Congratulates Sherry Gravenstein on the occasion of her retirement as an officer of the County Nursing Home Association of Illinois.
Congratulates the Winnebago Boys Cross Country Team for winning the State Class 1A Championship.
Mourns the death of U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew Lancaster of Stockton.
Congratulates the congregation of the Galena United Methodist Church on the occasion of the church's 175th anniversary.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Section concerning the assessment of certain timberland. Contains only a caption.
Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that if a person engages in participation in methamphetamine manufacturing and the methamphetamine manufacturing occurs within 1,000 feet of a place of worship, parsonage, or former church facility, the person commits aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing.
Amends the Auction License Act. Provides that Internet auction storefronts are subject to the same laws and rules as auctioneers. Provides that a license that expires on September 30, 2009 shall instead expire on December 31, 2010, and thereafter a license shall expire every 2 years on December 31 of each even-numbered year. Provides that a renewal applicant for an auctioneer's (or associate's) license may complete continuing education courses in one day. Provides that a renewal applicant may receive credit in this State for similar continuing education courses in other states. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the scheduled repeal date on the Act to January 1, 2015 (from January 1, 2010).
Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides an exemption from taxation under the Acts for tangible personal property used in the construction, maintenance, or operation of a public water supply that is operated by a not-for-profit entity. Provides that the Acts' sunset provisions do not apply to these exemptions.
Creates the Citizen Participation Act. Applies to motions in cases concerning SLAPP lawsuits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) that have been filed to discourage citizen participation in government. Requires courts to decide those motions within 90 days. Provides that discovery is suspended pending a decision on the motion. Allows discovery on certain issues upon leave of court. Requires that the motion be granted and the claim dismissed unless the responding party produces clear and convincing evidence that the moving parties' acts are not immunized under this Act. Provides for attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to the prevailing moving party. Effective immediately.
