CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:
Bill No.: HB 2513
An Act Concerning: Education
Provides that all new school building construction governed by the Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools shall include a storm shelter.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 3685
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Allows the Illinois Secretary of State to grant a waiver for a lapse in the renewal of a driver's license in excess of 30 days for certain drivers, including religious organization bus drivers and senior citizen transportation drivers.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 3695
An Act Concerning: Education
Provides that an Advanced Placement computer science course may satisfy a mathematics requirement for high school graduation.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3765
An Act Concerning: Health
Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to add information to its written summaries regarding the detection, treatment and follow-up tests of breast cancer.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 3819
An Act Concerning: State Government
Codifies the Benefit Access Program within the Illinois Act on Aging.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3829
An Act Concerning: State Government
Requires the Strategic Business Development Plan for the State of Illinois to include an assessment of the economic development practices of bordering states and recommendations regarding best practices for counties that border another state.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3924
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Extends the tax increment financing deadline for the City of Ottawa until 2028.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4033
An Act Concerning: Health
Exempts employees and volunteers at facilities licensed or certified under the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA) Licensure and Certification Act from wearing an identification badge.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4035
An Act Concerning: Health
Provides for the collection and maintenance of childhood cancer survival statistics by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4082
An Act Concerning: Courts
Expands opportunities for criminal adjudication of juvenile delinquency alternatives and authorizes a State's Attorney discretion to file a petition for adjudication of delinquency against a minor who has failed to comply with their non-judicial probation adjustment.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4185
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Extends the completion date of a tax increment financing project for the Village of Arlington Heights until 2037.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4208
An Act Concerning: Government
Provides that appointments to a governmental entity by the county board be subject to county ethics laws.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4235
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Updates state statutes to reference an Illinois Supreme Court rule containing procedures for out-of-state attorneys.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4236
An Act Concerning: State Government
Disqualifies individuals convicted of stalking from eligibility for the Illinois Department of Human Services' designated drug abuse treatment programs.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4269
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Expands the definition of criminal fortification of a structure used for the manufacture, storage or delivery of controlled substances.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4277
An Act Concerning: Fish
Allows residents holding a disability identification card or receiving a disability pension to fish commercially without a sport fishing license.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4290
An Act Concerning: Safety
Provides for criminal penalties for firearms instructors who knowingly falsify training certifications for concealed carry license applicants.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4483
An Act Concerning: Government
Provides for the Illinois Association of Park Districts to conduct Open Meeting training for park district members.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4486
An Act Concerning: State Government
Expands and clarifies list of medications that may be administered by direct care staff in certain state-run or state-funded facilities.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4491
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Provides that eligible recipients of a Purple Heart license plate are exempted from the payment of registration or renewal fees.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4516
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Clarifies the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4569
An Act Concerning: State Government
Increases the amount of a transaction allowed from a petty cash fund.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4594
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Provides for a judge to issue a search warrant based on testimony via a live simultaneous video and audio feed transmission.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4597
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Permits a park district board to borrow money from a bank or financial institution.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4612
An Act Concerning: Education
Requires the Illinois State Board of Education to submit a study to the General Assembly regarding shared service contracts in student transportation.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4694
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Provides that the health records shall be disclosed to a coroner when investigating the death of an individual in a mental health facility.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4713
An Act Concerning: Finance
Expands the purposes of moneys deposited in the State Treasurer's Bank Services Trust Fund.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 4725
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Sets forth the purpose and requirements for maintaining a risk management framework as well as completing and filing an own risk and solvency assessment and report.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4790
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Updates the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding and Nail Technology Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 4995
An Act Concerning: Education
Allows Monticello Community Unit School District 25 to issue bonds up to $35 million, pending approval by voters and the school board.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5079
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Tightens trapping license requirements for individuals born on or after Jan. 1, 2015.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5080
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Establishes a waterfowl outfitter permit and classifies supplying outfitting services without a permit as a Class B Misdemeanor.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5082
An Act Concerning: Fish
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code to increase the size of casting nets.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5283
An Act Concerning: Education
Allows the community unit school district created by the consolidation of Milford Community Consolidated School District 280 and Milford Township High School District 233 to issue bonds up to $17.5 million pending voter and school board approval.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5286
An Act Concerning: Education
Allows work experience in the capacity of school support personnel to count towards principal endorsement on a Professional Educator License until June 30, 2019.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5288
An Act Concerning: Education
Allows school counseling services to be provided by school counselors and other qualified individuals and sets forth a list of services that may be provided in school counseling.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5290
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Adds knowing distribution of photographs depicting the sex organs of the child to the definition of the grooming offense.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5323
An Act Concerning: Education
Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to submit a study to the General Assembly regarding the feasibility of implementing Pennsylvania's Pay It Forward Pay It Back program in Illinois.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5415
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Clarifies language regarding posting of rewards for information on the Illinois State Police website.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5438
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Amends the Illinois Comptroller's duties regarding submissions of audits or reports by a government unit.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5464
An Act Concerning: Safety
Clarifies the effective period of certification for pesticide applicators and pesticide dealers.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5514
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Changes the methods by which animals may be removed from traps.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5564
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Requires the Illinois Department of Revenue to prescribe regulations allowing taxpayers to elect a credit carryforward on an original return, amended return, or otherwise.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5567
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Establishes new procedural requirements for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in connection with oil and gas permits and petitions.
