changes to the membership of the Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership. Provides that members shall be appointed within 90 days (instead of 30 days) after the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Partnership shall develop and direct efforts to attract companies to use existing Illinois facilities for research, development, and pre-commercialization activities. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or a non-profit organization designated by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall provide administrative and other support to the Partnership (instead of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity alone). Provides that the Partnership is dissolved on December 31, 2025. Provides that certain grant programs created in the engrossed bill are subject to appropriation. Contains provisions concerning private matching funds necessary for the expenditure of funds appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the use of the Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership. Provides that reports concerning the grant programs established in the bill are due on or before January 31 of the year following the fiscal year in which the moneys are allocated. Removes amendatory provisions requiring the Department of Revenue to evaluate the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program. Makes conforming and other changes.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair (rather than the prohibition only applying to county fairs) when persons under the age of 18 are present. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when persons under the age of 18 are present.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force shall include one member representing a statewide organization of municipalities as authorized under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Task Force shall include one member from an association representing automobile manufacturers. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Corrects a typographical error. Requires the Task Force to submit its final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than August 1, 2022 (rather than March 1, 2022). Provides that the amendatory Act is effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Task Force shall include one member of a labor organization that represents workers in the auto industry and one member representing the component parts manufacturing community.

Amends the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking Act. Renames the Act the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault, or Stalking Act. Defines "human trafficking". Makes the Act's requirements applicable to victims of human trafficking. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 46, par. 19-1 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 750 ILCS 61/30 750 ILCS 61/35 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act. Makes the Act's requirements applicable to victims of human trafficking. Deletes language providing that: a program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may apply to vote under the Election Code; the program participant shall automatically receive absentee ballots for all elections in the jurisdictions for which that individual resides; and the election authority shall transmit the absentee ballot to the program participant at the address designated by the participant in his or her application. Provides instead that a program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may register to vote by submitting an Illinois Address Confidentiality Program Voter Registration Application created by the State Board of Elections to the appropriate election authority. Provides that the State Board of Elections (rather than the Attorney General) shall adopt rules to ensure the integrity of the voting process and the confidentiality of the program participant. In a provision regarding when disclosure of an address is prohibited, removes the exception requirement that a certification has been canceled. Exempts a program participant's address and phone number on file with the Attorney General from being disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Freedom of Information Act and the Election Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 46, par. 19-1 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 750 ILCS 61/1 750 ILCS 61/5 750 ILCS 61/10 750 ILCS 61/11 750 ILCS 61/15 750 ILCS 61/30 750 ILCS 61/35 750 ILCS 61/40 Adds reference to: 735 ILCS 5/13-207 from Ch. 110, par. 13-207 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a provision concerning a counterclaim or set-off, provides that a defendant may plead a set-off or counterclaim barred by the statute of limitation or the statute of repose (rather than only the statute of limitation), while held and owned by him or her, to any action, the cause of which was owned by the plaintiff or person under whom he or she claims, before such set-off or counterclaim was so barred, and not otherwise. Provides that the changes made to this provision apply to claims initiated on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 10 ILCS 5/1A-16 10 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 46, par. 19-1 10 ILCS 5/20-3 from Ch. 46, par. 20-3 750 ILCS 61/1 750 ILCS 61/5 750 ILCS 61/10 750 ILCS 61/11 750 ILCS 61/15 750 ILCS 61/30 750 ILCS 61/35 750 ILCS 61/40 Adds reference to: 735 ILCS 5/13-207 from Ch. 110, par. 13-207 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In a provision concerning a counterclaim or set-off, provides that a defendant may plead a set-off or counterclaim barred by the statute of limitation or the statute of repose (rather than only the statute of limitation), while held and owned by him or her, to any action, the cause of which was owned by the plaintiff or person under whom he or she claims, before such set-off or counterclaim was so barred, and not otherwise. Provides that the changes made to this provision apply to claims initiated on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and to claims intentionally filed to preclude a defendant a reasonable opportunity to file a counterclaim within the original limitation period. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Parks Act. Specifies that certain actions are not violations of the Act if they are done with the approval of the Department of Natural Resources. Effective immediately.