Amends the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. Provides that no person shall possess any substance not listed in the Act for the purpose of inducing in the user an intoxicated condition, other than: (1) distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, or tobacco; (2) any product or substance regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration; or (3) any controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that no person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver, or give to any person any substance not listed in the Act which will induce an intoxicated condition, when the seller, offeror, or deliverer knows or has reason to know that the compound is intended for use to induce that condition. Establishes penalties based on the amount of the prohibited substance.
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Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 8 years in any of the following leadership roles: 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 January 9, 2019.
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2019, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code, including any deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax purposes is $4,000,000). Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or for transfers made on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that in proceedings involving the allocation of parental responsibilities, if there is an allegation of drug abuse made against a parent, the court shall order drug testing of the parent before issuing a final allocation judgment.
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires that proceedings concerning a petition for visitation brought by a grandparent or great-grandparent be given priority in being set for a hearing, and that a decision be rendered within 6 months of the petition for visitation being filed, unless the parties agree otherwise. Requires the court to set the first hearing date for a petition for visitation within 45 days of filing the petition. Requires that further hearing dates be set in court within 45 days of the prior hearing. Allows the court to impose penalties and sanctions on any party that intentionally or recklessly causes an undue delay in proceedings regarding a visitation petition brought by a grandparent or great-grandparent.
Designates Route 16 in Shipman, Illinois as the "Sgt. Glenard Jay Gregory Memorial Road."
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide coverage for applied behavior analysis and other social therapies for children with autism who otherwise qualify for medical assistance. Requires the Department to establish, by rule, treatment criteria and reimbursement methodologies for the covered services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum reduction under the General Homestead Exemption for taxable year 2017 is $7,000 in all counties. Indexes that maximum reduction to the Consumer Price Index for subsequent taxable years. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that certain notices in proceedings other than those involving real estate transactions may be sent by electronic mail, if elected by the party.