CHICAGO - August 8, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:
Bill No.: SB 98
An Act Concerning: Elections
Defines "federally-operated" veterans' homes and requires that they be voting locations.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1263
An Act Concerning: State Government
Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act to allow the Treasurer more flexibility in managing the state's investment portfolio.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1856
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Amends the Illinois Highway Code to require the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct public hearings to discuss the viability and feasibility of each protected corridor every 10 years.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1427
An Act Concerning: Employment Increases the population required to be in a municipality for firefighters to be exempt under certain provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act from 200,000 to 500,000.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1527
An Act Concerning: State Government Provides that the Department of Revenue may enter into a reciprocal offset agreement with the federal government. Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1560
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Provides that unclaimed wages, payroll and salary in any form, held or owing by a banking or financial organization, is presumed abandoned after one year, instead of five years. Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 2874
An Act Concerning: Local Government Provides that no later than 120 days after the effective date, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) must develop and make available a universal fare instrument for riders age 65 and older that may be used interchangeably on all RTA-funded public transportation.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 3253
An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits Prohibits a sheriff's law enforcement employee who begins service in that capacity after the effective date from being able to convert up to 10 years of service in any other capacity into service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3332
An Act Concerning: Public Employee BenefitsAllows a member of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to transfer up to 10 years of service credit they have earned in a police pension fund to the IMRF within 60 days.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3377
An Act Concerning: FinanceEmphasizes that grants made from the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund should be directed towards entities with less than $1 million.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
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