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HB1241 - ENDOW ILLINOIS CREDIT
Margaret Noble Croke, Norine K. Hammond, Elizabeth Hernandez
Last updated over 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund during the taxable year and receive a certificate of receipt for that gift. Provides that the credit is equal to 25% of the endowment gift. Contains provisions setting forth maximum credit amounts. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to require an addition modification equal to the amount of any federal deduction claimed for an endowment gift for which a taxpayer receives a credit under the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1527 - VEH CD-DISABLEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Theresa Mah, LaShawn K. Ford, Jaime M. Andrade
Last updated over 1 year ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "disablement technology" as any instrument, device, machine, or equipment, whether software or hardware, that can be used to disable the starter of a motor vehicle, prevent fuel from flowing to the engine, prevent electricity from flowing to the engine, or otherwise prevent the vehicle from being started or driven by a person. Provides that disablement technology shall not be used as an aid to the physical retrieval of a vehicle as part of repossession or as a consequence for nonpayment under a retail installment contract or other instrument. Provides that a violation is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a consumer whose vehicle is subject to the activation of disablement technology may bring an action against an activating person or entity for damages of $1,000 per month per violation plus actual damages and attorney's fees. Provides that disablement technology may be offered for sale or sold only for antitheft purposes, either on its own or for an additional fee in connection with the purchase of a motor vehicle. Requires a motor vehicle dealer that sells a motor vehicle containing disablement technology to comply with specified requirements. Provides that data generated or stored by disablement technology as the result of a consumer's vehicle usage is the personal property of the consumer, and the consumer is entitled to all profits and other benefits flowing from the sharing or sale of the data. Provides that data generated or stored by disablement technology that is installed in a consumer's vehicle, and data transmitted by or through the disablement technology that relates to the consumer or the consumer's use of a motor vehicle, may not be sold or otherwise shared with any third parties except as required by federal, State, or local law, or required by court order. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1405 - EXCHANGE TRADE WAGERING
Robert Rita
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Provides that "exchange trade wagering" means the buying and selling of betting contracts at any time prior to the conclusion of an event based on a describable zero to 100 scale of probability and employing a recognized market surveillance technology used in United States financial markets that is capable of identifying wagering activities indicative of problem gambling, money laundering, and other actions detrimental to the integrity of sports wagering. Provides for the creation of an exchange trade wagering license. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may issue up to 2 exchange trade wagering licensees. Provides for eligibility of an applicant for a license. Provides for specified licensing requirements and fees. Provides that the license shall not be considered a property right. Provides that taxes levied and collected from an exchange trade wagering licensee shall be the same as taxes levied and collected from a master sports wagering licensee. Provides that an exchange trade wagering license is limited to exchange trade wagering and may not be used to allow a licensee to participate in other types of gambling. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0850 - STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Christopher Belt, Mattie Hunter, Dale Fowler
Last updated about 1 year ago
73 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may designate an area as a food desert even if the area does not meet the qualifications set forth in the engrossed bill as long as the designation is made in accordance with criteria established by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity by rule using data that includes, but is not limited to, poverty metrics and access to existing grocery stores. Provides that the provisions of the engrossed bill apply to independently owned for-profit grocery stores, cooperative grocery stores, or not-for-profit grocery stores (in the engrossed bill, only independently owned for-profit grocery stores). Amends the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
SB1462 - GAMING-OCCUP LICENSE STANDARD
Robert Peters, Cristina Castro, Willie Preston
Last updated about 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that to be eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must not have been convicted of a felony offense, a violation of specified laws, or a similar statute of any other jurisdiction if the applicant will perform any function involved in gaming by patrons (rather than must not have been convicted of a specified offense); and an applicant must not have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude if the applicant will perform any function involved in gaming by patrons (rather than must not have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude). Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational license to any person who has a background that poses a threat to the public interests of the State or to the security and integrity of gaming. Sets forth provisions that the Board shall consider when considering criminal convictions of an applicant. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking.
