Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the duration of a civil no contact order is permanent if a judgment of conviction for criminal sexual assault is entered.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, provides that the child support collected on behalf of a family shall be passed through to the family and disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant provided to the family under the program (rather than the first $100 of child support collected on behalf of a family in a month for one child and the first $200 of child support collected on behalf of a family in a month for 2 or more children shall be passed through to the family and disregarded in determining the amount of the assistance grant provided to the family under the program). Provides that beginning October 1, 2022 (rather than October 1, 2018) the Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts in effect on September 30, 2022 (rather than September 30, 2018) to at least 50% (rather than 30%) of the most recent United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size. Provides that beginning October 1, 2023 (rather than October 1, 2019), and each October 1 thereafter, the maximum benefit levels shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to at least 50% (rather than 30%) of the most recent poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for each family size. Effective October 1, 2022.
Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2023, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and its MPO Policy Committee, in coordination with the Authority, shall develop and submit a report of legislative recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding changes to the recovery ratio, sales tax formula and distributions, governance structures, regional fare systems, and any other changes to State statute, Authority, or Service Board enabling legislation, policy, rules, or funding that will ensure the long-term financial viability of a comprehensive and coordinated regional public transportation system that moves people safely, securely, cleanly, and efficiently and supports and fosters efficient land use. Provides for the content and development of the report. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2024. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Moves the date on which the report of legislative recommendations shall be developed and submitted to January 1, 2024 (from January 1, 2023). Moves the repeal of the provisions to January 1, 2025 (from January 1, 2024). Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 70 ILCS 3615/5.10 new Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 706/10-10 50 ILCS 706/10-20 50 ILCS 707/5 50 ILCS 707/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that "community caretaking" excludes law enforcement-related encounters or activities. Provides that "law enforcement-related encounter or activities" does not include when the officer is completing paperwork alone, is in a training in a classroom setting, or only in the presence of another law enforcement officer or officers (rather than when the officer is completing paperwork alone or only in the presence of another law enforcement officer). Provides that the written policy adopted by a law enforcement agency relating to officer-worn body cameras must include as one of the reasons that recordings made on officer-worn cameras must be kept past 90 days that the recording officer requests that the video be flagged for official purposes related to his or her official duties or believes it may have evidentiary value in a criminal prosecution (rather than for official purposes related to his or her official duties). Amends the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act. Defines "law enforcement officer" or "officer" as any person employed by a unit of local government (rather than a county, municipality, or township) or an Illinois public university as a policeman, peace officer or in some like position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of the public interest at the risk of that person's life. Defines "unit of local government". Adds that one of the uses of grants from the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund includes covering associated data storage costs of officer-worn body cameras and associated technology. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 70 ILCS 3615/5.10 new Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 705/8.1 from Ch. 85, par. 508.1 50 ILCS 706/10-10 50 ILCS 706/10-20 50 ILCS 707/5 50 ILCS 707/10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall adopt uniform rules providing for a waiver process for a person previously employed and qualified as a law enforcement or county corrections officer under federal law or the laws of any other state. Provides that the rules shall provide that any person previously employed or qualified as a law enforcement or county corrections officer under federal law or the laws of any other state shall successfully complete: (1) a training program approved by the Board on the laws of this State relevant to the duties of law enforcement and county correctional officers; and (2) firearms training, prior to the approval of a waiver. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that "community caretaking" excludes law enforcement-related encounters or activities. Provides that "law enforcement-related encounter or activities" does not include when the officer is completing paperwork alone, is in a training in a classroom setting, or only in the presence of another law enforcement officer or officers while not performing any other law enforcement-related activity (rather than when the officer is completing paperwork alone or only in the presence of another law enforcement officer). Provides that the written policy adopted by a law enforcement agency relating to officer-worn body cameras must include as one of the reasons that recordings made on officer-worn cameras must be kept past 90 days that the recording officer requests that the video be flagged for official purposes related to his or her official duties or believes it may have evidentiary value in a criminal prosecution (rather than for official purposes related to his or her official duties). Amends the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act. Defines "law enforcement officer" or "officer" as any person employed by a unit of local government (rather than a county, municipality, or township) or an Illinois public university as a policeman, peace officer or in some like position involving the enforcement of the law and protection of the public interest at the risk of that person's life. Defines "unit of local government". Adds that one of the uses of grants from the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund includes covering associated data storage costs of officer-worn body cameras and associated technology. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a grant program for local chambers of commerce. Provides that the Department shall allocate $5,000,000 as grants to eligible chambers of commerce in amounts equivalent to 2 months of lost revenue, or 1/6th of the annual lost revenue, between 2019 and 2020 from funds appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act. Provides that eligible chambers of commerce must have less than 1,500 paid members. Provides for the adoption of rules.
