ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY CAPITOL OFFICE
Legislative Tracking Report
101st General Assembly (2020-Spring)
Prepared by: Martin Green
E-mail: greenm@icpas.org
Report created on March 28, 2024
 
AM1010369APPOINT-MARTIN SANDOVAL (SEN. ANTONIO MUĂ‘OZ) Nominates Martin Sandoval, CPA as Member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees.
 Current Status:   2/4/2020 - Appointment Message Tabled Pursuant Rule 10-2e - Superseded by AM 1010403 of the 101st General Assembly
 Recent Status:   10/28/2019 - Assigned to Senate Executive Appointments
10/28/2019 - Received by the Senate Sen. Antonio Mu?oz
 State Bill Page:   AM1010369
 
HB62$CENTRAL IL ECON DEV AUTH-TECH (REP. GREG HARRIS; SEN. ANDY MANAR) Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority for its FY20 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2019.
 Current Status:   6/28/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2019
 Recent Status:   6/28/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0029
6/28/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   HB62
 
HB142FINANCE-TECH (REP. GREG HARRIS; SEN. MARTIN SANDOVAL) House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes changes to a Section concerning the award of State contracts to professional service firms (currently, the award of State contracts). Removes provisions concerning Business Enterprise Council reports for community college districts. Provides that each community college district shall file the annual compliance plan, mid-fiscal year report, and annual report with the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall compile and submit the reports to the Secretary of the Business Enterprise Council. In a Section concerning an annual report, requires the Business Enterprise Council to report specified information for each community college district.
 Current Status:   6/28/2019 - Effective Date June 28, 2019
 Recent Status:   6/28/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0030
6/28/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   HB142
 
HB345TOBACCO PRODUCTS-UNDER 21 (REP. CAMILLE LILLY; SEN. JACQUELINE COLLINS) Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Raises the age for whom tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products may be sold to and possessed by from at least 18 years of age to at least 21 years of age. Defines "electronic cigarette". Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2019.

House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Makes technical changes.
 Current Status:   4/8/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0002
 Recent Status:   4/8/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2019
4/8/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   HB345
 
HB834EQUAL PAY ACT-WAGE HISTORY (REP. ANNA MOELLER; SEN. JENNIFER BERTINO-TARRANT) Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that the exceptions to the equal pay requirement based on sex also apply to the equal pay requirement for African-American employees. Provides that an employer may prohibit a human resources employee, supervisor, or other employee whose job responsibilities require or allow access to other employees' wage or salary information from disclosing that information without prior written consent from the employee whose information is sought or requested. Provides that specified provisions shall not be construed to prevent an employer or employment agency from: providing information about the wages, benefits, compensation, or salary offered in relation to a position; or engaging in discussions with an applicant for employment about the applicant's expectations with respect to wage or salary, benefits, and other compensation. Provides that an employer is not in violation of specified provisions when a job applicant voluntarily and without prompting discloses his or her current or prior wage or salary history, including benefits or other compensation, on the condition that the employer does not consider or rely on the voluntary disclosures as a factor in determining whether to offer a job applicant employment, in making an offer of compensation, or in determining future wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation. Makes other changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law.
 Current Status:   8/1/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andr? Thapedi
 Recent Status:   7/31/2019 - Effective Date September 29, 2019
7/31/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0177
 State Bill Page:   HB834
 
HB1438CANNABIS REGULATION & TAX ACT (REP. KELLY CASSIDY; SEN. TOI HUTCHINSON) Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and amends various Acts. Provides that it is lawful for persons 21 years of age or older to possess, use, and purchase limited amounts of cannabis for personal use in accordance with the Act. Authorizes registered qualifying patients to cultivate limited amounts of cannabis for personal use. Provides for the regulation and licensing of various entities and occupations engaged in cultivation, dispensing, processing, transportation, and other activities regarding cannabis for adult use. Sets forth duties of an Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer, the Department of State Police, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Revenue, the State Treasurer, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and other governmental entities. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis violations under specified circumstances. Creates a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program and a Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Board and contains various provisions regarding a low-interest loan program for social equity applicants, investment in communities that have suffered because of drug policies, and the promotion of cannabis business ownership by individuals who have resided in areas of high poverty and high enforcement of cannabis-related laws. Contains provisions regarding health and safety, packaging, advertising, local ordinances, providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business, and other matters. Creates a Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax and a Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax. Authorizes the imposition of a County Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax and a Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax. Provides for allocation of revenues and creates various funds in the State treasury. Repeals the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tax Act. Contains home rule preemptions. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   6/25/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0027
 Recent Status:   6/25/2019 - Effective Date June 25, 2019
6/25/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   HB1438
 
