CHICAGO - June 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 6
Creates a muskrat trapping season in Illinois.
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 91
Aligns the due date of the state comprehensive child abuse and neglect prevention plan with the due dates of federally required plans.
An Act Concerning: State government
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 141
Requires owners of dwelling units to notify the renters of the existence of a radon hazard.
An Act Concerning: Civil law
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 178
Allows parties to voluntarily waive the fact finding conference conducted by the Department of Human Rights upon receipt of a civil rights violation charge.
An Act Concerning: Human rights
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 1077

Extends the time allotted to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to submit a report to the General Assembly on incidences of Medicaid fraud.
An Act Concerning: Public aid
Action: Signed
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 1125
Extends the repeal date by ten years for the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License Act, currently slated to sunset on January 1, 2012.  
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Action: Signed                    
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1170
Changes testing for brucellosis at livestock auction markets in Illinois following a change in federal livestock testing policy.
An Act Concerning: Animals
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1222
Requires letters of completion in a child passenger safety course to be printed on IDOT forms.
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Action: Signed  
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 1291
Authorizes IDOT to convey described parcels in Grundy, Henderson, LaSalle, Rock Island, Montgomery, Rock Island and St. Clair counties .
An Act Concerning: Land
Action: Signed 
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1553
Allows unclaimed property worth less than $100 in the possession of law enforcement for more than six months may be donated to a charity registered to the state of Illinois.
An Act Concerning: Civil law
Action: Signed    
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 1593
Creates provisions for the issuing of a traffic violation that occurred on an automatic traffic system to a lessee.
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Action: Signed  
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: HB 1719
Changes the calculation of service credit for Chicago teachers and makes other clarifying changes.
An Act Concerning: Public employee benefits
Action: Signed   
Effective Date: July 1, 2011

Bill No.: HB 1724
Permits the Department of Natural Resources to create an open season for trapping river otters in Illinois and sets forth regulations.
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Action: Signed      
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1761  
Requires the IDOT master plan for transportation to be delivered every five years and include a freight mobility plan.  
An Act Concerning: State government  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: HB 1852  
Provides an exemption to the Liquor Control Act for the golf course owned by Illinois State University.  
An Act Concerning: Liquor  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: HB 2066  
States that the Department of Employment Security will annually provide a list of unemployment insurance claimants to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to be used for jury lists.  
An Act Concerning: Courts  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: January 1, 2012     

Bill No.: HB 2500  
Changes the eligibility requirements for counties to receive federal pass-through funds under the Tennessee Valley Authority Payment Act.  
An Act Concerning: Finance  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: SB 62  
Allows authorized personnel to administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions outside their respective districts, circuits, counties or jurisdictions.  
An Act Concerning: Government  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: January 1, 2012     

Bill No.: SB 74  
Reduces the time for courts to set fitness hearings for defendants following receipt of a treatment providers report indicating the defendant's fitness for trial.  
An Act Concerning: Criminal law  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: SB 145  
Raises standards of care for people with developmental disabilities living in intermediate care facilities and establishes a new licensing category for a subset of institutions for mental disease.  
An Act Concerning: Health facilities  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: SB 956  
States that blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on certain emergency vehicles may be lighted when parked or stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance call, or motor vehicle accident.  
An Act Concerning: Transportation  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: January 1, 2012     

Bill No.: SB 1241  
Amends the Petroleum Education and Marketing Act to extend the repeal of the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board by two years to January 1, 2018.  
An Act Concerning: Regulation  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: SB 1278  
Allows pension benefits owed to the living dependents of downstate firefighters be paid to a trust.  
An Act Concerning: Public employee benefits  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately     

Bill No.: SB 1336  
Requires that IDOT, when they decide to replace any used vehicle, to prioritize CMS over any local governments for reallocation of surplus vehicles.  
An Act Concerning: State government  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: January 1, 2012  

Bill No.: SB 1379  
Requires regulations on fluoride levels in public water supplies to incorporate recommendations set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  
An Act Concerning: Safety  
Action: Signed                            
Effective Date: Immediately   

