Recognize the tremendous accomplishments of Ulysses S. Grant during his service to the United States as both president and military officer. Declares November 3, 2018 as President Ulysses S. Grant Day in the State of Illinois in honor of his achievements and in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his election as president.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes a Class 1 brewer to manufacture cider and mead. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Election Code. In the definition of "signature", includes a named signed in ink or signed in digitized form (rather than a name signed in ink or in digitized form). Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Accountability and Performance System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Provides that the Act becomes operative when the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act is repealed by the United States Congress or overturned by the United States Supreme Court, whichever is earlier. Authorizes sports wagering in the State by organization licensees under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Creates the Division of Sports Wagering within the Illinois Gaming Board to issue licenses under the Act. Provides for application and eligibility for sports wagering licensure. Provides license requirements for sports wagering licenses. Requires a sports wagering licensee to establish systems to verify that an authorized wagerer is 21 years of age or older. Provides persons not authorized to place sports wagers. Requires the Division to develop responsible gaming measures, including a statewide responsible gaming database. Creates the Responsible Sports Wagering Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Executive Director of the Division regarding the development of rules and procedures to reduce and prevent problem or compulsive gambling and youth gambling and to ensure the conduct of safe, fair, and responsible sports wagering. Contains provisions concerning tax and purse distributions. Provides that the Act repeals on January 1 of the 11th year following the year in which a sports wagering licensee begins sports wagering activity under the Act. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, and the Criminal Code of 2012.
Honors the recipients of the Illinois Bicentennial HONOR 200 award.
Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental car company may void a damage waiver if damage or loss occurs to the rental vehicle when the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental company; (ii) file a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other authority in all matters connected to the investigation of the stolen rental vehicle.
Congratulates the Mount Pulaski Grade School 7th grade girls volleyball team on winning the IESA Class 2A State Championship.
Congratulates Tom Cavanagh on the occasion of his retirement as Sangamon County Treasurer.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In a provision that allows a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor to provide signs to a retailer if certain conditions are met, including a limitation on the dollar value of the signs that may be provided, provides that the cost adjustment factor applied to the limitation on the dollar value of the signs is 5% annually (rather than the change in the consumer price index or 5%, whichever is greater). Effective immediately.
