Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Racing Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to serve as the State director for inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees. Provides that the pari-mutuel tax imposed at all pari-mutuel wagering facilities and on advance deposit wagering shall be remitted to the Board (rather than the Department of Revenue). Provides that the Board shall distribute contributed funds to a charitable organization on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures related to the grant (rather than by December 31 of each year). Provides that any funds not expended by the grantee in a grant year shall be distributed to the charitable organization or charitable organizations selected in the next grant year after the funds are recovered. Repeals provisions authorizing the Board to make daily temporary deposits of certain fees and provisions requiring the Board and the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to conduct drug testing on horses at county fairs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution honors the life of Thomas E. Yarrington, a Louisiana native who passed away in December 2024, by formally expressing the Illinois Senate's condolences to his family and friends. The document outlines his personal history, including his military service, long career with companies like Campbell Soup, and his roles as a devoted family man and church member. It is a ceremonial measure intended to acknowledge his legacy and provide a copy of the resolution to his surviving relatives as a gesture of sympathy.
Maddy summaryHB 587 is a technical amendment to the Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable Act that updates the bill's short title. It does not change the substantive rules or requirements for caregivers or healthcare providers. The legislation focuses solely on correcting the official name of the existing law.
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that the bond of a library treasurer or custodian of the moneys paid over to a library board shall not be less than 10% (rather than 50%) of the total funds received by the library in the last fiscal year or the treasurer or custodian of the moneys paid over to a library board may provide insurance coverage for negligent and intentional acts by library officials and employees that could result in the loss of library funds in an amount at least equal to 10% (rather than 50%) of the average amount of the library's operating fund from the prior 3 fiscal years. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Library System Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991 relating to treasurer bonds. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2024, no member of the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board may be appointed to a term which would cause the member to exceed 9 years of total service on the Board.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that any entity may make contributions to an ABLE account. Makes changes concerning privacy of ABLE account information. Provides that the ABLE Account Program may also be referred to as the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program. Effective immediately.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates the soybean as the official state bean of Illinois. It achieves this by amending the State Designations Act to include the soybean in the list of official state symbols. The change is administrative and does not alter any laws or regulations regarding the cultivation or sale of beans.
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes a provision requiring the Governor to select a private manager for the total management of the Lottery by September 15, 2010 and provisions requiring the Department of Lottery to endeavor to expeditiously terminate the existing contracts in support of the lottery in effect on July 13, 2009 and transfer those functions to the private manager. Removes a provision allowing the compensation of the private manager to consist of a fee for services and a performance-based bonus as consideration for managing the lottery, including terms that may provide the private manager with an increase in compensation if lottery revenues grow by a specified percentage in a given year. Removes language voiding specified requests for proposal offered by the Department on December 22, 2008. Makes other changes.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain participants are entitled to credit for service while on leave of absence from the police department of the city and assigned or detailed to perform in a sworn law enforcement capacity for: (1) the County of Cook, the State of Illinois, or the federal government (instead of assigned or detailed to perform safety or investigative work as an employee for the County of Cook, the State of Illinois, or the federal government); or (2) the department (instead of investigative work for the department while employed as a civilian employee of the police department of the city). Provides that the changes requiring an applicant for credit for other service to have been performing in a sworn law enforcement capacity are operative beginning January 1, 2024. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a business that intends to construct a new battery energy storage solution facility or a new high voltage direct current converter station at a designated location in Illinois may be designated as a High Impact Business. Defines "new battery energy storage solution facility" and "high voltage direct current converter station". Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "total resource cost test". In a provision concerning the Illinois Solar for All Program, directs the area median income to be revised every year (rather than every 5 years) for purposes of identifying households that qualify as low-income households. Requires the Agency's Planning and Procurement Bureau to develop plans and processes for the procurement of energy storage. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits that are delivered from repowered wind projects and retooled hydropower facilities to be included in the long-term renewable resources procurement plan developed by the Agency. Authorizes the Agency to propose adjustments to the percentages of renewable energy credits procured from different sources and to consider and propose various approaches, in addition to competitive procurements, to procure renewable energy credits from repowered wind projects. Sets out additional requirements for the energy storage procurement plan to be developed by the Agency. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning energy efficiency and demand-response measures and distributed generation rebates. In a provision concerning distributed generation rebates, makes changes concerning inverters. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the term "public works" includes the construction of a new battery energy storage solution facility or a high voltage direct current converter station by a business designated as a High Impact Business under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.