Sen. Don Harmon

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

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that no referendum to increase a limiting rate may be submitted to the voters on or after January 1, 2014. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2014, a referendum to increase the district's aggregate extension may be submitted to the voters. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates mandatory sentences of natural life imprisonment for persons convicted of offenses committed before they attain 18 years of age. Provides that a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of an offense, may, after serving 15 years of his or her sentence of either life imprisonment or a term of 40 years or longer of imprisonment, submit a motion in the circuit court of the county in which he or she was originally sentenced for resentencing. Provides that the petitioner shall be eligible to file a second motion for resentencing not sooner than 10 years or longer than 20 years as determined by the court at the first resentencing hearing. Provides that the petitioner may file a motion seeking leave for resentencing upon reaching the age of 60. Establishes procedures and factors that the court shall use in considering the motion. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, when a person was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offense, the court, at the sentencing hearing, shall consider specified factors in determining the appropriate sentence. Provides that no retroactive resentencing hearing shall be conducted until one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that within one year of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall present the General Assembly with evidence-based findings regarding the effects of sentencing minors as adults. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act. Provides that a mortality review team shall evaluate the role that life sentences without the opportunity for parole have in youth deaths.

Mourns the death of Thomas F. Sturr of Pentwater, Michigan.

Creates the Handgun Dealer Licensing Act. Provides for the regulation of handgun dealers through licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that no person may sell or otherwise transfer, expose for sale or transfer, or have in his or her possession with the intent to sell or transfer any concealable firearm without being licensed under the Act. Provides, however, that the prohibition does not apply to a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of concealable firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or as a hobby, or who sells all or part of his or her personal collection of firearms. Sets forth provisions concerning application, fees, duration of licensure, license retention requirements, submissions to the Department, penalties, revocation, and suspension. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and provides that for the purpose of determining compliance with the Act, the Act may be enforced by any municipality in which a licensee is located or, if a licensee is not located in a municipality, by the county in which a licensee is located.

Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning meetings of the Elevator Safety Review Board.