Sen. Michael Bond

Mourns the death of Richard A. Walls of Gurnee.

Mourns the death of Donald J. Lahey of Round Lake.

Mourns the death of Donald W. Bloom of Antioch.

Amends the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Act. Changes the short title to the Energy Efficient Building Act. Provides a definition of "building". Applies the Act to residential and commercial buildings (now, all commercial buildings). Provides that the Capital Development Board must adopt the specified energy conservation code as the minimum requirements for commercial buildings and as the minimum and maximum requirements for the construction of residential buildings. Provides that units of local government may not regulate energy efficient building standards for residential buildings in a manner that is either less or more stringent than the standards in the Act. Provides that units of local government may not enact any annexation ordinance or resolution, or require or enter into any annexation agreement, that imposes energy efficiency building standards for residential buildings that are either less or more stringent than the energy efficiency standards in effect throughout the unit of local government. Provides that any unit of local government that has adopted any previously published editions of the International Energy Conservation Code on or before January 1, 2009 may continue to regulate energy efficient building standards under that Code and any supplements the unit of local government has adopted prior to January 1, 2009. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that $3,500,000 shall be transferred each month to the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (instead of $2,250,000). Provides that, of the moneys transferred to the Grade Crossing Protection Fund, not less than $12,000,000 (instead of $6,000,000) shall be used for the construction or reconstruction of rail highway grade separation structures. Increases the amount transferred to the Transportation Regulatory Fund beginning in fiscal year 2010. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may order up to $2,000,000 per year in Grade Crossing Protection Fund moneys for the improvement of grade crossing surfaces and up to $300,000 per year for the maintenance and renewal of four-quadrant gate vehicle detection systems located at non-high speed rail grade crossings. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Agency Web Site Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning cookies and other invasive tracking programs.

Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who has been elected to any office in this State who is convicted of a felony or convicted of a misdemeanor involving a violation of his or her official oath of office shall, as a condition of his or her sentence, forfeit any monetary rights derived from any book, movie, television, radio program, or Internet depiction or detailing of the crime for which he or she was convicted. Provides that the order shall extend to the period in which the elected official is serving a sentence in a penal institution and any period of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release.

Creates the Local Farm and Food Products Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Property Tax Code. In counties of less than 3,000,000, provides that if an owner fails to file an application for any homestead exemption (instead of only the senior assessment freeze), a certificate of error may be issued. Effective immediately.