Rep. David A. Welter

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the penalty for a person who commits a false personation by knowingly and falsely representing himself or herself to be an active-duty member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the National Guard or a veteran of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the National Guard and obtains money, property, or another tangible benefit through that false representation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for which the offender shall be fined $5,000 (rather than a petty offense for which the offender shall be fined at least $100 and not more than $200).

Amends the Sales Representative Act. Changes the definition of "principal" to mean a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other business entity which offers a product or service for sale (rather than manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product for sale). Removes from the definition of "sales representative" a person who qualifies as an employee of a principal pursuant to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that a principal who fails to comply with certain provisions under the Act concerning timely payment or with any contractual provision concerning timely payment of commissions due upon the termination of the contract with the sales representative, shall be liable in a civil action for exemplary damages in an amount which is at least the amount of the commission owed and does not exceed 3 times the amount of the commissions owed to the sales representative (rather than which does not exceed 3 times the amount of the commissions owed to the sales representative). Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for a second or subsequent violation of operating a motor vehicle in a construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit when workers are present within one year (rather than 2 years) of the date of the first violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the violator for a period of 60 days (rather than 90 days). Makes conforming changes.

Creates the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act. Includes provisions regarding: definitions; insurance; disclosure; responsibilities; safety recalls; and Uniform Traffic Citations. Denies home rule powers. Makes corresponding changes in the Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act, and the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that township land commissioners or trustees of schools that have title to any school real estate or lands may authorize by resolution the sale of common school lands to a government entity if two-thirds of the township land commissioners or trustees of schools approve the resolution. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools of the county in which the lands are located shall complete the sale and deliver a certificate of purchase to the government entity. Provides that a government entity that purchases common school lands, or its assigns, may obtain a copy of a certificate of purchase or patent by (1) for a certificate of purchase, filing an affidavit with the regional superintendent in which the lands are located proving the loss or destruction of the original; (2) for a patent, filing an affidavit with the Secretary of State proving loss or destruction of the original; and (3) presenting a copy of the certified resolution approving the sale that has been filed by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds to the regional superintendent or Secretary of State. Provides that the regional superintendent or the Secretary of State shall issue a replacement certificate or patent, which shall have the effect of the originals and shall reflect the effective date of the transfer of title as the date of the filing of the resolution by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds. Effective immediately.

Designates the portion of Illinois Route 47 over the Illinois River bridge from Pine Bluff Road to Washington Street as the "Patrolman Clarence Roseland Memorial Road".

Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that the State is exempt from the provisions of the federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 that establish daylight saving time. Effective July 1, 2017.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the $25 assessment for drug related offenses appropriated to and administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall be distributed to fund Department of State Police drug task forces and Metropolitan Enforcement Groups by dividing the funds equally by the total number of Department of State Police drug task forces and Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Groups.

Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to make certain real estate conveyances in Bureau County, Menard County, and Pulaski County, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make certain real estate conveyances in Grundy County, DuPage County, DeKalb County, Montgomery County, Tazewell County, and Mason County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

Congratulates the Newark High School volleyball team, the Lady Norsemen, on winning the 2018 Illinois High School Association Class lA State Championship.