Amends the Agricultural Production Contract Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the Act.
Amends the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Act of 2001. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning certification.
Amends the Agricultural Statistics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning statistical information.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Community Self-Revitalization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person riding a bicycle is not required to have at least one hand on the handlebars at all times if the bicycle is stopped and at rest.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tax credits related to qualified solid waste energy facilities.
Creates the Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act. Sets forth the General Assembly's findings and the purpose of the Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the Act, any food offered for retail sale in this State is misbranded if it is entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering and that fact is not disclosed in a certain manner. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to require either the listing or identification of any ingredient or ingredients that were genetically engineered, nor that the term "genetically engineered" be placed immediately preceding any common name or primary product descriptor of a food. Provides that until the effective date of the Act, any processed food that would be subject to the provision concerning the labeling of genetically engineered foods solely because it includes one or more materials produced by genetic engineering is not misbranded provided that the engineered materials in the aggregate do not account for more than a certain amount of the total weight of the processed food. Sets forth provisions concerning applicability and the right of action for violations, damages, and attorneys' fees. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Act. Contains a severability provision.
Mourns the death of Vera H. Fernandes of Peoria.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the collection fee a court may impose on an individual who owes child or spouse support.
