96th
General Assembly
Legislative
Summaries
The full text of
each bill and resolution can be found at the Illinois General Assembly’s
website,
http://www.ilga.gov/
SENATE BILLS
ADULT SERVICES
SB0326: Amends the Older Adult Services Act.
In provisions concerning the development of a plan to restructure the State's
service delivery system for older adults, provides that the Department on Aging
and the Departments of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services shall
develope the plan no later than September 30, 2010. Provides that the plan
shall protect the rights of all older Illinoisans to services based on their
health circumstances and functioning level, regardless of whether they receive
their care in their homes, in a community setting, or in a residential
facility. Provides that financing for older adult services shall take into
account individual preference but shall not jeopardize the health, safety, or
level of care of nursing home residents. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. William Delgado
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd
BONDS
SB2296: Amends the General Obligation Bond Act.
Authorizes an additional $10,000,000,000 for making contributions to the State
Employees', Teachers',
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to Executive on March 4,
2009.
BUSINESS ACT
SB1978: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
Business Practices Act. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice to
knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a
credit card to a recipient in the State unless the front of the envelope in
which the application was sent contains language that allows a recipient to opt
out of future unsolicited applications from the sender. Provides that it shall
be an unlawful practice under the Act for a sender who has already received an
opt out request from a recipient in the State to knowingly mail, send, or cause
to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to that recipient.
Sponsors: Sen. Dan Kotowski
Status: Assigned to Consumer Protection on March 4,
2009.
CIVIL
ADMINISTRATION
SB0040: Amends the Department of Central
Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
Sponsors: Sen. Susan
Garrett - Pamela J. Althoff
Status: Held in
State Government and Veterans Affairs on February 20, 2009.
CIVIL
PROCEDURE
SB0184: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure.
Provides that prejudgment interest must be awarded in an action at law or in
arbitration from the date the party from whom damages are sought is given
written notice of the claim for money damages or the action or arbitration is
filed, whichever is earlier, until the award or judgment is entered. Provides
that the notice must refer to the statute and be tendered by personal service
by the sheriff or a private process server; certified mail, return receipt
requested; or any documented method considered an accepted business practice.
The notice may be sent by the party seeking money damages or his or her
attorney to the party from whom money damages are sought, that party's
attorney, or that party's liability insurer. Provides that the monthly
prejudgment interest rate shall be calculated by the Comptroller and published
on his or her website each month. Provides that the monthly prejudgment
interest rate shall be calculated by adding 2% to the interest rate of the
one-year Treasury constant maturity stated in the last H15 report of the
previous month, published by the Federal Reserve System. Provides that a
defendant may avoid paying prejudgment interest by making a written offer of
settlement to the plaintiff any time after that defendant files an answer, but
no later than 120 days after filing an answer. Provides that if the plaintiff
does not accept that offer of settlement in writing within 30 days of receipt,
and the plaintiff's award or judgment against that defendant is less than or
equal to that offer of settlement, no prejudgment interest may be awarded
against that defendant. The parties may agree in writing to extend the 120-day
period. Provides that these provisions do not apply to: (1) A unit of local
government, school district, community college district, or other governmental
entity. (2) An action in small claims. (3) A claim for punitive damages. (4) If
the action is governed by a more specific State statute, including but not
limited to the Interest Act, or preemptive federal law. Provides that these
provisions apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the effective
date. Effective January 1, 2010.
Sponsors: Sen. William R. Haine
Status: Postponed – Judiciary on February 19, 2009
SB0286: Amends the Counties Code. Provides
that a county with a population of less than 1,000,000 may levy an annual tax
for farmland preservation easement purposes. Provides that the tax may not
exceed 0.05% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the county.
Provides that the tax must be approved by referendum. Provides that the tax may
be discontinued by referendum. Provides that a referendum to levy or
discontinue a tax for county farmland preservation easement purposes may be
initiated by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to at least 0.5%
of the total number of votes cast in the county during the last preceding
gubernatorial election. Provides that moneys in the county farmland
preservation easement fund shall be used by the county for the purchase of
easements to preserve farmland within the county.
Sponsors: Sen. Pamela J. Althoff - William R.
Haine
and Michael Bond
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB1462: Amends the Counties Code. Requires
that a county board designate a person who shall cause to be properly interred
the body of any honorably discharged veteran who served with the armed forces
of the
Sponsors: Sen. Gary G. Dahl
Status: Assigned to State Government and
Veterans Affairs on March 4, 2009.
ETHICS
SB0054: Amends the
State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. With respect to an executive
branch State employee who is the subject of an Executive Inspector General's
investigation and whose agency head or ultimate jurisdictional authority agrees
with the Inspector General as to disciplinary action against the employee,
establishes procedures for providing a redacted version of the Inspector
General's summary investigation report to the Executive Ethics Commission, to
the employee, and to the public, under certain circumstances.
