Sen. Terri Bryant

Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age in which a person may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental or legal guardian consent from 21 years of age to 18 years of age. Provides that an applicant who is 18 (rather than 21) years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement must furnish with the application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029.

Appropriates $442,628 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for a Fiscal Year 2018 grant to Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District and to cover prior fiscal year costs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning a claim against the estate of a deceased recipient, provides that, subject to federal approval, no claim of the State shall be enforced against any life insurance benefits or proceeds provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to the surviving spouse of the deceased recipient.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the Interference With Penal Institution Article of the Code. Provides that one year of imprisonment shall be added to the sentence of a person who commits bringing contraband into a penal institution or unauthorized bringing or delivery of contraband into a penal institution by an employee by using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aerial vehicle below the navigable airspace over a State penal institution is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that this provision does not apply to an employee who operates the unmanned aerial vehicle within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the penal institution to operate the unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person who knowingly and intentionally captures images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that this provision does not apply to an employee who captures images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the penal institution to capture images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Defines "State penal institution" and "unmanned aerial vehicle".

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, if the person drives a motor vehicle in violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, and, in committing the violation, the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in property damage of more than $5,000, if the violation was the proximate cause of the damage. Provides that the provision does not apply to any damage caused to another motor vehicle.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the $25 assessment for drug related offenses appropriated to and administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall be distributed to fund Department of State Police drug task forces and Metropolitan Enforcement Groups by dividing the funds equally by the total number of Department of State Police drug task forces and Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Groups.

Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental car company may void a damage waiver if damage or loss occurs to the rental vehicle when the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental company; (ii) file a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other authority in all matters connected to the investigation of the stolen rental vehicle.

Creates the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force to study the cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of the proposed four lane divided highway, the short and long term economic impact to the region, and all options for funding both public and private.

Mourns the death of Private First Class Tyler Iubelt of Tamaroa.