Bill No.: SB 1633
Makes a transfer to the Health Care Provider Relief Fund from the General Revenue Fund and delays repayment of the Budget Stabilization Fund for the purpose of paying Medicaid bills while the state still receives the enhanced federal reimbursement.  
An Act Concerning: State Government
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 1668
Allows the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees to develop policies allowing alcohol to be served or sold in buildings for public events and non-student related activities.
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 1703
Diverts fees collected for conservation violations to a newly created Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund to support the operations of conservation police officers in the Department of Natural Resources.
An Act Concerning: Fees
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: July 1, 2012

Bill No.: SB 1753
Subjects professional personnel used by the court in marriage dissolution cases to the courts' subpoena authority and creates rules for the payment of the fees related to the use of the professional personnel.
An Act Concerning: Civil law
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: SB 1784
Creates and promotes efficiencies within the state's medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services by cutting costs, ensuring compliance with federal law, streamlining healthcare payment processes and eliminating duplicative services.
An Act Concerning: Public aid
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 1805
Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to base its yearly infections report regarding certain regarding certain Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) on data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rather than on hospital discharge data.
An Act Concerning: Public health
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: January 1, 2012

Bill No.: SB 1828
Allows the Department of Corrections to serve the short form notice of an order of protection on inmates, parolees, and releases and adds a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release that an inmate must notify his or her parole agent when served with an order of protection and comply with all of the terms of an order of protection.
An Act Concerning: Orders of Protection
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 1835
Allows alcohol to be sold or dispensed on the replica canal boat on the I & M Canal near LaSalle and at the College of DuPage.  
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 1894
Makes a technical change to the Nursing Home Care Act to remove reference to a DD facility.
An Act Concerning: Health facilities
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 2405
Makes a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
An Act Concerning: Appropriations
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: July 1, 2011, some provisions effective immediately

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CHICAGO - June 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 1686
Allows for an exception to the Liquor Control Act to promote economic development in Chicago.
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately 

Bill No.: HB 3207
Removes any potential fiscal liability the state might accrue absent federal approval of the recently enacted nursing home assessment and payment enhancements.
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately 

Bill No.: HB 3441
Allows the Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to extend the term of a plan administrator contract for up to three years.
An Act Concerning: Insurance
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately 

Bill No.: SB 1293
Allows for an exception to the Liquor Control Act to allow a relocated restaurant to sell liquor.
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Action: Signed                        
Effective Date: Immediately

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CHICAGO - June 3, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 1177

Creates the General Assembly Redistricting Act of 2011.

An Act Concerning: Redistricting

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

"Ensuring that everyone's voice is heard in government is crucial to our democracy. For the first time, the people of Illinois have been able to participate in public hearings and have their voices heard in drawing their legislative districts. I would like to commend lawmakers for significantly increasing openness and transparency in the remap process," said Governor Quinn. "I commend Sen. Kwame Raoul and Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie for their leadership in drafting a map that better represents the interest of our diverse communities."

 

 

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SPRINGFIELD - May 31, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: HB 3184

Allows county boards to determine fees (not to exceed $75) for each civil union or marriage license and provides for $5 from each fee to be remitted to the state's Domestic Violence Fund.

An Act Concerning: Government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

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SPRINGFIELD - June 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 754

Creates a craft brewer's liquor license specifically permitting craft brewers to self-distribute beer.

An Act Concerning: Liquor

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

CHICAGO - March 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: SB 1927

Authorizes the Power Holdings Company to build a coal gasification plant in Jefferson County.

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Action: Vetoed                        

 

Bill No.: SB 2969

Allows certain counties to claim an exemption from the Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law.

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Action: Vetoed                        

Bill No.: SB 3388

Authorizes the building of a coal gasification facility on the southeast side of Chicago off the Calumet River.

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Action: Vetoed                        

 

See below for Governor Quinn's veto messages to the General Assembly.

 

**Friday, March 4, 2011**

 

CHICAGO - March 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: HB 1410

Allows the Executive Ethics Commission to define the value of gifts prohibited by the ethics act.

An Act Concerning: State Government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1525

Extends the EDGE tax credit to the NALCO water purification and treatment company.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1565

Fixes the formula for calculating interest owed on furlough day credit "bought back" by state employees.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1606

Requires municipalities and counties to notify an applicant for certain demolition or renovation permits of the requirement to file a notification with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

An Act Concerning: Local Government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: 90 days after becoming law

 

Bill No.: HB 2022

Enables the City of Country Club Hills to use quick-take proceedings under eminent domain authority for the purpose of connecting two commercial developments as a part of their ongoing I-57/I-80 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District project.