Sponsors: Sen. Susan Garrett -
Kirk W. Dillard
and Dan Duffy
Status: Placed on
Calendar Order of 2nd
SB1454: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Bill Brady - Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to Executive on February 25,
2009.
HEALTH AND
INSURANCE
SB0068: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the
Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans
Act to require coverage for hearing instruments and related services for
all individuals when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing
instrument. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Status: Assigned to insurance February 4, 2009.
SB0136: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr.
Status: Assigned to insurance on February 10, 2009.
SB0270: Amends the Department of Public Health
Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio - Emil Jones III
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB0300: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971. Permits an employee to switch to a different health insurance
program after the annual benefits choice period if a health care provider with
whom the employee has a long-term relationship transfers from one program to
another program after the Director of Central Management Services has submitted
the final program contracts before the benefits choice period. Effective
immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Mrs. Bill Brady
Status: Assigned to State Government and Veterans
Affairs on February 25, 2009.
SB1331: Creates the
Sponsors: Sen. David Koehler - Mattie Hunter -
Donne E. Trotter - William Delgado
Status: Referred to
Assignments
on February 10, 2009.
SB1381: Creates the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Provides that when a person has been diagnosed
by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition, the person and the
person's primary caregiver may be issued a registry identification card by the
Department of Public Health that permits the person or the person's primary
caregiver to legally possess no more than 7 dried cannabis plants and 2 ounces
of dried usable cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Control Act to make conforming
changes. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Provides that
the Act is repealed 3 years after its effective date. Repeals the research
provisions of the Cannabis Control Act. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen.
William
R. Haine - Iris Y. Martinez
Status: Assigned
to Public Health on February 18, 2009.
SB1469: Amends the State Employees Group
Insurance Act of 1971. With respect to the retired teachers' health
benefits plan, beginning with fiscal year 2010, provides that of the total
insurance rate of a recipient whose primary residence is outside of Illinois
and for whom a managed care program is not accessible, 50% (now, 75%) shall be
paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. In the case of a retired
teacher's dependent beneficiary in such circumstances who is Medicare primary,
provides that 12.5% (now, 25%) of the total insurance rate shall be paid from
the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Christine
Radogno
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March
4, 2009.
SB1683: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, Illinois Insurance Code, and Health Maintenance Organization Act
to set forth certain reference compendia and other authoritative compendia, as
identified by the Federal Secretary of Health and Human Services or the
insurance commissioner, in which a drug must be recognized for the treatment of
the specific type of cancer for which the drug has been prescribed. Effective
immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Status: Assigned to Insurance on March 4,
2009.
SB1699: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School
Code to provide that beginning on the effective date of the Act and
continuing until January 1, 2011, neither the State nor any political
subdivision thereof shall impose a new health care mandate with respect to the
provisions concerning required health benefits. Preempts home rule powers.
Amends the State Mandates Act to exempt from State reimbursement. Effective
immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Dave Syverson
Status: Assigned to Public Health on March 4,
2009.
SB1809: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the
Sponsors: Sen. Linda Holmes
Status: Assigned to Insurance on March 4,
2009.
SB1877: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, the
Sponsors: Sen. Dan Kotowski
Status: Assigned to Insurance on March 4,
2009.
HOUSING
SB1933: Creates the Homeowners' Association Bill
of Rights Act. Provides that the Act applies to common-interest communities
of single-family detached homes to protect homeowners with respect to actions
by their association. Defines terms. Provides for homeowner rights: to
protection against foreclosure by an association except under limited
circumstances; to resolve disputes with an association without litigation
through a fact-finding hearing, mediation, a time to cure a violation, and
other provisions; to fairness in litigation by providing for a homeowner's
attorney fees and limits on an association's attorney fees; to receive
information about all association rules and charges, including disclosure
before a home purchase is binding; to stability in an association's rules and
charges, and limits on changes to the rules and charges; to individual autonomy
concerning the display of flags and signs, peaceful assembly, use of common
property, and limits on association documents; to oversight of associations and
directors, including open records, open meetings, open voting, elections, and
recalls; to vote on association matters and seek association office; and to
reasonable discharge of responsibilities by associations and directors.
Sponsors: Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
Status: Assigned to Judiciary on March 4,
2009.
LIBRARY ACT
SB2078: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
Status: Assigned to Local Government on March 4,
2009.
LOAN ACT
SB0252: Amends the High Risk Home Loan Act.
Provides that the term "points and fees" does not include fees paid
to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs required by law, fees paid
to the Federal Housing Administration required by law, or fees paid to the
United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Loan Program
required by law.
Sponsors: Sen. Terry Link
Status: Assigned to Financial Institutions on
February 10, 2009.
