Rep. Mark Luft

Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Provides that each judicial circuit shall report to the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year: (1) the number of Veterans and Servicemembers Courts established in the circuit; (2) the number of participants each Veterans and Servicemembers Court had during the preceding year; (3) the number of participants who completed the program successfully during the preceding year; and (4) the number of participants who did not complete the program successfully during the preceding year.

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than a total of 8 years in any one of the following offices or more than a combined total of 12 years in any 2 or more of the following offices: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2023.

Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a veteran who is honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States and is a resident of a county or municipality shall not be required to pay any county or municipal license fee for a business selling or providing services if the veteran is the sole proprietor of the business. Limits home rule powers.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no voter registration may be canceled without following the procedures as required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provides that the voter registration application or the voter registration card of an inactive voter who has not voted in 2 consecutive general federal elections shall be canceled. Requires a voter's registration to be canceled when an election authority receives certain notices regarding the voter's incarceration status, voter disqualification, or death. Provides that the county clerk of the county where a decedent last resided shall (rather than may) issue certifications of death records from an electronic reporting system for death registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act and shall (rather than may) use that system to cancel the registration of any person who died during the preceding month.

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that in any 12-month period the Governor shall have the authority to issue only one proclamation per disaster and that any further proclamation for the disaster that triggered the original proclamation shall be in force only after a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the General Assembly approves a joint resolution containing the exact language of the proclamation and which the Governor must follow. Provides that the Governor shall have no authority to amend or change the language of the proclamation as approved by joint resolution.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that each chief procurement officer has authority to designate as Main Street business set-asides a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to businesses in Illinois that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and 2021. Provides limitations for designating Main Street businesses. Provides for the withdrawal of a Main Street business designation. Requires each chief procurement officer to designate one or more individuals to serve as its Main Street business specialist with specified duties. Provides reporting requirements. Repeals provisions on January 1, 2032. Defines "Main Street business".

Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2022.

Amends the Election Code. Provides for the issuance of Voter Identification Cards by the Secretary of State. Requires Voter Identification Cards for those who do not have an acceptable form of photo identification. Sets forth requirements and exemptions. Provides that any person desiring to vote shall present to the judges of election for verification of the person's identity a government-issued photo identification card or his or her Voter Identification Card.

Opposes the reduction or elimination of the vendor's discount.

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that nothing in provisions regarding emergency powers of the Governor shall be construed to allow the Governor to order any business to cease operation or to prohibit customers from traveling to a business.