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 6063

Permits the Department of Aging to fund a demonstration program of bundled services to clients who qualify for Community Care Program (CCP) and reside in projects designated as Comprehensive Care Residential Settings (CCRS).

An Act Concerning: State Government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 6881

Amends a provision allowing individuals on MSR to earn a reduction for earning a GED to also earn a reduction for High School Diplomas.

An Act Concerning: Criminal Law

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

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CHICAGO - February 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

              Bill No.: HB 5424

Limits the length of collective bargaining agreements, makes changes to budgeting for outcomes provisions and sunsets all grants.

An Act Concerning: State Government

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 3088

Reduces outlier payments to hospitals and sets aside a portion of funds for nursing home enforcement and home and community-based services.

An Act Concerning: State Government

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 3708

Amends the state budget law to make technical changes to some of the requirements regarding submission of the Governor's quarterly budget statements.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

CHICAGO - February 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 1631

Extends the Marquette TIF District in the Village of Romeoville from 23 years (ending in 2012) to 35 years (ending in 2024).

An Act Concerning: Local government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1720

Expands the definition of a "hospital" to include "buildings on a campus" and aligns the definition of "campus" with the definition used by federal Medicare regulations.

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 5178

Exempts ticket sales and membership fees sold at the Brookfield Zoo from a municipal amusement tax.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 5417

Removes language providing that members of a downstate police pension fund receive a "pro rata" share of the benefits should such fund have insufficient money to pay the entirety of the benefits owed to its members.

An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 902

Deletes a provision regarding the dispensation of money from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund, which is in conflict with another state law.

An Act Concerning: Fish

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 2525

Ensures insurance availability for state employees and their dependents, and makes corrective changes regarding the Military Leave of Absence Act.

An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 3342

Provides that instruments issued by the Bi-State Development Authority mature at 40 years - rather than 30 years - after the date of issuance.

An Act Concerning: State Government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

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CHICAGO - January 27, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: HB 1444

Creates the Chronic Disease Nutrition and Outcomes Advisory Commission within the Department of Public Health.

An Act Concerning: State government

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1512

Reverses fund sweeps from the Hansen-Therkelsen Memorial Deaf Student College Fund and the DHS Private Resources Fund and makes technical changes to the DHS State Projects Fund.

An Act Concerning: Finance

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1716

Requires nursing homes to staff light intermediate care at the same nursing ratios as intermediate care.

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1721

Allows a hospital located in a county with fewer than 325,000 citizens to apply to DPH for approval to conduct its psychiatric services from more than one location in the county under a single license at
another hospital.

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1935

Provides that a towing service may place a lien on personal property in a vehicle removed under  specified circumstances with certain exemptions.

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 3677

Provides that a person commits a Class D misdemeanor if they drive a vehicle in excess of 31 (rather than 30) miles per hour but less than 40 miles per hour of the maximum speed limit.

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 3962

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 by making changes to provisions prohibiting tampering with public records.

An Act Concerning: Criminal law

Action: Signed

Effective Date: June 1, 2011

 

Bill No.: HB 5018

Increases the HMO Guaranty Fund cap from $300,000 to $500,000 to better protect consumers.

An Act Concerning: Insurance

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 647

Changes the reporting deadline for the Task Force on Higher Education Private Student Loans by one year.

An Act Concerning: Education

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 1858

Requires a recalculation and recertification of the required contributions to the Retirement Systems by April 1, 2011.

An Act Concerning: Public employee benefits

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 2559

Allows Cook County a one-year exception from compliance with the required time period during which applications for judgment and order of sale for taxes and special assessments on delinquent properties must be made.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

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SPRINGFIELD - Thursday, January 13, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 2505

Provides revenue needed to stabilize the state's budget and sets unprecedented limits on state spending.

An Act Concerning: Revenue

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately

Friday, January 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 3514

Authorizes financing for the state's pension funds.

An Act Concerning: Finance

Action: Signed                        

Effective Date: Immediately  

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