Sen. William E. Brady

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, to develop a plan to change the boundaries of educational service regions so that an educational service region in this State has the same boundaries as a community college district in this State. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Establishes limits on campaign contributions and expenditures.

Creates the Affordable Health Care Act and amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Affordable Health Care Act applies to and governs all health care agreements between a patient and a health care provider that (A) voluntarily limit economic damages or non-economic damages arising out of (i) injuries alleged to have been received by a person as the result of medical negligence, or (ii) the death of a person, due to alleged medical negligence of a health care provider or (B) contractually obligate the plaintiff in a medical negligence lawsuit to pay the defendants' reasonable legal fees, including costs and expenses, if the lawsuit fails to establish liability on the part of the defendants. Sets forth conditions to which health care agreements are subject, and requires that such agreements contain a notice to patients. Provides for the termination of health care agreements. Provides that no patient with an emergency medical condition shall be asked to enter into a health care agreement until after stabilization of the patient's condition. Prohibits certain types of threats to health care providers, and makes a violation of those provisions a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a health care agreement that complies with the Affordable Health Care Act does not violate the provisions of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 concerning certain prohibited contracts or agreements and is not void or against the public policy of the State of Illinois.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a person serving a term of probation commits a separate felony while on probation, any sentence imposed following conviction of the subsequent felony shall be served consecutive to that of the original sentence for which the person was on probation. Effective immediately.

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a pharmacist licensed under the Act may, based on his or her personal, religious beliefs, refuse to fill a prescription for and to dispense emergency contraception. Amends the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. Adds the dispensation of prescribed medication to the list of activities included in the definition of "health care", adds pharmacist to the list of occupations included in the definition of "health care personnel", and adds pharmacy to the list of facilities included in the definition of "health care facility".

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates only the caption for the No Bid, No Contributions Contracts Section. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides the that term "lottery" does not include keno. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a provision regarding instruction permits for minors.

Creates the Legislators' No Bid, No Contribution Act and the Lieutenant Governor's No Bid, No Contribution Act and amends the State Budget Law, the Attorney General Act, the State Comptroller Act, the State Treasurer Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the Secretary of State Act, and the Election Code. Regulates the awarding of State contracts on a no-bid basis. Prohibits campaign contributions from State contractors to General Assembly members, State executive branch constitutional office, and candidates for those offices under certain circumstances. Effective immediately.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on May 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, with respect to motor fuel and gasohol the tax under the Acts is imposed at the rate of 1.25% (now, 6.25%). Effective immediately.