Sen. William E. Brady

Creates the Land Conveyance Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Human Trafficking Task Force Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Civil Service Commission of for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, as follows: General Funds $448,300.

Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that with the advice and consent of a majority of the county board, a county board chairman elected by the voters of the county may: (1) create standing committees; and (2) appoint members and chairpersons to standing committees.

Creates the Illinois Rehabilitation and Revitalization Tax Credit Act. Creates a credit against taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code in an aggregate amount equal to 20% of qualified expenditures incurred by a qualified taxpayer pursuant to a qualified rehabilitation plan on a qualified structure, provided that the total amount of such qualified expenditures exceeds the greater of $5,000 or the adjusted basis of the property. Contains provisions concerning the transfer of credits. Sets forth the maximum annual amount of credits that may be approved by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2019.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Merges all Article 4 firefighters' pension funds into a single Downstate Firefighters Pension Fund on January 1, 2020. Creates a Transition Board, which is responsible for planning, overseeing, and administering the consolidation. Authorizes the Transition Board to undertake numerous activities necessary for the consolidation, including making arrangements for staff, investments, transfer of assets and liabilities, acquisition of property, establishment of municipality accounts, and adopting rules and procedures. Authorizes the Transition Board to enter into contracts and to obligate and expend the assets of the Fund. Creates a new Board of Trustees for the Fund, and provides for administration of the Fund by the Transition Board until the new Board assumes its duties on January 1, 2021. Provides for investment of the Fund's assets by a custodian chosen by the Board of Trustees. Makes conforming and other changes. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) of the Property Tax Code to exclude from the definition of "aggregate extension" special purpose extensions made for contributions to the Downstate Firefighters Pension Fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately, except that certain changes to the Illinois Pension Code and PTELL of the Property Tax Code take effect January 1, 2020.