Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a special county retailers' occupation tax for public safety, public facilities, or transportation or a county school facility occupation tax is imposed, the tax shall be imposed for a period of not less than 5 years but not more than 23 years (rather than no minimum or sunset required). Includes the name of the special county retailers' occupation tax on the ballot, requires sunset language to be on the ballot, and removes ballot language for referenda with a special county retailers' occupation tax with no sunset. Requires that a certified copy of an ordinance which includes a sunset date be provided to the Department of Revenue, which shall discontinue the tax on the sunset date. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code making similar changes to requirements for imposition of taxes under the Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act. Effective immediately.
Rep. Joe Sosnowski
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Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a neglected minor includes any minor under the age of 12 (rather than 14) years whose parent or other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that minor. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is under the age of 12 (rather than 13) without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 24 hours or more.
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that if an Illinois resident would like to maintain a concealed carry license upon becoming a non-resident, the licensee shall apply for an Illinois concealed carry nonresident license. Provides that the non-resident licensee shall renew when the time remaining on the original resident license held expires. Provides that of the remaining $150 fee required for that non-resident license, $120 shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the prohibition of a person or entity using an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person does not apply when the vehicle is owned, leased, or under the control of a local government agency and the electronic tracking device is used by the Inspector General who has jurisdiction over that local government agency, for the purpose of tracking a vehicle driven by an employee or contractor of that local government agency. Effective immediately.
Amends the evidence-based funding provisions of the School Code. Beginning with the evidence-based funding calculation for the 2019-2020 school year, provides that an organizational unit's real receipts shall include the total amount of funds received from governmental entities other than the State for the preceding school year, including funds received from the federal government or a unit of local government, including any revenue from a school facility occupation tax or any tax increment finance revenue distributed to the organizational unit.
Amends the State Finance Act, General Obligation Bond Act, Bond Authorization Act, and Local Government Credit Enhancement Act. Removes provisions concerning interest payable on variable rate bonds. Removes provisions allowing certain governmental units to enter into agreements to engage in "swap" agreements with respect to all or part of any currently outstanding or proposed bonds. Removes provisions authorizing variable interest rates and certain credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements, including interest rate protection or exchange agreements and guarantees with respect to the issuance of general obligation bonds. Removes provisions requiring the net payments required of the State for such arrangements to be certified by the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and treated as interest. Makes related changes. Adds definitions. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a Section relating to the self-managed plan, provides that pursuant to federal law, all employees with applicable retirement plans will be provided options to: (i) establish, (ii) contribute to, and (iii) transfer any guaranteed or vested portion of their traditional accounts, on any day, into qualified in-plan Roth accounts, without distribution. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the State Aviation Program Fund, the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, and the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund. Provides that moneys in the State Aviation Program Fund shall be used by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of administering a State Aviation Program. Provides that the State Aviation Program shall include grants to units of local government for airport-related purposes, including noise mitigation and in-home air quality testing. Provides that moneys in the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund shall be used by units of local government for airport-related purposes. Provides that moneys in the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund shall be used to pay refunds. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to provide that the local share of moneys received from the tax paid on aviation fuel shall be deposited into those Funds. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that proceeds from taxes on aviation fuel sold or used on or after December 1, 2017 shall be deposited into the State Aviation Program Fund. Amends various Acts to prohibit certain local retailers' occupation taxes on aviation fuel unless the unit of local government has an airport-related purpose. Provides that the proceeds from those taxes on aviation fuel shall be deposited into the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Requires municipalities that have implemented a Residential Sound Insulation Program to perform an in-home air quality test if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that except as provided in specified provisions, 8.5% of all the moneys received by the State as pari-mutuel taxes shall be paid into the Illinois Racing Quarter Horse Breeders Fund on a schedule as the Illinois Racing Board prescribes.
Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Repeals a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired. Effective upon being declared adopted.