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
###
