Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue to offer a special instant scratch-off game, with the title of "Ticket For The Cure", to commence on January 1, 2006 and to be discontinued on December 31, 2011. Provides that the net revenue from the game shall be deposited into the Ticket For The Cure Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Ticket For The Cure Board, for the purpose of making grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding research concerning breast cancer and for funding services for breast cancer victims. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Ticket For The Cure Board as an advisory board within the Department of Public Health. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Ticket For The Cure Fund. Sets forth procedures for the appointment of Board members and for the operation of the Board. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person arrested for leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury is subject to chemical testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that the person's driving privileges are subject to statutory summary suspension if he or she fails or refuses to undergo the testing.
Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act. Provides that a bank or savings and loan association is disqualified as a State depository upon making a loan to certain entities doing business in or with the government of Sudan until such time as the United Nations determines that the government of Sudan has taken sufficient and demonstrable steps to end human rights abuses in that nation. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits the investment or deposit from the retirement system or pension fund to certain entities doing business in or with the government of Sudan until such time as the United Nations determines that the government of Sudan has taken sufficient and demonstrable steps to end human rights abuses in that nation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for certain violations of the statutes concerning unlawful use of weapons, the unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Provides that a period of probation, periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge may not be imposed for these violations.
Amends the State Finance Act and the Children's Product Safety Act. Provides that a "children's product" is one designed or intended for children under age 12 (instead of 6); changes and adds other definitions. Provides that a children's product is deemed to be unsafe "only" if it meets certain specified criteria. Adds requirements concerning the Department of Public Health's list of unsafe children's products. Makes changes concerning safety standards for baby cribs. Imposes duties on manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and distributors in connection with recalls of children's products. Provides for civil penalties for violations of the Children's Product Safety Act, and removes a provision making a violation a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that nothing in the Act relieves a commercial dealer from compliance with stricter requirements that may be imposed by an agency of the federal government. Adds enforcement powers of the Attorney General. Creates the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund; provides for the deposit of civil penalties into the fund and for the use of moneys in the fund by the Attorney General. Effective immediately.
Creates the Commission to Study the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Past and Present Effects on African-Americans.
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates a Handgun Roster Board within the Department of State Police. Provides that the Board shall review the status of personalized handgun technology and report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on an annual basis beginning on or before July 1, 2006. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or transfer in this State a handgun manufactured on or before December 31, 2006 unless the handgun is sold, offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external safety lock. Provides that beginning January 1, 2007, a dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or transfer in this State a handgun manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 unless the handgun has an integrated mechanical safety device. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Establishes exemptions.
Amends the Election Code. Authorizes election authorities to establish special procedures for late voter registration, beginning January 1, 2005. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt necessary rules.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning policing bodies furnishing fingerprints and descriptions of persons arrested to the Department of State Police and relating to the expungement of arrest records and the sealing of the records of the clerk of the circuit court.
Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, discrimination based on national origin includes discrimination based on the language spoken in the place in which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born. Effective January 1, 2005.