Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Amends the Municipal Design-Build Contracts Division of the Illinois Municipal Code and the School Design-Build Contracts Article of the School Code. Provides that a municipality or school district may use the design-build process to compare and potentially enter into contracts with design-build entities or design professionals (rather than only a design-build entities). Provides that design-build entities and design professionals must also include qualifications as well as proposals (rather than only proposals). Requires notice (rather than allows notice) to be published in construction industry publications or posted on construction industry websites. Provides that a municipality or school district must solicit requests for qualifications and proposals (rather than requests for proposals). Requires a municipality or school district to select at least one design professional if at least one proposal is made by a design professional. Provides that criteria in Phase I must include the experience of personnel, including evaluating design and construction separately (rather than only the experience of personnel). Provides that a design-build entity or design professional shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement law of the State. Provides that the municipality or school district must allow 30 days (rather than sufficient time) for the shortlist entities to prepare their Phase II submittals considering the scope and detail requested by the municipality or school district, but no shortlist is required if no less than 3 (rather than 2) or more than 6 design-build entities or design professionals are selected to submit proposals. Provides that the municipality or school district must provide the notice of award in writing at the time it awards the contract.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, from assessment year 2025 through assessment year 2030, in Bremen, Bloom, Rich, and Thornton townships in Cook County, commercial and industrial property shall be assessed at the same level of assessment as residential property. Provides that, beginning with assessment year 2031, Cook County may establish a sliding scale with respect to the statutory level of assessment for commercial and industrial property in those townships that allows those properties to be subject to the same level of assessment as other commercial and industrial property in the county. Preempts the exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount to be deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund from the taxes imposed under the Act. Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act to provide that amounts paid into the Local Government Distributive Fund are appropriated on a continuing basis. Effective July 1, 2023.

Congratulates Joseph L. "Joe" Belman on his 100th birthday. Thanks him for his military service to the United States of America. Recognizes his century-long journey and his enduring impact on workers' rights advocacy and mentorship in youth development.

Requests the reestablishment of a prayer room at the Illinois State Capitol Building near the rotunda in the current and ongoing renovations of the North Wing.

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person knowingly and unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class X felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years or fined not more than $250,000, or both. Provides that it is a Class 1 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed for any person to knowingly use an electronic communication device in the furtherance of controlled substance trafficking involving a substance containing any amount of fentanyl. Provides that this penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties imposed by law. Provides that in addition to any other penalties imposed, not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years shall be imposed with respect to any amount of carfentanil or fentanyl, or any analog thereof, in excess of 150 milligrams that is stored or transmitted as a powder, blotter paper, tablet, patch, or spray. Provides that in addition to any other penalties imposed, with respect to fentanyl, or an analog thereof, an additional sentence of 5 years shall be imposed if the fentanyl or analog thereof is in a form that resembles, or was mixed, granulated, absorbed, adsorbed, spray-dried, aerosolized as or onto, coated on in whole or in part, or solubilized with or into, a product, where the product or its packaging further has at least one of the following attributes: (1) a resemblance to the trade dress of a consumer food product, branded food product, or logo food product, or incorporates an actual or satirical version of a registered trademark, service mark, or copyright; (2) a bright color or coloring scheme; (3) the appearance of a cereal, candy, vitamin, gummy, or chewable product such as a gum or gelatin-based product; (4) a cartoon character imprint; or (5) incorporation into a separate product or package approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, or approved by a regulatory agency for food or drug products in another country, if the addition of fentanyl, carfentanil, or any analog thereof, would render the approved product an adulterated product under the standards of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or any law of this State or administrative rule. Defines "electronic communication device".

Amends the College Student Immunization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, for any tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine requirement, if a student who enrolls in a post-secondary education institution cannot provide the dates of 3 or more doses of the Tdap vaccine, then the student may provide the date of at least one or more doses of the Tdap vaccine within one year prior to enrolling in the post-secondary education institution. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a secondary source on insurance, including a legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text, does not constitute the law or public policy of the State, and the secondary source on insurance is not persuasive authority if it purports to create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or if it conflicts with the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution, State law, this State's case law precedent, or other common law that may have been adopted by this State. Effective immediately.

Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program Act. Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program within the Illinois State Police to provide a stable funding source for the veterinary care for retired police dogs. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall contract with a not-for-profit corporation organized under Article 2 of the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to administer and manage the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall select the not-for-profit corporation through a competitive grant award process. Establishes criteria for the selection of the not-for-profit corporation. Provides that from appropriations made by the General Assembly to the Illinois State Police for implementation of the Act, the Illinois State Police shall make grants to the not-for-profit corporation contracted by the Illinois State Police to be the disbursing authority for the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. Provides that these funds must be disbursed to the former handler or the adopter of a retired police dog that served for 5 years or more as a police dog upon receipt specified verification. Provides that annual disbursements to a former handler or an adopter to reimburse him or her for the cost of the retired police dog's veterinary care may not exceed $1,500 per dog. Provides that a former handler or an adopter of a retired police dog may not accumulate unused funds from a current year for use in a future year. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall pay to the not-for-profit corporation, and the not-for-profit corporation may use, up to 10% of appropriated funds for its administrative expenses, including salaries and benefits. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to implement the Act.