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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
HB1274 - PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD
Amy Elik, Tony M. McCombie, Patrick Sheehan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties that are contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Provides that the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1497 - VEH CD-LIABILITY-RENTALS
LaShawn K. Ford, Tom Weber, Jawaharial Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act. Amends various definitions to exempt car-sharing from the tax imposed under the Act if tax due on the automobile under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Use Tax Act was paid upon the purchase of the automobile or when the automobile was brought into Illinois. Provides that the taxes imposed under the Act do not apply to any amounts paid or received for peer-to-peer car sharing, as defined in the Car-Sharing Program Act, or the privilege of sharing a shared vehicle through a car-sharing program, as defined in the Car-Sharing Program Act, if the shared vehicle owner paid applicable taxes upon the purchase of the automobile. Defines "applicable taxes". Further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who rents a motor vehicle to another may hold the renter liable for physical or mechanical damage to the rented motor vehicle that occurs during the time the motor vehicle is under the rental agreement. Creates limits on liability due to theft based on the MSRP of the stolen vehicle. Provides that, beginning on the effective date and for 6 months after, a person who rents a motor vehicle to another shall provide notice to the renter of the motor vehicle of the changes reflected in the amendatory Act. Requires the notice to be posted in a conspicuous and unobscured place that is separate and apart from any other information. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect on January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB0076 - UTILITY-MODULAR NUCLEAR REACT
Susan Rezin, David Koehler, Patrick J. Joyce
Last updated over 1 year ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1400 - $BHE-GRANTS
Daniel Didech, Joyce Mason, Rita Mayfield
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates $1,083,650 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for a grant to the University Center of Lake County for capital improvements. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0896 - TRANSPORTATION-TECH
Doris Turner, Jason Plummer, Sally J. Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that auxiliary lighting on a motorcycle may not emit blue (rather than red or blue) lights. Provides that a motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing electric turn signals mounted on or near the handlebar grip assembly, or on the front fork assembly, or front fender shroud. Requires that lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when signaling, shall emit a white or amber light. Provides that a motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing electric driving lights which display a steady-on white or amber light. Provides that the lights may be in addition to but not in lieu of the required lamps on motorcycles required under the Code. Provides that the driving lights may by the same lamp housing shall only be actuated to a flashing signal to comply with the requirements of other provisions under the Code.
STATUS
Passed
HB1254 - PROP TX-SENIOR EXEMPTION
Joe C. Sosnowski, Travis Weaver, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the total property tax bill for any property receiving the senior citizens homestead exemption may not exceed 101% of the tax bill for the immediately preceding taxable year, unless the increase is due to improvements to the property that increased the property's fair market value in the applicable tax year.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR0003 - US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION
Brad Halbrook, John M. Cabello, Dan Ugaste
Last updated almost 2 years ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1073 - INC TX-PROP TX CREDIT
Steven Reick, Martin McLaughlin, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, if the amount of the credit for residential real property taxes exceeds the taxpayer's liability, that amount shall be refunded if the taxpayer is 65 years or older and has a federal adjusted gross income of not more than $50,000. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1079 - UTIL-REMOVE BAN-NUCLEAR CONST
Mark L. Walker, Dave Vella, Lance Yednock
Last updated almost 2 years ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
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