Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning an employer's benefit charges. Provides that an employer is not regarded as having caused a claimant to become unemployed by reduction of work offered if: the claimant performed services for the employer in each of the 6 weeks immediately preceding the claimant's current benefit year and those services did not result in the claimant ceasing to be an unemployed individual, and the claimant performed services for the employer in each week of the claimant's current benefit year and those services did not result in the claimant ceasing to be an unemployed individual for more than 2 weeks during the claimant's current benefit year.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a municipality shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, supplied to a customer within 24 months after providing the service to the customer. Provides exceptions for billing within 24 months attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter. Further provides that a municipality may not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal bill cycle. Amends the Public Water District Act, the Water Service District Act, the Water Authorities Act, and the Water Commission Act making similar changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Prohibits the court from entering an order for supervision of the defendant on a driving under the influence offense if during the commission of the offense a minor under 18 years of age was a passenger in the motor vehicle.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits a person from holding the office of State Senator or State Representative or a combination of those offices for more than 20 years; provided that service before the second Wednesday in January of 2017 shall not be considered in the calculation of a person's service. Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Prohibits an executive branch officer from serving more than 2 consecutive terms in the same executive branch office. Effective upon being declared adopted. Applies to the election of executive branch officers in 2018 and thereafter.

Petitions Congress to call a U.S. Constitutional Convention.

Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.

Amends the State Finance Act, the General Obligation Bond Act, the Bond Authorization Act, and the 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 concerning the net payments required of the State for such arrangements certified by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget and treated as interest. Makes related changes. Reinstates definitions. Effective immediately.

Provides that if and only if the Supreme Court of Illinois, in the consolidated case of In re Pension Reform Litigation, No. 118585, finds that either Public Act 98-599 is unconstitutional in its entirety or that the changes made by Public Act 98-599 to certain Sections of the Illinois Pension Code are unconstitutional, the Illinois Pension Code is amended to make changes to the prescribed funding formulas for the 5 State-funded retirement systems. In the Judges Article, increases the funding ratio from 90% to 100%. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a person that does not prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm on property that the person owns or occupies is immune from any civil or criminal liability, or both, arising from that person's decision. Provides that an employer that does not prohibit one or more employees who are licensees from carrying a concealed firearm in the course of the licensee's employment is immune from any civil or criminal liability, or both, arising from the employer's decision.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for married persons in an amount equal to 3% of the federal adjusted gross income of the spouse with the lower federal adjusted gross income, but not to exceed $480 per taxable year. Effective immediately.