HB3394BUS CORP-BOARD RACE SEX (REP. EMANUEL WELCH; SEN. JACQUELINE COLLINS) Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that corporations shall report to the Secretary of State: (1) whether the corporation is a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation with its principal executive office located in Illinois; (2) data on specific qualifications, skills, and experience that the corporation considers for its board of directors, nominees for the board of directors, and executive officers; (3) whether each member of the corporation's board of directors self-identifies as a minority person and, if so, which race or ethnicity to which the member belongs; and (4) other information. Requires the Secretary to State to make the information public. Requires the University of Illinois System to review the reported information and publish on its website a report that provides aggregate data on the demographic characteristics of the boards of directors and executive officers of corporations filing an annual report for the preceding year along with an individualized rating for each corporation. Requires the establishment of a rating system assessing the representation of women and minorities on corporate boards. Provides that the report shall also identify strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion among boards of directors and corporate executive officers. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   8/28/2019 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
 Recent Status:   8/27/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0589
8/27/2019 - Effective Date August 27, 2019
 State Bill Page:   HB3394
 
HB3902USE OCC TX-EXEMPT AIRCRAFT PTS (REP. MONICA BRISTOW; SEN. NEIL ANDERSON) House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes and an updated statutory base. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the exemption for materials, parts, equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft applies through December 31, 2024 (in the introduced bill, the exemption applies permanently). Provides that no claim for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the disallowance of the exemption on or after January 1, 2015 and prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   2/6/2020 - Effective Date February 5, 2020
 Recent Status:   2/6/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0629
2/5/2020 - Both Houses Override Total Veto
 State Bill Page:   HB3902
 
HB3930HARASSMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS (REP. JENNIFER GONG-GERSHOWITZ) Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that upon approval by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a continuing education provider for sexual harassment training, the continuing education provider may provide such training to any of the professions, trades, or occupations under the Department's jurisdiction. Prohibits the Department from requiring approved continuing education providers to pay additional certification or approval fees to provide sexual harassment training. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die
 Recent Status:   10/28/2019 - Referred to House Rules
10/28/2019 - FIRST READING
 State Bill Page:   HB3930
 
SB39PROP TX-POLICE AND FIRE (SEN. TERRY LINK; REP. RITA MAYFIELD) Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption in the amount of a reduction of $5,000 from the equalized assessed value of property of police officers and firefighters with duty-related disabilities. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   7/12/2019 - Effective Date July 12, 2019
 Recent Status:   7/12/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0077
7/12/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB39
 
SB75HOTEL CASINO EMPLOYEE SAFETY (SEN. MELINDA BUSH; REP. TONY MCCOMBIE) Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions substantially similar to the introduced bill with the following changes: defines the terms "casino employer" and "hotel employer"; provides for the utilization of a safety device rather than a panic button; requires time off to be granted to file criminal complaints rather than sign police complaints; removes requirement that anti-harassment policies be posted in Polish; limits economic damage awards to $350 per incident; deletes the home rule preemption; provides that before a representative of employees may bring a claim on behalf of employees, the employer must be given 15 calendar days within which to correct the violation. Effective July 1, 2020.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Adds a definition. Defines the term "sexual assault" to mean: (1) an act of sexual conduct, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or (2) any act of sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 and includes, without limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
 Current Status:   8/9/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2020; Some provisions
 Recent Status:   8/9/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2020; Some provisions
8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019; Some provisions
 State Bill Page:   SB75
 
SB262$GOMB (SEN. JOHN CULLERTON) Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Governor?s Office of Management and Budget for its FY 20 ordinary and contingent expenses.
 Current Status:   6/5/2019 - Effective Date July 1, 2019; Some provisions; if an amendment to specified provisions of Public Act 100-586 becomes law.
 Recent Status:   6/5/2019 - Effective Date June 5, 2019; Some provisions
6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0007
 State Bill Page:   SB262
 
