Sen. Don Harmon

Creates the Economic Development Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that the definition of "public health setting" includes a nursing home or long-term care community.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Modifies provisions concerning design-bid-build construction and requirements concerning the use of the single prime procurement delivery method for specified building construction projects. Requires notice of specified procurement contracts with an annual specified value to be published in the appropriate procurement bulletin. Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Provides that the term "State construction agency" as used in the Act includes institutions of higher education. Extends repeal of the Act to January 1, 2024. Amends the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. Provides that the State (rather than the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council) shall support and encourage that 10% of food and food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole by State dollars be local farm or food products. Provides that all State agencies and State-owned facilities that purchase food and food products shall publish on their applicable procurement bulletin their farm or food purchases for the recently completed fiscal year. Provides that the first published report shall be due no later than January 1, 2023 and represent fiscal year 2022 purchases. Provides that a report shall be due each January 1 thereafter and be published on a form prescribed by each applicable Chief Procurement Officer. Removes provisions concerning the creation, responsibilities, and governance of the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council. Amends the Commission to End Hunger Act to make a conforming change concerning the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights shall establish a reasonable opportunity to cure any noncompliance with public contract requirements regarding equal employment opportunities and affirmative action by a bidder prior to the awarding of a contract. Extends repeal and inoperative dates. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, in and within one mile of an urban area, the Department of Transportation shall establish and solely fund bicycle and pedestrian ways in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any State transportation facility. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Revenue to conduct a property tax assessment process study. Amends the Property Tax Code. Limits the increase in the assessment of any commercial or residential property to 15% over the assessed value in the previous tax year and 40% in any 3-year period. Provides that the limitation shall apply in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and may apply in other counties by ordinance or resolution of the county board. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, whenever the chief county assessment officer of the county substantively changes the procedure by which he or she assesses properties, the chief county assessment officer shall hold a 60-day public comment period to receive input from members of the public before the change takes effect.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's powers and duties.

Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning articles of incorporation.