PENSION CODE
SB0214: Amends the State Employee Article of the
Sponsors: Sen. John M. Sullivan
Status: Held in
Pensions and Investments on February 19, 2009.
SB0234: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Status: Sent to
Subcommittee on February 19, 2009.
SB0245: Amends the Downstate Teacher and the
Sponsors:
Sen. Heather Steans -
David Koehler
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on
February 10, 2009.
SB0274: Amends the State Employee Article
of the
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Status: Sent to Subcommittee on February 19,
2009.
SB0294: Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Noland
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on
February 25, 2009.
SB0299: Amends the IMRF Article of the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Noland
Status: Sent to Subcommittee on February 19, 2009.
SB0302: Amends the State Employee Article of the
Sponsors: Sen. Larry K. Bomke
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB0303: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Bill Brady and Kirk W.
Dillard
Status: Held in Pensions and Investments on
February 27, 2009.
SB0304: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Bill Brady
Status: Held in
Pensions and Investments
on February 27, 2009.
SB0319: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Gary Forby
Status: Sent to Subcommittee on February 19,
2009.
SB0320: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Gary Forby
Status: Sent to Subcommittee on February 19, 2009.
SB1561: Amends the General Assembly, State
Employees,
Sponsors: Sen. Gary Forby
Status: Assigned to
Pensions and Investments
on February 25, 2009.
SB1638: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971 and the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
Beginning July 1, 2011, requires the Department of Central Management Services
to administer a program of health benefits coverage for retirees, and their
dependents, of certain community college districts previously not participating
in the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. Beginning January 1,
2011, provides for the collection and use of contributions. Beginning July 1,
2010, establishes a committee to advise the State on the program and necessary
adjustments in funding sources. Amends the State Mandates Act to require
implementation without reimbursement.
Sponsors: Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Status: Re-assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB2020: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB1707: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Kwame Raoul
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB1709: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Kwame Raoul
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB1734: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Status: Assigned to Executive on March 4,
2009.
SB1946: Amends the State Employee Article of the
Sponsors: Sen. Kwame Raoul
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB1971: Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB2212: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Susan Garrett
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
SB2246: Amends the General Provisions Article of
the
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to Pensions and Investments on March 4,
2009.
PROCUREMENT
SB0206: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Bond
Status: Postponed –
Executive
on February 19, 2009.
SB1727: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Status: Assigned to Executive on March 4,
2009.
PUBLIC AID
SB0135: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. David Koehler -
William R. Haine - Dale E. Risinger - Larry K. Bomke
Status: Placed on
Calendar Order of 2nd
SB1855: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg -
Jacqueline Y. Collins
Status: Assigned to Public Health on March 4,
2009.
SCHOOL CODE
SB0123: Amends the School Code. In provisions
concerning contractual continued service in school districts other than the
Chicago school district, adds an exception to the probationary period of 4
consecutive school terms for a teacher who is first employed as a full-time
teacher by a school district on or after the effective date of the amendatory
Act but who, prior to employment with the district, already entered upon
contractual continued service in another school district, in which case the
probationary period is 2 consecutive school terms. Makes a similar change with
respect to a teacher employed in a program of a special education joint
agreement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without
reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Status: Postponed –
Education
on 2/11/09.
SB0153: Amends the School Code. Provides that
each school board employing an employee who is an elected trustee of the
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund shall make available to the elected trustee
at least 20 days of paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending
meetings of the Fund's Board of Trustees, committee meetings of the Board, and
seminars regarding issues for which the Board is responsible. The Illinois
Municipal Retirement Fund shall reimburse affected school districts for the
actual cost of hiring a substitute employee during such leaves of absence.
Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Susan Garrett
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB0261: Amends the School Code. In provisions
concerning sick leave for certain employees of school districts other than
Chicago, provides that if an employee other than a teacher does not use the
full amount of annual leave allowed, the unused amount shall be allowed to
accumulate to a minimum available leave of 240 (instead of 180) days at full
pay, including the leave of the current year. Provides that if an employee
other than a teacher is subject to a reduction in force, the employing district
shall maintain on its records all accumulated sick leave days, which must be
recredited to the employee at the time of recall. Provides that if the employee
is not recalled, then the district shall pay the employee, at the expiration of
the recall period, the cash value for all accumulated sick leave at the daily
rate of pay at the time of the layoff. Amends the State Mandates Act to require
implementation without reimbursement.
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Noland
Status: Assigned to Education on February 10, 2009.
TAX CODE
SB0044: Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and the
Cigarette Use Tax Act. Provides that an additional tax of 50 mills per
cigarette shall be imposed on retailers of cigarettes. Provides that, of the
proceeds of the tax, 0.57% shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund and 99.43% shall be deposited into the Healthcare Provider
Relief Fund. Changes the definition of "cigarette" to exclude those
with wrappers made of "whole tobacco leaf" (instead of
"tobacco"). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Healthcare
Provider Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purpose of making
reimbursements to providers who participate in certain medical assistance
programs. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg - John J.
