Sen. John O. Jones

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources rules concerning a "Deer Hunting Permit" shall provide that a hunter shall be issued an antlerless deer permit prior to the issuance of an antlered deer permit. Provides that a hunter must contact the Department and report to the Department the taking of 2 antlerless deer before a hunter may be issued a permit to take an antlered deer. Removes language concerning deer hunting permits that are issued as (i) a combination permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit, and (iii) a single either-sex permit.

Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Creates a new provision concerning the extraction of hydrocarbons from shale using hydraulic fracturing. Provides the Department of Natural Resources shall, by rule, require an operator of a well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed to (i) complete specified forms that includes the total volume of water used and each chemical ingredient, subject to certain federal requirements, (ii) post the form on a specified website, (iii) submit the form to the Department, and (iv) provide the Department a list of all other chemical ingredients not previously listed. Provides that the Department, shall, by rule, require a service company that performs hydraulic fracturing treatments to (i) provide the operator of the well certain information, (ii) prescribe a process by which an entity may withhold and declare certain information as a trade secret but still comply with the disclosure requirements, (iii) require a person challenging a claim of entitlement to a trade secret to file the challenge by a specified date, (iv) limit the persons who may challenge a claim of entitlement to a trade secret, (vi) require, when a trade secret challenge occurs, that the Department promptly notify the service company performing the hydraulic fracturing treatment on the relevant well, and (v) prescribe a process, consistent with federal rules, that permits a health professional or emergency responder to obtain trade secret information. Provides that the protection and challenge of trade secrets under the provision is also governed by the State's Freedom of Information Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a 3-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; and 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. Provides that a 3-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, is not subject to the bridge formula. Removes provisions limiting to vehicles manufactured before or in the model year of 2014 and first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015 the applicability of weight limit exceptions for certain 4-axle special hauling vehicles.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department may not establish or operate or expend any funds or appropriations for the purpose of establishing or operating regional offices under the Opportunity Returns program.

Repeals the Government Electronic Records Act. Effective immediately.

Repeals the Cemetery Oversight Act. Repeals provisions of Public Act 96-863 that would have repealed the Cemetery Care Act and the Cemetery Association Act on March 1, 2012. Repeals provisions of the State Finance Act listing special funds that were created by Public Act 96-863. Amends various Acts by deleting or repealing certain language that was added by Public Act 96-863 and by adding certain language that was deleted or repealed by Public Act 96-863. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for all taxpayers in an amount equal to any jury duty fee reimbursement remitted to the taxpayer during the taxable year by an employee of the taxpayer who received compensation for serving on a jury and also received his or her salary from the taxpayer during the period of jury service. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provisions.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts, from provisions prohibiting the sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of specified weapons, an active member of a bona fide, nationally recognized military re-enacting group possessing a vintage rifle or modern reproduction thereof with a barrel or barrels less than 16 inches in length for the purpose of using the rifle during historical re-enactments if: (1) the modification is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26 inches; or (2) the person has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Facilities Closure Act. Provides that the term "State facility" does not include any facility of a public institution of higher education. Creates the State Facilities Panel. Provides that the Panel shall perform a detailed examination of the State's facilities. Sets forth the membership of the panel. Provides that no facility managed or operated by a State agency may be closed, eliminated, or otherwise required to reduce its 2011 average daily population or average daily workforce by more than 20% prior to the completion of the submission of the final report by the State Facilities Panel. Effective immediately.