Sen. Steve Stadelman

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that medically tailored meals shall be covered under the medical assistance program for persons otherwise eligible for medical assistance. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for any federal waivers or approvals necessary to implement the amendatory Act. Provides that upon federal approval, the Department shall at a minimum determine by rule (i) a list of qualifying medical conditions or illnesses a person must be diagnosed with to be eligible for medically tailored meals and (ii) the number of medically tailored meals an eligible person shall receive coverage for per day.

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board may not enter into or authorize an employment, equipment, or service contract, with the exception of a contract negotiated with a labor union, that would extend 90 days past the next township election. Provides that employment, equipment, or service contracts entered into or authorized in violation of the provisions are voidable. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board of trustees or township official may not enter into or authorize an employment, equipment, or service contract during the 14 days before a consolidated election through the third Monday in May following the consolidated election. Provides that a township board or township official may enter into a contract that does not extend more than 60 days after the third Monday of May following the consolidated election to address an emergency. Provides that an employment, equipment, or service contract entered into or authorized in violation of the Section is voidable. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 60 ILCS 1/85-70 new Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Tourism Preservation and Sustainability District Act. Provides that hotel owners can petition a governmental unit (a municipality, county, or township) to create a tourism preservation and sustainability district if the hotel owners believe their businesses would represent more than 50% of transaction charges collected inside the district. Requires the owners to create a district plan. Provides for the governmental unit to pass a resolution of intent to create the district within 60 days after the filing of the petition if the governmental unit wants to proceed with the district. Provides that, in certain circumstances, a governmental unit must enter into an intergovernmental agreement with another governmental unit if territory of the other governmental unit is included within the territory of the district. Requires a public hearing with the opportunity for hotel owners to object to the formation. Provides that, if not enough objections are received by the governmental unit's clerk, then the governing body of the governmental unit may form the district. Provides that transaction charges (charged either on a fixed dollar or percentage rate per hotel room per night) collected by a governmental unit shall be transferred to the local tourism and convention bureau included in formation ordinance which shall use the moneys for improvements and services within the district. Includes requirements for annual reports; modification; renewal, and termination of the district; and contesting the formation of the district or transaction charges in court. Contains other provisions relating to the operation of the district. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically.

Amends the Local Journalism Task Force Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Ransomware Attack Act. Provides that a governmental unit (the State, a unit of local government, or any other subdivision of the State) may not use any public funds to pay any person or entity to recover its computer system after a ransomware attack unless the Governor first makes a proclamation that the ransomware attack against the governmental unit is a disaster under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and, in the proclamation, authorizes the governmental unit to make a payment to recover its computer system following the ransomware attack. Requires a governmental unit to report a ransomware attack to the Department of Innovation and Technology no later than 24 hours after discovering the attack, and requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to adopt rules to implement reporting requirements. Limits the current exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Creates the Minor Online Data Privacy Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Extends the income tax credit for certain hospitals through taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2022). Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the credit for personal property sold to or used by certain hospitals is exempt from the Acts' automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 5/223 35 ILCS 105/3-8 35 ILCS 110/3-8 35 ILCS 115/3-8 35 ILCS 120/2-9 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new 20 ILCS 655/4 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 604 20 ILCS 655/5.5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1 20 ILCS 655/6 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 610 20 ILCS 686/1 20 ILCS 686/5 20 ILCS 686/10 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 30 ILCS 750/10-6 from Ch. 127, par. 2710-6 35 ILCS 5/236 35 ILCS 5/237 35 ILCS 5/704A 35 ILCS 10/5-5 35 ILCS 10/5-25 35 ILCS 10/5-50 35 ILCS 16/10 35 ILCS 16/42 35 ILCS 45/110-15 35 ILCS 45/110-20 35 ILCS 45/110-30 35 ILCS 45/110-40 35 ILCS 105/3-87 new 35 ILCS 110/3-72 new 35 ILCS 120/5m 35 ILCS 200/18-184.15 35 ILCS 630/2 from Ch. 120, par. 2002 35 ILCS 635/10 35 ILCS 636/5-7 35 ILCS 640/2-4 220 ILCS 5/9-222 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222 220 ILCS 5/9-222.1A Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Invest in Illinois Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may make non-competitive economic incentive awards, including, but not limited to, grants and loans, to assist applicants that pledge to make capital investments and create new jobs in this State or retain jobs in this State. Provides that certain businesses that are engaged in manufacturing, processing, assembling, warehousing, or distributing products, conducting research and development, providing tourism services, or providing commercial services in office industries or agricultural processing are eligible for those incentives. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Increases the required geographic area of the enterprise zone. Amends the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that renewable energy manufacturers are also eligible for credits under the Act. Provides that agreements under the Act may be renewed for an additional 15-year term. Provides that business enterprises certified under the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act or the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act are exempt from the Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act and the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act. Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Makes changes concerning the conditions under which nonresident wages are considered Illinois labor expenditures. Provides that a taxpayer shall not be awarded any new credits under the Act for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2033 (currently, January 1, 2027). Amends the Use Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act. Creates a Sustainable Aviation fuel credit in the amount of $1.50 per gallon of sustainable aviation fuel purchased. Effective immediately.

Creates the Fair Food Delivery Act. Prohibits a third-party delivery service from using the likeness, registered trademark, or intellectual property belonging to a merchant, and from taking or arranging for the pickup or delivery of an order from a merchant through the marketplace, without first obtaining written consent from the merchant. Provides that an agreement subject to the Act may not include a provision that requires a merchant to indemnify a third-party delivery service, an independent contractor of the third-party delivery service, or a registered agent of the third-party delivery service for any damages or harm partially or wholly caused by or resulting from the third-party delivery service, an independent contractor of the third-party delivery service, or a registered agent of the third-party delivery service. Authorizes recovery of actual damages or $5,000, whichever is greater. Imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per violation. Provides that each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. Defines terms.

Amends the Sports Wagering Act in provisions concerning the Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall establish and publish the rules and procedures for the competitive bid process in issuing the central system provider license. Requires the winning bidder to pay no less than $10,000,000 (rather than paying $20,000,000) for the central system provider license. Allows the Department to choose whether to receive the payment in a lump sum immediately upon issuing the license or to receive partial payments over a period not to exceed one year. Requires the money to be deposited into the State Lottery Fund. Allows the Department to use up to $5,000,000 of the amount for costs of development and administration related to the Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Provides that the remainder shall be transferred to the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Provides that sports lottery terminals may be placed in no more than 2,500 Lottery retail locations in the State in any one given year of the sports wagering pilot program (rather than during the first 360 days after the effective date of Public Act 101-31). Provides that the total number of retail locations of the Lottery sports wagering pilot program shall not exceed 5,000 after initial implementation of the Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Provides that the privilege tax due for Lottery sports wagering shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund on the last day of each month (rather than the 15th day of each month). Extends the repeal date of provisions concerning the Lottery sports wagering pilot program from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act. Creates the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Program to be administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Creates various tax incentives for manufacturers of semiconductors, microchips, or semiconductor or microchip component parts, subject to an agreement with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Property Tax Code, the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act, the Electricity Excise Tax Law, and the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 105/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.12 35 ILCS 110/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.42 35 ILCS 115/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.112 Makes changes to the introduced bill as follows: (1) provides that credits awarded under the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act apply for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (in the introduced bill, January 1, 2026 in certain places); (2) in the Illinois Income Tax Act, makes changes concerning applicability of the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act to pass-through entities; and (3) makes conforming changes in the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act concerning the building materials exemption for microchip and semiconductor manufacturing created in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.