Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in order to further the prevention of accidents, the Department of Transportation shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any accident involving a fatality that occurs on a State highway. Provides that the study shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other improvements that the Department deems necessary. Provides that the Department shall make the results of the study available to the public on its website. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Department of Transportation shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any accident involving a fatality that occurs at an intersection of a State highway (instead of "on a State highway"). Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Department of Transportation shall conduct a traffic study only after accidents involving a pedestrian fatality, rather than any fatality. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2705/2705-210 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 445/15 410 ILCS 445/90 410 ILCS 450/15 625 ILCS 5/11-907.1 725 ILCS 5/106F-15 725 ILCS 5/106F-20 725 ILCS 5/106F-25 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Rare Disease Commission Act. Changes the repeal date of the Act from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023. Amends the Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Act. Provides that the Lyme Disease Task Force shall consist of 8 additional members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Move Over Task Force to submit its report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2021 (currently, January 1, 2020). Repeals the Task Force on January 1, 2022 (currently, January 1, 2021). Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the Task Force on Children of Incarcerated Parents shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by March 1, 2020 (currently, December 31, 2019). Removes the repeal of provisions concerning Task Force membership, meetings, and duties. Repeals the Task Force on Children of Incarcerated Parents on July 1, 2020. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Rep. Dan Swanson
Sponsored bills
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Modifies the content of the statement of economic interests required to be filed by members of the General Assembly and candidates for nomination or election to the General Assembly. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the House Rules. Adds Rule 18.5.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any communication regarding a State agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee from a member of the General Assembly shall promptly be reported to that agency's ethics officer by the recipient of the communication and by any other employee of that agency who responds to the communication. Provides that the ethics officer shall require that the communication be promptly made a part of the record of the General Assembly, and the communication shall be made publicly available on the Illinois General Assembly website. Specifies further information to be provided by the ethics officer. Amends the Legislative Information System Act. Requires the Legislative Information System to establish a page for electronic public access on the General Assembly's website that provides information on any communication regarding a State agency contract received by an agency, agency head, or other agency employee from a member of the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Bethany Baptist Church on its 50th anniversary.
Commends Wilbert Vincent "Vince" Rolves on his service during World War II and to the people of Southern Illinois.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides fines for legislators who engage in specified restricted activities and for violations of legislator rules of conduct. Provides that any person who willfully files a false or incomplete statement of economic interests under the Act may be subject to a fine not to exceed, for each offense, $150,000. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides fines for intentional failure to complete ethics training and sexual harassment training. Modifies a Section concerning penalties under the Act to provide fines for specified violations. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that any person who, in the course of business, fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for, or allocated or available to, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or veteran-owned small businesses may be subject to a fine not to exceed, for each offense, $115,000. Provides that a fine of up to $1,000,000 may be imposed for bribery. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Declares November 2019 as Food Pantry Donation Month to raise a greater awareness of food insecurity and the impact food insecurity has on the residents of Illinois.
Urges the United States Congress to promptly ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Amends the Continuum of Care Services for the Developmentally Disabled Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 42/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Tobacco Products Compliance Act. Provides that any person who manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a tobacco product or imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in the United States, located in or having a place of business in the State, shall provide written certification of its compliance with labeling provisions of the federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 to the Department of Public Health. Provides for enforcement and rulemaking by the Department of Public Health. Effective immediately.