Mourns the death of Dorothy Penn.
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Mourns the death of Kenneth Schipper of Cordova.
Mourns the death of Margaret R. "Margy" Parcells.
Mourns the passing of Jacqueline M. "Jacque" Vail.
Mourns the death of Vicki R. Galbreath.
Mourns the passing of the Honorable Ronald Chris "Ron" Dozier of Bloomington.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires each university to transition into a nonpublic institution of higher education beginning on July 1, 2020. Requires the governing board of each university to develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. Sets forth provisions concerning the plan and transition. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to award grants to students in financial need who are enrolled for at least 15 credit hours in an institution of higher learning. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing any investigation or issuing a subpoena is void. Removes language providing that the Legislative Inspector General needs the advance approval of the Commission to issue subpoenas. 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 the exemption for materials, parts, equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft applies permanently. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes and an updated statutory base. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the exemption for materials, parts, equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft applies through December 31, 2024 (in the introduced bill, the exemption applies permanently). Provides that no claim for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the disallowance of the exemption on or after January 1, 2015 and prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.