Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 612)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2150
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop and implement a standardized petition that can be utilized by an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic portal system that allows an individual seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve to file his or her petition electronically.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2151
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Creates the Capital Crimes Litigation Act of 2023. Provides that if an indigent defendant is charged with an offense for which a sentence of death is authorized, and the State's Attorney has not, at or before arraignment, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death penalty will not be sought, the trial court shall appoint the Public Defender or another qualified attorney to represent the defendant. Creates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used exclusively to provide funding for the prosecution and defense of capital cases and post-conviction proceedings. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals the Death Penalty Abolition Fund and reinstates the Capital Litigation Trust Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinstates the death penalty if: (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman, emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known the status of the murdered individual; (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, to prevent the performance of his or her official duties, or in retaliation for performing his or her official duties; or (3) the murdered individual was an investigator or caseworker with the Adult Protective Services Program or an ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, an investigator or employee of the Department of Children and Family Services, or a special agent with the Illinois Liquor Control Commission or the Department of Revenue. Amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the State Appellate Defender Act to make conforming changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2152
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/23/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Enrolled
5/11/23
Chaptered
8/7/23
Passed
8/7/23
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Provides that the State Treasurer, upon the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Board (instead of upon the request of the Board), shall manage the domestic and international proxy voting activity for shares held directly by the System or Investment Board and execute required ballots on behalf of the System or Investment Board. Provides that the Board's consent may be revoked at any time upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. Requires the State Treasurer to provide access to communications with its third-party proxy voting service, if any, used in preparing the comprehensive proxy voting reports requested by the Board. Authorizes the Board to provide the State Treasurer with guidance for proxy voting, which, if provided, the State Treasurer shall consider when voting. Provides that in order to facilitate the State Treasurer's proxy voting activities and before the State Treasurer begins proxy voting activities, the State Treasurer and the Board shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement concerning costs, proxy voting guidance, reports and other documents, and other issues. Removes language providing that all costs associated with the State Treasurer's management of proxy voting activity shall be borne exclusively by the State Treasurer. Provides that on or before September 1, 2023 (instead of January 1, 2025), and annually thereafter, the Board shall publish its guidelines for voting proxy ballots and a detailed report on its website describing how the Board is considering sustainability factors. Makes other changes. Effective immediately (instead of January 1, 2024).
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2153
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/31/23
Refer
3/15/24
Creates the Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage Act. Provides that the Act applies to the underground storage of carbon dioxide but does not apply to extractable mineral resources, and the rights and requirements of the Act are subordinate to the rights pertaining to oil, gas, and coal resources. Provides that a storage operator may not operate a storage facility without a storage facility permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Includes provisions regarding: pore space ownership; integration of ownership interests; fees; requirements for drilling near a storage facility; the applicability of certain tort claims; certificate of project completion; and rulemaking. Creates the Carbon Dioxide Storage Administrative Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Long-Term Trust Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2154
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that all school buses that are newly purchased, leased, or contracted after January 1, 2028, shall be an electric vehicle. Provides that all school buses that provide transportation for enrolled students operating primarily within an equity investment eligible community or primarily serving students living in an equity investment eligible community after January 1, 2030, shall be an electric vehicle. Provides that all school buses that provide transportation for enrolled students in the State after January 1, 2035, shall be an electric vehicle. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2155
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that an owner or operator of an active municipal solid waste landfill having fewer than 450,000 tons of waste in place must submit an annual waste in place report to the Board or local authority. Places a cap on methane gas emissions according to specified times. Requires specified methods for measurements and tests conducted under the provisions. Provides that an owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill may request alternatives to the compliance measures, monitoring requirements, and test methods and procedures. Allows the Board and local authorities to assess and collect such fees as may be necessary to recover the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of the provision. Contains requirements for calculating landfill gas heat input capacity, gas collection and control systems, source tests, enforcement provisions, and other provisions.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2156
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2157
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Specifies that the rate of reimbursement for inpatient psychiatric services for safety-net hospitals shall be no less than $800 per day.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2158
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender with the duty to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act to knowingly reside within 250 (rather than 500) feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend, a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, (deletes day care home and group day care home) or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that the provisions do not apply if the property was established as the child sex offender's current address of registration prior to the date that entity was opened, or if the entity must obtain a license in order to provide programs or services, the date that the license was issued. Amends the Arsonist Registration Act, the Sex Offender Registration Act, and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Provides that if the registrant is an indigent person, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall (rather than may) waive the registration fee. Lowers various penalties from felonies to misdemeanors for violations of these Acts. Reduces the registration period under the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act from 10 years to 5 years. Defines in the various Acts "indigent person" and "poverty guidelines". Provides that the amendatory changes apply retroactively. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2159
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/29/23
Refer
3/30/23
Refer
4/18/23
Refer
4/28/23
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2160
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a municipality approves a special use permit for a facility regulated under the Livestock Management Facilities Act located within 1.5 miles of the border of the municipality, the parameters of the special use permit supersede the zoning powers of the county for that property. States that the provisions shall not be construed as to prevent a county from zoning property for any other agricultural use allowed under the Counties Code. Limits home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that facilities permitted under the Livestock Management Facilities Act may be permitted as a special use by the corporate authorities of a municipality and such special uses may be part of specified intergovernmental agreements.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2161
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Amends the Livestock Management Facilities Act. Provides that the county board shall submit at the informational meeting or within 30 days following the meeting a binding recommendation (rather than an advisory, non-binding recommendation) to the Department of Agriculture about the proposed new facility's construction in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Act. Requires the binding recommendation to contain a statement of whether the proposed facility achieves or fails to achieve any of the required criteria. Provides that after reviewing the binding recommendation submitted to the county, the Department shall deny any permit to construct if the county recommends that the facility not be constructed. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2162
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/28/23
Refer
3/10/23
Amends the General Provisions and State Employee Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a security employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Tier 2 provisions is entitled to an annuity calculated under the alternative retirement formula, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained age 55 (instead of age 60), regardless of whether the attainment of age 55 (instead of age 60) occurs while the person is still in service. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2163
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for its FY24 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2023.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB2164
Introduced
2/10/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
3/21/23
Refer
3/31/23
Refer
3/31/23
Creates the Business Improvement District Law. Provides for the establishment of business improvement districts by a county or municipality by ordinance after petition of a percentage of property owners or business owners, creation of a district plan, notice, and hearings. Provides that a business improvement district may impose district charges on property owners whose real properties are located within the business improvement district or on businesses within a business improvement district. Provides that the county or municipality shall contract with a district management association to administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the district plan. Contains provisions relating to district plans, formation of a district, district boundaries, issuance of bonds, terms and renewal of districts, amendment to district plans, governance of the district, reports of a district management association, dissolution, and legislative purpose. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines terms. Effective 120 days after becoming law.