Action: Signed
Effective: Sept. 1, 2014
Bill No.: HB 5575
An Act Concerning: Insurance
Increases the caps for binding arbitration awards via uninsured motorist coverage.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5593
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Increases the size of the Plainfield Park District Board from five members to seven.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5613
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Provides for the electronic use of Real Estate Transfer Tax Stamps.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5623
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Requires certain types of local governments and school districts to provide e-mail addresses for elected officials of the local government or school district on its website.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5682
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Establishes a criminal penalty for any person requiring payment in exchange for assisting individuals with applications for state or federal benefits.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5696
An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits
Codifies current omitted service procedures of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), makes changes to uncontested IMRF elections, and removes outdated transfers of service credit.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5709
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Exempts qualifying municipal employees from real estate appraisers' licensure requirements if they perform valuation waivers not exceeding $10,000.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5845
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Extends the date by which the Precious Metal Purchasers Task Force must submit its report to the General Assembly.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5852
An Act Concerning: Aging
Creates the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and requires the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Department on Aging to develop a plan for enforcement.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5858
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Allows human trafficked and gang-involved youth to remove tattoos related to servitude or affiliation without parental consent.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5893
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Requires property owners to notify fire protection districts upon the filing of an exemption that would reduce the assessed valuation of property by more than $100,000.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5899
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Establishes a committee to study and recommend a Best Practices Protocol on issues related to the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 5926
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Creates training requirements for new and existing alcohol servers in Cook County.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2015
Bill No.: HB 5950
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Sets forth procedures for a crime victim to enforce certain payments through the courts by an offender whose sentence includes an order of restitution.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 0728
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Creates a five year window in which the Liquor Control Commission may consider current offenses of sale to a minor in combination with previous offenses occurring within that time period.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 2620
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Allows sewer vacuum trucks registered as Special Hauling Vehicles to operate with an increased weight load while conducting emergency repairs in certain circumstances.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 2650
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Allows criminal defendants to petition for return of court costs in cases in which the defendant has been found factually innocent and their conviction has been reversed.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 2800
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Extends a program that speeds up the returning to court of defendants who are fit to stand trial.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2978
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Clarifies rules on who may be issued Illinois State Police Memorial Park license plates and expands eligible vehicles to motorcycles.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2984
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Clarifies the definition of a substantially identical interest for virtual representatives for trust cases and expands the use of non-judicial settlement agreements when virtual representation is utilized.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 2989
An Act Concerning: Education
Adds alternative qualifications for individuals seeking the designation of "school psychologist."
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2995
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Expands law to allow DNA testing related to convictions based upon guilty pleas by individuals in cases where such testing of relevant evidence was not available at the time of a guilty plea.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3027
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Adds the sale of a mobile home owned by a governmental body to the criteria considered to be a sale in error.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3029
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Removes certain requirements for what must be printed on a check by banks.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3055
An Act Concerning: Safety
Grants the Illinois Department of Public Health the authority to modify or abandon water wells and clarifies definitions to remain consistent with existing well construction regulations.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3071
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Streamlines competitive-bidding requirements for public libraries.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3074
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Provides offenders extra time to pay full restitution to victims by extending terms of probation or conditional discharge in cases where a later imprisonment had impeded their ability to pay restitution.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3110
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Adds to the list of circumstances in which a physician or surgeon may disclose patient information.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3137
An Act Concerning: State Government
Requires Senate confirmation of the Governor's appointments to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3139
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Amends the weight limits for vehicles carrying petroleum under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3147
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Extends the sunset date of the housing opportunity area abatement program.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3157
An Act Concerning: Public Health
Aligns Illinois pasteurized milk products laws with federal laws.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3176
An Act Concerning: Safety
Regulates the manufacture of modular dwellings and mobile structures.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3225
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Allows for the development of a training program for law enforcement officers regarding veterans awareness.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3231
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Creates guidelines for determining spousal maintenance awards and clarifies child support calculations.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3234
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Eliminates an outdated reference to the tire user fee.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3256
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Establishes the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services' reimbursement procedures for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3262
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Streamlines the Motor Fuel Tax Law with changes to the International Fuel Tax Agreement.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3276
An Act Concerning: State Government
Allows the Illinois State Treasurer to retain an administrative charge of certain moneys.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3286
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Requires employees of gated communities to allow entrance to process servers.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3306
An Act Concerning: Education
Creates pilot program associated with Monetary Award Program funds.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3318
An Act Concerning: Gaming
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3322
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Amends and repeals provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code and Intergovernmental Corporation Act.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3324
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Clarifies provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3334
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Suspends the statute of limitations for claims for refunds for financially disabled individuals.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3402
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Exempts vehicles with out-of-state dealer plates from registration requirements for limited travel in Illinois under specific circumstances.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3412
An Act Concerning: Education
Amends School Code regarding goals and assessments.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3414
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Aligns EMS Education Standards with national standards.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3448
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Changes the timeframe in which the Illinois Department of Revenue must provide notice of expiring certificate of registration.
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2015
Bill No.: SB 3468
An Act Concerning: Health
Expands the ability of a peace officer to take a minor into custody and transport the minor to a mental health facility.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3488
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Clarifies provisions of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 3506
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Allows only urgent care non-emergency centers to use term "urgent."
Action: Signed
Effective: Jan.1, 2015
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