Sen. Antonio Muñoz

Nominates Laraine E. Bryson to be a member of the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority Board.

Nominates Michael L. Curtin to be a member of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees.

Nominates Karen O'Mara, D.O. to be a member of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board.

Amends the Co-operative Act. Provides that health benefit purchasing cooperatives may be organized by one or more persons in geographic areas designated by the Director of the Department of Insurance. Provides guidance for the design of a health benefit purchasing cooperative. Provides guidance for establishing member criteria and requires a cooperative to file the criteria and other reports with the Director of the Department of Insurance. Provides that each health benefit purchasing cooperative shall be organized on a membership basis with no capital stock. Provides that the contract between the health benefit purchasing cooperative and an insurer shall be for a term of 3 years. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medicaid Revenue Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to establish a Basic Health Program within its existing Medicaid managed care and care coordination programs in order to help serve the health care needs of individuals earning between 133% and 200% of the federal poverty level. Provides that the Department shall ensure full implementation of the Basic Health Program by January 1, 2014 and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the State of Illinois is eligible for, and receives, the enhanced federal matching funds available to serve this currently underserved population.

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Provides that if any person who is not licensed under the Act makes a loan pursuant to the Act to an Illinois consumer, then the loan shall be null and void and the person who made the loan shall have no right to collect, receive, or retain any principal, interest, or charges related to the loan. Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that if any lender who is not licensed under the Act makes a loan pursuant to the Act to an Illinois consumer, then the loan shall be null and void and the lender who made the loan shall have no right to collect, receive, or retain any principal, interest, or charges related to the loan. Effective January 1, 2013.

Nominates Sonia Walwyn to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of State Police may not require a State Police officer to issue a specific number of citations, complaints, or warning notices during any specified time period for violations of traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. Effective immediately.

Nominates Maria B. Kuzas to be a commissioner of the Executive Ethics Commission.

Nominates Ranjan Karri to be a member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Advisory Board.