Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

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

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sale or delivery of alcoholic liquor in public buildings.

Amends the Citizens Utility Board Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning qualifications of the executive director.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning audits of public utilities.

Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a Certificate of Service Authority.

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deposits of fees.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits certain methods of disposal for video display devices. Imposes fees on each person engaged in the business of selling new video display devices. Requires the seller to pay the fee to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Video Display Device Recovery and Recycling Fund. Sets forth the purposes for which the moneys in the Fund may be used. Requires retailers to make quarter-annual tax returns to the Department of Revenue concerning the video display device fee. Sets forth procedures for administrative proceedings and hearings by the Department of Revenue concerning the collection of the fee and for judicial review of those decisions. Requires the Pollution Control Board to establish rules regarding the disposal of video display devices. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Video Display Device Recovery and Recycling Fund. Effective on January 1, 2006.

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deposits of fees.

Creates the Ultrasound Administration Act. Requires a person that issues an order or a referral for the administration of an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman to be licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, licensed as an advanced practice nurse, or licensed as a certified nurse midwife. Provides that an order or referral for the administration of an ultrasound shall not be issued for entertainment purposes or for any other purpose which is not warranted by the condition of the patient as determined by the treating physician, advanced practice nurse, or certified nurse midwife. Provides that any person, except a person authorized to issue an order or a referral pursuant to the Act, who administers an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman without an order or referral, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Allows manufacturers, distributors, and importing distributors to provide carbon dioxide filters to a retail licensee. Requires that the cost of a single carbon dioxide filter may not exceed the exact cost of the filter and its installation and provides that a cost adjustment factor may be used to periodically update the cost limit.