Sen. Robert Peters

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides for the regulation of payments for software applications and purchases. Prohibits a proprietor of a digital application distribution platform from requiring a developer to use an in-application payment system as the exclusive mode of accepting payment from a user to download a software application or purchase a digital or physical product. Prohibits retaliation against a developer that chooses alternative application stores or payment systems. Defines terms.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Eliminates fines and fees under the Act. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, any unpaid obligations owed by minors or their parents, guardians, or legal custodians on judgments or orders for fees, fines, or administrative costs entered prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act are not collectible and the court shall enter an order to that effect within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall report to the General Assembly a disaggregated listing of: (1) the number of judgments or orders for unpaid obligations for fees, fines, and administrative costs described in this provision in each judicial district; and (2) the total balances of those fees, fines, and administrative costs made uncollectible on the effective date of the amendatory Act in each judicial district. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.

Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. In provisions concerning election of commissioners in drainage districts organized under the Farm Drainage Act and certain other districts, provides that an adult owner of property in a drainage district is entitled to one vote per acre or part of an acre within each parcel of land owned by the owner and located in the district. Provides that, if a parcel of land is owned by more than one adult owner, only one of the owners representing all of the owners may cast a ballot for that parcel. Provides that the votes represented by the ballot shall equal the number of acres or part of an acre shown on the face of the ballot. Provides that, by casting a ballot, the voter certifies that he or she is the owner of the land or, when the land is owned by multiple owners, the voter casting the ballot certifies that a majority of the owners have granted him or her the authority to cast the ballot on behalf of the all the owners. Changes the time that the polls may be open. Provides that the commissioners acting as the judges of the election shall not be responsible for determining the ownership of any parcel of land and may rely upon the representations of the person presenting himself or herself as the owner of the parcel or the person authorized by a majority of the other owners of the parcel to cast the ballot on behalf of all the owners. Makes conforming and other changes.

Creates the Fix the FOID Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any multiple-occupancy restroom may be identified as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom and designated for use by any person of any gender. Requires that an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom must include specified signage, stall dividers, and partitions for urinals. Provides that any multiple-occupancy restroom may be converted into an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom. Provides that if a facility commences construction, or commences alterations exceeding 50% of the facility, and implements an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom, the all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom must satisfy or include specified requirements. Requires certain newly constructed or previously existing restrooms to be designated as all-gender multiple-occupancy restrooms. Provides that, when a person or entity must meet female-to-male ratio requirements, each individual toilet stall in an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom may be counted toward the required number of either female or male toilet stalls. Provides that during any inspection of a facility by a health officer, health inspector, or building inspector, the health officer, health inspector, or building inspector may inspect the facility to determine whether it complies with the provisions. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Defines "multiple-occupancy restroom". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Makes changes in the definition of "multiple-occupancy restroom". Removes language requiring that inclusive signage must not indicate any specific ability. Provides that specified all-gender multiple-occupancy restrooms must satisfy all accessibility requirements set forth by the Illinois Accessibility Code. Provides that when plumbing fixtures in a facility (rather than a person or entity) are required to meet female-to-male ratio requirements, each individual fixture (rather than toilet stall) in an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom may be counted toward the required number of either female or male fixtures until the minimum requirement is met. Provides that if a fixture is counted towards the minimum required fixtures for females, that same fixture shall not also be counted towards the minimum required fixtures for males, and if a fixture is counted towards the minimum required fixtures for males, that same fixture shall not also be counted towards the minimum required fixtures for females. Makes other changes.

Appropriates $3,327,139.80 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Corrections to hire additional educators and vocational instructors. Effective July 1, 2021.

Creates the Tenant Protection Act. Provides that a landlord may increase the rent no more than once every 12 months, by an amount no greater than the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the same 12-month period or 3%, whichever is lower. Creates the Residential Rental Registry and requires a landlord to pay a rental registry fee. Requires a landlord to register all dwelling units with the Illinois Housing Development Authority by January 15th of each year. Creates the Right to Counsel Program and directs the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to contract with or enter a memorandum of agreement with an administering entity to administer the Right to Counsel Program. Creates the Small Rental Property Owner Repairs and Improvement Fund and provides that money in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois Housing Development Authority to provide financial support in the form of grants, zero-interest loans, or low-interest loans to owners with no more than 12 dwelling units. Provides that a landlord found liable for charging rent in excess of the Act shall pay the prevailing tenant damages. Creates the Tenant Bill of Rights, with provisions governing exclusions, the identification of an owner and agent, a landlord's right of access, prohibited harassment, required notices, a landlord's responsibility to maintain, a tenant's remedies, security deposits, notification of foreclosure actions, and the prohibition of retaliatory conduct by a landlord. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for a rental property capital improvement credit. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions governing the refusal to renew and the termination of a tenancy for other good cause. Removes a provision regarding the notice to terminate a tenancy for less than a year. Makes other changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act and the Condominium Property Act. Repeals the Rent Control Preemption Act. Effective immediately.

Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund to be used to finance and administer programs and activities specified under the Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and shall allocate moneys on the basis of priorities established by the Agency. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires a lead in drinking water protection fee to be imposed on billed water usage in specified amounts to be collected by all community water supplies. Requires the owner or operator of each community water supply to perform specified activities. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Advisory Board within the Agency to perform specified duties. Contains other provisions. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a comprehensive low-income water assistance policy and program with specified requirements. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may allow or direct a water utility to establish a customer assistance program that provides financial relief to residential customers who qualify for income-related assistance. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires specified entities to provide to the Environmental Protection Agency by December 31, 2023, and again by December 31, 2025, specified information as it relates to the cost of providing water service. Provides that the Agency shall publish the information on the Agency's website. Provides that the Agency may adopt rules setting forth the general requirements for submittal of the information. Repeals the provisions regarding the information on January 1, 2026. Repeals a Section regarding lead in drinking water notifications and inventories.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Addressing Health Equity for Uninsured and Underinsured Illinois Residents Through the Support of Free and Charitable Clinics Law. Contains background provisions. Appropriates a total of $15,000,000 from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for provision to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics for specified grants and expenses. Provides that no less than 70% of the funds shall be used for expenses relating to free and charitable clinics serving minority populations. Effective July 1, 2022.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/9-1 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/25-6 from Ch. 46, par. 25-6 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Provides that when a vacancy occurs in the office of State Senator or State Representative in the General Assembly, the legislative or representative committee of that legislative or representative district that fills the vacancy shall provide members of the public within the district with notice of the vacancy and the replacement process. Provides that the committee shall also provide members of the public with notice of an impending vote to fill the vacancy. Provides that any meeting held by a legislative or representative committee for purposes of filling a vacancy in the General Assembly shall be open to the public and shall also be recorded and broadcast by electronic means for public consumption. Provides requirements for appointments that may be filled by the Governor. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/25-6 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/1-18 new 10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-5 10 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2022. Pension Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) SB 0828, as amended by HA I, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by House Amendment 1, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 0828, as amended by House Amendment 1 as it is not a supplement.al appropriation that increases or decreases appropriaiions. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a genCral funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Elections) The State Board of Elections does not anticipate any fiscal impact by the passage of 5B828, HCA1. Total Fiscal Impact: N/A House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new 10 ILCS 5/1-19 new In provisions amending the Election Code concerning post-conviction voting, removes the requirement that a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail, be eligible to vote not later than 5 days before the first primary, general, consolidated, or special election immediately following his or her conviction. Makes changes to the requirements of the annual report by the State Board of Elections. Provides that the provisions apply to all elections beginning with the general primary election in 2022. Provides the State Board of Elections with rulemaking authority, including emergency rules, to implement the provisions. Creates the Post-Conviction Task Force to study how to implement provisions restoring voting rights and allowing voting while a person is under sentence in a correctional institution. Requires the Task Force to submit a report on its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2021. Dissolves the Task Force on January 1, 2023. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Changes the effective date to immediate rather than July 1, 2022. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 0828, as amended by House Amendment 2 as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (State Board of Elections) The State Board of Elections does not anticipate any fiscal impact by the passage of SB828 (H-AM). Total Fiscal Impact: N/A Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 828 House Amendment #2; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by HA 2, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by House Amendment 2, w8uld not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 828 House Amendment #2; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Home Rule Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State Mandate. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Home Rule Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State Mandate under the State Mandates Act. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) The proposed legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Judicial Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) The proposed legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/1-18 new Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/1-21 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. Provides that correctional institutions shall make available to persons in custody certain current resource materials related to elections. Creates the Post-Conviction Task Force to strengthen and improve provisions that restore the right to vote for a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective June 1, 2022. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (State Board of Elections) The State Board of Elections does not anticipate any fiscal impact by the passage of SB828 (H-AM 3) Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by HA 3, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by House Amendment 3, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) The proposed legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 828, as amended by House Amendment 3 as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Home Rule Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State Mandate. Correctional Note, House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Dept of Corrections) Therefore, Senate Bill 0828 as Amended by House Amendment 003 would result in no increase in the corrections population and have an unknown fiscal impact on the Department over the first ten years after enactment. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Makes changes to the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 3. Provides that a correctional institution shall make available to a person in its custody resource materials current to an election, which are requested by that person in its custody and received at the correctional institution from a local election authority in response to that person's request. In provisions concerning temporary branch polling places at county jails, provides that a voter entitled to vote in another county, other than the county in which the jail is located, shall only be allowed to vote by mail. Pension Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0828, as amended by HA 4, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. Home Rule Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. State Debt Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) This bill would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Balanced Budget Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to this bill as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Judicial Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) The proposed legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State of Illinois. Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 4 (State Board of Elections) The State Board of Elections does not anticipate any fiscal impact by the passage of SB828, HCA4.