Mourns the death of Mary Joyce of Lombard.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Organ Donor Leave Act. Provides a definition of blood that includes whole blood or any cell or part of blood. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services may adopt rules governing leave for the purpose of donating blood. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the district may borrow money and issue its assistance bonds for the purpose of funding the assistance program, and those bonds shall be alternate bonds (currently revenue bonds) payable from any lawfully available revenue source. Effective immediately.
Creates the No Representation Without Population Act. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections shall collect and maintain an electronic record of the legal residence, outside of the facility, and other demographic data, for any person entering its custody after January 1, 2014. Provides that the record shall contain, at a minimum, the last known complete street address prior to incarceration, the person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the person is age 18 or older. Contains provisions concerning reports, federal facilities, the Data Collection and Reporting Advisory Council, and State and federal aid. Requires the Secretary of State to prepare redistricting population data to reflect incarcerated persons at their residential address. Provides that this data shall be the basis of the Legislative and Representative Districts created under the Illinois Constitution and all local governement districts that are based on population. Contains a severability clause.
Amends the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the office of Lieutenant Governor, beginning with the term of office otherwise commencing in 2019. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Blue Star Banner plates to residents of Illinois that have a spouse, parent, sibling, or child actively serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Deletes language that provides that moneys in the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Mourns the death of Mary Carol Carden.
Mourns the death of Clarence I. Stenberg of Chicago.