Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2009 registration year, if a person eligible to receive one set of Disabled Veteran plates at no charge has claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, or has been approved for benefits under that Act, that person may purchase a second set of Disabled Veteran plates for $24, instead of the usual fee for license plates for a vehicle of the first division or a vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.

Provides for the creation of a House Task Force on the Illinois Procurement Code to examine the bidding process on State contracts.

Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor, with the advice of the Broadband Deployment Council, shall enlist a nonprofit corporation to implement a comprehensive, statewide high speed Internet deployment strategy and adoption initiative. Specifies the duties of the nonprofit organization. Provides that nothing in the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Law shall be construed as giving the Lieutenant Governor, the Broadband Deployment Council, the nonprofit organization, or other entities any additional authority, regulatory or otherwise, over providers of telecommunications, broadband, and information technology. Creates the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used, subject to appropriation, by the Lieutenant Governor for purposes of providing grants to the nonprofit organization enlisted under the Law. Provides that on the effective date of the Law, all moneys in the Digital Divide Elimination Infrastructure Fund which have not already been distributed or ordered distributed by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be transferred to the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Fund. Contains other provisions concerning local governmental entities who undertake local broadband projects. Amends the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a telecommunications carrier that is not subject to regulation under an alternative regulation plan pursuant to specified provisions may reduce the rate or charge for a noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality offered to customers on a separate, stand-alone basis or as part of a bundled service offering by filing with the Commission a tariff that shows the reduced rate or charge and all applicable terms and conditions of the noncompetitive service, service element, feature, or functionality or bundled offering. Provides that provisions concerning basic local exchange service quality and the consumer complaint resolution process do not apply to telephone cooperatives. Changes the repeal date of the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2009.

Congratulates Lila Bunnell on the occasion of her 105th birthday on June 24, 2007.

Designates November of each year as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Congratulates Ira Collins, Center Director of Shapiro Developmental Center, on the occasion of celebrating his seventieth birthday and thanks him for over forty-five years of service for developmentally disabled citizens.

Congratulates Bishop McNamara High School teacher and coach Jim Frogge on being named to the Illinois High School Football Association's Coaches Hall of Fame.

Congratulates Patrick and Elizabeth Simmons on celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Congratulates Dr. Jim Czerwionka of Good Shepherd Manor for a job well done.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits robbery when he or she withdraws, takes, or transfers funds from the financial account of another or obtains the account number, personal identification number, or other information used to access the financial account of another by the use of force or by threatening the imminent use of force, by, or for the purpose of, accessing any financial account through the use of an automatic teller machine. Provides that a person convicted of such robbery is not eligible to receive a sentence of probation or conditional discharge. Effective immediately.