Rep. Wayne Rosenthal

Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the prohibition on taking bobcats in the State. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt bobcats with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, except during the open season which will be set annually by the Director of Natural Resources between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive. Provides that the season limit for bobcat shall not exceed one bobcat per person per season. Provides that the pelts of bobcats shall be tagged in accordance with federal regulations and the Department of Natural Resources may require harvest registration and set forth procedures, fees for registration, and the process of tagging pelts in administrative rules. Provides that bobcats may be taken during the open season by use of a small light which is worn on the body or hand-held by a person on foot and not in any vehicle.

Designates Illinois Route 16 along School Street from South Main Street to the corner of 22nd Street in Hillsboro as the Army SP4 Charles Irby Memorial Highway.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Defines "regulation" as an ordinance, resolution, or rule that has the effect of controlling, limiting, restricting, or placing of an additional fee on a firearm, ammunition, or component of a firearm or ammunition. Effective immediately.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the taxes on motor fuel and gasohol shall be imposed at the following rates: (1) 5.25% from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; (2) 4.25% from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (3) 3.25% from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; (4) 2.25% from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and (5) 1.25% on and after July 1, 2018. Makes changes concerning the distribution of proceeds. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Designates Illinois Route 16 from its junction with Illinois Route 127 at School Street to its junction with Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro as the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook Memorial Highway.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person, except persons permitted by law, shall operate or ride any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle with any firearm in his or her possession unless he or she is in compliance with certain provisions of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 (rather than the Wildlife Code). Effective immediately.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the taxes on motor fuel and gasohol shall be imposed at the following rates: (1) 5.25% from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014; (2) 4.25% from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; (3) 3.25% from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (4) 2.25% from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; and (5) 1.25% on and after July 1, 2017. Makes changes concerning the distribution of proceeds. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another person is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another person is a Class 2 felony.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax credit for a taxpayer who: (i) is allowed the federal Child and Dependent Care Credit; and (ii) is a member or spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, who was deployed during the taxable year on active military duty outside the United States and its territories. Provides that the amount of the credit is the lesser of $1,000 or the amount of the federal tax credit. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.