Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision providing for the collection of an annual commercial distribution fee on vehicles of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2018.
Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education starting with the 2019 consolidated election. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Generic Drug Pricing Fairness Act. Provides that a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor shall not engage in price gouging in the sale of an essential off-patent or generic drug. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services may notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug has violated the Act, the Attorney General shall send a notice to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor requesting a specified statement. Provides that within 45 days after receipt of the request, the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor shall submit the statement to the Attorney General. Provides that to accomplish the objectives and carry out the duties prescribed in the Act, the Attorney General may issue subpoenas or examine under oath any person to determine whether a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor has violated the Act. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue specified orders against violations of the Act. Contains provisions concerning the disclosure of financial information provided by a manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor to the Attorney General. Effective January 1, 2019.
Amends Public Act 99-524 to make supplemental appropriations. Reduces certain appropriations from the Commitment to Human Services Fund for funeral and burial expenses from $8,775,000 to $575,000. Appropriates $8,200,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for those funeral and burial expenses. Appropriates $18, 635,000 from the Commitment to Human Services Fund to the Department of Human Services for costs associated with the Domestic Violence Shelters and Services Program. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Keep Illinois Business Act. Provides that any recipient business that chooses to move all or part of its business operations and the jobs created by its business out-of-State shall be deemed to no longer qualify for State economic development assistance, and shall be required to pay to the relevant State granting agency the full amount of any economic development assistance it received. Provides for procedures for the recovery of economic development assistance, including required notice to the recipient business and an opportunity for a hearing. Defines terms.
Amends the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Adds Livingston and McLean counties to the jurisdiction of the Authority. Amends the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act. Adds Winnebago, Stark, and Ogle counties to the jurisdiction of the Authority. Also adds Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, Stephenson, and Knox counties to provisions concerning additional powers and duties of the Authority. Amends the Southeastern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Expands the jurisdiction of the Authority to include all of Washington County (rather than Irvington Township in Washington County). Amends the Southwestern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Adds Monroe County to the jurisdiction of the Authority. Also adds Bond and Clinton counties to provisions concerning powers of the Authority. Amends the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority Act. Adds Boone and DeKalb counties to the jurisdiction of the Authority. Also adds Kendall, Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties to provisions concerning duties and acquisitions of the Authority. In the various Acts, makes conforming changes to board sizes, the number of board members to constitute a quorum, the number of board members needed to perform official acts, board powers and duties, and an election of a board chairperson. Effective immediately.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to offer to consumers at retail a rebate made on a stored-value card that charges dormancy fees or other post-issuance fees. Defines terms.
Creates the Bridge Program for Underrepresented Students Act. Defines terms. Provides that each public university in this State may establish a Bridge Program for underrepresented students. Specifies program requirements. Provides that a public university that establishes a Bridge Program shall, on or before September 1, 2019 and on or before September 1 of each subsequent year, publish on its website and make available to the public a report on the Program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Exempts the Illinois State Guard from the definition of "agency". Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act. Expands the definition of "State" and "employee" to include the Illinois State Guard and its members. Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that, in the event of the death or disability of the Adjutant General or any other occurrence that creates a vacancy in the office, the Commander-in-Chief shall designate either the Assistant Adjutant General for Army or the Assistant Adjutant General for Air as the acting Adjutant General until an Adjutant General is appointed. Amends the Illinois Code of Military Justice. Provides that no person may be brought to trial by court-martial if that person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering that person mentally incompetent. Provides that a determination on the accused person's capacity to stand trial shall be made in accordance with specified rules described in the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2012 Edition). Contains provisions concerning inquiries into a person's mental responsibility and mental health. Amends the State Guard Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Illinois State Guard Act. Repeals the substantive provisions of the Act. Establishes the Illinois State Guard as the State's non-federally recognized military force composed of members of the Unorganized Militia who are 18 through 45 years of age and other persons as determined necessary by the Governor. Contains provisions concerning: the activation and organization of the State Guard; personnel, pay, and allowances; equipping and uniforms; and other matters. Effective immediately.
