HB 4488

Abstract

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that December 1 through December 7 of each year is designated as Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week as a week to encourage awareness of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 490/136 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 490/1 from Ch. 1, par. 3051-1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 490/1 from Ch. 1, par. 3051-1 Adds reference to: New Act 10 ILCS 5/21-1 from Ch. 46, par. 21-1 10 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 46, par. 21-2 10 ILCS 5/21-3 from Ch. 46, par. 21-3 10 ILCS 5/21-4 from Ch. 46, par. 21-4 10 ILCS 5/21-5 rep. 10 ILCS 5/1-4 from Ch. 46, par. 1-4 10 ILCS 5/1A-25 10 ILCS 5/1A-45 10 ILCS 5/7-5 from Ch. 46, par. 7-5 10 ILCS 5/7-12 from Ch. 46, par. 7-12 10 ILCS 5/8-9 from Ch. 46, par. 8-9 10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 10 ILCS 5/9-11 from Ch. 46, par. 9-11 10 ILCS 5/9-23.5 10 ILCS 5/9-35 10 ILCS 5/9-50 10 ILCS 5/10-1 from Ch. 46, par. 10-1 10 ILCS 5/10-6 from Ch. 46, par. 10-6 10 ILCS 5/10-6.1 from Ch. 46, par. 10-6.1 10 ILCS 5/10-10.1 from Ch. 46, par. 10-10.1 10 ILCS 5/13-6.1 from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.1 10 ILCS 5/14-5.1 from Ch. 46, par. 14-5.1 10 ILCS 5/19-12.2 from Ch. 46, par. 19-12.2 10 ILCS 5/19A-21 10 ILCS 5/28-8 from Ch. 46, par. 28-8 10 ILCS 5/29B-10 from Ch. 46, par. 29B-10; formerly Ch. 46, par. 11 10 ILCS 5/29B-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29B-15; formerly Ch. 46, par. 11 10 ILCS 5/29B-20 from Ch. 46, par. 29B-20; formerly Ch. 46, par. 11 10 ILCS 5/9-45 rep. 30 ILCS 500/50-37 60 ILCS 1/45-10 60 ILCS 1/45-20 60 ILCS 1/45-25 60 ILCS 1/45-55 60 ILCS 1/70-45 70 ILCS 805/3c 70 ILCS 805/3c-1 70 ILCS 805/3c-2 new 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 730 ILCS 200/1 730 ILCS 200/5 730 ILCS 200/10 730 ILCS 200/15 730 ILCS 200/20 730 ILCS 200/25 730 ILCS 200/40 730 ILCS 200/45 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act. Concerning electors for the Electoral College, provides for an alternate elector to fill a vacant position (replacing the procedure currently in the Election Code), including if an elector has marked a ballot in violation of his or her pledge. Requires a political party to submit an elector nominee and an alternate elector nominee to the Secretary of State. Requires an elector nominee and an alternate elector nominee to pledge to vote for the President and Vice President nominees of the party that nominated the elector and alternate elector. Makes conforming changes in the Election Code and provides that an elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge in the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act may not receive an allowance for food and lodging. Amends the Election Code. Provides that, except during the 27 days immediately preceding any election, the State Board of Elections shall make available to the public the statewide voter registration list, allowing for redaction of telephone numbers, social security numbers, street numbers of home addresses, birth dates, identifiable portions of email addresses, and other highly sensitive personal information. Provides that voting by physically incapacitated electors who have made proper application to the election authority not later than 5 days before the regular primary and general election shall be conducted either through vote by mail procedures or on specified premises (rather than only on specified premises). Provides that the question of whether a unit of local government shall continue to be a home rule unit (rather than shall cease to be a home rule unit) shall be submitted in a form as specified. Replaces some instances of annual or semi-annual reports with quarterly reports. In provisions relating to limitations on campaign contributions, removes provisions inoperative beginning July 1, 2013. Provides that a political committee that receives a contribution from a vendor providing automated traffic systems shall dispose of the contribution by returning the contribution or an amount equal to the contribution to the contributor or by donating the contribution or an amount equal to the contribution to a charity. Removes a reference to the dissolved Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform. Makes changes in provisions concerning limitations on campaign contritions and election judge badges. Removes references to a temporary filing system effective through August 1, 2009. Removes references to specified committees and the county clerk in the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. Repeals provisions relating to contributions by a medical cannabis cultivation center or medical cannabis dispensary organization to any political action committee created by any medical cannabis cultivation center or dispensary organization to make a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Modifies the definition of "affiliated entity" and removes the definition of "sponsoring entity". Amends the Township Code. Makes changes concerning the date of party caucuses. Provides that the compensation for a supervisor of a township in Cook County may not be increased during the term of office for which the supervisor is elected or appointed. Provides that an ordinance establishing compensation, including an increase or decrease in a supervisor's compensation, shall apply uniformly to the supervisors whose terms start after enactment of the compensation ordinance. Prohibits a township from decreasing the salary for a person elected as supervisor of a township while maintaining the salary of an incumbent. Provides that an ordinance that violates the provisions is null and void. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Restores language concerning how the terms of elected commissioners are to be determined for a forest preserve district having boundaries that are coextensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act are to be deemed to have been in continuous effect since November 15, 2021 (the effective date of the Public Act that deleted language concerning how the terms of elected commissioners of such a district are to be determined) and are to remain in effect until lawfully repealed. Provides that all actions that were taken on or after 2021 and before the effective date of the amendatory Act by a downstate forest preserve district or any other person and that are consistent with or in reliance on the changes made by the amendatory Act are validated. Amends the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall conduct the civics peer education program each of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per month at each correctional institution. Provides that the civics peer education program and workshops must be made available to all committed persons regardless of the date they were first committed or the length of their sentence. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 730 ILCS 200/1 730 ILCS 200/5 730 ILCS 200/10 730 ILCS 200/15 730 ILCS 200/20 730 ILCS 200/25 730 ILCS 200/40 730 ILCS 200/45 new Removes provisions amending the Unified Code of Corrections and the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to: 60 ILCS 1/45-10 60 ILCS 1/45-20 60 ILCS 1/45-25 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-9 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-9 10 ILCS 5/25-3 from Ch. 46, par. 25-3 Makes changes to the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2. Removes provisions amending the Township Code concerning party caucuses. Further amends the Election Code. Makes changes concerning vacancies in the office of judge. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/10-1 Adds reference to: 615 ILCS 90/5 from Ch. 19, par. 1205 In the provisions concerning the Election Code, removes changes concerning the application of certain provisions to minor political parties. In provisions concerning the time and manner of filing, provides that in the case of petitions for the office of multi-township assessor, such petitions shall be filed with the election authority not more than 141 (instead of 113) nor less than 134 days before the consolidated election. Amends the Fox Waterway Agency Act. Makes changes concerning vacancies for the directors.