Rep. Arthur L. Turner

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that during a trial or hearing related to a criminal prosecution, the court shall order that the residence address, business address, name of the place of business, home telephone number, or business telephone number of any victims of or witnesses to the crime shall not be disclosed in open court. Provides that during questioning by the State or defense, a victim or witness shall not be required to disclose such information unless the court determines that there is a compelling reason to order such disclosure in the interest of justice that outweighs prejudice to the victim or witness.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. In provisions setting forth criminal penalties for failure to file a return and for filing a fraudulent return, provides that: (i) when the amount due is under $300, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony; (ii) when the amount due is at least $300 but less than $1,000, the person is guilty of a Class 3 felony; and (iii) when the amount due is at least $1,000, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Creates the offense of tax evasion. Provides that a person commits the offense of tax evasion when he knowingly attempts in any manner to evade or defeat the tax imposed on him or on any other person, or the payment thereof and he commits an affirmative act in furtherance of the evasion. Provides that two or more acts of tax evasion may be charged as a single count in any indictment, information, or complaint and the amount of tax deficiency may be aggregated for purposes of determining the amount of tax which is attempted to be or is evaded and the period between the first and last acts may be alleged as the date of the offense. Sets forth criminal penalties for the offense of tax evasion.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensing requirements.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves domestic violence, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of domestic violence is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning health care cooperatives. Provides that in addition to all other provisions of the Article concerning domestic mutual companies, a company seeking to organize as a health care cooperative shall meet certain requirements. Sets forth provisions concerning the naming of and applications for entities seeking to organize as health care cooperatives. Amends the Co-operative Act. Exempts domestic mutual insurance companies licensed as health care cooperatives by the Director of Insurance from the prohibition against using the term "Co-operative" as part of a corporate or other business name or title without complying with the provisions of the Co-operative Act. Sets forth provisions concerning health benefit purchasing cooperatives. Provides that the purpose of a health benefit purchasing cooperative is to provide health care benefits for certain eligible individuals under a single group health care policy or plan through a contract between the health benefit purchasing cooperative and an insurer authorized to do health insurance business in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning the design, the articles, the membership basis and capital stock, the membership criteria, the health care benefits, and the annual progress report of health benefit purchasing cooperatives. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Iola McGowan of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Theodis R. Leonard, Sr.

Amends the Statute on Statutes. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the application of the Act.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. In a Section concerning the underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education, requires the Board of Higher Education to require all public institutions of higher education to track the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education. With respect to the Board's annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor, requires the report to include, with respect to each public institution of higher education, the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Division of the State Lottery of the Department of Revenue may (now, shall) suspend the license of any lottery sales agency who fails to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest. Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department may adopt rules and regulations for payment by credit card of any amount due under any Act administered by the Department only when the Department is not required to pay a discount fee charged by the credit card issuer. Effective immediately.