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SB3282 - ROTA-PURCHASE REVIEW
Sara Feigenholtz, Joe C. Sosnowski, Martin McLaughlin
Last updated 3 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, by March 31 of each year, each holder of a Direct Pay Permit shall review its purchase activity for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year to verify that the purchases made in that 12-month period were sourced correctly and the correct tax rate was applied. Provides that the Direct Pay Permit holder is subject to a $6,000 penalty for failure to properly verify purchase activity and correct sourcing and tax rate errors. Provides that the penalty does not apply if at least 95% of the Direct Pay Permit holder's transactions for the applicable 12-month review period are correctly sourced and the correct taxes have been remitted or the permit holder acted with ordinary business care and prudence. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB0381 - CIVIL LAW-TECH
Rachel Ventura, Steve McClure, Willie Preston
Last updated 3 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Property Control Act. Requires the Director of Central Management Services, as Administrator, to assess surplus real property held by the State and determine whether such property is unsellable in its current assessed condition. Provides assessment factors. Requires the Administrator to prepare a report based upon the assessment that includes all surplus real properties that he or she assessed as unsellable. Provides further contents of the report. Requires the Administrator to submit the report to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1, 2024, and by February 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter. Provides that the Administrator is authorized, subject to approval by a joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives, to pursue the recommended course of action for each property specified in the report. Allows the Administrator to use funds held in the Sustainable Ownership and Surplus Property Environmental Cleanup Fund for specified purposes. Creates the Sustainable Ownership and Surplus Property Environmental Cleanup Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Specifies the use of the Fund. Provides for the adoption of rules. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the Sustainable Ownership and Surplus Property Environmental Cleanup Fund. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
SB2907 - JOB TRAINING TRANSPARENCY
Dave Syverson, Patrick J. Joyce, Susan Rezin
Last updated 3 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Job Training and Workforce Development Transparency Act. Provides that, within 18 months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with relevant State agencies, shall compile a report concerning all State and federally funded job training and workforce development programs in this State. Contains provisions concerning reports. Provides that relevant State agencies shall collaborate with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to ensure the timely and accurate collection of information required for the report. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5011 - GOV ACCOUNT AUDIT-TOWNSHIPS
Bradley J. Fritts, Curtis J. Tarver, Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated 7 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act. Modifies the audit procedures for governmental units under the Act for the governmental units fiscal years 2026 and after, including: (1) modifying the definitions of "audit report" and "report"; (2) requiring the governing body of each governmental unit to conduct an audit every 2 years (rather than annually) of the accounts of the unit to be made by an auditor or auditors, and modifying the requirements of the audits; (3) allowing an exception for a governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $1,400,000 for any fiscal year, with the amount to increase or decrease by a percentage equal to the Consumer Price Index-U as reported on January 1 of each year, to provide a 4-year audit report and annual financial report or annual financial report under specified requirements (rather than a governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $850,000 for any fiscal year providing a 4-year audit report and annual financial report or annual financial report under specified requirements); and (4) modifying the requirements for signing, copying, and filing completed reports. Amends the Township Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB0305 - EDUCATION-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Tracy Katz Muhl, Thaddeus Jones
Last updated 3 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district that forms a part of a Class II county school unit may, by a resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of the members of the school board of a school district, withdraw a school district from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of the township in which such school district is located and from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer of the township in which such school district is located, provided that the school board of the school district shall, upon the adoption and passage of such resolution, thereupon elect or appoint its own school treasurer as provided under the School Code. Provides that the appointed school treasurer may include a township treasurer. Provides that the school board may enter into a contractual or intergovernmental agreement with an appointed school treasurer for school treasurer services. