Rep. Stephanie Kifowit

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.

Congratulates Aurora Police Chief Greg Thomas on his retirement.

Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora.

Congratulates the members of Kiwanis International on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary.

Amends the Personal Information Protection Act. Expands the scope of information to be protected to include medical, health insurance, biometric, consumer marketing, and geolocation information. Requires notice of breaches of security to be provided to the Attorney General. Requires privacy policies to be posted.

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a "late term appointee" also means a person who is appointed to an office by a board or other body having one or more members appointed by the Governor, when the Governor does not succeed himself or herself as Governor, and the effective date of the appointment is 90 or fewer days before the end of the appointing Governor's term. Provides that the provision added by the amendatory Act does not apply to a board or other body to which the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer also appoints one or more members. Effective immediately.

Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Imposes disclosure requirements and price limits on the resale of tickets. Provides that a ticket broker or reseller must disclose the identity and contact information for the event venue box office or its licensed ticket agent and disclose that the ticket broker or reseller is not the event venue box office or its licensed ticket agent. Requires the disclosure to be clear, conspicuous, and readily noticeable.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates a new Section prohibiting all units of local government from enacting or enforcing ordinances or regulations that penalize tenants who contact police or other emergency services if (1) the contact was made with the intent to prevent the perpetration or escalation of domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or any other emergency situation; (2) the contact was made with the intent to respond to domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or other emergency situation; (3) the intervention or emergency assistance was needed to respond to the perpetration or escalation of domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or other emergency situation; or (4) the contact was concerning an individual with a disability. Requires any ordinances inconsistent with this Section to be repealed or modified. Provides that a landlord or tenant may bring a civil suit seeking to invalidate the ordinance, compensatory damages, attorney fees, court costs, and other equitable relief. Provides that the new Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions. Provides that this Section does not limit enforcement of provisions of the Emergency Telephone System Act, the Criminal Code of 2012, and the Forcible Entry and Detainer Article of the Code of Civil Procedure, or does not limit or prohibit any unit of local government from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that does not penalize landlords or tenants on the basis of contact made to police or other emergency service. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2016 and thereafter, the amount of the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be the greater of (i) the amount of the exemption otherwise calculated under that Section of the Code or (ii) $2,000. Effective immediately.