Rep. Tony McCombie

Amends the Election Code. Requires a county clerk or board of election commissioners to cross-check each voter registration roll with the national Change of Address System information gathered by the United States Postal Service to determine if the changed address of each person who has filed a change of address has resulted in the removal of that person from the voting precinct or voting election district in which he or she was enrolled as a voter. Requires the county clerk or board of election commissioners to automatically remove, from each voter registration roll that contains a self-removed person's former address, that person from the voter roll of his or her former precinct or former election district.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the 72 hour waiting period before delivery of a concealable firearm after application for its purchase has been made does not apply to a person who has been issued a valid license to carry a concealed handgun under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that the Statutory Court Fee Task Force shall review and study the implementation and impact of the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act and a provision regarding assessment reports in the Clerk of Courts Act. Requires the Task Force to submit a report containing its findings and any recommendations to the Supreme Court and the General Assembly by January 1, 2022. Makes corresponding changes in the Clerk of Courts Act and the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Repeals a Section of the Clerks of Courts Act concerning court fees and the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act on January 1, 2023 (rather than 2022).

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not impose a tax, fee, or other assessment other than a retailers' occupation tax rate for goods on a firearm, firearm attachment, or firearm ammunition. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance or resolution, in effect or adopted, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act by any unit of local government, including a home rule unit, that imposes a tax, fee, or other assessment other a retailers' occupation tax rate for goods on a firearm, firearm attachment, or firearm ammunition are invalid and void. Effective immediately.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%). Makes various formatting changes.

Creates the Ultrasound Opportunity Act. Sets forth legislative findings and definitions. Provides that at any facility where abortions are performed, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or another qualified person working in conjunction with either physician shall offer any woman seeking an abortion after 8 weeks of gestation an opportunity to receive and view an active ultrasound of her unborn child by someone qualified to perform ultrasounds at the facility, or at a facility listed in a listing of local ultrasound providers provided by the facility, prior to the woman having any part of an abortion performed or induced and prior to the administration of any anesthesia or medication in preparation for the abortion. Provides that the requirements of the Act shall not apply when, in the medical judgment of the physician performing or inducing the abortion, there exists a medical emergency. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statutes prohibiting child sex offenders and sexual predators from being present or loitering in public parks, defines "public park" to include in addition to a park, forest preserve, bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government, any other indoor or outdoor facility, building, or sports field used for recreational purposes under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.

Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, requires each school board to post on its district's Internet website, if one is maintained, or in the district's main administrative office, if the district does not maintain an Internet website, all curricula to be taught in each school during the next school year for parents and guardians of students to review. Provides that, as part of the posting, the school board shall identify how each school's curricula align with the Illinois Learning Standards. Provides that if the curricula are updated at any time during the school year, the posted curricula shall be revised to reflect the updated curricula. Effective July 1, 2021.

Amends the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. Transfers the powers and duties under the Act from the Board of Higher Education to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Replaces the requirement that the Board of Higher Education contract for an independent evaluation of program implementation with the requirement that Grow Your Own Illinois submit an annual report to assist the Commission in monitoring Grow Your Own Illinois's and each of its participating consortia's performance and grant activities. Allows the Commission to elect to contract for an independent evaluation of program implementation with an outside entity. Requires the Auditor General to prepare an annual audit of the operations and finances of Grow Your Own Illinois and each consortium that received any State funds in the previous fiscal year. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2021.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the mental state of "knowingly" from the elements of the offense of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional institution employee.