CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 576

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Provides that water and sewer rate suppliers must provide three additional notices to consumers when rates are set to increase.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1, 2014

 

Bill No.: HB 1052

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Allows advanced practice nurses to provide primary health treatment as long as they are performing within the scope of their training and removes restrictions on doctors' ability to collaborate with advanced practice nurses.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1, 2014

Bill No.: HB 1192

An Act Concerning: Local Government

Authorizes a municipality to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a local health district for the purposes of regulating and inspecting retail food establishments for the municipality.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: SB 50

An Act Concerning: Wildlife

Allows Veterans to obtain a Hunter Education card upon completion of the online portion of the Hunter Education Program.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1170

An Act Concerning: Wildlife

Makes illegal the in-state possession of wildlife illegally harvested outside of the state or country.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

 

Bill No.: SB 1287

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Prohibits a person who has committed a felony involving harm or threat to a minor from being appointed guardian of a person who is disabled or their estate.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

 

Bill No.: SB 1303

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Broadens the definition of "student intern" to include graduate students under the Nursing Home Care Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 1533

An Act Concerning: State Government

Exempts employees of the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council from provisions of the Personnel Code and expands the eligibility for judges able to be appointed thereto.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: HB 2754

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Creates the National Wild Turkey Federation license plate and the Curing Childhood Cancer license plate.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

Bill No.: HB 2771

An Act Concerning: Children

Exempts private attorney-client communications from the reporting requirements of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: HB 3359

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Creates the Precious Metal Purchasers Task Force.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: HB 3370

An Act Concerning: Local Government

Expands the categories of expenses for which the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago may levy taxes.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 30

An Act Concerning: Government

Creates the Thomson United States Penitentiary Cession Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 32

An Act Concerning: State Government

Eliminates requirement that Department of Human Services create a medical advisory panel.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 33

An Act Concerning: Safety

Authorizes electronic reporting of environmental data.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 47

An Act Concerning: Public Aid

Allows the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to send notice of service via facsimile or electronic mail.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 48

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Repeals the Unified Child Support Services Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 62

An Act Concerning: Health

Changes the definition of "Clinical Psychologist".

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 63

An Act Concerning: State Government

Changes the composition of the State Rehabilitation Council and makes other technical changes.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 70

An Act Concerning: Gaming

Exempts licensed video gaming establishments from the location restriction if a school or place of worship moves to or is established within the restricted area after the date on which the licensed video gaming establishment obtained its original liquor license.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 72

An Act Concerning: Safety

Makes technical changes to several Acts to address the Environmental Protection Agency's audit findings.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 93

An Act Concerning: State Government

Permits the placement of detained sexually violent persons in the Chester Mental Health Center.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 922

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Permits tow trucks to use white and/or amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1169

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to remove the termination date from the income withholding notice for child support.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1191

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Eliminates the requirement that the Department of Children and Family Services provide a printed copy of the comprehensive list of the unsafe children's products to certain child care facilities.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1213

An Act Concerning: Juvenile Justice

Provides for the indemnification of individuals or organizations that contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and cleans up statutory references to reflect DJJ's creation as a separate state agency.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1225

An Act Concerning: Aging

Repeals the Senior Citizens Child Care Support Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1292

An Act Concerning: Health Facilities

Increases transparency by requiring the Department of Public Health to issue a report of fines received from nursing homes.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1293

An Act Concerning: Warehouses

Changes the refrigerated warehouse licensing cycle for renewals from calendar year to fiscal year.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1321

An Act Concerning: Public Health

Revises information which must be contained in the Department of Public Health's Annual Report regarding its prostate cancer screening program.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

Bill No.: SB 1322

An Act Concerning: Criminal Law

Requires that the examination to determine whether a person is sexually dangerous be conducted by two qualified evaluators.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1340

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Exempts DCFS from payment of guardian ad litem fees in specified instances.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

Bill No.: SB 1603

An Act Concerning: Finance

Makes several changes that allow the Illinois Finance Authority to operate more efficiently and finance several new projects.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 2401

An Act Concerning: Criminal Law

Permits subdivisions within Cook County to participate in the Redeploy Illinois program.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

 

Bill No.: HB 2404

An Act Concerning: Courts

Allows 17 year-olds to be tried in juvenile court for felony offenses.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

 

Bill No.: HB 3172

An Act Concerning: Courts

Allows judges to vacate a finding of delinquency once the juvenile has completed supervision.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

 

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

Bill No.: HB 192

An Act Concerning: Education

Allows Lake County Township High School District 113 to issue bonds to become due within 25 years.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 479

An Act Concerning: Local Government

Allows the Illinois Medical District Commission, rather than the Auditor General, to provide its annual audits to the General Assembly.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 513

An Act Concerning: Education

Requires Governor's State University to provide the names of individuals enrolled in alternative teaching certification programs and extends the deadline for those individuals to complete the programs.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 982

An Act Concerning: Insurance

Allows the charging of assets for another business a company conducts if the separate account is subject to guarantees, so long as the contract does not specify that the assets are insulated.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 3390

An Act Concerning: Civil Law

Implements operational efficiencies and cost-cutting measures for the administration of the Workers' Compensation Commission.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 626

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Ensures that Early Intervention Services is in compliance with new federal regulation.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1366

An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits

Extends the Early Retirement Without Discount Option under the Teachers' Retirement System for three years, provided certain conditions are met.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1584

An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits

Requires the boards of local pension systems within the City of Chicago to continue to subsidize retiree health care costs for the City of Chicago.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1621

An Act Concerning: State Government

Repeals or makes permissive several unfunded or unduly burdensome mandates for State agencies.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1664

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Makes technical changes to and extends the sunset dates of the Public Utilities Act, Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007, and the Wireless Emergency Telephone System Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1688

An Act Concerning: Education

Eliminates the community college districts' non-residential gross square footage calculation requirement for grant appropriations.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

 

Bill No.: SB 1738

An Act Concerning: Gaming

Makes several changes to the Video Gaming Act, including permitting the use of electronic cards and vouchers; amending location requirements; and allowing cross-licensure of a manufacturer or distributer and the central communications system vendor.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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SPRINGFIELD - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 1329

An Act Concerning: State government

Creates the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Implementation Act.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 1884

An Act Concerning: State Government

The bill re-authorizes advance deposit wagering until Jan. 31, 2014, recovers amounts owed to the state by licensees who continued to accept these wagers after the initial authorization expired on Dec. 31, 2012, and transfers funds from the State Gaming Fund to the School Infrastructure Fund.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: HB 494

An Act Concerning: Education

Places a one-year moratorium on the establishment of virtual charter schools in all school districts except Chicago, and requires the State Charter School Commission to submit a report on virtual schooling by March 1, 2014.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: HB 207

An Act Making Appropriations

Makes appropriations to the Department on Aging.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 1589

An Act Concerning: Gaming

Allows licensed suppliers of gaming equipment, devices or supplies to permanently affix their logo onto certain equipment, devices or supplies.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediate

 

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