Rep. Jim Sacia

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a peace officer discovers the commission of a misdemeanor and is the complaining witness, the signing of the complaint by the peace officer is sufficient to charge the defendant with the commission of the offense without the need for the complaint to be sworn to. Provides that the peace officer signing the complaint is subject to the penalty for perjury for false certification.

Amends the Upper Mississippi River International Port District Act. Provides that the registered voters of a county included in the Upper Mississippi International Port District may petition the local election authority (now, State Board of Elections) requesting the submission of the question of whether the county should be disconnected from the District. Effective immediately.

Creates the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. Provides that law enforcement agencies that receive sexual assault evidence in connection with the investigation of a criminal case on or after the effective date of this Act must submit evidence from the case within 10 business days of receipt to a Department of State Police forensic laboratory or a laboratory approved and designated by the Director of State Police. Provides that all sexual assault evidence submitted to the Department of State Police on or after the effective date of the Act shall be analyzed and tested within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory if sufficient staffing and resources are available. Provides that within 30 business days after the effective date of the Act, each Illinois law enforcement agency shall provide written notice to the Department of State Police forensic laboratory or other laboratory approved or designated by the Director of State Police stating the number of sexual assault cases in the custody of the law enforcement agency that have not been previously submitted to a laboratory for analysis. Provides that appropriate arrangements shall be made between the law enforcement agency and the Department of State Police, or a laboratory approved and designated by the Director of State Police, to ensure that all cases collected prior to the effective date of this Act, which the law enforcement agency has determined are within the statute of limitations and are the subject of a criminal investigation, are submitted within 120 days after the effective date of the Act. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act to make conforming changes.

Amends the War on Terrorism Compensation Act. Includes recipients of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal to the list of veterans entitled to receive compensation in the amount of $100 for their military service. Effective immediately.

Congratulates the Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District on its 70th anniversary.

Congratulates Ronald G. Moser on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Galena Volunteer Fire Department.

Congratulates Pastor Jonathan Byrd for being nominated to receive the 2010 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Urges the Congress of the United States to authorize and fund the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Comprehensive Plan for Flood Control in the Upper Mississippi River Valley.

Honors Wing-Kun Tam of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), China for his many years of dedicated service in his community and beyond.

Congratulates Bob Smith for winning the 2010 Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association.