Sen. Antonio Muñoz

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.

Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Applies the medical exemptions process to all entities licensed in the State to sell a policy of group or individual accident and health insurance or health benefits plan. Provides certain exceptions upon which a step therapy override will always be provided. Sets clinical review criteria that must be used to establish step therapy protocols. Effective immediately.

Amends the Arsonist Registration Act, the Sex Offender Registration Act, and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that the place of registration for a person who is required to register under any of the Acts with the Chicago Police Department is at a fixed location designated by the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (rather than at the Chicago Police Department Headquarters). Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the failure to complete and transmit the Uniform Citation and Complaint form or conservation complaint to the clerk of court of the circuit court in which the violation occurred within 48 hours of arrest, so long as the Uniform Citation and Complaint form or conservation complaint are transmitted to clerk of court within 7 business days, shall not be the sole grounds for dismissal of the case.

Repeals the Illinois Building Commission Act. Abolishes the Illinois Building Commission. Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Transfers the Illinois Building Commission's function of identifying local building codes to the Capital Development Board. Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the Hospital Licensing Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Changes the repeal date from July 1, 2016 to October 1, 2019.

Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Director of Insurance to forward certain information to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Establishes new governance standards that must be met by existing risk retention groups within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Establishes governance standards concerning boards of directors, independent directors, service provider contracts, adopting certain written policies, audit committees, disclosure, business conduct and ethics, and reporting noncompliance. Requires risk retention groups to submit copies of material revisions to their plans of operation or feasibility studies within 30 days after the date of the approval of the revisions. Exempts purchasing groups meeting certain federal requirements from additional laws concerning insurance.

Shows support for the Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act and urges the members of the United States Congress to pass H.R. 5012.