Cullerton - Jacqueline Y. Collins - Terry Link, Don Harmon, James T. Meeks,
Donne E. Trotter, Mattie Hunter and Ira I. Silverstein
Status: Assigned to Executive on March 4,
2009.
SB0058: Amends the
Property Tax Code. Provides that the alternative general homestead
exemption applies on a permanent basis. Increases the maximum amount of the
exemption to $40,000. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Matt Murphy
Status: Sent to
Subcommittee February
19, 2009.
SB0059: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a
Section concerning the long-time occupant homestead exemption, provides that
the exemption applies regardless of whether or not the county has elected to be
subject to the provisions of the alternative general homestead exemption.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Matt Murphy
Status: Sent to
Subcommittee on February 19, 2009.
SB0081: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Bond
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd
SB0088: Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that if a person files a claim for a
grant or pharmaceutical assistance under the Act and represents on the claim
form that (i) he or she is a surviving spouse and (ii) his or her marital
status is "single", then only his or her individual income for the
applicable year shall be counted in determining his or her eligibility for a
grant or pharmaceutical assistance.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Gary G. Dahl - Christine Radogno
- Dave Syverson - John O. Jones - Tim Bivins, Bill Brady, Carole Pankau, Dan
Rutherford, Dale E. Risinger, Chris Lauzen, Pamela J. Althoff, Dan Cronin,
Larry K. Bomke, John J. Millner, David Luechtefeld, J. Bradley Burzynski, Kirk
W. Dillard
and Dan Duffy
Status: Postponed –
Revenue
February 19, 2009.
SB0089: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that a Section authorizing property tax assessment settlement agreements also
applies to petrochemical processing facilities located within a county of less
than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.
Sponsors:
Sen. Gary G. Dahl
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB0207: Amends the Property Tax Code. For
counties under 3,000,000 inhabitants, sets forth specific items that must be
included in the notice sent to taxpayers whose assessment has changed. Requires
disclosure of information concerning access to databases containing the
physical characteristics of the property. Requires the board of review in those
counties to make its rules and procedures publicly available, and requires the
chief county assessment officer to provide a plain-English explanation of
equalization factors. Effective January 1, 2010.
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Bond - Chris Lauzen
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd
SB0256: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Noland
Status: Assigned to Commerce on February 10, 2009.
SB1377: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that a veteran's surviving spouse is eligible for the disabled veterans'
standard homestead exemption if the veteran would have qualified for the
benefit but died before October 12, 2007. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio - Susan Garrett -
Kyle McCarter
Status: Sent to
Subcommittee on Property Taxes on February 27, 2009.
SB1543: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Dan Kotowski
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB1550: Creates the
Sponsors: Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski - Pamela J.
Althoff
Status: Assigned to Revenue on February 25,
2009.
SB1551: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Larry K. Bomke
Status: Assigned to Revenue on February 25,
2009.
SB1552: Amends the Property Tax Code. Includes
disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment freeze homestead
exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now Senior Citizens
Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding changes to a
cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the States Mandates Act to require
implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Carole Pankau
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB1562: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins - Don
Harmon - Carole Pankau - William Delgado - John J. Millner, Matt Murphy, Pamela
J. Althoff, Gary Forby, Kimberly A. Lightford, Deanna Demuzio, Heather Steans,
A. J. Wilhelmi, Michael Noland, Kwame Raoul and Ira I.
Silverstein
Status: Assigned to Revenue on February 25,
2009.
SB1669: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Matt Murphy
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB1678: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a
Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in
all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the
county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a
senior citizens homestead exemption, the person qualifying need not reapply for
the exemption. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Matt Murphy
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB1681: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Matt Murphy
Status: Assigned to Executive on March 4,
2009.
SB1691: Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax
Deferral Act. Increases the income limitation under the Act to $55,000
(instead of $50,000) beginning in 2009. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that the maximum income limitation under the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze
Homestead Exemption is the income limitation set forth in the Senior Citizens
Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Pamela J. Althoff - Dan Duffy -
Kyle McCarter
and Christine Radogno
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB1754: Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. In
provisions concerning the distribution of privilege tax proceeds, changes
provisions concerning amounts paid to
Sponsors: Sen. Dave Syverson
Status: Assigned to Gaming March 4, 2009.
SB1775: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. David Luechtefeld
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB2031: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a
Section concerning the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption,
provides that, beginning in assessment year 2009, "income" does not
include distributions from a 401(k) or other retirement account. Effective
immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to
Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB2032: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that the county clerk shall abate the taxes imposed on property that qualifies
for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption under Section
15-172, in an amount equal to 50% of the taxes attributable to the first
$200,000 market value of the residence. Provides that the State shall reimburse
each taxing district for the lost revenue. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB2046: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Dan Kotowski
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB2262: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen and David
Luechtefeld
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
SB2339: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Chris Lauzen
Status: Assigned to Revenue on March 4, 2009.
