Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 331)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4951
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
4/24/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
5/1/24
Refer
4/24/24
Refer
5/1/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Report Pass
5/15/24
Enrolled
5/29/24
Enrolled
5/29/24
Chaptered
6/7/24
Chaptered
6/7/24
Passed
6/7/24
Creates the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Act. Creates the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Program for the purpose of facilitating student loan repayment assistance for qualified workers. Provides that the Program shall be administered by qualified community foundations with the assistance of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Creates the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. Creates a withholding tax credit for local news organizations. Creates the Music and Creates the Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award credits to qualified music companies. Creates the Ground-Based Sparkler Purchaser Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax, beginning January 1, 2025, upon purchasers for the privilege of using ground-based sparklers and not for the purpose of resale at the rate of 3% of the purchase price of ground-based sparklers. Creates the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. Provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a payment card network, an acquirer bank, or a processor may not receive or charge a merchant any interchange fee on the tax amount or gratuity of an electronic payment transaction if the merchant informs the acquirer bank or its designee of the tax or gratuity amount as part of the authorization or settlement process for the electronic payment transaction. Amends various Acts concerning State and local revenue and finance. Creates the Illinois Gives 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 Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act. Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Provides that in any county with a county executive form of government, if applicable, the county executive shall appoint the community mental health board with the advice and consent of the county board. Provides that a community mental health board may provide advice to the governing body and may establish a policy and procedure for the acceptance and review of applications from interested residents prior to making a recommendation to the appointing authority. Provides that an annual tax levied by any governmental unit under the Act is separate and distinct from all other property taxes levied by that governmental unit and (1) shall not be considered an increase for purposes of the application of the Truth in Taxation Law and its requirements and (2) shall not be subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. Provides that in addition, the ballot for any proposition submitted pursuant to levy a tax in order to provide the necessary funds or to supplement existing funds for community mental health facilities and services, including facilities and services for the person with a developmental disability or a substance use disorder, shall have printed on the ballot, but not as part of the proposition submitted, only the following supplemental information (which shall be supplied to the election authority by the taxing district) in substantially the following form: (1) the approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved and (2) for the first levy year for which the new rate or increase limiting rate will be applicable levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property containing a single family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be. Provides that if a proposition contains the language in substantially the form provided in the law, the referendum is valid notwithstanding any other provision of the law. Provides that nothing in these provisions prevents a governmental unit from levying less than the amount approved by the voters via referendum in any given year or varying the amount levied from year to year as approved by the governmental unit. Provides that changes made by the Act apply to referenda creating community mental health boards, including community mental health boards located in counties that have adopted a county executive form of government under the Counties Code, to levy an annual tax for the establishment and maintenance of mental health facilities and services for residents of the community that were approved or validated on or after January 1, 2020 and to referenda that are approved on or after the effective date of the Act. Deletes a provision that a community mental health board may be representative of medical societies. Provides that a community mental health board may be representative of individuals with professional or lived expertise in mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse. Provides that vacancies on a community mental health board shall be filled with the advice of the community mental health board, who may establish a policy and procedure for the acceptance and review of applications from interested residents prior to making a recommendation to the appointing authority. Provides that if the community mental health board has already held or scheduled an election of officers to take place prior to July 1, an additional election is not required on the basis of the appointment or reappointment of a member to the community mental health board. Provides that the community mental health board shall publish the annual budget and report within 180 (rather than 120) days after the end of the fiscal year in a newspaper distributed within the jurisdiction of the board, or, if no newspaper is published within the jurisdiction of the board, then one published in the county, or, if no newspaper is published in the county, then in a newspaper having general circulation within the jurisdiction of the board. Provides that a community mental health board may establish professional incentive programs for the purposes of workforce development and retention that may include education assistance, student loan repayment, professional certification and licensure assistance, and internship stipends. Provides that the annual report of a community mental health board detailing the income received and disbursements made pursuant to the Act during the fiscal year just preceding the date the annual report is submitted shall be submitted within 180 (rather than 90) days of the end (rather than close) of that fiscal year. Amends the Property Tax Code to make conforming changes. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately, except that some provisions take effect July 1, 2024, some provisions take effect January 1, 2025, and some provisions take effect February 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4952
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/7/24
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington; and Peoria.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4953
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/7/24
Creates the Calumet City Community Medical District Act. Creates the Calumet City Community Medical District with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of Calumet City. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Calumet City Community Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4954
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
4/2/24
Refer
