Bill Text: IL SB0659 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall create and maintain a website to help persons wishing to create new businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. Establishes requirements for information to be included on the website.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-14)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0134 [SB0659 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0659-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0134
SB0659 Enrolled LRB099 05219 MGM 25253 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 605-1007 as follows:
(20 ILCS 605/605-1007 new)
Sec. 605-1007. New business permitting portal.
(a) By July 1, 2017, the Department shall create and
maintain a website to help persons wishing to create new
businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. The Department
shall consult with at least one organization representing small
businesses in this State while creating the website.
(b) The website shall include:
(1) an estimate of license and permitting fees for
different businesses;
(2) State government application forms for business
licensing or registration;
(3) hyperlinks to websites of the responsible agency or
organization responsible for accepting the application;
and
(4) contact information for any local government
permitting agencies that may be relevant.

(c) The Department shall contact all agencies to obtain
business forms and other information for this website. Those
agencies shall respond to the Department before July 1, 2016.
(d) The website shall also include some mechanism for the
potential business owner to request more information from the
Department that may be helpful in starting the business,
including, but not limited to, State-based incentives that the
business owner may qualify for when starting or relocating a
business.
(e) The Department shall update the website at least once a
year before July 1. The Department shall request that other
State agencies report any changes in applicable application
forms to the Department by June 1 of every year after 2016.