STATUS
Passed
SB0327 - IL RACING BOARD-VARIOUS
William Cunningham, Neil Anderson, Robert Rita
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Racing Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to serve as the State director for inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees. Provides that the pari-mutuel tax imposed at all pari-mutuel wagering facilities and on advance deposit wagering shall be remitted to the Board (rather than the Department of Revenue). Provides that the Board shall distribute contributed funds to a charitable organization on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures related to the grant (rather than by December 31 of each year). Provides that any funds not expended by the grantee in a grant year shall be distributed to the charitable organization or charitable organizations selected in the next grant year after the funds are recovered. Repeals provisions authorizing the Board to make daily temporary deposits of certain fees and provisions requiring the Board and the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to conduct drug testing on horses at county fairs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1595 - EMS SYSTEMS-DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Ann M. Williams, Michael J. Kelly, Bradley Stephens
Last updated about 1 year ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that an individual interviewed or investigated by an EMS Director or the Department of Public Health shall have the right to a union representative or legal counsel of the individual's choosing present at any interview or investigation and that the union representative must comply with the requirements for confidentiality and protection of patient information presented during the proceeding. In provisions concerning EMS System suspensions, provides that an EMS Medical Director must submit a suspension order to the Department describing which requirements of the Program Plan were not met and the suspension's duration. Provides that the Department shall review and confirm receipt of the suspension order, request additional information, or initiate an investigation. Provides that the Department shall incorporate the duration of that suspension into any further action taken by the Department to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of the individual or entity for any violation of the provisions or the Program Plan arising from the same conduct for which the suspension order was issued if the suspended party has neither requested a Department hearing on the suspension nor worked as a provider in any other system during the term of the suspension. Provides that a member of a fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining unit shall be eligible to work under a silver spanner program for another fire department EMS System that is not the full-time employer of that member, for a period not to exceed 2 weeks (rather than 12 months), if the member satisfies specified requirements. Changes the definition of "regional EMS Advisory Committee". Removes provisions concerning emergency medical services personnel licensure and provisions concerning complaint investigations. Makes other changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1611 - DOIT-BODY CAMERA REPOSITORY
Daniel Didech, Justin D. Slaughter, Anthony DeLuca
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to develop, manage, and make available to any law enforcement agency a digital repository for the collection, storage, retention, and retrieval of any officer-worn body camera recording collected by such an agency under the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Requires recordings retained in the repository to be managed in a manner that is not inconsistent with the minimum requirements set forth in a specified provision of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Authorizes a law enforcement agency to use the digital repository developed by the Department of Innovation and Technology for the collection, storage, retention, and retrieval of officer-worn body camera recordings. Provides that, if a law enforcement agency uses the digital repository developed by the Department of Innovation and Technology and if an encounter on such a recording is flagged, then the law enforcement agency must notify the Department in writing that the encounter has been flagged not less than 10 days before the expiration of the 90-day storage period. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1603 - VID GM&CRIM CD-GAMBLING DEVICE
Robert Rita
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the definition of "gambling device" to include any vending or other electronic machine or device, including, without limitation, a machine or device that awards credits and contains a circuit, meter, or switch capable of removing and recording the removal of credits that offers a person entry into any contest, competition, sweepstakes, scheme, plan, or other selection process that involves or is dependent upon an element of chance for which the person may receive a gift, award, or other item or service of value if that offer is incidental to or results from: (A) the purchase of an item or service of value; or (B) the purchase or gratuitous receipt of a coupon, voucher, certificate, or other similar credit that can be redeemed for or applied towards an item or service of value from such machine or device or elsewhere. Provides that participants in a game of skill or chance where money or other things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate shall not be convicted of gambling except where participation in such game of skill or chance is accomplished using a gambling device prohibited by these changes to the definition. Provides that a gambling offense involving such a gambling device is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Video Gaming Act. Removes a provision allowing for the use of a game device without a license if the game device is used in an activity that is not gambling under the Criminal Code of 2012. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1609 - $CDB-J’VILLE DEVELOP CTR
Randy E. Frese, Lawrence M. Walsh, Robert Rita
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates the sum of $67,622,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Capital Development Board for the demolition and remediation of the buildings on the site of the former Jacksonville Development Center. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Illinois district HD-028
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Illinois House
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Robert "Rob" Rita was born on May 10, 1962 in Blue Island, IL. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement from Chicago State University in 1985. Rob served as Alderman of Chicago's 28th Ward. He is a member of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. Rob authored the law designating "Lou Rawls Day" in Illinois.read less
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