Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Defines terms. Provides that a complaint for an eviction action shall include specified information. Provides that upon entry of an eviction order, the court shall make specified findings. Provides that a court file shall not be sealed if it pertains to an eviction in which: (1) the tenancy is commercial, or (2) the property that the plaintiff seeks possession of is a condominium unit and no tenants or occupants are named as defendants. Provides that the court may order that a court file in an eviction action be sealed if the interests of justice outweigh the interests of the public, taking specified factors in account. Provides that the court file shall be sealed: (1) in a foreclosure-related eviction action; (2) in a not-for-cause eviction; (3) if the parties to the eviction action so agree; and (4) in any action not resulting in an eviction order entered in favor of the plaintiff. Provides that any tenant or occupant named as a defendant in an eviction action may file a motion or petition to seal the court file. Provides the manner in which court files shall be sealed. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall automatically seal all eviction court files no later than 3 years after the plaintiff's initial filing with the court. Provides that if a person knows or has reasonable cause to know that information is derived from a sealed court file, he or she shall not disseminate the information. Provides, with exceptions, that a consumer reporting agency shall not disclose, or use in a consumer report, information regarding an eviction action in which there is no final disposition entered or the court file is sealed, and that any violation is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides for damages in the amount of $2,000 for each violation, or twice the actual and consequential damages sustained, whichever is greater, and the costs of the action. Makes conforming changes in the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Creates the Clean Energy Jobs Act. Contains only a short title provision. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 627/30 new 20 ILCS 627/35 new 20 ILCS 627/40 new 20 ILCS 3855/1-5 20 ILCS 3855/1-20 20 ILCS 3855/1-56 20 ILCS 3855/1-75 105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new 220 ILCS 5/8-103B 220 ILCS 5/8-104.1 new 220 ILCS 5/9-220.3 220 ILCS 5/16-107 220 ILCS 5/16-107.5 220 ILCS 5/16-107.6 220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new 220 ILCS 5/16-107.8 new 220 ILCS 5/16-108.9 new 220 ILCS 5/16-108.13 new 220 ILCS 5/16-108.17 new 220 ILCS 5/16-111.5 220 ILCS 5/16-115E new 220 ILCS 5/16-128B 415 ILCS 5/4.2 new 415 ILCS 5/9.10 415 ILCS 5/13.9 new 415 ILCS 5/9.15 rep. 415 ILCS 140/Act rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act, the Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Act, the Community Energy and Climate Planning Act, and the Clean Energy Empowerment Zones Act to reduce emissions, promote renewable energy sources, improve energy efficiency, and reduce carbon pollution related to transportation. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer a program to increase employment opportunities related to clean energy projects. Provides for the creation of a clean jobs curriculum to increase workforce skills. Provides for the promotion of opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses in clean energy development. Establishes a framework to achieve 100% reliance on renewable energy. Amends the Electric Vehicle Act, the Illinois Power Agency Act, the School Code, the Public Utilities Act, and the Environmental Protection Act to make changes to implement the new programs. Repeals the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the City of Chicago Department of Housing may award credits for certain qualified low-income housing projects. Provides that the credits may be taken against any or all of the following: (i) the taxes imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act; or (ii) any retaliatory or privilege tax imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the $80 fee paid by tax purchasers is non-refundable. Reinstates provisions imposing a 5% fee on taxes, interest, and penalties due at purchase.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that doula services shall be covered under the medical assistance program. Sets forth certain certification and training requirements a doula must satisfy to qualify for reimbursement under the medical assistance program.

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Defines "title-secured loan". Provides that for title-secured loans entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act: (i) a licensee shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding 36% annual percentage rate on the unpaid balance of the amount financed for a title-secured loan; (ii) the loan contract shall provide for repayment of the principal and charges within specified maximum loan terms; (iii) upon or after default, a licensee shall not charge a borrower any finance charges, interest, fees, or charges of any kind; and (iv) the loan may be refinanced if the original principal of the loan has been reduced by at least 60%. Provides that nothing in these provisions abrogates a borrower's right to collect any surplus arising from the sale of a motor vehicle under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any child advocacy center, accredited by the National Children's Alliance, or any employee thereof acting in good faith and exercising due care shall have immunity from any civil liability that may be incurred or imposed through participation in any investigation process required under the Act or any judicial proceeding resulting from the investigation process.

Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Provides that a municipality must convey property to specified public agencies subject to an intergovernmental agreement. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality or specified public agency (rather than only the corporate authorities of a municipality) may take specified actions against blighted buildings and properties, including petitioning a circuit court to have property declared abandoned, or dangerous or unsafe. Provides that liens for removal of dangerous or unsafe buildings are superior to tax liens. Requires notice to a municipality before a public agency may apply for an order related to blighted buildings or petition to have property declared abandoned. Modifies the requirements for property to be declared abandoned. In provisions concerning removal or repair of blighted buildings or property, expands the costs recoverable in a lien by a municipality. Defines terms. Modifies various notice provisions. Makes other changes. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Expands aggravated criminal housing management to include injury or death (currently, only death). Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/12-5.1a Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes provisions allowing a specified public agency to take specified actions against blighted buildings and properties, except that a municipality may petition a court to issue a judicial deed for abandoned property to a public agency. Removes language providing that liens for removal of dangerous or unsafe buildings are superior to tax liens. Removes examples of impairments to public health, safety, or welfare from requirements for property to be declared abandoned. In provisions allowing any person with a legal or equitable interest in a property to request a hearing in the court that has ordered demolition, repair, enclosure, or removal of garbage, debris, or other substances from the property, removes language providing that no hearing may be brought after the municipality commences any demolition, repair, or enclosure of the structure or causes the removal of garbage, debris, or noxious material. Removes an expansion to aggravated criminal housing management to include injury or death in the Criminal Code of 2012. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in SB 2052; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 2052, as engrossed, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 2052, as engrossed, amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act and the Criminal Code of 2012 in a way that does not impact any pension system. Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Fiscal Note (Housing Development Authority) Since the Illinois Housing Development Authority does not have sufficient data to determine the exact amount of costs that a municipality can place on a vacant property lien, the increased cost to a potential homebuyer cannot be reasonably calculated. Regardless of this concern, this bill as proposed would have no immediate or long-range impacts to the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget) The Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 2052. As engrossed, as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections) There is no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 50 ILCS 605/1 50 ILCS 605/2 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for redevelopment project areas existing in the Village of Okawville, the City of Vandalia, the City of Rushville, the City of Quincy, the Village of Maywood, the Village of Park Forest, and the City of Chicago. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 50 ILCS 605/1 50 ILCS 605/2 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3.5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for redevelopment project areas existing in the Village of Okawville, the City of Vandalia, the City of Rushville, the City of Quincy, the Village of Maywood, the Village of Park Forest, the City of Chicago, the Village of Mahomet, the Village of Washburn, and the Village of New Berlin. Effective immediately.

Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires each public college and university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the United States armed forces as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. Provides that the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services must create and maintain a contact list of all veterans attending the public college or university and may communicate with veterans of the public college or university via email or other electronic means. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 49/15 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/19-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Komarek School District 94, Berkeley School District 87, and Schiller Park School District 81 may issue bonds if the voters of those districts approve a proposition for the bond issuance and certain conditions are met. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 49/15 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/19-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Greenview Community Unit School District 200, Komarek School District 94, Williamsville Community Unit School District 15, Berkeley School District 87, Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401, Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2, and Schiller Park School District 81 may issue bonds if the voters of those districts approve a proposition for the bond issuance and certain conditions are met. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, adds language providing that, in addition to all other authority to issue bonds, Greenview Community Unit School District 200, Williamsville Community Unit School District 15, Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401, and Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 may issue bonds if the voters of those districts approve a proposition for the bond issuance and certain conditions are met. Provides that the debt incurred on the bonds shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory debt limitation. Effective immediately.