| HB3376 | Pass | Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes changes concerning annual increases to the monthly annuities of persons who first become a policeman on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and deletes repetitive lan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0344 |
| HB3386 | Pass | Amends the Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act and the Local Government Disaster Service Volunteer Act. Provides that "disaster" includes any disaster declared by proclamation of the Governor under a specific provision of the Illinois Emergency Mana...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0345 |
| HB3358 | Pass | Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to comport with the provision of the Illinois Insurance Code con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0343 |
| HB1960 | Pass | Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that: a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a defendant or other party files an appearance; a motion to quash must be filed within 30 days after a hearing in which a defendant or other party...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0329 |
| HB3172 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language requiring the payment of certain fees, in addition to the to the applicable registration fee, for U.S. Marine Corps, Paratrooper, Korean Service, Iraq Campaign, Afghanistan Campaign, U.S. Navy, Disti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0306 |
| HB2935 | Pass | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that "electronic communication" includes transmissions through an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular phone, computer, or p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0303 |
| HB0106 | Pass | Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Expands the definition of the term "police station" to include a campus police department located on any college or university owned or controlled by the State or any private college or private univ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0293 |
| HB1563 | Pass | Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that, after a hearing, the board of commissioners of a sanitary district may order the party responsible for the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into the distric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0298 |
| HB1884 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "bus rapid transit vehicle" as a bus specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation to be operated upon highways and shoulders for bus rapid transit. Adds bus rapid transit vehicles to the list o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0292 |
| HB3109 | Pass | Amends the Transitional Bilingual Education Article of the School Code. Adds as a purpose of the Article the establishment of approved alternative programs in public schools. Provides that an approved alternative program means a full-time program of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0305 |
| HB0234 | Pass | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that applications for open space valuation must be filed by June 30 (instead of January 31). Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0296 |
| HB2020 | Pass | Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Redefines "domestic living situation" to mean a residence where the eligible adult at the time of the report lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0300 |
| HB3186 | Pass | Creates the Small Business Contracts Act. Provides that not less than 10% of the total dollar amount of State contracts shall be established as a goal to be awarded to small businesses. Provides for compliance plans and annual reports to help monitor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0307 |
| HB0192 | Pass | Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 to provide that under no circumstances shall a stalking no contact order, civil no contact order, or order of protection require ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0294 |
| HB0195 | Pass | Amends the Township Code. Provides that a vacancy in office occurs if a township officer or a member of a township board of directors resigns or is convicted of a disqualifying crime. Provides that an admission of guilt of a criminal offense that wou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0295 |
| HB3406 | Pass | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any person who offers a rebate to consumers at retail on any merchandise must conspicuously display and clearly disclose to the consumer the type of rebate being offered, w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0308 |
| HB1928 | Pass | Amends the Open Parole Hearings Act. Defines "victim" to include any person legally related to the victim by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship, or any friend of the victim, or any concerned citizen. Provides that victim impact statements eit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0299 |
| HB2875 | Pass | Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0302 |
| HB1377 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local units of government shall report to the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Department shall post on its official website all preferred truck routes under the local unit of government's ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0291 |
| HB1445 | Pass | Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the creation of the Division of Women Veterans Affairs within the Department of Veterans Affairs is subject to appropriations. Removes a provision requiring the Department to encourage the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0297 |
| HB1866 | Pass | Amends the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority Act. Provides that the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $500,000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0312 |
| HB2937 | Pass | Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that the fatal accident memorial marker program is repealed on December 31, 2012 (instead of December 31, 2011). Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0304 |
| HB2069 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that when not elected by the minority representation plan, the number of aldermen in cities exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 25,000 (now, 20,000) shall be 10 aldermen, and cities with populations exceedi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-11
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0301 |
| HB2001 | Pass | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to openly dump more than 250 cubic feet of waste or 50 waste tires (presently, the penalty for a first violation of the open dumping prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor, r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-10
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0286 |
| HB1256 | Pass | Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship Program. Defines "targeted group member" as a person belonging to a class of race, color, or sex, whose percen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-10
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0288 |
| HB1710 | Pass | Creates the College Planning Act. Establishes the College Planning Program, to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Provides that the Commission shall utilize the Program to target low-income and potential first-generation c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-10
