Amends the provisions of the State Revenue Sharing Act concerning personal property tax replacement income tax distributions. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall adjust the 1977 Tax Base of any taxing district located in any county in which, during the period between the ratification of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and December 31, 1977, the supervisor of assessments reclassified property as real property that would have been classified as personal property immediately before the adoption of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. The adjusted 1977 Tax Base of the taxing district shall be determined without regard to that reclassification. Distributions shall be based on the revised 1977 Tax Base calculation. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides a tax credit in an amount equal to the amount of real property tax paid in the taxable year for property, the property taxes on which are being cumulatively reduced to zero under the Property Tax Code. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that Stranded Property is property that would have been considered personal property for purposes of property taxation immediately before the adoption of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 but that is, on the effective date of this amendatory Act, taxed as real property. Provides that the Terminated Property Ratio is determined by dividing the 1977 assessed value of all Stranded Property in the County by the 2002 assessed value of all Stranded Property in the county. Provides that the assessed value of Stranded Property shall be reduced by its Terminated Property Ratio. Provides that Terminated Property is that portion of Stranded Property that has been reduced by the Terminated Property Ratio. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2003, the supervisor of assessments shall cumulatively reduce the assessed value of Terminated Property to zero in 5% increments over a 20-year period. Preempts home rule. Effective July 1, 2003.
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Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to create the Office of Administrative Hearings. Provides that the Office shall conduct administrative hearings for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor, except for the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Industrial Commission, the Civil Service Commission, the Pollution Control Board, the Illinois State Police Merit Board, the Property Tax Appeal Board, and the Human Rights Commission. Provides for the appointment of a Chief Administrative Law Judge by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets the powers and duties of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Sets qualifications for administrative law judges employed by the Office. Sets out procedures for the conduct of administrative hearings by the Office. Provides for the transfer of personnel and property to the Office from State agencies. Amends the Personnel Code to exempt employees of the Office from the provisions of the Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. Provides that agents of the Department of Natural Resources and other duly authorized police officers may seize and impound a snowmobile involved in an accident or in a violation of the DUI or reckless driving provisions of the Act. Amends the DUI provision and related provisions of the Act to provide that the Department of Natural Resources (rather than the Department of Conservation) is responsible for enforcement of the DUI provision. Provides that the DUI provision also prohibits driving a snowmobile under the influence of intoxicating compounds. Provides that a person commits a Class 4 felony if he or she violates the DUI provisions while his or her privileges to operate a snowmobile are revoked because of a similar previous violation. Provides for an additional fine of $100 for any person who violates the provision and an additional $500 fine and 5 days of community service for any person who violates the provision while transporting a child under 16. Amends the Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that a person whose DUI violation results in an incident necessitating an emergency response is liable for the cost of the response. Provides for a one-year suspension of the snowmobile operating privileges of repeat misdemeanor offenders and a 5-year suspension of the privileges of felony offenders. Provides that a person arrested and charged with a DUI violation may not operate a snowmobile for 24 (rather than 6) hours after the person's arrest. Makes changes in provisions related to testing and hearing procedures regarding persons suspected of violating the DUI provision.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2003, moneys contributed during the taxable year by the taxpayer for the purchase of an Illinois prepaid tuition contract, excluding moneys rolled over from another qualified tuition program account, may be deducted from the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income in arriving at base income for Illinois income tax purposes. Exempts the deduction from the sunset provisions of the Act. Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act to include a reference to the deduction. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Includes disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment freeze homestead exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding changes to a cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the States Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning gambling.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates an intensive supervision program for persons convicted of felony sex offenses who are released on probation or mandatory supervised release. Provides that program may include, but is not limited to, severely restricted activities, daily contact between the sex offender or other person and the parole or supervising officer, monitored curfew, home visitation, employment visitation and monitoring, drug and alcohol screening, treatment referrals and monitoring, including physiological monitoring, and payment of restitution. Provides that the program shall be designed to minimize the risk to the public to the greatest extent possible.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code with regard to the commercial distribution fee that certain trucks must pay in addition to a weight tax. Provides that anyone who paid the fee for fiscal year 2004 is entitled to a full refund. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the refund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general purposes of the Code.