SB616PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH (SEN. DON HARMON) Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
 Current Status:   1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die
 Recent Status:   1/20/2020 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
12/15/2019 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
 State Bill Page:   SB616
 
SB687INCOME TAX RATES-CREDITS (SEN. TOI HUTCHINSON; REP. MARCUS EVANS) Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Sets forth a schedule of income-based tax rates for individuals, trusts, and estates for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the tax on corporations shall be imposed at the rate of 7.99% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year. Makes changes concerning transfers to the Local Government Distributive Fund to provide that the transfer shall be equal to 10.75% of the amount that would have been generated if the tax had been imposed at the rate of 3% for individuals, trusts, and estates and at the rate of 4.8% for corporations. Creates a child tax credit. Provides that taxpayers who are required to file a federal joint return shall file a joint return with the State. Provides that the income tax credit for property taxes shall be equal to 6% (currently, 5%) of real property taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year on the principal residence of the taxpayer. Effective January 1, 2021, but does not take effect at all unless Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment No. 1 of the 101st General Assembly is approved by the voters prior to that date.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Makes technical changes to the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 concerning the filing of joint returns.
 Current Status:   6/5/2019 - Effective Date January 1, 2021; does not take effect unless SJRCA 1 is approved by voters prior to that date.
 Recent Status:   6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0008
6/5/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB687
 
SB689ESTATE/GEN-SKIPPING TRANSFER (SEN. TOI HUTCHINSON) Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after January 1, 2021 or for transfers made on or after January 1, 2021. Effective January 1, 2021, but only if an amendment to the Illinois Constitution permitting the taxation of income at a graduated rate is adopted prior to that date by the voters if Illinois.
 Current Status:   6/5/2019 - Effective Date June 5, 2019
 Recent Status:   6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0009
6/5/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB689
 
SB690PTELL-QUALIFIED SCHOOL DIST (SEN. TERRY LINK) House Floor Amendment No. 3 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2019, the rate of tax imposed for transferring title to, beneficial interest in, and controlling interest in real estate located in Illinois is increased to $1.50 for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated in the declaration if the transaction involves nonresidential real estate. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act (which is renamed in the amendatory Act); and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks (and makes conforming changes in various Acts). Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act. Amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, and to increase the terminal tax. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect on January 1, 2020.
 Current Status:   6/28/2019 - Effective Date June 28, 2019; ; some provisions take effect 1-1-20
 Recent Status:   6/28/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0031
6/28/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB690
 
SB1217HOTEL OCCUPATION & USE REVENUE (SEN. THOMAS CULLERTON; REP. TERRA COSTA HOWARD) Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that not less than 75% of the amounts collected by a municipality within DuPage County pursuant to the municipal hotel operators' occupation tax and municipal hotel use tax shall be used to promote tourism within that municipality. Requires that the municipality that belong to a not-for-profit organization headquartered in DuPage County that is recognized by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as a certified local tourism and convention bureau entitled to receive State tourism grant funds. Provides that the remainder of the amounts collected may be used by the municipality for economic development or capital infrastructure. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2021. Effectively immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 - Extends the repeal of provisions regarding a municipal hotel operators' and hotel use tax in DuPage County from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2023.
 Current Status:   8/2/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0204
 Recent Status:   8/2/2019 - Effective Date August 2, 2019
8/2/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1217
 
SB1379PROP TX-INCOME PRODUCING PROP (SEN. DON HARMON; REP. MICHAEL ZALEWSKI) Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment 1 with changes. Removes conforming changes concerning income and expense data, but retains the new Article concerning income-producing property. Provides that the term "income and expense data" include specific federal income tax returns (in Senate Amendment 1, federal income tax returns generally). Provides that "income-producing property" means property that is not exclusively owner-occupied (in Senate Amendment 1, non-owner-occupied). Removes a reference to gas stations. Defines "owner-occupied" and "taxpayer". Provides that the chief county assessment officer shall notify taxpayers of their obligation to submit income and expense data. Makes changes concerning the submission of federal tax forms. Provides that the penalty for failure to submit income and expense data shall be 0.05% (instead of 0.5%) of the prior year's market value. Adds provisions concerning administrative hearings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die
 Recent Status:   1/12/2021 - House Revenue & Finance1/9/2021 - House Revenue & Finance
 State Bill Page:   SB1379
 
