Sen. Heather A. Steans

Disapproves Executive Order 2017-02 in its entirety.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that if a public official candidate submits a Notification of Self-funding to the State Board of Elections, all other public officials or candidates, but not the public official or candidate who submitted the notification, shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of the limits imposed by the Code (rather than allowing all public officials or candidates, including the public official or candidate who submitted the notification, to accept contributions in excess of the limits).

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall administer the moneys available to the State under a specified environmental mitigation trust agreement for states. Provides that the Agency may allocate administrative costs to specified eligible mitigation actions. Provides that a Beneficiary Mitigation Plan submitted by the State under the specified environmental trust agreement shall comply with these provisions. Provides that a Beneficiary Mitigation Plan filed within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be revised to comply with the amendatory Act and resubmitted in accordance with the specified environmental mitigation trust agreement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Inspector General may make a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the public if the Executive Ethics Commission does not do so. Provides that, prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.

Amends the Election Code. Changes the date for general primary elections from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in April. Changes the date for consolidated primary elections from the last Tuesday in February to the second Tuesday in March. In provisions concerning nomination petitions for established party candidates, provides that the minimum signature requirement for various offices may not exceed 5,000. For various offices currently without a maximum signature requirement, provides that a candidate's petition for nomination may not contain more than 3 times the minimum number of signatures required for the office. Provides that when reviewing a candidate's petition for nomination under these provisions, an election authority shall only consider signatures beginning on the first page of the petition through the signature on the page where the maximum signature requirement is met. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt rules authorizing election authorities and local election officials to establish procedures under which digital voter signatures may be collected for nominating, candidate, and referendum petitions. Provides that the rules shall allow any election authority or local election official to provide or supply electronic devices for the collection of digital voter signatures on petitions. Provides that the electronic devices may be capable of allowing a person to access and use the online voter registration system established under the Code. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Under-invested Neighborhoods Employment Program Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Savings Bank Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules and regulations.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an assessment on inpatient services that is imposed on hospital providers.

Proposes to amend the Legislature and Executive Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Limits a person's total service in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate to a total of 10 years. Provides that a person may not serve more than 2 terms within the Office of the Governor. Effective upon being declared adopted.