TOBACCO ACT
SB0215: Amends the Smoke Free
Sponsors: Sen. Terry Link
Status: Referred to
Assignments on February 3, 2009.
TRANSPORTATION
SB0084: Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority
Act. Provides that a civil action against the Metropolitan Transit
Authority for an injury to one's person must be commenced within one year from
the date the cause of action accrues.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Ira
I. Silverstein
Status: Postponed –
Judiciary
February 19, 2009.
VEHICLE CODE
SB0029: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Dan Rutherford and Chris
Lauzen
Status: Assigned to
Transportation
on February 10, 2009.
SB0030: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen.
Heather
Steans
Status: Order of
2nd
SB0273: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael W. Frerichs - Pamela J.
Althoff
Status: Assigned to Transportation on February 10,
2009.
SB1380: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. John M. Sullivan
Status: Assigned to
Transportation on February 18, 2009.
SB1467: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. John M. Sullivan
Status: Assigned to Transportation on February 25,
2009.
SB1541: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. Michael Bond
Status: Assigned to Transportation on February
25, 2009.
SB1789: Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority
Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the
Regional Transportation Authority must implement a single fare card system to
allow senior citizens aged 65 and older who reside within the metropolitan
region to use all transit services provided by the Chicago Transit Authority,
the Suburban Bus Division, and the Commuter Rail Division free of charge. Sets
forth certain criteria for the fare cards. Provides that it is a Class A
misdemeanor for an applicant to provide false information on an application for
a senior citizen fare card. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the
Suburban Bus Division, and the Commuter Rail Division must provide transit
services free of charge to active duty military personnel who are in uniform.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
Status: Assigned to
Transportation on March 4, 2009.
SB1897: Amends the
Sponsors: Sen. William R. Haine
Status: Assigned to Environment on March 4,
2009.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
SB1837: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs
Act. Removes the provision that a veterans home resident's maintenance
charges must be paid first and to the fullest extent possible from sources of
income other than pensions or compensation paid by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Status: Assigned to State Government and
Veterans Affairs
on March 4, 2009.
SB1838: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs
Act and the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if there is a conflict
between the provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the
provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home
operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the provisions
of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act shall apply. Provides that an
Illinois Veterans Home licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act and operated by
the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from certain provisions
of the Nursing Home Care Act, including provisions concerning license fees,
licensing by municipalities, facility plan review, annual financial statements,
violations and penalties, and actions by residents for injunctive and
declaratory relief. Provides that such a Home is also exempt from provisions of
the Nursing Home Care Act concerning standards for facilities, so long as the
Home meets the standards for similar provisions required or regulated by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Status: Assigned to State Government and
Veterans Affairs on March 4,
2009.
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
SB1420: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act.
Provides that the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission may recall a
decision or settlement when fraud has been determined to be committed related
to the case. Provides that the Commission shall implement a rule to establish a
process for recalling a decision or settlement that is subject to recall due to
fraud. Provides that the fraud and insurance non-compliance unit of the
Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation shall employ one or more attorneys licensed to practice law in
Sponsors:
Sen. Dale A. Righter
- Tim Bivins - Dan Duffy
Status: Postponed – Executive on February 27, 2009.
HOUSE BILLS
HEALTH CARE AND
INSURANCE
HB0706: Amends the Veterans' Health Insurance
Program Act of 2008. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services shall arrange for the conducting of an evaluation regarding the
availability of and access to health care for veterans who are residents of
Illinois, taking into consideration the program established by the Act,
programs and services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and
programs and services otherwise provided by and available through other public
and private entities. Provides that the evaluation shall determine whether
there are limitations or barriers to care, gaps in service, or other deficits
that should be overcome to ensure that veterans are provided appropriate and
high-quality care. Requires a report to the Governor and the General Assembly
by March 1, 2010. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Keith Farnham - Arthur L. Turner,
Gary Hannig, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Maria Antonia Berrios, Michael J. Zalewski,
Daniel J. Burke, Michael K. Smith, Lisa M. Dugan, LaShawn K. Ford, Careen M
Gordon, Emily McAsey, Robert F. Flider, Jehan A. Gordon, Patrick J Verschoore,
Linda Chapa LaVia, Jack D. Franks and Lou Lang
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of First
Reading March 24, 2009.
