Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for individual taxpayers who are members in good standing of a volunteer fire department or fire protection district during the entire taxable year and who have completed a Basic Firefighter Certification Program through the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Raffles Act and the Charitable Games Act. Provides that a poker run is included in the definition of "raffle" (rather than in the definition of "charitable games event") and that a poker run shall not be subject to the organizational licensing provisions of the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to exempt poker runs from the provisions criminalizing gambling and syndicated gambling. Effective immediately.
Designates the section of Interstate 155 between the Delavan Exit (15) and the Hopedale Exit (19) as the "Maj. Reid B. Nannen Memorial Highway".
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2014 taxable year, all barns that were first placed in service more than 75 years before the first day of the taxable year and are located in areas zoned for agriculture shall have an assessed value of zero. Effective immediately.
Amends the Charitable Games Act. Removes provisions providing for the regulation of poker runs as charitable games events. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of U.S. Air Force license plates, with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.
Creates the Outdoor Light Limitation Act. Provides requirements for outdoor lighting. Creates exemptions from those requirements. Authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules necessary to implement the Act. Authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to impose a fine for violation of the Act.
Amends the Raffles Act and the Charitable Games Act. Provides for the regulation of poker runs as raffles rather than as charitable games events. Provides that poker runs shall be licensed by the governing body with jurisdiction over the key location and the license granted by the key location shall cover the entire poker run. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court services fee shall not exceed $25 unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study under the Code.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2013 taxable year, all barns that were first placed in service more than 75 years before the first day of the taxable year and are located in areas zoned for agriculture shall have an assessed value of zero. Effective immediately.