Amends the Property Tax Code and the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act. Provides that the disabled veterans' exemption also applies to housing that is donated or improved by a charitable organization if the veteran was eligible to receive federal funds for the purchase or construction of Specially Adapted Housing. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a prosecution for elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
Amends the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Creates the Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force within the Department of State Police. Provides that the Task Force shall endeavor to establish a collaborative effort to combat recyclable metal theft throughout the State, assist in developing regional task forces to combat recyclable metal theft, and consider and develop long-term solutions for the rising problem of recyclable metal thefts in this State. Requires the Task Force to report annually to the Director of State Police.
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides for the licensure of social clubs for the placement of video gaming terminals (and makes corresponding changes in the Criminal Code of 2012). Defines "licensed social club". Makes changes concerning background investigations of applicants for licensure. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that loans for the purchase of fire trucks or brush trucks may not exceed $350,000 (now, $250,000) to any fire department or fire protection district. 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 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.
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, or a purchaser of a condominium unit from a mortgagee who acquired title through a judicial foreclosure, a consent foreclosure, a common law strict foreclosure, or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure (instead of the purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee) shall have the duty to pay to the association an amount not to exceed the total of the regular monthly assessments for the condominium unit for the 9-month period immediately preceding the relevant event. Provides that the amount due may include any attorney's fees and court costs, but may not exceed 9 months of regular assessments due over the same 9-month period. Deletes language providing that the purchaser shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration for the 6 months immediately preceding the institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid. Deletes language providing that if the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during an action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. Provides that the notice of a foreclosure sale of a condominium unit shall state that a purchaser, other than a mortgagee, shall pay to the association any unpaid monthly assessments for the 9-month period preceding the sale, including attorney's fees and court costs. Provides that each notice of a judicial sale a condominium unit and each disclosure statement issued to a prospective purchaser shall list the required fees. Provides that in certain situations, the Board of Managers (instead of the owner) of a condominium unit must make specified information available within 14 days of the request (instead of "upon demand") and may do so either electronically or in writing. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Wesley B. Peak.
