Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Relocates language providing that certain persons who drive with suspended or revoked driving privileges shall be issued a Uniform Traffic Citation. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes language providing that certain persons who drive with suspended or revoked driving privileges shall be issued a Uniform Traffic Citation. Provides instead that any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on any highway of this State at a time when such person's driver's license, permit, or privilege to do so or the privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit is revoked or suspended under Sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning penalties for the failure to pay civil penalties or child support is guilty of a petty offense. Provides that any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from the Act records that are designed to detect, defend against, prevent, or respond to potential cyber attacks on elections and voter registration held by the State Board of Elections, the Department of Innovation and Technology, election authorities, and other necessary parties. Amends the Election Code. Combines changes made by 2 Public Acts regarding cyber security efforts. Changes references to the "Help America Vote Act" to the "2018 Help America Vote Act Election Security Grant". Provides that the Cyber Navigator Program shall (rather than should) be designed to provide equal support to all election authorities, with allowable modifications based on need. Effective immediately.
Creates the Racial Impact Note Act. Provides that every bill which has or could have a disparate impact on racial and ethnic minorities, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact on those racial and ethnic minorities likely to be impacted by the bill. Specifies the contents and provides for the preparation of each racial impact note. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Prohibits racial discrimination and harassment by State officers and employees. Provides that each State officer and employee shall annually complete a racial bias, discrimination, and harassment training program approved by the appropriate jurisdictional authority. Expands the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission to include allegations of racial discrimination and harassment by persons registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that the personnel policies of units of local government shall prohibit racial discrimination and harassment. Defines "racial discrimination and harassment". Provides for rulemaking, including emergency rulemaking. Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides the Secretary of State's Inspector General with jurisdiction to investigate complaints of racial discrimination and harassment by persons registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Prohibits racial discrimination and harassment by persons registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act. Provides that each registered lobbyist shall annually complete a racial bias, discrimination, and harassment training program approved by the Secretary of State. Defines "racial discrimination and harassment". Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires the Department of Human Rights to establish a racial discrimination and harassment hotline for the anonymous reporting of racial discrimination and harassment in both public and private places of employment, and to provide for reporting by both telephone and Internet. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator shall receive any income derived from his or her ownership of any gaming-related interest. Requires any legislator holding ownership in a gaming-related interest from which he or she may derive income to divest himself or herself of that interest.
Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the Department of Innovation and Technology, to study and evaluate the use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results with the assistance of specified experts. Requires the Board to submit a report on the use of blockchain technology to the Governor and General Assembly. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2023.
Amends the Election Code. Requires an individual or entity proposing to provide or providing specified election services to the State (an election infrastructure vendor) to be approved by the State Board of Elections and to disclose any owners or shareholders with a 5% or greater interest or share in the company. Requires the election infrastructure vendor to report any known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to the local election authority and the Board no later than 10 days after the known or suspected incident. Provides that an election infrastructure vendor that fails to seek approval or fails to report an incident shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for the second or subsequent offense to be paid to the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Pollution Control Board shall adopt amendments to the rules adopted under specified provisions to require groundwater monitoring at all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations. Provides that the groundwater monitoring requirements adopted under specified provisions shall be designed to detect and prevent any exceedance of the Board's Class I groundwater quality standards and meet specified requirements. Provides that groundwater monitoring shall be required for all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations unless, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, the owner or operator has completed post-closure maintenance and, for clean construction or demolition debris fill operations, received specified notice from the Environmental Protection Agency, or, for uncontaminated soil fill operations, submitted specified information to the Agency. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no local elected official may engage in lobbying if he or she accepts compensation specifically attributable to such lobbying, other than that provided by law or ordinance for local elected officials. Provides that nothing prohibits a local elected official from lobbying without compensation. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. In provisions requiring the State Board of Elections to publish on its website precinct-by-precinct vote totals, provides that the Board only has to publish totals for offices and candidates that the Board certifies the election results. Makes changes to requirements for a petition for a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution or proposed statewide advisory public question. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Requires a covered website that implements a politically biased algorithm to file a report with the State Board of Elections that includes the candidate, political party, or question the algorithm was designed to promote or defeat and other information. Imposes a civil penalty on a covered website that fails to report. Allows the State Board of Elections to adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions.