Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1936. Provides that the board of trustees of the of the Village of Lindenhurst may, by ordinance, terminate the terms of all members of the board of trustees of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and the powers of the Lindenhurst Sanitary District shall be exercised by the board of trustees of the Village, including the District's authority to levy and collect taxes. Provides that once there are no debts of the District or the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy any debts of the District, the board of trustees of the Village may dissolve the Lindenhurst Sanitary District and acquire all of the District's assets and responsibilities if it adopts an ordinance stating: (1) the reasons for dissolving the District; (2) that there are no outstanding debts of the District or that the Village has sufficient funds on hand or available to satisfy the debts; (3) that no federal or State permit or grant will be impaired by dissolution of the District; and (4) that the Village assumes all assets and responsibilities of the District. Requires the Village of Lindenhurst to notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of the dissolution of the District. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, for applicants with access to confidential financial information or who submit documentation to support billing, the Department of Children and Family Services may, in its discretion, deny or refuse to renew a license to an applicant (rather than no applicant may receive a license from the Department or a child care facility licensed by the Department) who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following felony offenses: financial institution fraud; identity theft; financial exploitation; computer tampering; aggravated computer tampering; computer fraud; deceptive practices; forgery; State benefits fraud; mail fraud and wire fraud; and theft. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption in the amount of a reduction of $5,000 from the equalized assessed value of property of police officers and firefighters with duty-related disabilities. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-169.1 new Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund shall be used to pay rebates to residential property taxpayers in the State. Provides that the Fund may accept moneys from any lawful source. Provides that the State Comptroller shall calculate a property tax rebate amount for the applicable property tax year by dividing the total amount appropriated from the Illinois Property Tax Relief Fund by the total number of homestead exemptions granted for homestead property in the State. Provides that the property tax bills of non-delinquent taxpayers who received a general homestead exemption under the Property Tax Code shall be reduced by the property tax rebate amount. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that inter-track wagering location licensees must pay their pari-mutuel handle percentage to the municipality and county no later than the 20th of the month following the month the handle was generated. Provides that inter-track wagering location licensees must pay the admission fees to the municipality and county no later than the 20th of the month following the month the admission fees were imposed (rather than remitting the admission fees to the Illinois Racing Board within 48 hours and the Illinois Racing Board remitting the admission fees to the municipality or county). House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds an immediate effective date.
Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 40/1 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-214 105 ILCS 5/18-21 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are school districts (other than qualified school districts), "extension limitation" means 0% or the rate of increase approved by the voters (currently, (a) the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate of increase approved by voters). Provides that the term "qualified school district" means a school district that certifies to the county clerk that the district: (i) submitted a claim or claims to the Illinois State Board of Education for reimbursement of certain State mandated categoricals for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the levy year and received reimbursement for those State mandated categoricals that was less than 97% of the district's claims; or (ii) did not receive the minimum funding required for that school district under the evidence-based funding formula. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to certify to each school district whether or not the school district is eligible for designation as a qualified school district. Effective January 1, 2021, but does not take effect at all unless Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment No. 1 of the 101st General Assembly is approved by the voters of the State prior to that date. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/18-185 35 ILCS 200/18-205 35 ILCS 200/18-214 105 ILCS 5/18-21 new Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 200/1-55 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%". House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/1-55 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 30 ILCS 105/5.893 new 30 ILCS 105/5.894 new 35 ILCS 105/2 from Ch. 120, par. 439.2 35 ILCS 120/1 from Ch. 120, par. 440 35 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 120, par. 441 35 ILCS 120/2-12 35 ILCS 120/2a from Ch. 120, par. 441a 35 ILCS 130/2 from Ch. 120, par. 453.2 35 ILCS 130/29 rep. 35 ILCS 135/2 from Ch. 120, par. 453.32 35 ILCS 135/35 from Ch. 120, par. 453.65 35 ILCS 143/10-10 35 ILCS 200/31-10 815 ILCS 375/11.1 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 571.1 30 ILCS 105/5.895 new 30 ILCS 500/20-10 820 ILCS 130/5 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-5 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 30 ILCS 105/5.896 new 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1 720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 720 ILCS 5/28-5 from Ch. 38, par. 28-5 30 ILCS 105/5.897 