Congratulates Rock Island Mayor Mark W. Schwiebert on his retirement.
Sponsored bills
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change concerning submission of the State budget.
Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of "terrorist act", any act that interrupts or interferes with agricultural production, agricultural research, or agricultural equipment for purposes of disrupting or influencing, through intimidation or other means, consumer confidence or agricultural production methods.
Amends the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act. Provides that each telephone call made by an autodialer shall, at the beginning of the prerecorded message, state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entity that is responsible for initiating the call.
Amends the Mechanics Lien Act. Provides that "improve" does not include the furnishing of labor, services, material, fixtures, apparatus or machinery, forms or form work for the erection or improvement of a wind energy device by contract with anyone other than the owner of the lot or tract of land, and further provides that no lien exists under the Act with respect to that lot or tract. Provides that "wind energy device" has the same meaning as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code.