HB0718: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, the Illinois Insurance Code, and the Health Maintenance
Organization Act. Provides that a policy or plan that provides coverage for
hospital or medical treatment on an expense incurred basis may offer wellness
coverage that allows for certain incentives for participation in a health
behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program. Provides that the
insured or enrollee may be required to provide evidence of participation in a
program or demonstrative compliance with treatment recommendations. Provides
that "wellness coverage" means health care coverage with the primary
purpose to engage and motivate the insured or enrollee through: incentives;
provision of health education, counseling, and self-management skills;
identification of modifiable health risks; and other activities to influence
health behavior changes. Sets forth requirements concerning (1) opportunities
for participants to qualify for incentives, (2) alternatives for participants
to satisfy applicable wellness program standards where it is unreasonably
difficult due to the participant's medical condition, and (3) the ratio of the
total incentive monetary amount to the cost of employee-only coverage. Makes
other changes. Effective January 1, 2010.
Sponsors: Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
Status: Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
on March 10, 2009.
HB0927: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance
Act of 1971, the Illinois Insurance Code, and the Health Maintenance
Organization Act. Provides that a policy or plan that provides coverage for
hospital or medical treatment on an expense incurred basis, may offer wellness
coverage that allows for a reward, a health spending account contribution, a
reduction in premiums or reduced medical, prescription drug or equipment
copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or a combination of these incentives.
Provides that "wellness coverage" means health care coverage with the
primary purpose to engage and motivate the insured or enrollee through:
incentives; provision of health education, counseling, and self-management
skills; identification of modifiable health risks; and other activities to
influence health behavior changes. Provides that the insured or enrollee may be
required to provide evidence of participation in a program, or demonstrative
compliance with treatment recommendations as determined by the health insurer
or managed care plan. Sets forth requirements concerning (1) opportunities for
participants to qualify for incentives, (2) alternatives for participants to
satisfy applicable wellness program standards where it is unreasonably
difficult due to the participant's medical condition, and (3) the ratio of the
total incentive monetary amount to the cost of employee-only coverage. Imposes
conditions on any rulemaking authority. Makes other changes. Effective January
1, 2010.
Sponsors: Rep. Frank J. Mautino - Sidney H.
Mathias - LaShawn K. Ford - Elizabeth Coulson
Status: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short
Debate on February 25, 2009.
HB1082: 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 Illinois Public Aid Code to
require an insurer, upon request of an insured intended parent, to provide
maternity coverage for a gestational surrogate as a dependent for a term that
extends throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for 8 weeks after
the birth of the child. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Careen M Gordon - Barbara Flynn
Currie - Mary E. Flowers - Lisa M. Dugan
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
INFORMATION ACT
HB0047: Amends the Freedom of Information Act.
Exempts from the Act's copying and inspection requirements data of law
enforcement agencies on the mental and physical disabilities, defects, and
maladies of individuals maintained for the safety of responding law enforcement
officers, the individuals, and the public.
Sponsors: Rep. Dan Brady - Monique D. Davis -
David R. Leitch - Patricia R. Bellock and Mike Boland
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd
MARRIAGE ACT
HB0178: Creates the Religious Freedom and
Marriage Fairness Act. Makes legislative findings:
same-sex couples are denied equal access to civil marriage benefits; the
current marriage law is discriminatory and harms same-sex couples; and there is
no compelling interest or rational basis to deny same-sex couples those
benefits. Provides that the Act does not interfere with any religious beliefs
about marriage. Provides that the Act's purpose is to provide eligible same-sex
and opposite-sex couples with the same treatment as those in a civil marriage.
Provides that parties to a marriage of the same sex are included in the terms
"spouse", "immediate family", "dependent", and
related matters. Provides that domestic relations, probate, and family law
shall apply equally to parties to a marriage of the same sex. Provides that
benefits apply equally to same-sex marriages in these areas: causes of actions
related to spousal status, for wrongful death, emotional distress, and loss of consortium;
adoption; family leave; group insurance for State and municipal employees;
accident and health insurance protections tied to former spouses and
dependents; and taxes and tax deductions based on marital status. Provides that
a civil marriage is prohibited between siblings or between an uncle and a
nephew or an aunt and a niece. Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Greg Harris - Deborah Mell - Sara
Feigenholtz - Constance A. Howard - Harry Osterman and John A.
Fritchey
Status: Assigned to Youth and Family Committee on February
4, 2009.
PENSION CODE
HB0157: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Raymond Poe - Rich Brauer -
Ronald A. Wait - Richard P. Myers - Jim Watson
Status: Placed on Calendar 2nd
HB0302: Amends the Downstate Police Article of the
Sponsors: Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
Status: Re-assigned to Personnel and Pensions
Committee
on February 11, 2009.
HB0519: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Daniel V. Beiser - Dan Brady
Status: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd
HB0577: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Angelo Saviano
Status: Assigned to Executive Committee on February
11, 2009.
HB0676: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
Status: Assigned to Executive Committee on February
11, 2009.
