Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to provide that the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall process an application for a license within 4 weeks after receiving a complete application that contains no deficiencies.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Replaces language regarding the qualifications of Commissioners of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission with language requiring each Commissioner appointed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act to be authorized to practice law in this State. Provides that each Commissioner appointed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive an annual salary of 70% of a Circuit Court Judge in the Judicial Court constituted by the First Judicial District under the Salaries Act and the Chairman shall receive an annual salary of 5% more than the other Commissioners. Provides that the performance of arbitrators shall be reviewed by the Chairman every other year, or more often at the discretion of the Chairman (rather than on an annual basis). Provides that no arbitrator shall hear cases in any county, other than Cook County, for more than 4 years consecutively (rather than 2 years in each 3-year term). Provides that the Secretary and each arbitrator shall receive a per annum salary of 5% less than the per annum salary of members of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Provides for the dissolution of the Self-Insurers Administration Fund and for the transfer of the moneys in that fund to the Self-Insurers Security Fund. Authorizes expenditures from the Self-Insurers Security Fund for the purposes that were authorized for the Self-Insurers Administration Fund. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 820 ILCS 305/4a-2 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4a-2 820 ILCS 305/4a-4 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4a-4 820 ILCS 305/4a-5 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4a-5 820 ILCS 305/4a-6.1 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4a-6.1 820 ILCS 305/4a-7 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4a-7 820 ILCS 305/13 from Ch. 48, par. 138.13 820 ILCS 305/14 from Ch. 48, par. 138.14 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 115/13.5 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that, for all contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2022, a primary contractor making or taking a contract in the State for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work in the State shall assume, and is liable for, any debt owed to a wage claimant incurred pursuant to the Act by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the primary contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor included in the subject of the contract between the primary contractor and the owner. Provides exemption from liability for a property owner who acts as a primary contractor related to the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of his or her primary residence where the aggregate costs of the project amounts to less than $100,000. Defines terms. Provides that the primary contractor's liability under the new provisions shall extend only to any unpaid wages, including interest owed and reasonable attorney's fees, but shall not extend to wage supplements, penalties, or liquidated damages. Provides that a primary contractor or any other person shall not evade or commit any act that negates the requirements of the new provisions. Provides that the obligations and remedies provided in the new provisions shall be in addition to any obligations and remedies otherwise provided by law, except that nothing in the new provisions shall be construed to impose liability on a primary contractor for anything other than unpaid wages, interest owed and reasonable attorney's fees. Provides that claims brought pursuant to the new provisions shall be done so in accordance with provisions concerning violations of the Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes various changes to the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with respect to terminology, the definition of "private work", a primary contractor's liability, and claims brought pursuant to the new provisions. Defines "construction" as building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any structure or building, or making improvements of any kind to real property.
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a committed person upon release from the county jail or County Department of Corrections, if the released person presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, and 2 documents proving his or her Illinois residence address. Provides that the Secretary shall not charge a fee for the card. Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that upon the release of a prisoner or detainee from the County Department of Corrections or county jail, the County Department or sheriff may provide the person who has met the criteria established by the Department or sheriff with an identification card identifying the person as being released from the County Department of Corrections or county jail. Provides that the County Department or sheriff may require the prisoner or detainee to pay a $1 fee for the identification card.
Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Changes terminology used in the Act. Provides for the regulation of primary sellers and venues (rather than a theater, circus, baseball park, and place of public entertainment or amusement). Provides for resale marketplaces instead of Internet auction listing services. Prohibits the restriction of the ability of a purchaser to resell tickets. Defines terms. Provides alternative refund provisions for primary sellers and resale marketplaces that include store credits, time limits, and discounts on future events. Changes penalties for violating the Act. Makes other changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 414/1.9 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds a provision concerning refund alternatives for ticket order cancellations and postponements due to events caused by epidemics and pandemics (rather than ticketed events canceled because of an Act of God, earthquake, epidemic, pandemic, explosion, strike, lockout, labor controversy, riot, civil disturbance act of public enemy, embargo, war, any law, ordinance or regulation, legal order, any failure or delay of any transportation, power, or communications system). Provides that the provision only applies to ticket orders sold by primary sellers and resale marketplaces after January 1, 2022 and to venues with a capacity in excess of 2500 ticket purchasers per ticketed event or, in the case of multiple-day concert festivals, venues with a daily attendance in excess of 2500 ticket purchasers. Provides that if a ticketed event is canceled and not rescheduled by reason of any epidemic or pandemic or any other similar cause not under the control of the primary seller or resale marketplace, then as soon as a time period of 60 (rather than 30) days has elapsed after the official cancellation of such ticketed event, the ticket purchaser may request full compensation worth at least 100% (rather than 110%) of the value of the purchaser's ticket order (including all fees, regardless of how characterized) from the entity that directly sold the purchaser the ticket. Provides that if a ticketed event is postponed by reason of any epidemic or pandemic or any other similar cause not under the control of the primary seller or resale marketplace and the original tickets are valid for entry at the time of the rescheduled event, then any purchaser of such tickets shall not be entitled to a refund or other compensation unless and until such ticketed event is canceled. Provides that if the postponed ticketed event is rescheduled more than 18 months after the originally scheduled date, then the ticket purchaser may either request full compensation worth at least 100% (rather than 110%) of the purchaser's order ticket or retain and use the ticket at the rescheduled event as soon as a time period of 30 days has elapsed after the date that is 18 months from the original date of performance of the ticketed event. Prohibits a person from knowingly using or selling software to circumvent a security measure or any other control measure used by a primary seller or venue to enforce event ticket purchasing limits or to maintain the integrity of online ticket purchasing order rules. Makes other changes.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require prior approval for any medication appropriately prescribed to treat schizophrenia or related illnesses and their associated conditions, that is not used as a chemical restraint or as an unnecessary drug. Provides that antipsychotic prescription medications, including long-acting medications, that are covered under the State's fee-for-service or managed care medical assistance programs and that are prescribed by a licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed or certified mental health provider with prescriptive authority to treat a mental health condition or disorder shall be provided without imposition of any prior authorization, other utilization management requirements, or any other restriction as specified under the amendatory Act. Requires managed care entities to use a pharmacy formulary that at least meets the requirements of the amendatory Act.
Amends the Coin-Operated Amusement Device and Redemption Machine Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1. Removes provisions concerning carry-forward of the credit. Provides that the credit shall be awarded by the Board of Higher Education. Provides that the credit applies for tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2028 (in Senate Amendment No. 1, the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision). Effective immediately.
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that emergency medical (EMS) personnel may provide preveterinary emergency care to a dog or cat to the extent the EMS personnel has received commensurate training and is authorized by his or her employer to provide care. Provides that requirements governing the circumstances under which EMS personnel may provide preveterinary emergency care to dogs and cats may be specified in the employer's policies governing the provision of care. Contains language stating that nothing in the Act imposes upon EMS personnel any obligation to provide care to a dog or cat or to provide care to a dog or cat before a person. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that nothing in that Act shall apply to EMS personnel who provide preveterinary emergency care to a dog or cat under the amended provisions of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that "preveterinary emergency care" means the immediate medical stabilization of a dog or cat by EMS personnel, in an emergency to which the EMS personnel is responding, through means including oxygen, bandaging, or basic first aid (rather than oxygen, fluids, medications, or bandaging), with the intent of enabling the dog or cat to be treated by a veterinarian. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 50/3.260 new 225 ILCS 115/4 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 50/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5501 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 50/1 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/401 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401 720 ILCS 570/414 720 ILCS 570/415 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that for various offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of a fentanyl analog, 3 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court, and the maximum sentence for the offense shall be increased by 3 years. Provides that the 3-year penalty enhancement applies when the person knew or should have known that the substance containing the controlled substance contains any amount of fentanyl or a fentanyl analog. Provides that provisions regarding limited immunity from prosecution for a victim of sexual assault for the use, possession, and consumption of a controlled substance and limited immunity from prosecution for a person who is experiencing a drug overdose or for a person who in good faith seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing an overdose, in relation to fentanyl, only apply to a person possessing less than 3 grams of a substance containing fentanyl or an analog thereof. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each qualified teacher is entitled to an income tax credit in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of the tuition costs incurred by that teacher at a public university in the State. Provides that each qualified teacher may take no more than 20% of his or her aggregate credit amount in any taxable year. Provides that the term "qualified teacher" means an individual who (i) graduated from a public university in the State, (ii) is employed as a teacher in this State during the taxable year, and (iii) has been employed as a teacher in the State for at least 5 consecutive years as of the first day of the taxable year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personal Information Protection Act. Provides that data collectors that maintain or store, but do not own or license, computerized data that includes personal information and that are required to issue notice under the provisions to the owner or licensee of the information that there has been a breach of the security of the data shall notify the Attorney General regarding the breach. Effective immediately.
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.
