Urges the General Assembly and the Governor to invest the money received through the American Rescue Plan Act to encourage women to return to the work force and to help stimulate the growth of women in the workforce, and particularly, urges the Child Care Funds be used to help fund child care and make it easily accessible for working mothers.
Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Creates the ADA Compliance Commission to establish best practices for a person, entity, unit of local government, or the State to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Provides that the Commission shall have 13 members appointed to serve 3-year terms. Provides that Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in performing their duties. Requires the Commission to review any plan or design submitted by a person, entity, unit of local government, or the State for accommodations, housing, public venues, parks, transit, or any other location requiring ADA-compliant access and to provide insight, recommendations, and suggestions on ADA compliance issues. Specifies a civil penalty the Commission may impose upon persons or entities who do not comply with the ADA. Requires the Capital Development Board to provide administrative and other support to the Commission. Specifies other powers and duties of the Commission. Provides that compliance with the insight, recommendations, suggestions, or best practices guide provided by the Commission is an affirmative defense for a person or entity charged in a State court with noncompliance with the ADA. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2023.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that certain food, drugs, and medical appliances that were taxed at the rate of 1% shall be exempt from the taxes under those Acts. Provides that certain amounts shall be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to certain local tax funds. Effective immediately.
Creates the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidance for photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback programs to guide manufacturers in preparing and implementing a self-directed program to ensure the convenient, safe, and environmentally sound takeback and recycling of photovoltaic modules and their components and materials. Provides that a stewardship organization may be designated to act as an agent on behalf of a manufacturer or manufacturers in operating and implementing the stewardship program. Requires each manufacturer to prepare and submit a stewardship plan with specified requirements to the Agency on or before the later of July 1, 2023 or within 30 days after its first sale of a photovoltaic module in or into the State. Provides that a manufacturer or its designated stewardship organization must provide to the Agency a report that documents implementation of the stewardship plan and assesses the achievement of performance goals. Provides that the Agency may collect a flat fee from participating manufacturers to recover costs associated with the stewardship plan guidance, review, and approval process. Creates the Photovoltaic Module Recycling Fund and makes a conforming change to the State Finance Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to convene a Photovoltaic Module Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling Working Group to review and provide recommendations regarding potential methodologies for the management of end-of-life photovoltaic modules. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2026. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for the recall of all State Executive Branch officers, legislative leaders, the Auditor General, members of the General Assembly, and local government officials. Makes changes to the procedures for the recall of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, with respect to motor fuel and gasohol, from July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2023, the tax is imposed at the rate of 5.25%. Makes corresponding changes concerning the distribution of those proceeds. Effective immediately
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who sells or gives any firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of Illinois or any other jurisdiction is guilty of a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years (rather than a Class 3 felony). Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for the offense.
Restores certain provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 101-652 by amendment or reenactment. Retains provisions that crime victims shall be given notice by the State's Attorney's office of the preliminary hearing as required in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and shall be informed of their opportunity at this hearing to obtain an order of protection under the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Amends the Statute on Statutes to provide that whenever there is a reference in any Act to the term "pretrial release", "denial of pretrial release", "conditions of pretrial release", or "violations of the conditions of pretrial release", the terms shall be construed to mean "bail", "denial of bail", "conditions of bail", or "forfeiture of bail" respectively. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any individual authorized by law to possess a concealed firearm shall be exempt from the provisions of the Code prohibiting possession of those firearms during bow and arrow season.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "cryptocurrency" and "cryptocurrency mining." Modifies "qualifying Illinois Data center" to include data centers engaged in cryptocurrency mining over a 60-month period that may begin no earlier than 60 months prior the effective date of this Act; or data centers engaged in cryptocurrency commencing before the effective date of this Act and ending after the effective date of this Act in the case of a data center. Effective immediately.
