Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an oath for probation officers.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a home rule municipality may file a petition to disconnect fire protection district territory from the district if: the municipality's fire department services at least 80% of the municipality; the disconnection will not cause the territory of the district to be noncontiguous; and the loss of assessed valuation by reason of the disconnection of the territory will not impair the ability of the district to render adequate fire protection service to the territory remaining in the district. Provides that territory disconnected shall remain liable for its proportionate share of any bonded indebtedness outstanding as of the date of disconnection. Provides for petition, hearing, notice, and objection requirements. Further provides that if a court finds that the petition complies with the Section and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall order that the territory be disconnected.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House, or Minority Leader of the Senate to 8 years in any one office. Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's service in an Executive Branch office to a total of 8 years in any one Executive Branch office. Effective upon being declared adopted and applies to Legislative Branch service on or after the second Wednesday in January, 2017 and Executive Branch service on or after the second Monday in January, 2017.
Amends the Arsonist Registration Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that an owners licensee that conducted gambling operations prior to January 1, 2015 shall receive a dollar-for-dollar credit against the taxes imposed by the Act for any money paid to a local government or charitable organization. Effective immediately.
Urges the United States Congress to immediately adopt an "American Recovery" program by restoring the provisions of the Glass Steagall Act; returning to a national banking and a federal credit system, modeled on the principles of Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States; using the federal credit system to build a modern network of high speed rail, power generating systems, and water projects; and creating programs to rebuild our space program to put a permanent manned colony on the Moon, explore the solar system, and create nuclear fusion.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the College Campus Press Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Illinois Clean Elections Act. Establishes a voluntary method of public financing of the campaigns of candidates for statewide constitutional offices and the General Assembly. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Clean Elections Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create an individual tax return checkoff in support of the Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
