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SB1072 - GOVERNMENT-TECH
Susan Rezin, Mike Porfirio, Michael E. Hastings
Last updated over 1 year ago
134 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Flag Display Act. Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the symbol of the State's concern for and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of service and their families. Provides for the dates when and the locations where the Honor and Remember Flag must be displayed. Amends the Condominium Property Act. Adds the Honor and Remember Flag under the definition of "military flag" that is permitted to be flown by a unit owner under certain circumstances. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
STATUS
Passed
HB4589 - VEH CD-CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
Jay C. Hoffman, Bradley Stephens, Barbara Hernandez
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Eliminates the provision that provided for the repeal of the Act on January 1, 2025. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes "catalytic converter" in the definition of "essential parts". Amends the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Excludes catalytic converter from the definition of "recyclable metals". Requires transactions involving a catalytic converter to include the identification number of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed and the part number or other identifying number of the catalytic converter that was removed. Provides that, in a transaction involving a catalytic converter, the recyclable metal dealer must also require a copy of the certificate of title or registration showing the seller's ownership in the vehicle. Makes it unlawful for any person to purchase or otherwise acquire a used, detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous part thereof unless specified conditions are met. Provides that a used, detached catalytic converter does not include a catalytic converter that has been tested, certified, and labeled for reuse in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act. Defines terms. Makes technical changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB4564 - REGULATION-TECH
Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4569 - CORONERS-FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS
Jay C. Hoffman, Lawrence M. Walsh, Anthony DeLuca
Last updated 11 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the State shall indemnify and hold harmless a board-certified forensic pathologist who has been appointed or designated by a county or a county coroner's office to perform autopsies for all of the pathologist's acts, omissions, decisions, or conduct arising out of the scope of the pathologist's duties of performing autopsies for the county, except those involving willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that indemnification shall be as provided under the State Employee Indemnification Act. Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4495 - COUNTY RESIDENCE ON ID/LICENSE
Jay C. Hoffman, Norine K. Hammond
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that an application for an identification card must include the applicant's county of residence. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires an application for a driver's permit or license to include the applicant's county of residence. Requires the Secretary of State to include an applicant's county of residence on a driver's license issued, renewed, or corrected beginning on January 1, 2025. Provides that a person who moved from a residence address listed on the person's application must notify the Driver Services Department in writing of the person's old and new residence addresses, including the county of the new residence.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4496 - DCEO-MASTER PLAN
Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Creates the Master Development Plan Recognition Act. Provides that certain contributions made by the State or units of local government are considered made pursuant to a master development plan within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for capital contributions that are made pursuant to a master development plan and that are included in the taxpayer's federal taxable income for the taxable year under Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4636 - PROP TX-SETTLEMENT/VALUATION
Kelly M. Burke, Jay C. Hoffman, Martin McLaughlin
Last updated 4 days ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In provisions concerning the credit for wages paid to returning citizens, provides that the total credit allowed to a taxpayer with respect to each qualified returning citizen may not exceed $1,500 for taxable years ending before December 31, 2025 (currently, December 31, 2024). Provides that the requirement that the returning citizen must be hired by the taxpayer within 5 years after being released from an Illinois adult correctional center (instead of 3 years) applies for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Amends the Live Theater Production Tax Credit Act. Makes changes concerning the aggregate amount of credits that may be awarded to non-profit theater productions based on the annual operating budget of the production. Provides that provisions requiring the theater organization to show that the production would not occur in Illinois if not for the tax credit award do not apply to non-profit theaters. Amends the Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. Deletes provisions requiring the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to approve base production-related investment in State-certified productions within 180 days or to report to specified legislative committees regarding why it has failed to do so. Authorizes a business that meets the criteria for certification as a qualified music company to apply for the credit established under the Act. Makes changes to criteria for the review of applications for qualified music company certificates. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall determine the amount of the tax award to be provided under the Act (rather than may award tax credit awards to qualified music companies). Deletes a provision requiring the Department's qualified music program tax credit award evaluation to include: (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in creating and retaining new jobs in Illinois; (2) an assessment of the revenue impact of the program; (3) in the discretion of the Department, a review of the practices and experiences of other states or nations with similar programs; and (4) an assessment of the overall success of the program. Deletes a provision authorizing the Department to make a recommendation to extend, modify, or not extend the tax credit program based on the evaluation. Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, with respect to the lease of trailers, lessors shall file returns in addition to and separate from transaction reporting returns. Provides that lessors shall file those lease returns and make payment to the Department of Revenue by electronic means on or before the 20th day of each month following the month, quarter, or year, in which lease receipts were received. Makes changes concerning prepaid calling arrangements. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a non-home rule municipality may use the proceeds of the municipal retailers' occupation tax or the municipal service occupation tax for municipal operations in addition to or in lieu of any expenditure on public infrastructure or for property tax relief. Amends the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Provides that licenses issued by the Department of Revenue under the Act shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year after issuance unless sooner revoked, canceled, or suspended. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4661 - PUBLIC UTILITY-INFRASTRUCTURE
Jay C. Hoffman, Rita Mayfield, William Cunningham
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no electric utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, contractual terms, or facilities for access to or the use of its utility infrastructure by another person or for any other purpose. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Prohibits an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more from authorizing any other person or granting any other person the right, by agreement, lease, license, or otherwise, to access, control, use, or operate any electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets of any kind or to deliver or provide to the electric utility's retail customers or any other person's customers, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, telecommunications services, or cable or video programming services. Specifies, however, that an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may authorize or grant another person the right to access or use the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers on the condition that the access to and use of that electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets (A) be granted on a non-discriminatory, non-exclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (B) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. Provides that, if there is any dispute regarding the terms, rates, or conditions of access to or use of the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers, then the Commission shall hear and decide the dispute upon petition of any party. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter or diminish the rights or obligations of any person nor shall it be deemed to conflict with the federal Pole Attachment Act. Specifies that these prohibitions become inoperative after December 31, 2027. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB4547 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH
Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prohibited transactions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1308 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH
Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
STATUS
Introduced
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