Sen. John M. Sullivan

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act. Creates the Airport Improvement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from moneys appropriated from the Fund, the Department of Transportation must make grants to airport authorities in the State for airport improvement projects that do not qualify for federal funding. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purpose of awarding grants to develop local health department dental clinics. Effective July 1, 2007.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Sets forth procedures for the valuation of property used for wind energy conversion systems based on kilowatt-hours of electricity produced. Effective immediately.

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

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a person who rendered full-time contractual services to an Illinois Veterans Home operated by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish service credit for up to 8 years of such services by making specified contributions, plus interest. Requires application no later than July 1, 2009. Effective immediately.

Amends the Professional Boxing Act. Includes a person licensed to treat human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 in the definition of "physician". Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective June 1, 2008.

Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings of the General Assembly.

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that, upon request of the Department of Agriculture (now, that request is not required), an approved humane investigator may, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Act, enter during normal business hours upon any premises where the animal or animals described in the complaint are housed or kept, provided such entry shall not be made into any building which is a person's residence, except by search warrant or court order. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Finance Act. In fiscal year 2014 and in each fiscal year thereafter, requires the transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Agricultural Premium Fund and the Fair and Exposition Fund of amounts equal to 100% of the total statutory payments required from those special funds for that fiscal year to county fairs and fair and exposition authorities under the Agricultural Fair Act. In each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013, requires transfer of an amount equal to a lower, specified percentage of those total statutory payments. Provides that the required transfer amounts are the maximum amounts to be transferred in each fiscal year, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary. Amends the Agricultural Fair Act. With respect to the distribution formula for premiums to county fairs, uses either of the 2 previous fiscal years (now, either fiscal year 1984 or 1985).

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general homestead exemption.