HB0716: Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing
Appropriation Act. Provides for appropriation of $13,000,000 on a
continuing annual basis from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller
for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund in State fiscal
years 2010 through 2012. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
Status: Assigned to Executive Committee on February
11, 2009.
HB0732: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Status: Assigned to Executive Committee on February
11, 2009.
HB1041: Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article
of the
Sponsors: Rep. Donald L. Moffitt - William B.
Black
Status: Assigned to Personnel and Pensions
Committee
on February 18, 2009.
HB1117: Amends the State Universities Article of
the
Sponsors: Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
Status: Assigned to Executive Committee on February
18, 2009.
HB0732: Amends the State Universities Article of
the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an employee is entitled to receive
service credit for up to 2 years (now up to one year) of unused sick leave.
Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB0924: Amends the State Employee Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Provides a Deferred Retirement Option Plan to
members of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois who are eligible
to receive the alternative formula under which members effectively retire and
have their retirement accumulate, after applicable taxes, in the System while
they continue covered employment for up to 5 years. Effective immediately
Sponsors: Rep. Daniel J. Burke
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1117: Amends the State Universities Article of
the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, if the final rate of earnings of
an employee is $30,000 or below and the employee is not receiving benefits
under any other Article of the Code, then any salary increase in excess of 6%
for any academic year used to determine the final rate of earnings under the
Article over his or her earnings with the same employer for the previous
academic year is exempt from provisions requiring the participant's employer to
pay the present value of the increase in benefits resulting from the portion of
the increase in earnings that is in excess of 6%. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee on March 13,
2009.
HB1176: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Eliminates the required contribution for converting
past service to the augmented retirement formula, and provides for a refund of
such contributions already paid. Also provides for recalculation of the pension
and a lump sum payment of the difference between the augmented and unaugmented
rates for certain pensioners. Amends the State Mandates Act to require
implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1177: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a teacher may receive a retirement
pension at age 60 with 10 years of service. Amends the State Mandates Act to
require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1178: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Provides an early retirement incentive program for
certain teachers who terminate service on or after February 1, 2010 and on or
before June 30, 2010 or on or after February 1, 2011 and on or before June 30,
2011. Allows the purchase of up to 5 years of age enhancement and creditable
service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without
reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1179: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Raises the maximum allowable service retirement
pension from 75% to 80% of average salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to
require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Status:
Rule
19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee on March 13, 2009.
HB1180: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Accelerates the initial annual increase in
retirement pension to the January following the first anniversary of
retirement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without
reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1185: Amends the State Employee Article of the
Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, by paying both employee and employer
contributions based upon the employee's compensation and contribution rate in
effect on the date he or she last became a member of the System, plus interest
at one-half of the actuarially assumed rate, an employee may establish service
credit for any period of time spent in active military service since January 1,
1960 for which he or she has not otherwise established credit for, provided
that (1) he or she applies within 6 months after the effective date of the
amendatory Act and (2) he or she was not dishonorably discharged from such
military service. Provides an exemption from the new benefit increase
provisions. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
HB0741: Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations
Act. Redefines "public employee" to include firefighters and
peace officers employed by school districts. Redefines "public
employer" to include school districts in their employment of firefighters
and peace officers. Redefines "fire fighter" to include those
employed by school districts. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael K. Smith
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee on March 13,
2009.
SAFETY AWARENESS ACT
HB0249: Creates the Internet Dating Disclosure and
Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering
services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to
any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when
registering with the provider, that the online dating provider initiates a sex
offender registrant search of sex offender registrations on each member prior
to permitting any member to communicate with a member in this State or that the
online dating service provider does not initiate such a sex offender registrant
search. Provides that a sex offender registrant search is conducted by
searching the available updated sex offender registries in all 50 states,
Sponsors: Rep. John E. Bradley - Keith Farnham -
Jehan A. Gordon - Emily McAsey, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia, Michael K.
Smith, Cynthia Soto, William Davis, Marlow H. Colvin, Edward J. Acevedo,
Elizabeth Hernandez
and David E. Miller
Status: Assigned to Computer Technology
Committee
on February 4, 2009.
TAX CODE
HB0219: Amends the Property Tax Code. In the
Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, increases the maximum
income limitation from $55,000 to $75,000 for applicants who have occupied the
residence for at least 5 years. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz - Sidney H.
Mathias - Sandra M. Pihos - Robert W. Pritchard - LaShawn K. Ford, Lou Lang,
Dennis M. Reboletti, Elizabeth Coulson, Sandy Cole, Michael G. Connelly, Marlow
H. Colvin, William Davis, Cynthia Soto,
André M. Thapedi, Linda Chapa LaVia, Eddie Lee Jackson Sr., Daniel V.
Beiser, David E. Miller, Mark L. Walker and Lisa M. Dugan
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
on March 4, 2009.
