Sen. Mattie Hunter

Mourns the death of Emery Coleman.

Mourns the death of Dorothy Elizabeth Morrison

Creates the Predator Accountability Act. Creates a cause of action against a person who: (i) coerced an individual into prostitution; (ii) coerced an individual to remain in prostitution; (iii) used coercion to collect or receive any of an individual's earnings derived from prostitution; or (iv) advertised or published advertisements for purposes of recruitment into prostitution. Provides for damages for violation of the Act. Exempts the provisions of joint and several liability to actions brought under the Act. Lists non-defenses to an action brought under the Act. Provides for the award of costs to the prevailing party.

Amends a Section of the State Finance Act authorizing the transfer of certain moneys from special funds to the General Revenue Fund to provide that the State Comptroller shall not transfer moneys from the State Off-Set Claims Fund. Requires the State Comptroller to reverse any transfers already made from that fund. Amends the Illinois Pension Code to provide that the "effective rate of interest" that must be determined by the State Comptroller annually must be determined for each fiscal year by January 31 (now, by September 1) immediately preceding the start of that fiscal year. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 to provide that certain liability limits under that Act that are annually adjusted by the Comptroller shall be made available via the Comptroller's official website by January 31 of every year (now, made available to the chief judge of each judicial circuit). Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that certain copying fees that are annually adjusted by the Comptroller shall be made available to the public via the Comptroller's official website by January 31 of every year. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage for the treatment of pervasive developmental disorders. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that certain mental health coverages apply to health maintenance organizations and individual policies of accident and health insurance. Effective immediately.

Amends the Perinatal HIV Prevention Act. Requires HIV testing of newborns when the HIV status of the mother is unknown (now, testing is voluntary). Requires counseling to include the voluntary nature of the HIV test for a pregnant woman. Requires the reporting of a positive HIV test for a newborn infant to an electronic surveillance system established by the Department of Public Health. Requires the Department to adopt rules specifying the information required in the report. Provides that the confidentiality provisions of the AIDS Confidentiality Act apply to the reports. Requires the Department or its authorized representative to provide case management services to ensure access to proper care. Provides that hospitals, laboratories, other facilities, and physicians will not be held liable for the release of information or confidential data in accordance with the Act. Requires all HIV exposed newborns to be treated to prevent HIV infection within 24 hours after birth and until 6 weeks after birth. Effective immediately.

Amend the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Establishes the CLEAN-WIN program. Provides that the Department of Public Health must reimburse eligible owners of dwellings for replacing windows in living units deemed lead hazards by the Department. Requires the Department to appropriate funds for the program and to adopt rules to implement the program and to establish criteria for eligibility. Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a subcontract or written commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a firefighter for a participating municipality who was employed as an active firefighter providing fire protection for a village or incorporated town with a population of greater than 10,000 but less that 11,000 located in a county with a population of greater than 600,000 and less than 700,000, as estimated by the United States Census on July 1, 2004, to elect to establish creditable service for periods of that employment in which the firefighter provided fire protection services for the participating municipality. Provides for calculation of creditable service for service as a part-time firefighter for such a village or incorporated town. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle using diesel fuel with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 8,000 pounds may not have its engine idling for more than 5 minutes within any 60 minute period. Creates exemptions. Provides that a person who operates a vehicle in violation of the provision is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of $50 for a first offense and $150 for a second or subsequent offense within any 12 month period.