Sen. Peter J. Roskam

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a referendum for a new rate or a rate increase must be approved before the effective date of this amendatory Act for a district that did not increase the rate to the new maximum rate to adjust the rate increase factor for 4 levy years after the year of the referendum. Effective immediately.

Creates the Genetic Discrimination in Employment Prohibition Act. Prohibits employers from using predictive genetic information for discriminatory purposes.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted on May 21, 1990 by the City of West Chicago must be completed by December 31 of the 35th year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted. Effective immediately.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that, if the Governor or the General Assembly authorizes the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and a private entity to enter into a public-private agreement with respect to the planning, design, construction, or other specified aspects of a toll highway project, the agreement is subject to the requirements of the Illinois Procurement Code and to other specified requirements with regard to the maximum term of the agreement, a public hearing, use of the proceeds, and other matters. Provides that at least 66% of the proceeds that the State realizes from a public-private agreement entered into under the Act must go to the counties that are traversed by the toll highway system. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Procurement Code. Effective immediately.

Amends the Personal Information Protection Act. Adds written data to the definition of "breach of security of the system". Provides that the notification requirements of the Act apply to breaches of security concerning written data. Provides that any financial institution that has suffered a breach of security concerning personal information shall provide the owner or licensee of the personal information with free credit watch services for one year, if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person.

Creates the Personal Information Protection Act. Requires any person, business, or State agency conducting business in the State, and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes vulnerable personal information, to disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the data to any person whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person. Requires any person, business, or State agency that maintains computerized data that includes vulnerable personal information that the person, business, or State agency does not own, to notify the owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of the data immediately following discovery, if the vulnerable personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person. Provides that notice may be provided to a customer in one of the following ways: (1) written notice; or (2) substitute notice if the person or business demonstrates that the cost of providing notice would exceed $250,000, or the affected class of persons to be notified exceeds 500,000, or the person or business does not have sufficient contact information.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that person is on the grounds of a gun show must, prior to the sale or transfer of the firearm, request the Department of State Police to conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm. Provides that if the receipt of a firearm does not violate federal or State law, the Department of State Police shall (1) assign a unique number to the transfer; (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor with the number; and (3) destroy all records of the system with respect to the call, other than the identifying number and the date the number was assigned, and all records of the system relating to the person or the transfer within 24 hours. Provides that the Department of State Police may not retain, copy, or distribute any such information previously collected. Provides that if the transfer of a firearm is denied by the Department of State Police, the Department may keep the records of a denial until the denial is appealed and overturned, or as long as necessary for a criminal prosecution. Provides that approvals issued by the Department of State Police for the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date of issue. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the waiting period for obtaining a firearm after its purchase does not apply to the sale of a firearm at a gun show. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In provisions concerning the education expense credit, increases the maximum amount of the credit from $500 to $1,000 for taxable years ending on or after January 1, 2005. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Adds contracts and subcontracts for toll highway oasis leases and sub-leases to the definition of "contract". Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires competitive bidding of contracts and subcontracts for leases and sub-leases of toll highway oases if in excess of $7,500. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Full and Fair Noneconomic Damages Act. Provides that, in determining noneconomic damages, the fact finder may not consider: (i) evidence of a defendant's alleged wrongdoing, misconduct, or guilt; (ii) evidence of the defendant's wealth or financial resources; or (iii) any other evidence that is offered for the purpose of punishing the defendant, rather than offered for a compensatory purpose. Provides for bifurcated trials before the same jury in cases involving punitive damages, if requested by any defendant. Outlines the procedure for the bifurcated trials. Provides for court review of noneconomic damage awards. Effective immediately.