CHICAGO - August 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:
Bill No.: HB 79
An Act Concerning: Liquor
Provides that alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at Veterans Memorial Hall in Rockford.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 332
An Act Concerning: Government
Changes the definition of minority and removes and replaces current racial classifications.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 350
An Act Concerning: Government
Allows a notary public to verify the signature of a person based upon documents provided by a consulate.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 464
An Act Concerning: Finance
Allows the Department of Veterans' Affairs to transfer any property under $100 in value that was donated to residents of facilities operated by the Department to any civic organization.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 585
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Directs the Regional Transportation Authority to fund Americans with Disabilities Act Paratransit needs.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 700
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Requires any state licensing agency to assign a customer identification number to each licensee regulated by the agency.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1272
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Requires circuit clerks to return confiscated FOID cards to the Illinois State Police.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1298
An Act Concerning: Finance
Directs Circuit court clerks to remit electronic citation fees designated for ISP to the State Treasurer for deposit into Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) Maintenance Fund.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1470
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a process for nursing homes to submit reports and assessment payments electronically, instead of by mail.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 1526
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Allows counties to maintain the ordinances, control, and jurisdiction of property that is the subject of an annexation agreement if the property is located more than 1.5 miles from the annexing municipality's corporate limits, and the county has voted to maintain such control by a 2/3 vote of the county board.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1703
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Streamlines the Illinois Commerce Commission certification process for oil pipeline companies who attempt to construct a pipeline and operate as a common carrier
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 2073
An Act Concerning: Finance
Creates the Small Business Development Grand Fund under the administration of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 2267
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Increases the fine for driving without insurance to a minimum of $2,500 for a third conviction when an accident causes bodily harm
Action:
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 2922
An Act Concerning: State Government
Creates the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which requires state agencies to report the Comptroller all necessary financial information in order for the Comptroller's office to compile and publish a comprehensive annual financial report.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 2938
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Would nullify any authority to create a new special license plate and permit the discontinuation of existing specialty license plates if the Secretary of State has not received the required number of applications within two years.
Action:
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 3010
An Act Concerning: Human Rights
Expands the definition of "disability" used in the public accommodations provision of the Human Rights Act to include any mental, psychological, or developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorders.
Action:
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 3158
An Act Concerning: Finance
Extends the prohibition on contractors making political contributions to the Governor to the Lieutenant Governor.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3256
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Creates a new class of vehicle called "expanded-use antique vehicle," and allows such vehicles to drive without restriction on highways during certain months of the year
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 3257
An Act Concerning: Business
Makes a violation of the federal John Warner National Defense Authorization Act also a violation of the Illinois Payday Loan Reform Act, which protects military members against payday loan companies.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 3315
An Act Concerning: State Government
Amends the Veterans' Affairs Act to add prosthetics to the list of areas which the Discharged Servicemember Task Force shall investigate in fiscal year 2012.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan 1.
Bill No.: HB 3334
An Act Concerning: Public Employee Benefits
Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) by removing a provision requiring an application for leave-of-absence credit to be filed within 2 years after termination of the leave and adding criteria that must be met for a person to be eligible for either temporary or permanent disability benefits.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3428
An Act Concerning: Employment
Repeals the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification Act, the Illinois Street Trades Law, and the Industrial Home Work Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 41
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Allows township trustees, by ordinance, to dispose of brush and leaves in unincorporated areas of their township without having to hold a referendum.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 172
An Act Concerning: Government
Allow the Department of Agriculture to approve the consolidation of soil and water conservation districts in Lake and McHenry counties brought by a joint petition, bypassing a referendum requirement.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 262
An Act Concerning: State Government
Changes the composition of the Commission to End Hunger from two at-large members to three and gives ex-officio membership status to the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and the Local Food Farms and Jobs Council.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 674
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Makes a change to the definition of "affiliate" within the Consumer Installment Loan Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1133
An Act Concerning: Business
Limits finance charges for any extra days in the first installment period of a payday loan.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1236
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Deletes the requirement to consider the number of children in care when calculating a family's co-payment for childcare under the Public Aid Code.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1342
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Requires that a copy of the written staffing plan for nursing care services be provided to any person upon request.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1945
An Act Concerning: Health
Creates the Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning Act and establishes the State Healthcare Workforce Council within Department of Public Health to provide an ongoing assessment of health care trends, issues, and financing policies and to recommend appropriate state government and private sector solutions to identified needs.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Bill No.: SB 1949
An Act Concerning: Courts
Requires a juvenile court to hold a permanency hearing within 12 months of a minor being placed in protective custody, regardless of whether an adjudication or dispositional hearing has been completed within that timeframe.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2046
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Allows the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to use brand name drugs (in addition to generic) with a 90 day supply if it is cost efficient
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 2069
An Act Concerning: Process Servers
Requires private process servers to share licenses with county sheriffs and maintain a list of employees to be made available upon request and allows processes to be served by licensed employees of a private detective agency in counties with fewer than two million inhabitants.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 2145
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Makes various changes to Petroleum Equipment Licensing Act and extends the sunset date to
January 1, 2022.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2149
An Act Concerning: Education
Strengthens the authority of Financial Oversight Panels administered by the State Board of Education and gives greater authority to the Illinois Finance Authority to approve emergency financial assistance loans that have been requested by an FOP for a financially distressed school district.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2162
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Provides that county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs shall be exempt from fees related to the transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2190
An Act Concerning: Wildlife
Allows the Department of Natural Resources to devise a list of wild species and feral livestock which DNR may prohibit or regulate.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2270
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Exempts juveniles from having to register as violent offenders if convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery and revises the types of aggravated battery that trigger registration for both adult and juvenile offender.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2271
An Act Concerning: State Government
Creates the Racial and Ethnic Impact Research Task Force to collect and analyze data on the racial and ethnic identity of arrestees.
Action:
Effective Date: Immediately
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