Creates the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund Act. Establishes the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the purposes of creating and maintaining a statewide 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis system pursuant to the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, the Federal Communication Commission's rules adopted on July 16, 2020, and national guidelines for crisis care. Provides that the Fund shall consist of: (1) appropriations by the General Assembly; (2) grants and gifts intended for deposit in the Fund; (3) interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on the Fund; and (4) moneys from any other source that are deposited in or transferred to the Fund. Provides that moneys in the fund (1) do not revert at the end of any State fiscal year but remains available for the purposes of the Fund in subsequent State fiscal years; and (2) are not subject to transfer to any other fund or to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or purpose outside of those specified in the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund is a special fund in the State treasury.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals a provision regarding financial assistance to energy generation facilities. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions creating the Energy Infrastructure Fund. Makes conforming changes in the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 605/605-332 rep. 30 ILCS 105/5.543 rep. 30 ILCS 105/6z-54 rep. 35 ILCS 105/9 35 ILCS 110/9 35 ILCS 115/9 35 ILCS 120/3 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 5/203 from Ch. 120, par. 2-203 35 ILCS 17/10-5 35 ILCS 17/10-10 35 ILCS 17/10-20 35 ILCS 17/10-30 35 ILCS 200/21-25 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a deduction for contributions to a qualified ABLE account applies for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2028 (currently, January 1, 2023). Creates a deduction for amounts that are included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income as discharge of indebtedness attributable to student loan forgiveness. Amends the Live Theater Production Tax Credit Act. Provides that, for State Fiscal Year 2023, "accredited theater production" also includes any commercial Broadway touring show. Provides that the amount of tax credits awarded pursuant to the Act for the State fiscal year ending on June 30, 2023 shall not exceed $4,000,000 (currently, $2,000,000). Provides that, for the State fiscal year ending on June 30, 2023, no more than $2,000,000 in credits may be awarded to accredited theater productions that are not commercial Broadway touring shows, and no more than $2,000,000 in credits may be awarded to commercial Broadway touring shows. Provides that commercial Broadway touring shows are not required to show that the applicant's accredited theater production would not occur in Illinois without the credit. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in Cook County, the estimated first installment of unpaid taxes for tax year 2022 shall be deemed delinquent after March 1, 2023 and shall bear interest after April 1, 2023 at the rate of 1.5% per month or portion thereof until paid or forfeited. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that, for tax year 2022, the delinquency date will be April 1, 2023 (rather than March 1, 2023). Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 686/10 20 ILCS 686/15 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 Amends the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act. Changes the definition of "electric vehicle component parts manufacturer" and "retained employee". Grants the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the power to determine the conditions and procedures for renewing the REV Illinois Credit. Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make certain wage determinations. Provides that, if a project that is subject to an existing agreement under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act meets the requirements to be designated as a REV Illinois project under the Act, the taxpayer that is subject to that existing agreement may apply to the Department to amend the agreement. Provides that, if a project ceases to qualify as a REV Illinois project because the taxpayer is no longer an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining service provider, the project may still receive certain tax credit awards, as long as the project continues to meet other requirements. Specifies that certain agreements may be renewed. Increases the maximum amount of specified credits.
Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Provides that "grantor agency" includes the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation when it makes grants under the Access to Justice Act or the Illinois Equal Justice Act. Amends the Access to Justice Act. Provides that grants or distributions made under the Act by (rather than to) the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation are subject to the requirements of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 705/2 705 ILCS 95/15 Adds reference to: 820 ILCS 405/235 from Ch. 48, par. 345 820 ILCS 405/401 from Ch. 48, par. 401 820 ILCS 405/403 from Ch. 48, par. 403 820 ILCS 405/1400.1 820 ILCS 405/1505 from Ch. 48, par. 575 820 ILCS 405/1506.6 820 ILCS 405/2101.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Modifies provisions concerning what the term "wages" does not include for calendar years 2023 through 2027. Removes specified provisions regarding remuneration paid to an individual for calendar years 2005 through 2020. Provides that, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than 2023) and before January 1, 2026 (rather than 2024), "maximum weekly benefit amount" with respect to each week beginning within a benefit period means 40.6% (rather than 42.4%) of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded to the next higher dollar. Provides that, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (rather than 2023) and before January 1, 2026 (rather than 2024), any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 23 (rather than 24) times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents' allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever is smaller. In provisions concerning solvency adjustments, makes specified changes to what balance the trust fund needs to meet for the rate adjustments to apply. Provides that the target balance in calendar year 2023 and each calendar year thereafter is $1,750,000,000. Provides that if an appropriation is made in calendar year 2023 to this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, as a loan solely for purposes of paying unemployment insurance benefits under this Act and without the accrual of interest, from a fund of the State treasury, the Director shall take all necessary action to transfer 10% of the total amount of the appropriation from this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to the State's Budget Stabilization Fund prior to July 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as practical. Makes other changes. Provides that if funds from the State treasury are not appropriated on or before January 31, 2023, then previously described provisions are inoperative. Instead, reinserts certain provisions previously described but changes the benefit years described to 2024 and 2025. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that the wage base adjustment, rate adjustment, and allowance adjustment applicable to any calendar year prior to 2023 shall be as determined pursuant to specified provisions as in effect prior to the effective date. Corrects typographical errors.