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment of the trustee of schools. Provides that certain provisions of the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code are inoperative or repealed on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that after the April 4, 2023 consolidated election, no trustees of schools shall be elected. Provides that a trustee elected or appointed on or before April 4, 2023 may complete the term to which that trustee was elected or appointed but may not be succeeded by election. Provides that each school board of each school district that is a part of a Class II county school unit shall appoint one member of the school board or one school employee to serve as trustee of schools of the township in which such school district is located. Provides that the trustees of schools shall be appointed by each school board within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act and shall reorganize within 30 days after all the trustees of schools have been appointed or within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is sooner. Provides that the trustee of schools shall serve at the pleasure of the school board that appointed the trustee of schools but may not serve as a trustee of schools for longer than 2 years unless reappointed by the school board. Amends the Treasurers Article of the School Code to make related changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
HB5846 - HLTH SRVCS REPEAL-NONCITIZENS
Christopher D. Davidsmeyer, Norine K. Hammond, John M. Cabello
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Medical Assistance Article and the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to cover kidney transplantation services for noncitizens under the medical assistance program. Removes provisions permitting the Department to provide medical services to noncitizens 42 years of age and older. Removes a provision requiring the Department to cover immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post kidney transplant management for noncitizens. Removes provisions concerning the adoption of emergency rules and other matters regarding medical coverage or services for noncitizens.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4736 - INC TX-SCHOLARSHIPS
Katie Stuart, Natalie A. Manley, Ryan Spain
Last updated 10 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for an amount equal to the amount included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income that is attributable to student loan repayment assistance received by the taxpayer during the taxable year from a qualified community foundation if the taxpayer is a qualified worker. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5288 - VEH CD-100 CLUB SPECIAL PLATES
Michael J. Kelly, Jaime M. Andrade, Dan Ugaste
Last updated 3 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of 100 Club of Illinois decals. Provides that the fee for original issuance of the 100 Club of Illinois decals shall be $45 with $30 to the 100 Club of Illinois Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that the fee for renewal of the 100 Club of Illinois decals shall be $27 with $25 to the 100 Club of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that all money in the 100 Club of Illinois Fund shall be paid as grants to the 100 Club of Illinois for the purpose of giving financial support to children and spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty and mental health resources for active duty first responders.
STATUS
Passed
HB0681 - CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
Emanuel Welch, Kelly M. Cassidy, Kambium Buckner
Last updated 6 months ago
92 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that any registered victim, including a person who has had a final, plenary, or non-emergency protective order granted under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or the Civil No Contact Order Act (rather than the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986) may present victim statements that the Prisoner Review Board shall consider in its deliberations. Provides that the Board shall immediately inform a victim of the early release of the prisoner from State custody or of the prisoner's pardon, commutation, furlough, or granting of sentence credit, if the victim has previously requested notification of that information. Sets forth the requirements for the notification. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, prior to participating in their first vote of a calendar year, a member of the Board shall annually complete a training developed and administered by the entity administering the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline, in consultation with the Department of Corrections. Provides that the Board shall provide a victim with notice of a preliminary hearing at least 72 hours prior to such hearing if the victim has previously requested notification of that information. Amends the Open Parole Hearing Act. Requires the Board to make all en banc open meetings and all parole, aftercare release, and mandatory supervised release revocation hearings available to the public for live broadcast on the Board's website. Requires the broadcast recording of these hearings to remain available for public viewing on the Board's website for a minimum of 18 months. Specifies that, for all other public hearings of the Board, the Board may make meetings available to the public for live broadcast on the Board's website. Directs the Prisoner Review Board Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, 2025, on various subjects, including the medical release program and the broadcasting of other open meetings of the Board. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may not be denied upon the basis that the petitioner or the respondent is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the filing of the petition. Some provisions are effective immediately, and others are effective July 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1572 - DFPR-EXPEDITED LICENSE
William E. Hauter, Blaine Wilhour, Ryan Spain
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning emergency powers, provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation has the power to issue licenses, including temporary licenses, to health care professionals on an expedited basis in accordance with the rules adopted by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for expedited licensure.
STATUS
Introduced
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