4/19/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Chaptered
8/2/24
Chaptered
8/2/24
Passed
8/2/24
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Reinserts language that provides that the 4 State mine rescue stations must be certified by the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. Removes language providing that no person performing mine rescue services for a State mine rescue station and no operator of a mine whose employee participates as a member of a State mine rescue operation is liable in any civil action that arises under the laws of this State for damage or injury. Removes language providing that a person performing mine rescue services for a State mine rescue station may be liable if the member acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4955
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
4/19/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
4/19/24
Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Board of Education may not mandate or require the use of funding for any additional standardized assessments in the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, or science in grades kindergarten through 6 beyond the requirements of federal law (instead of providing that the State Board of Education may not provide funding for any standardized assessment or test any students in grades kindergarten through 6 beyond the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act). Makes a conforming change.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4956
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Bans the sale and use of ester formulations of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4957
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/7/24
Amends the Excavation Fence Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4958
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
6/29/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
6/29/24
Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants to child care providers who offer non-traditional hours of care for the children of first responders and trade workers. Effective July 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4959
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
2/28/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/21/24
Refer
4/19/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/9/24
Report Pass
5/9/24
Enrolled
6/3/24
Enrolled
6/3/24
Chaptered
6/5/24
Chaptered
6/5/24
Passed
6/5/24
Creates the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Implementation Act. Adds, deletes, and makes changes to various statutory provisions as needed to implement the State budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect July 1, 2024 and some provisions take effect January 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4960
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for each taxpayer who makes a contribution during the taxable year to a domestic violence shelter or domestic violence service program administered by the Department of Human Services in an amount equal to 70% of the contribution amount, but not to exceed $50,000 per taxpayer in any taxable year. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4961
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
3/5/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Refer
4/19/24
Engrossed
4/18/24
Refer
4/30/24
Refer
4/19/24
Refer
4/30/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Report Pass
5/8/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Enrolled
5/16/24
Chaptered
8/2/24
Chaptered
8/2/24
Passed
8/2/24
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. For the appointment of a successor guardian, provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a successor guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing for a successor to a temporary guardian and not less than 14 days before hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian. Provides that the notice shall be by mail or in person to the alleged person with a disability, to the proposed successor guardian, and to those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the court, upon a finding of good cause, may waive the notice requirement.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4962
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
5/31/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
5/31/24
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2024, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $3.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2024 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4963
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
2/28/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Guardians for Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the required report that is attached to a petition for adjudication of disability and for appointment of a guardian may contain a psychological evaluation that assesses the cognitive, emotional, and functional capacities of the respondent and that has been performed by a licensed clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act within 3 months of the date of the filing of the petition or within one year of the date of the filing of the petition in the case of an individual with an intellectual disability. Provides that the court may enter an order authorizing the ward to execute a will or codicil upon the request of the ward that is accompanied by a report that states the ward possesses testamentary capacity from a current physician or a licensed clinical psychologist. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4964
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Creates the End Aldermanic Privilege Law in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, in the City of Chicago, a property owner, or a developer or contractor having the written permission of the property owner, shall not have any approvals denied because of an aldermanic hold, objection, extra-judicial or extra-legal request, or for any law or ordinance enacted or adopted after the date on which the property owner, developer, or contractor: (1) participated in a concept meeting for construction with representatives from the City of Chicago regarding the subject property; (2) filed a building permit application with the City of Chicago for the subject property; (3) presented a proposed development plan to a city council for the subject property; (4) substantially invested resources in the preparation of building plans, concept drawings, or securing building contracts for a preceding period of one year for the subject property; or (5) otherwise gave sufficient notice of an intent to develop to the pertinent regulatory authorities for the subject property. Allows suit against the State or the City of Chicago that seeks to enforce or impose a more restrictive law, regulation, ordinance, or resolution against the property owner, developer, or contractor and allows for a $5,000 civil penalty and other damages if the property owner's, developer's, or contractor's claim is successful. Limits home rule powers.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois House Bill HB4965
Introduced
2/7/24
Introduced
2/7/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
2/7/24
Refer
4/5/24
Refer
3/5/24
Refer
4/5/24
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the tax on school supplies under those Acts is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. Makes changes concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the taxes on those items. Effective immediately.