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0289 |
| HB0105 | Pass | Creates the Patients' Right to Know Act. Provides for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to make available to the public a profile of each licensed physician and chiropractor on an Internet website or in writing if requested by a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0280 |
| HB2249 | Pass | Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0281 |
| HB0189 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that, with respect to any State statute or administrative rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed of a certain percentage of students with individualized education programs (IEPs), students with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0284 |
| HB3039 | Pass | Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Public Aid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0282 |
| HB1378 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an insurer may not refuse to issue vehicle insurance to a person solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver and may not impose a surcharge or otherwise increase the rate for a vehicle policy s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-09
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0285 |
| HB3377 | Pass | Amends the Charitable Trust Stabilization Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may (now, shall) make grants to public and private entities. Provides that special attention shall be given and preferences for recommending grants may be given to entit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0274 |
| HB1560 | Pass | Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll, and salary in any form, held or owing by a banking or financial organization, is presumed abandoned after one year (instead of 5 years). Provides that u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0270 |
| HB1487 | Pass | Creates the Renewable Energy Production District Act. Provides that any area within the boundaries of a single county may be incorporated as a renewable energy production district. Sets forth the procedure for establishing a renewable energy producti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0265 |
| HB3253 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits a sheriff's law enforcement employee who begins service in that capacity after the effective date of the amendatory Act from being able to convert up...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0272 |
| HB1558 | Pass | Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council Act. Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council as a separate entity within the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that the Council shall consist of (1) the Director of Natural...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0266 |
| HB2874 | Pass | Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that no later than 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Regional Transportation Authority must develop and make available for use by riders age 65 and over a universal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0271 |
| HB1888 | Pass | Creates the Roseland Community Medical District Act. Creates the Roseland Community Medical District within a specified area located within Cook County to attract and retain academic centers of excellence, viable health care facilities, medical resea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0259 |
| HB3332 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Authorizes the board of trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to adopt rules specifying a separate interest rate that will apply to voluntary addi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0273 |
| HB1427 | Pass | Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Increases the city population floor limiting the ability of police officers and fire fighters to be considered "employees" under the Act. Provides that a member of a police department in any city whose population...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0268 |
| HB1527 | Pass | Amends the State Comptroller Act, the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986, and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue may enter into a reciprocal offset agreement with the Office of the State Comptroller and the Secret...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-08
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0269 |
| HB0093 | Pass | Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires the Office of the Auditor General to operate a toll-free telephone hot line for the public to report allegations of fraud in the executive branch of State government. Authorizes the Office to conduct a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0261 |
| HB0176 | Pass | Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Department of Corrections Parole Division Violent Offender Supervision Fund in the State treasury. Also creates the Illinois Department of Corrections Operations Assistance Fund in the State treasury...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0262 |
| HB1537 | Pass | Amends the National Guard Veterans Exposure to Hazardous Materials Act. Repeals provisions: establishing a task force to study the possible health effects of the exposure to hazardous materials; requiring the task force to submit a report by January ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0258 |
| HB1385 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the religious exemption to the requirement that an individual provide his or her social security number when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit. Removes provision for the use of a federal t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0263 |
| HB1463 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act. Provides that each blood bank may (instead of shall) allow a recipient of blood to designate a donor of his choice, for the purpose of receiving red cells, under certain conditions. Effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0264 |
| HB0204 | Pass | Amends various Acts to eliminate references to the Western Blot Assay test as a confirmatory test for HIV. Provides that the confirmatory test for HIV shall be based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control. Effective imm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0244 |
| HB0156 | Pass | Amends the Counties Code. Provides that 30 days prior to the issuance of a building permit for a facility necessitating the erection of a new tower, the permit applicant shall provide written notice of its intent to construct the facility to the Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0242 |
| HB1576 | Pass | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Sets forth alternative procedures for appointments to full-time fire departments. Provides for the creation of a register of eligibles for original appointments to fire departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0251 |
| HB0166 | Pass | Creates the University Green Jobs and Technology Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered by each State university be uniformly named. Requires the Board to annually public...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-08-04
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0241 |
