Sen. Mike Hastings

Mourns the death of United States Army Private Aaron Toppen of Mokena.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a judgment creditor or his or her attorney, in addition to the clerk of a court or the judge of a court which has no clerk, shall forward a certified report of any judgment for damages, the rendering and nonpayment of which required the suspension of the driver's license and registration, to the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.

Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act to create the Illinois National Guard Billeting Fund. Further amends the Military Code of Illinois to provide that the Fund shall be funded from proceeds collected by the Department of Military Affairs incident to billeting operations conducted by the Illinois National Guard at locations within the State. Provides that moneys within the Fund shall be used to pay the expenses of billeting operations not eligible for payment with federal or State appropriated funds. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs shall administer the Fund in accordance with the laws of this State, applicable federal requirements governing the use of such funds, and appropriate rules and procedures established by the Adjutant General. Effective July 1, 2014.

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may designate a hospital as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital. Provides that a hospital that is certified as an Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital or Comprehensive Stroke Center by a nationally-recognized and Department-approved certifying body may be designated as such by the Department upon receipt of the certification and the payment of an annual fee. Provides that the fees collected for designation shall be used to support stroke care data collection and that any surplus funds from the fees shall be used to support the Department Stroke Coordinator's salary or for other stroke-care initiatives, including administrative oversight of stroke care. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Stroke Data Collection Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Deletes provisions regarding designation of hospitals as Emergent Stroke-Ready Hospitals. Contains procedures regarding Department designation of Acute Stroke-Ready Hospitals and Comprehensive Stroke Centers.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In the list of circumstances under which a physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose information acquired in attending a patient in a professional character, provides that the physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose the information in any criminal action where the charge is: (1) solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit homicide; (2) attempt or actual criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, provided that the State's Attorney shall petition the court for a protective order and that disclosure is limited to information concerning the alleged injuries, the cause of the alleged injuries, and the identity of the offender in the alleged crime for which charges have been filed; or (3) battery or aggravated battery, domestic or aggravated domestic battery, or battery or aggravated battery of an unborn child, provided that disclosure is limited to information concerning the alleged injuries, the cause of the alleged injuries, and the identity of the offender in the alleged crime for which charges have been filed. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that, after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all new school building construction governed by the "Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools" must include in its design and construction a storm shelter that meets the minimum requirements of the ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC-500), published jointly by the International Code Council and the National Storm Shelter Association. Provides that nothing in this language precludes the design engineers, architects, or school district from applying a higher life safety standard than the ICC-500 for storm shelters.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning criminal fortification of a residence or building. Includes in the definition of "fortified condition" preventing or impeding entry through the use of video surveillance, motion sensing devices, or booby traps. Defines "booby traps" for purposes of the offense.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Repeals the provision allowing the Director of State Police to request the Department of Transportation to designate segments of highways in honor of Illinois State Troopers killed in the line of duty. Effective immediately.