CHICAGO - August 19, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:
Bill No.: HB 298
An Act Concerning: State Government
Allows the courts discretion to seal non-conviction records in felony arrests and charges.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 466
An Act Concerning: Finance
Exempts universities' deferred payment plans from collection by the state for 8 years, and prohibits the sale of state debt on federal monies for child support, unemployment insurance, and the road fund. Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1149
An Act Concerning: Public Health
Allows those adopting internationally to use an IH-3 visa as a record of foreign birth instead of just an IR-3 form.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1320
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Permits the City of West Chicago to annex two parcels of land adjacent to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and bring them under the control of municipal ordinances.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1398
An Act Concerning: Safety
Requires all hotels to place smoke detectors within 15 feet of rooms devoted for sleeping.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1426
An Act Concerning: Aging
Requires the Department of Aging to investigate the cost of maintaining an inventory of services available to older adults.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1476
An Act Concerning: Professional Regulation
Requires more disclosure and notifications of complaints and reports filed with the Medical Disciplinary Board to complainants and subjects.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1702
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Allows a licensed physician's assistant and a licensed advanced practice nurse to administer blood tests for alcohol and drug testing in DUI situations.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1926
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Determines that a Housing Authority whose title is owned by a partnership or LLC is still eligible for the tax exemption if the authority would otherwise still be eligible.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 2259
An Act Concerning: Government
Exempts Public Aid appeals committee correspondence from the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3346
An Act Concerning: Finance
Creates the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm Systems Fund to support law enforcement, airborne, and terrorism operations.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3417
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Changes the funds where court fees get deposited for probation offenses.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 270
An Act Concerning: State Government
Separates the Division of the Lottery from the Department of Revenue.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately, except provisions related to the separation take place October 15, 2011.
Bill No.: SB 665
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Allows businesses with a craft distiller license to manufacture and store up to 15,000 gallons of spirits per year
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 670
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Requires that if a pharmacist substitutes any generic prescription in place of a brand-name anti-epileptic drug, then the pharmacist must provide written notice to the patient before the prescription is dispensed.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1043
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Requires Law enforcement to provide notice to victims or families of victims when re-opening a closed case for investigation except when the State's Attorney determines doing so could interfere with the investigation.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1073
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Grants Will County quick-take powers for year in an area of an intersection in order to make road improvements.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1213
An Act Concerning: Safety
Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-containing rings, seals, and sensors and clarifies the requirements faced by scrap metal recyclers in the removal of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Bill No.: SB 1253
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Expands the list of offices a county board member may hold to include community college district board member, if the county has fewer than 40,000 inhabitants.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1794
An Act Concerning: Education
Amends the School Code and removes the categorizations for special education teachers and inserts new cross-categorizations for special education teachers.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1843
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Modifies definition for "chiropractic physician" specifically allowing them to provide advice regarding the use of non-prescription products and to administer oxygen.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2063
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Creates the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act to streamline the way 9-1-1 surcharges are collected from prepaid wireless companies
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1, except sections pertaining to the Emergency Telephone System Act and the Public Utilities Act, which take effect immediately.
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