HB0223: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that, beginning with the 2010 assessment year and unless otherwise stated, the
maximum amount of each homestead exemption is increased over the maximum amount
of that exemption for the prior year by an amount equal to the annual rate of
increase, for the previous calendar year, of the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers for all items, published by the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz - Sidney H.
Mathias - Lou Lang, Sandra M. Pihos, Patrick J Verschoore and Michael G.
Connelly
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0238: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption and the Senior Citizens Assessment
Freeze Homestead Exemption continue if the taxpayer becomes a resident of a
facility licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
Sponsors: Rep. Jil Tracy, Emily McAsey and Jehan
A. Gordon
Status: Remains in Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 26, 2009.
HB0255: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Elaine Nekritz - Elizabeth
Coulson
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0294: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a
Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in
all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the
county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a
homestead exemption under this Section, the person qualifying need not reapply
for the exemption. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Sidney H. Mathias and Al
Riley
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0296: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides
that the alternative general homestead exemption applies on a permanent basis
and increases the amount of the exemption to $60,000 for taxable year 2009 and
thereafter. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - Lou Lang
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
on February 4, 2009.
HB0300: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - Keith Farnham
- Lou Lang, Fred Crespo, Michael K. Smith, Jack D. Franks, Al Riley and Robert
F. Flider
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0328: Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act. Provides that no tax is imposed under the Acts upon the
privilege of using in this State (for the Use Tax Act) or persons engaged in
the business of selling at retail (for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act)
qualified merchandise that is purchased from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in
August through midnight of the Sunday that follows 9 days later. Defines
"qualified merchandise" as any article of clothing or footwear or
computer that is sold at or below certain selling prices. Sets forth criteria
for transactions to qualify for the exemption. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Jack D. Franks - Sidney H.
Mathias
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0330: Amends the
Sponsors: Rep. Jack D. Franks and Mark
L. Walker
Status: Assigned to Revenue & Finance
Committee on February 4, 2009.
HB0750: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act.
For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2009, allows a deduction of
up to $10,000 if the taxpayer, while living, donates one or more of his or her
human organs to another human being for human organ transplantation. Provides
that the deduction may be claimed only once and for only unreimbursed travel
and lodging expenses and lost wages incurred by the claimant and related to the
claimant's organ donation. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Shane Cultra - Sidney H. Mathias
- Renée Kosel
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee on March 13, 2009.
HB0802: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act.
For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2009 and on or before
December 31, 2010, provides that taxpayers are entitled to a credit in an
amount equal to 1% of the purchase price of the taxpayer's principal place of
residence, subject to certain conditions. Provides that the credit may not
exceed $2,000. Effective immediately.
Sponsors: Rep. Ronald A. Wait - Sidney H.
Mathias - William B. Black - Fred Crespo
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee on March 13, 2009.
HB0803: Creates the School District Income Tax Act.
Allows school districts to tax income after referendum approval of district
residents and record owners of property in the district. Provides for
additional levies, administration and distribution of the tax, and penalties
for violations. Applies only to income earned following 120 days after
certification of the results of the referendum. Creates a credit against the
tax in an amount not to exceed $500 equal to 5% of the amounts spent by the
taxpayer on monthly rent for the taxpayer's residence. Amends the Property Tax
Code to provide for abatement of residential, farm, and small business
property. Amends the School Code to require that school districts certify
income tax levies and amounts realized for property tax abatement purposes and
to coordinate the calculation of school aid with the income tax levies by
adjusting the operating tax rate accordingly. Amends the State Finance Act to
create the School District Income Tax Fund. Effective immediately
Sponsors: Rep. Ronald A. Wait
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
on March 13, 2009.
HB1114: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a
Section concerning the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption,
provides that the definition of "household income" does not include
any amount paid by the household during the taxable year to a life care
facility, as defined in Section 2 of the Life Care Facilities Act, for the care
of any member of the household. Requires the Department of Revenue to establish
a method for verifying the validity of any expense paid to a life care
facility.
Sponsors: Rep. Michael W. Tryon - Jack D. Franks
Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules
Committee
on March 13, 2009.
VEHICLE CODE
HB0943: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Provides that the Secretary of State may conduct random drug testing of
applicants for instruction permits who are under the age of 18. Provides that
the Secretary may not issue a permit to an applicant who tested positive for
the presence of any controlled substance or cannabis. Provides that a person
who tests positive for any controlled substance or cannabis must be found to be
free of controlled substances and cannabis before he or she may receive an
instruction permit. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for
implementing the new provision and shall prescribe an additional fee, to be
added to the fees charged for the issuance of a first-time driver's license, to
cover the cost of the testing.
Sponsors: Rep. Roger L. Eddy
Status: Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy on March 10, 2009.