CHICAGO - August 23, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:
Bill No.: HB 297
An Act Concerning: State Government
Requires the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions submit findings and recommendations concerning employment restrictions that are not reasonably related to public safety.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1091
An Act Concerning: State Government
Creates a Public-Private Partnership ("P3") Act authorizing P3s and establishing a framework for P3 transportation projects.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1216
An Act Concerning: Education
Creates the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission to study school districts across the state and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on their findings.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 1670
An Act Concerning: Government
Requires any elected or appointed member of a public body to complete online training conducted by the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: HB 2934
An Act Concerning: Public Aid
Permits the state to interfund borrow for the purpose of enhancing Medicaid reimbursements prior to June 30, 2011.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediate
Bill No.: HB 2955
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Makes technical changes to statute to make sure that the Illinois Compiled Statutes are consistent with laws that were enacted in the 96th General Assembly.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3041
An Act Concerning: Government
Adds trust companies to the definition of financial institutions included in the Illinois Notary Public Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: HB 3620
An Act Concerning: Safety
Requires that structural fill made from coal combustion waste must meet the standards of the American Society of Testing Materials or the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in order to be considered for beneficial use.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 87
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Exempts currency exchanges from the Transmitters of Money Act for the sale, loading, or unloading of stored value cards.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 90
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Removes the requirement that Secretary of State driver facilities have deputy registrars and allows driver facilities to be permanent places for voter registration.
Action: Amendatorily Vetoed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 115
An Act Concerning: Employment
Increases the civil penalty to $5,000 when an employer interferes or discourages an individual from exercising their rights under the Equal Pay Act or retaliates against an individual for exercising their rights under the Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 152
An Act Concerning: Insurance
Requires arbitration for smaller automobile insurance damage claims where the amount in dispute involves less than $2,500.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 153
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Extends the repeal date of the Massage Licensing Act from Jan. 1, 2012, to Jan. 1, 2022 and makes various substantive and technical changes.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 170
An Act Concerning: Government
Designates the Governor authority to appoint superintendents for the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI) with advice and consent of the Senate.
Action: Amendatorily Vetoed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1234
An Act Concerning: Civil Liabilities
Allows for more integration between mental health and physical health providers.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1235
An Act Concerning: State Government
Eliminates a duplicative child care law.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1240
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Allows the Emergency Telephone System Board to purchase real property if the purchase occurred before March 16, 2006.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1292
An Act Concerning: Courts
Broadens a juvenile court's jurisdiction in order to conduct permanency hearings and allows the Department of Juvenile Justice to obtain matching federal funds under Title IV-E.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1357
An Act Concerning: Safety
Allows the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to collect fines for violations of Compliance Commitment Agreements.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1364
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Allows municipal hospital contract employees to serve on public hospital board.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1386
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Allows Cook County residents to apply for a refund of excess property taxes between Sept. 1, 2011 and Sept. 1, 2012.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1470
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Provides that the Prisoner Review Board may schedule a rehearing no later than five (rather than three) years from the date of the parole denial.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1471
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Prohibits the Prisoner Review Board from releasing any material containing any information from the victim to the inmate or inmate's attorney unless the victim provides a waiver.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1553
An Act Concerning: Insurance
Amends the filing dates for semi-annual expense reports required from insurance carriers.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1578
An Act Concerning: Education
Grants educational support staff the opportunity to upgrade their skills through professional development institute day attendance.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1602
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Makes various changes regarding mobile dental vans in the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1607
An Act Concerning: Insurance
Attempts to protect seniors from being mislead when purchasing or learning about life insurance policies and amends life insurance provisions concerning both proof of death and payment of proceeds.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1622
An Act Concerning: Health
Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct a geographic analysis of support services for persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness and report the findings to the General Assembly.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1623
An Act Concerning: Health
Requires the Department of Human Services to report on the progress of implementation of Williams v. Quinn consent decree and propagate a new rule governing community-based residential settings.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1740
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Requires parole or mandatory supervised release to be written as part of the sentencing order; changes a condition of mandatory supervised release from mandatory to discretionary.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1761
An Act Concerning: Public Health
Provides for expanded screening to identify new diseases and disorders in newborns.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1804
An Act Concerning: Revenue
Guarantees that a restrictive covenant may not limit a person's right to a notice of public hearing.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1821
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 1972
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Requires the purchaser of a property at a foreclosure sale of common interest community unit to pay the court costs incurred by the association in an attempt to collect assessments that are past due.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 1996
An Act Concerning: Civil Law
Requires the Department of Public Health to develop a plan regarding the relocation of mobile home and manufactured home residents.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2007
An Act Concerning: State Government
Removes the requirement that the Treasurer's Office publish in Chicago and Springfield newspapers the investment or management policy for the College Savings Pool and the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2040
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Provides that the Illinois Anti-Piracy Statute comports with Federal law, with respect to sound recordings, and applies only to those that were initially fixed prior to Feb. 15, 1972.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 2042
An Act Concerning: Education
Removes a reference to reapportionment by the General Assembly for the Lincoln Land Community College District No. 526, and instead provides that Board of Trustee members must be elected by district at the 2013 consolidated election.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2064
An Act Concerning: Transportation
Grants the Secretary of State the ability to suspend a car's registration if it is confirmed that the car was used for gun running.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 2082
An Act Concerning: State Government
Requires the Secretary of State to publish a report on the number of businesses in Illinois every quarter.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2170
An Act Concerning: Local Government
Makes changes to the School Facility Occupation Tax Law which requires the imposition of a sales tax earmarked for school construction if the voters approve the referendum.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Immediately
Bill No.: SB 2236
An Act Concerning: Regulation
Requires applicants for land surveyor-in-training licenses must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university program.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
Bill No.: SB 2268
An Act Concerning: Criminal Law
Provides that within 14 days of seizure, the state shall seek a preliminary determination from the circuit court as to whether there is probable cause that the property may be subject to forfeiture.
Action: Signed
Effective Date: Jan. 1
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