Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that a person employed as a legislative liaison for, or otherwise employed by, an executive branch officer or an agency, board, or commission under the control of an executive branch officer may not lobby on the floor of the House of Representatives while the House of Representatives is in session or the floor of the Senate while the Senate is in session. Defines "lobby" as any communication with a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate while that member is at his or her desk on the floor, or any employee of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, for the ultimate purpose of influencing any executive, legislative, or administrative action. Effective immediately.

Creates the Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Act. Establishes standards to regulate persons offering guaranteed asset protection waivers. Defines "guaranteed asset protection waiver" as a contractual agreement that is part of, or a separate addendum to, a finance agreement wherein a creditor agrees for a separate charge to cancel or waive all or part of amounts due on a borrower's finance agreement in the event of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the motor vehicle. Contains provisions concerning requirements for offering guaranteed asset protection waivers, contractual liability or other insurance policies insuring guaranteed asset protection waivers, disclosures, cancellation of agreements, exemptions, and enforcement. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to exempt guaranteed asset protection waivers from regulation as insurance.

Amends the Combined Waterworks and Sewerage Systems Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Modifies the definition of "sewerage system" to include storm water collection, treatment, and distribution infrastructure and disposal of storm water. Provides that charges a municipality may charge to inhabitants include storm water utility charges to offset the cost of owning, maintaining, and improving local storm water infrastructure. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-139-1 Removes a modification to the definition of "sewerage system".

Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a school bus that is equipped with safety belts for passengers is exempt from the tax under those Acts. Provides that the Acts' automatic sunset provisions do not apply to the exemption. Effective immediately.

Expresses support for Israel and the Jewish population in the State of Illinois.

Amends the State Finance Act. Extends the repeal of Sections concerning the Capital Development Board Revolving Fund and payments into and use of the Fund from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that if a purchaser makes payment over the phone, in writing, or via the Internet, and the property is delivered to a location in this State, then the sale shall be sourced to the location where the property is delivered. Provides that the sale shall be deemed to have occurred at the customer's address if the property is delivered and the delivery location is unknown. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Flood Prevention District Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that a unit of local government may require a retailer to collect and remit certain use and occupation taxes if the retailer qualifies as a "retailer maintaining a place of business in this State" under certain provisions of the Use Tax Act.

Amends the State Finance Act, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, and the Water Commission Act of 1985. Eliminates certain transfers into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund.

Amends the State Finance Act, the Motor Fuel Tax Law, the Emergency Telephone System Act, the Riverboat Gambling Act, and the Video Gaming Act. Provides that, in the absence of an appropriation for any State fiscal year, moneys that are required to be distributed to units of local government and other entities from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, the Motor Fuel Tax Fund, the State Gaming Fund, the Local Government Video Gaming Distributive Fund, and the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund are subject to a continuing appropriation. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Early Learning Council Act. Provides that at least 50% of the persons appointed to the Illinois Early Learning Council shall represent privately owned day care centers. Provides that any policy change or policy consideration of the Council shall, before being adopted, be provided to all licensed child care providers in this State in an electronic format allowing such providers a vote on the policy issue. Provides that any policy developed by the Council shall be adopted only upon receiving a majority approval of the child care providers notified of the proposed measure. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that in addition to meeting the requirements of the Act or any specified administrative rules concerning qualifications for early childhood teachers and school-age workers, an early childhood teacher responsible for a group of children that includes infants, toddlers, or preschool-age children shall show proof of enrollment in an accredited college or university in which he or she is working towards or has achieved at least 6 hours of college credit related directly to early child care studies. Provides that showing proof of enrollment or completion in an accredited college or university of up to at least 6 semester hours of college credit related to early child care studies shall satisfy both the semester hours and clock hours requirements to be an early childhood teacher. Provides for specified personnel of a child care facility to be present at the open and close of the facility.