Sen. Don Harmon

Creates the Saving Illinois' Pollinators Act. Provides that beginning 9 months after the effective date of the Act, it shall be unlawful to apply any neonicotinoid insecticides on any public lands owned or maintained by the State. Provides that beginning 9 months after the effective date of the Act, it shall be unlawful to apply neonicotinoid insecticides in any other outdoor residential settings, including landscaping, ornamental, or other outdoor applications in this State. Establishes exemptions to the prohibitions. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, adopt rules further defining and implementing specified provisions of the Act. Provides that the Department shall, within one year after the effective date of this Act, issue a draft report evaluating whether clear, peer-reviewed, published scientific evidence exists that outdoor applications of these insecticides are safe for honey bees, other pollinators, other beneficial insects, the broader environment, and human health. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that no later than October 1, 2018, the Executive Director of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and the Executive Director of the Legislative Information System shall jointly study and report to the General Assembly on the feasibility and cost of developing an online searchable database system for storing public comment on proposed administrative rules as it is received by State agencies. Provides for the contents of the report. Repeals the section on October 1, 2019. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Deletes language repealing the Healthy Local Food Incentives Program on June 30, 2019.

Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law Of 1997 of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall grant the application for a certificate of service authority if it finds, among other findings, that the applicant discloses any formal complaints that seek a binding determination from a state or federal regulatory body and verifies that a complaint should not be a basis for denying the certificate of service authority. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct at least one compliance education training meeting annually for certain alternative retail electric suppliers to discuss regulatory requirements, complaint statistics, and other information determined necessary by the Commission. Effective immediately.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that for a specialized mental health rehabilitation facility licensed under the Act by December 1, 2017 or provisionally licensed under the Act by December 1, 2017, a payment shall be made for therapeutic visits that have been indicated by an interdisciplinary team as therapeutically beneficial. Provides that the payment shall be at a rate of 100% of the facility's rate on the effective date of the amendatory Act for the first 5 days. Provides that, thereafter, payment for a therapeutic visit shall be at 75% of the facility's rate on the effective date of the amendatory Act and may not exceed 30 days in a fiscal year and shall not exceed 10 days consecutively. Provides that payment to a facility for a therapeutic visit shall be available to the facility through both fee-for-service and managed care payment arrangements. Effective July 1, 2018.

Amends the Illinois Forestry Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that every 2 years, each election authority shall submit specified information on the voting equipment used within the jurisdiction of the election authority to the State Board of Elections. Requires each election authority and the State Board of Elections to post the information online.

Amends the Disabilities Services Act of 2003. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Code.