Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a person or entity in possession of property or rights to property upon which a levy has been made, or any person who is obligated with respect to that property, who surrenders that property, those rights, or those obligations upon demand of the Director of Revenue is discharged from any obligation or liability to the delinquent taxpayer and any other person with respect to that property. Provides that the Department of Revenue may indemnify any financial institution that returns fraudulent funds to the Department based on the bona fide belief that the funds held by the financial institution were deposited as a result of fraud committed against a taxpayer, the Department, or another agency of the State. Effective immediately.
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Mourns the death of Eric R. Pickell of Wonder Lake.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the township assessor or chief county assessment officer, when requested, shall deliver to any person a copy of the description or statement of property assessed in his or her name or in which he or she holds ownership interest, and the valuation placed on that property by the assessor for the most recent taxable year. Provides that a county board may require board of review members to possess additional qualifications. Requires the Department of Revenue to hold an annual meeting with supervisors of assessments and board of review members. Provides that township assessors shall inform the supervisor of assessments of the type of software or other method by which assessments are conducted in the township. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Cigarette Machine Operators' Occupation Tax Act, the Cigarette Tax Act, the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995, the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, the Live Adult Entertainment Facility Surcharge Act, the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act, the Gas Revenue Tax Act, the Public Utilities Revenue Act, the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act, the Electricity Excise tax Act, the Bingo License and Tax Act, the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act, the Charitable Games Act, the Liquor Control Act of 1934, the Environmental Protection Act, the Environmental Impact Fee Law, and the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that, if a payment provided for under one of those Acts exceeds the taxpayer's liability under that Act, then the taxpayer may credit the excess payment against liability subsequently to be remitted to the Department of Revenue. Amends the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997 and the Energy Assistance Act to incorporate certain provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and adopts the Nurse Licensure Compact, but only if the Compact requires fingerprinting as part of the criminal history records checks required for the privilege to practice nursing in this State. Allows for reciprocity of licensure of licensed practical nurses and registered nurses among the states. Provides for administration of the Compact by the Nursing Act Coordinator. Provides that the licensing board shall participate in a Compact Evaluation Initiative designed to evaluate the effectiveness and operability of the Compact. Provides that the Compact does not relieve employers from complying with statutorily imposed obligations. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that any practical nurse or registered nurse employed in an Illinois facility providing direct patient care exercising the practice privilege afforded under the Nurse Licensure Compact shall be registered with the eNotify Nurses Database system, which can be accessed at no cost by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Further provides that a party state's licensing board shall notify the Department in the event that the party state issues a license to a practical nurse or registered nurse with a past felony conviction. Provides that the Department may revoke or limit the multistate licensure privilege of any practical nurse or registered nurse to practice in Illinois necessary to protect the health and safety of the public.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning lists of available records.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Replaces provisions regarding application for a certificate of authority for an out-of-state bank to merge with a State bank with language that provides that a State bank may merge with and into an out-of-state bank, provided the out-of-state bank causes notice to be filed with the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation not less than 60 days before the proposed effective date of the merger. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Savings Bank Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning parity, out-of-state savings banks establishing branches in this State, examinations, the Savings Bank Regulatory Fund, regulatory fees, orders of the Secretary, and administrative review. Repeals provisions of the Savings Bank Act concerning hearings, records of proceedings, and subpoenas and depositions. Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Requires that a person who establishes or owns specified cash-dispensing terminals must post a telephone number on the terminal for consumers to call to report problems, along with the telephone number of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Amends the Corporate Fiduciary Act. Makes changes concerning the office locations of corporate fiduciaries. Amends the Foreign Bank Representative Office Act. Makes changes concerning the definition of "foreign bank". Repeals provisions of the Check Printer and Check Number Act concerning registration of persons other than financial institutions who sell or distribute checks. Repeals provisions of the High Risk Home Loan Act regarding annual reports on default and foreclosure rates on conventional loans. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the chief procurement officer and designated procurement officers owe a fiduciary duty to the State. Exempts certain procurements from the Code. Reenacts and makes changes to a provision concerning the applicability of the Code to public institutions of higher education. Provides that the chief procurement officer shall be the Director of Central Management Services or his or her designee. Provides for designated procurement officers of certain State functions. Includes designated procurement officers in certain responsibilities under the Procurement Code. Transfers certain responsibilities from the Procurement Policy Board to the Department of Central Management Services. Provides for competitive procurements from a pre-qualified pool. Requires the Auditor General to perform, no less frequently than biennially, separate performance audits of procurements under the authority of the chief procurement officer and each designated procurement officer. Allows the Auditor General to review a specific procurement or category of procurements at any time. Repeals certain provisions concerning proposed contracts and the Board, independent State purchasing officers, procurement compliance monitors, independent chief procurement officers, methods of source selection, and procurement communications reporting. Makes other changes. Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act; Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act; Illinois State Auditing Act; Criminal Code of 2012; and Illinois Human Rights Act to make related changes. Effective January 1, 2017.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.