Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Preempts home rule powers with regard to regulating smoking in facilities licensed under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the organizers of Bethel New Life Inc. on the occasion of the organization's 30th anniversary.
Recognizes and congratulates the members of the American Institute of Architects as the organization celebrates Architecture Week on April 12-18, 2010 and urges the citizens of this State to join the organization by helping to improve our communities.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prisoner records maintained by the Department of Corrections.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning debt limitations of school districts.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Veterans Day honors the victory in all wars of all United States Armed Forces (now, United States Army, Navy, and Air Force).
Creates the STAR Bonds Financing Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Property Tax Appeal Board for its FY 10 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2009.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the elements of the offenses of stalking and cyberstalking. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress. Provides that if the conduct is committed using electronic communication, the offense is cyberstalking. Provides that a person also commits aggravated stalking when he or she, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, violates a stalking no contact order or a civil no contact order. Retains the same penalties for the offenses.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision providing for the collection of an annual commercial distribution fee on vehicles of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds. Effective July 1, 2010.
