Rep. Angelo Saviano

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, any statewide association of licensees, or any aggrieved party may bring an action against any person or entity engaging in real estate brokerage activities without first obtaining a license under this Act, unless otherwise exempt from licensure, and upon a finding of unlicensed activities shall be entitled to (i) appropriate equitable relief and (ii) actual damages, if any.

Creates the Tattoo Licensing Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Interior Design Title Act. Changes the number of members on the Board of Interior Design Professionals from 5 to 7. Removes a provision concerning initial Board appointments and the requirement that certain Board members be a member of the profession for a period of at least 5 years. Provides that a majority of Board members then appointed constitutes a quorum and that a majority vote of the quorum is required for a Board decision. Removes the grandfather provision from a Section concerning the requirements for registration under the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that for taxable transfers occurring on or after July 1, 2005, no tax shall be imposed or collected under the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Raffles Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal date of the Illinois Dental Practice Act from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that a majority of Board of Dentistry members then appointed constitutes a quorum and that a majority vote of the quorum is required for a Board decision. Removes a provision requiring the vote of at least 7/10 of the members of the Board for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt the recommendations of the Board in any rulemaking under the Act. Makes changes in the requirements for licensure as a dentist if the applicant completed his or her dental education by graduating from a dental college or school outside the United States or Canada. In provisions concerning investigations, removes provisions requiring that certain information be provided to a dentist or dental hygienist before taking a statement. Provides that consent orders are subject to approval by the Director (rather than must be approved by the Board and the Director). Adds provisions allowing the Department to subpoena persons and dental, pharmacy, and hospital records of individual patients of dentists and dental hygienists licensed under the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a physician-patient relationship does not exist until a physician consents to it for a specific course of treatment or care. Provides that a physician-patient relationship is not created by a referral to a physician by any person, receipt of patient health care information, or establishment of an appointment.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher Articles, provides that a participant may establish, without paying contributions, up to 5 years of credit for military service immediately following employment, and removes certain restrictions relating to wartime. In those Articles and the State Employee and State Universities Articles, changes the method of calculating interest when establishing credit for military service not immediately following employment. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Creates the Mortgage Lender's Closing Duties Act. Prohibits residential mortgage lenders and investors who receive notice of the time, date, and location of a closing from failing to provide the escrow closer with the necessary loan documents and funds. Imposes fines for violations of the Act and prohibits lenders and investors from passing on those fines as lending fees. Applies to the closing of owner occupied real property for one to 4 families.