Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 pounds and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county clerk shall file with the Department of Revenue a certified copy of any ordinance, resolution, or other document required by law to be filed by the county with the Department of Revenue to impose, discontinue, or change the rate of a tax that has been adopted by the county board or approved by the electors of the county by referendum. Provides that the county clerk shall file the ordinance, resolution, or other document with the Department of Revenue no later than the time otherwise designated by law or, if no time is designated by law, no later than 30 days after passage of the ordinance or resolution or approval of a referendum. Provides that the county clerk shall provide written verification to the county board of the filing of an ordinance, resolution, or other document with the Department of Revenue pursuant to the provisions no later than 5 day after the filing. Provides that, if the county clerk fails to file a certified copy or provide written verification, the county board, sheriff, or State's Attorney may commence an action in circuit court and obtain from the court an order to compel the filing, written verification, or both. Provides that, if the county clerk refuses to testify or otherwise comply with an order of the court, the county clerk may be adjudged in contempt of court and punished accordingly. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Procurement Policy Board may object to a proposed extension or renewal of a contract within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days and require a hearing before the Board prior to entering into the extension or renewal. Provides that if the Procurement Policy Board does not object within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days or take affirmative action to recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.
States opposition to any additional excise taxes on Illinois businesses that produce beer, wine, or liquor or their related industries.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code if and only if House Bill 106 of the 102nd General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed both houses on October 28, 2021. Allows the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the Senate to appoint one member each to an advisory committee that determines which homes contain windows or doors that cause offensive odors and are eligible for replacement pursuant to the Residential Sound Insulation Program. Effective immediately or the date that House Bill 106 takes effect, whichever is later. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that residents who altered or modified a replacement window or accepted a replacement screen for the window as an interim solution or partial replacement that failed to mitigate, in whole or in part, an odorous or malfunctioning window shall not be disqualified from compensation or future services (rather than residents who altered or modified a replacement window or accepted a replacement screen for the window shall not be disqualified from compensation or future services). Provides that residents who have altered or modified a replacement window or accepted a replacement screen for the window as an interim solution or partial replacement who apply for future mitigation services shall be sequenced in the ordinary course of the Residential Sound Insulation Program upon a finding of eligibility. Provides at least 10% of the homes receiving a replacement in a year shall be homes that have demonstrated extreme hardship, except when at least 10% of the number of applicants eligible to receive a replacement fail to demonstrate extreme hardship. Provides that the advisory committee shall accept all public questions concerning the Residential Sound Insulation Program (rather than all public questions) and furnish a written response within 2 business days. Corrects a typographical error.
Declares support for the City of Elgin and the Coalition to Stop CPKC in their opposition to the merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads. Urges the Federal Surface Transportation Board to reject the CPKC merger application.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that the Invest in Kids credit applies permanently (currently, the credit applies for taxable years ending before January 1, 2023). Effective immediately.
Amends the Administration of Juvenile Services Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Requires the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to adopt rules to permit the hiring of personnel at a county juvenile detention center that possess less than a bachelor's degree. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 405/6-1 Adds reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall permit the hiring of county juvenile detention center personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including, but not limited to, the hiring of an applicant who possesses an associate's degree or has completed at least 60 credit hours at an accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that if a controlled substance analog is at least 5 times as potent as the controlled substance of which it is an analog, then the weight of the controlled substance analog for purposes of the Act shall be deemed to be the weight of the controlled substance analog multiplied by the increase in potency. Provides that, in addition to any other penalties imposed for the manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years shall be imposed for any amount of carfentanil in excess of 150 milligrams that is stored or transmitted as a powder, blotter paper, tablet, patch, or spray if the product fails to include a warning label and an accompanying rescue level of naloxone. Provides that, in addition to any other penalties imposed, with respect to fentanyl or an analog thereof, an additional sentence of 5 years shall be imposed if the fentanyl or analog thereof is in certain forms. Establishes penalties. Contains a severability provision. Makes other changes.
Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Provides that the Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to require each newly constructed residential building in the State that includes a garage to provide for sufficient electric generating capacity in the garage to charge an electric vehicle. Effective immediately.