new 5 ILCS 100/5-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 5 ILCS 430/5-45 20 ILCS 301/5-20 20 ILCS 1605/9.1 20 ILCS 2505/2505-305 was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1 30 ILCS 105/6z-45 35 ILCS 5/201 from Ch. 120, par. 2-201 35 ILCS 5/303 from Ch. 120, par. 3-303 35 ILCS 5/304 from Ch. 120, par. 3-304 35 ILCS 5/710 from Ch. 120, par. 7-710 70 ILCS 1825/5.1 from Ch. 19, par. 255.1 205 ILCS 670/12.5 230 ILCS 5/1.2 230 ILCS 5/3.11 from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.11 230 ILCS 5/3.12 from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.12 230 ILCS 5/3.32 new 230 ILCS 5/3.33 new 230 ILCS 5/3.34 new 230 ILCS 5/3.35 new 230 ILCS 5/6 from Ch. 8, par. 37-6 230 ILCS 5/9 from Ch. 8, par. 37-9 230 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 37-15 230 ILCS 5/18 from Ch. 8, par. 37-18 230 ILCS 5/19 from Ch. 8, par. 37-19 230 ILCS 5/19.5 new 230 ILCS 5/20 from Ch. 8, par. 37-20 230 ILCS 5/21 from Ch. 8, par. 37-21 230 ILCS 5/24 from Ch. 8, par. 37-24 230 ILCS 5/25 from Ch. 8, par. 37-25 230 ILCS 5/26 from Ch. 8, par. 37-26 230 ILCS 5/26.8 230 ILCS 5/26.9 230 ILCS 5/27 from Ch. 8, par. 37-27 230 ILCS 5/29 from Ch. 8, par. 37-29 230 ILCS 5/30 from Ch. 8, par. 37-30 230 ILCS 5/30.5 230 ILCS 5/31 from Ch. 8, par. 37-31 230 ILCS 5/31.1 from Ch. 8, par. 37-31.1 230 ILCS 5/32.1 230 ILCS 5/34.3 new 230 ILCS 5/36 from Ch. 8, par. 37-36 230 ILCS 5/40 from Ch. 8, par. 37-40 230 ILCS 5/54.75 230 ILCS 5/56 new 230 ILCS 10/1 from Ch. 120, par. 2401 230 ILCS 10/2 from Ch. 120, par. 2402 230 ILCS 10/3 from Ch. 120, par. 2403 230 ILCS 10/4 from Ch. 120, par. 2404 230 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 120, par. 2405 230 ILCS 10/5.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1 230 ILCS 10/5.3 new 230 ILCS 10/6 from Ch. 120, par. 2406 230 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 120, par. 2407 230 ILCS 10/7.3 230 ILCS 10/7.5 230 ILCS 10/7.7 new 230 ILCS 10/7.8 new 230 ILCS 10/7.10 new 230 ILCS 10/7.11 new 230 ILCS 10/7.12 new 230 ILCS 10/7.13 new 230 ILCS 10/7.14 new 230 ILCS 10/7.15 new 230 ILCS 10/8 from Ch. 120, par. 2408 230 ILCS 10/9 from Ch. 120, par. 2409 230 ILCS 10/11 from Ch. 120, par. 2411 230 ILCS 10/11.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2411.1 230 ILCS 10/12 from Ch. 120, par. 2412 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 230 ILCS 10/14 from Ch. 120, par. 2414 230 ILCS 10/15 from Ch. 120, par. 2415 230 ILCS 10/17 from Ch. 120, par. 2417 230 ILCS 10/17.1 from Ch. 120, par. 2417.1 230 ILCS 10/18 from Ch. 120, par. 2418 230 ILCS 10/18.1 230 ILCS 10/19 from Ch. 120, par. 2419 230 ILCS 10/20 from Ch. 120, par. 2420 230 ILCS 10/24 230 ILCS 40/5 230 ILCS 40/15 230 ILCS 40/20 230 ILCS 40/25 230 ILCS 40/45 230 ILCS 40/60 230 ILCS 40/79 230 ILCS 40/80 235 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 43, par. 115 235 ILCS 5/6-30 from Ch. 43, par. 144f 305 ILCS 5/10-17.15 430 ILCS 66/65 720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1 720 ILCS 5/28-1.1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1 720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 720 ILCS 5/28-5 from Ch. 38, par. 28-5 720 ILCS 5/28-7 from Ch. 38, par. 28-7 815 ILCS 122/3-5 815 ILCS 420/2 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1852 30 ILCS 105/5.490 rep. 230 ILCS 5/2.1 rep. 230 ILCS 5/54 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2019, the rate of tax imposed for transferring title to, beneficial interest in, and controlling interest in real estate located in Illinois is increased to $1.50 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated in the declaration if the transaction involves nonresidential real estate. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act (which is renamed in the amendatory Act); and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks (and makes conforming changes in various Acts). Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, and to increase the terminal tax. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect on January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/31-10 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-1025 new 35 ILCS 5/229 new 35 ILCS 105/3-5 35 ILCS 110/3-5 35 ILCS 115/3-5 35 ILCS 120/2-5 35 ILCS 143/10-5 230 ILCS 40/30 230 ILCS 40/35 230 ILCS 40/55 230 ILCS 40/58 720 ILCS 5/28-2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to require the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to issue certificates of exemption from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act, all locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes administered and collected by the Department, the Chicago non-titled Use Tax, the Electricity Excise Tax Act, and a credit certification against certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act to qualifying Illinois data centers. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax, and Service Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes and to provide that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act; and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks; makes conforming changes in various Acts. Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act; amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, to add provisions concerning licensed large truck stop establishments, and to increase the terminal tax. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect on January 1, 2020.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that in the event of an ethylene oxide leak a facility shall issue a notice to all affected property owners and local government within 2,500 feet of the leak site. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that in the event of an ethylene oxide leak a facility shall issue a notice with specified information immediately upon discovery to all affected property owners and local government within 2,500 feet of the leak site. Provides that the amendatory Act's provisions apply only to an owner or operator of a sterilization source using one ton or more of ethylene oxide in a rolling 12-month period of sterilization or fumigation operations, and do not apply to beehive fumigators, research or laboratory facilities, or sources such as hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, or other facilities for which the primary purpose is to provide medical services to humans or animals. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person shall conduct ethylene oxide sterilization operations, unless the ethylene oxide sterilization source captures 100% of all ethylene oxide emissions and reduces ethylene oxide emissions to the atmosphere from each exhaust point at the ethylene oxide sterilization source by at least 99.9% or to 0.2 parts per million. Requires that, within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act or prior to any ethylene oxide sterilization operation for any source that first becomes subject to regulation after the effective date as an ethylene oxide sterilization source, the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source shall conduct an initial emissions test. Sets forth criteria for the test and requires certain information concerning the test be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source to conduct emissions testing on all exhaust points at the ethylene oxide sterilization source at least once each calendar year (at least 6 months apart) to demonstrate compliance with these requirements and any applicable requirements concerning ethylene oxide that are set forth in either United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or Pollution Control Board rules. Provides that if certain conditions are not met the owner or operator of an ethylene oxide sterilization source shall immediately cease ethylene oxide sterilization operations and notify the Agency within 24 hours of becoming aware of a failed emissions test. Within 60 days after the date of the test, requires the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source to: complete an analysis to determine the root cause of the failed emissions test; take any actions necessary to address that root cause; submit a report to the Agency; and restart operations only to the extent necessary to conduct additional emissions tests. Provides that, beginning 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act or prior to any ethylene oxide sterilization operation for any source that first becomes subject to regulation after the effective date of the amendatory Act as an ethylene oxide sterilization source, no person shall conduct ethylene oxide sterilization operations unless the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source submits for review and approval by the Agency an Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. Requires the owner or operator of an ethylene oxide sterilization source to apply for and obtain a construction permit from the Agency for any modifications made to the source to comply with the requirements of the amendatory Act and a modification of the source's operating permit to incorporate such modifications made to the source. Prohibits a person from conducting ethylene oxide sterilization operations unless the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source has performed dispersion modeling and the Agency approves such modeling. Prohibits a facility that is permitted to emit ethylene oxide and subject to a seal order from using ethylene oxide for sterilization or fumigation purposes. Requires specified entities to notify the Agency of any property right in sterilization technology that does not involve the use of ethylene oxide. Provides that, within 30 days after discovering noncompliance with specified requirements the Agency must post a notice on its website and notify the specified persons and entities. Requires the Agency to conduct at least one unannounced inspection of all ethylene oxide sterilization sources subject to the provisions per year. Requires the Agency to (i) conduct air testing to determine ambient levels of ethylene oxide and (ii) submit rules for ambient air testing of ethylene oxide to the Board within 180 days after the amendatory Act's effective date. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act no facility shall have fugitive emissions of ethylene oxide above zero. Provides that each facility shall be subject to regular and frequent inspections and testing to ensure that no fugitive emissions of ethylene oxide exist. Provides that inspections shall be unannounced and conducted by a third party chosen by the municipality in which the facility operates. Provides that each facility shall be subject to fence line ambient air testing, at random, once within every 90 to 120 days for a duration of 24-hour samples of no less than 6 consecutive days. Provides that the testing shall be conducted by a third party chosen by the municipality in which the facility operates. Defines "fugitive emissions". Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that inspections shall be unannounced and conducted by the Agency, or, at the Agency's direction, a qualified third party chosen by the Agency (currently, by a qualified third party chosen by the Agency, in consultation with the municipality in which the facility operates). Provides that emissions test shall be paid for by the facility. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of House Amendment No. 2 with the following change: Provides that "nonnegligible ethylene oxide emissions source" includes sources emitting 150 pounds of ethylene oxide as reported on the source's 2017 Toxic Release Inventory (currently, sources emitting 150 pounds of ethylene oxide annually from a stack).
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Excludes from provisions of the Act making the Act inapplicable to actions or transactions specifically authorized by laws administered by a regulatory body or officer, the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a product that causes or contributes to cause bodily injury, death, or property damage. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the bill as introduced and expands the scope to apply to services as well as products that cause or contribute to injuries. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Jeffrey Allyn Cummings of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Mourns the death of Byron Howard Biehn.