Creates the Ensuring a More Qualified, Competent, and Diverse Community Behavioral Health Workforce Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, to award grants or contracts to licensed community mental health centers or behavioral health clinics to establish or enhance training and supervision of interns and behavioral health providers-in-training pursuing licensure as a licensed clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. Creates the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act to remove barriers to care in the Medicaid mental health assessment and treatment planning process. Creates the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act. Requires the Department to establish and administer a recovery tax credit program to provide tax incentives to qualified employers who employ eligible individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness in part-time and full-time positions. Creates an Advisory Council to advise the Department regarding employment of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in minority communities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible and subject to federal law. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a clinical social worker who has been licensed at the independent level in another jurisdiction for 5 (rather than 10) consecutive years without discipline is not required to submit proof of completion of education and supervised clinical professional experience. Makes similar changes to the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act and to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 15/13 from Ch. 111, par. 5363 225 ILCS 20/11 from Ch. 111, par. 6361 225 ILCS 107/50 Reinserts the provisions creating the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act with the following changes: Requires the Department of Human Services to maintain an electronic listing of the tax credit certificates it issues under the recovery tax credit program so that the Department of Revenue may confirm the eligibility of qualified employers for the tax credit. Provides that the tax credit authorized under the Act may not be carried forward. Contains provisions concerning tax credits for partners, shareholders of S corporations, and owners of limited liability companies. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who has been awarded a credit under the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under specified provisions of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law certain requirements set forth in those Acts to restore an inactive or expired license of 5 years or less are suspended for specified licensed clinicians who have had no disciplinary action taken against their licenses in this State or in any other jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new Removes provisions creating the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Removes amendatory changes made to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act permitting the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt emergency rules to implement the Mental Health Assessment Reform Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Reinserts the provisions creating the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act with the following changes: Requires the Department of Human Services to maintain an electronic listing of the certificates of tax credit issued by which the Department of Revenue may verify tax credit certificates issued to qualifying employers. Provides that the tax credit authorized under the Act may not be carried forward. Provides that a taxpayer who is a qualified employer who has received a certificate of tax credit from the Department shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to the amount shown on such certificate of tax credit. Provides that if the taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S corporation the credit shall be allowed to the partners or shareholders in accordance with the determination of income and distributive share of income as provided under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, a taxpayer who has been awarded a credit under the Recovery and Mental Health Tax Credit Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under specified provisions of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2205/2205-40 new Removes the amendatory changes made to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take all necessary action to ensure that proposed modifications, additions, deletions, or amendments to the healthcare and behavioral healthcare (mental health and substance use disorder) provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code are announced, shared, disseminated, and explained prior to the Department undertaking such proposed modifications, if legally possible. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical psychologist license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Further amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical social worker license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Removes a provision exempting individuals applying for a clinical social worker license who are licensed in another jurisdiction from submitting proof of passage of the examination for the practice of clinical social work as authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Further amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. In a provision suspending the requirements under the Act for restoration of an inactive or expired clinical professional counselor license, provides that an individual may not restore his or her license more than once. Makes other changes. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 49/1-102 Further amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Defines the term "APRN". Provides that, for purposes of the Act, any required psychiatric visit to a consumer may be conducted by an APRN or by a physician.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that when an insured receives emergency services or covered ancillary services from a nonparticipating provider or a nonparticipating facility, the health insurance issuer shall ensure that cost-sharing requirements are applied as though the services had been received from a participating provider or facility, and that the insured or any group policyholder or plan sponsor shall not be liable to or billed by the health insurance issuer, the nonparticipating provider, or the facility beyond the cost-sharing amount. Contains provisions concerning a notice and consent process for out-of-network coverage; billing for reasonable administrative fees; assignment of benefits to nonparticipating providers; and cost-sharing amounts and deductibles. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Health Maintenance Organization Act to make a change in provisions concerning disclosure of nonparticipating provider benefits. Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Provides that a beneficiary who receives care at a participating health care facility shall not be required to search for participating providers under certain circumstances. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that prior authorization or approval by the plan shall not be required for post-stabilization services that constitute emergency services. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that health maintenance organizations and voluntary health services plans are subject to provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code concerning billing and cost sharing. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2022, except that certain changes take effect January 1, 2023. House Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning cost sharing for emergency services and cost sharing for non-emergency services, provides that if the cost sharing for the same item or service furnished by a participating provider would have been a flat-dollar copayment, that amount shall be the cost-sharing amount unless the provider has billed a lesser total amount. Provides that upon receipt of the provider's bill or facility's bill, the health insurance issuer shall provide the nonparticipating provider or the facility with a written explanation of benefits (rather than the health insurance issuer shall provide the nonparticipating provider or the facility with a written explanation of benefits). Provides that the arbitrator shall not establish a rebuttable presumption that the qualifying payment amount should be the total amount owed to the provider or facility by the combination of the issuer and the insured, beneficiary, or enrollee. Defines "qualifying payment amount". Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2023 shall provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 5/356z.53 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 (rather than 2023) shall provide coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and require insulin for the management of their diabetes (rather than provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors).
