Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that alcoholic liquors may be served or sold in buildings under the control of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University for events that the Board may determine are public events and not student-related activities. Provides that the Board of Trustees shall issue a written policy within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act concerning the types of events that would be eligible for an exemption. Provides that the Board of Trustees may issue revised, updated, new, or amended policies as it deems necessary and appropriate. Specifies factors that the Board shall, in addition to other factors it considers relevant and important, consider in forming its written policy. Effective immediately.
Sponsored bills
Urges the President and the Secretary of the Navy to name one of the new LCS cruiser ships under construction as the USS Aurora in honor of the City of Aurora and its many contributions to the welfare of the nation.
Supports the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, March 14 through March 20, 2011, and encourages the citizens of this State to show their support as well.
Honors the American Society of Safety Engineers and its members for 100 years of dedicated service to protecting people, property, and the environment.
Mourns the death of Bolingbrook Police Officer Sava Basic.
Amends the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic that results directly or indirectly from Parkinson's disease resulting in any disability to the employee shall be rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employee's firefighting, EMT, or paramedic employment and shall be rebuttably presumed to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment, except as otherwise specified. Effective immediately.
Amends the Obesity Prevention Initiative Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
Creates the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act and amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the manufacturer of any motor vehicle that is sold in this State shall promptly, upon request, provide to any independent motor vehicle repair facility in this State and to any motor vehicle owner all information related to the proper and complete diagnosis, service, maintenance, activation, certification, and repair of the vehicle, including all non-emission-related service information or training information. Requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to promptly, upon request, permit independent motor vehicle repair facilities to acquire necessary diagnostic tools; requires such a manufacturer to promptly, upon request, provide aftermarket tool companies with information that will allow them to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics as those tools made available by the manufacturer to authorized dealers and authorized motor vehicle repair facilities. Provides that the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act applies to all motor vehicles manufactured after model year 1994. Provides that nothing in the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to divulge information that is a trade secret. Provides for a civil action by a person who suffers actual damage as a result of a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act. Provides for penalties for violations of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act; also provides that a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.