SB1515INC TX-FRINGE (SEN. TOI HUTCHINSON; REP. GRANT WEHRLI) House Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for purposes of being liable for income tax, compensation is paid in this State if some of the individual's service is performed within this State, the individual's service performed within this State is nonincidental to the individual's service performed without this State, and the individual's service is performed within this State for more than 30 working days during the tax year. Defines terms. Contains provisions concerning the calculation of compensation paid in this State if the employer maintains a time and attendance system. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   8/26/2019 - Effective Date August 26, 2019
 Recent Status:   8/26/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0585
8/26/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1515
 
SB1684ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE-SUNSET (SEN. EMIL JONES, III; REP. JIM DURKIN) Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Removes language requiring an applicant who has graduated from an architectural program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English to submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language and a test of spoken English. Removes obsolete language in provisions concerning qualifications for licensure. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019
 Recent Status:   8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0346
8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1684
 
SB1800INC TX-ESTIMATED TAX (SEN. CHAPIN ROSE) Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that taxpayers (other than estates, trusts, partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and farmers) are required to pay estimated tax if the amount payable can reasonably be expected to be more than $1,000 (currently, $500). Provides that corporations are required to pay estimated tax if the amount payable can reasonably be expected to be more than $400 (which is the same as current law). Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019
 Recent Status:   8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0355
8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1800
 
SB1814FY19-PRIOR INCURRED COSTS (SEN. HEATHER STEANS; REP. MAURICE WEST, II) Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the appropriations authorized under Article 137 through Article 166 of Public Act 100-0586 may also be used for costs incurred prior to July 1, 2018. Repeals provisions concerning FY19 prior incurred costs on January 1, 2020. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   6/5/2019 - Effective Date June 5, 2019
 Recent Status:   6/5/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0010
6/5/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1814
 
SB1881SANITARY DIST-PROPERTY LEASES (SEN. MICHAEL HASTINGS) Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act and the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that that the North Shore Water Reclamation District and sanitary districts may lease property not required for district use to others for a period not exceeding 50 years (rather than 20 years for the North Shore Water Reclamation District and 10 years for sanitary districts). Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   1/24/2020 - Effective Date June 1, 2020
 Recent Status:   1/24/2020 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0628
1/24/2020 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1881
 
SB1932STATE TREASURER-REAL PROPERTY (SEN. ANDY MANAR; REP. SAM YINGLING) Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that, subject to the provisions of the Public Contract Fraud Act, the State Treasurer is authorized during fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to purchase real property located in the City of Springfield, Illinois which the State Treasurer deems necessary to properly carry out the powers and duties vested in him or her. Provides that, subject to provisions of the Treasurer's Procurement Rules, the State Treasurer may enter into contracts relating to construction, reconstruction, or renovation projects for any such buildings or lands acquired under this Act, and the State Treasurer may equip, lease, operate, and maintain those grounds, buildings, and facilities as may be appropriate to carry out the State Treasurer's statutory purposes and duties. Provides that the State Treasurer may enter into agreements with any person with respect to the use and occupancy of the grounds, buildings, and facilities of the State Treasurer, including concession, license, and lease agreements on terms and conditions as the State Treasurer determines and in accordance with the procurement processes for the Office of the State Treasurer, which shall be substantially in accordance with the requirements of Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that exercise of the authority vested by this Act is subject to the appropriation of the necessary funds. Amends the State Finance Act. Expands the use of moneys in the State Pension Fund to include the acquisition of land and buildings in State fiscal year 2019 and 2020 for use by the Office of the State Treasurer, as well as construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance, in accordance with the provisions of laws relating thereto, of such lands and buildings beginning in State fiscal year 2019 and thereafter. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Provides that the State Treasurer is authorized to acquire (currently, purchase) real property located in Springfield, Illinois. Provides that real property acquired by the State Treasurer under specified provisions may be acquired subject to any third party interests in the property that do not prevent the State Treasurer from exercising the intended beneficial use of such property. Removes provisions concerning the form in which property may be acquired by the State Treasurer. Removes provisions concerning a leaseback of property. Modifies the term "operational expenses of the Office of the State Treasurer".
 Current Status:   8/2/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0181
 Recent Status:   8/2/2019 - Effective Date August 2, 2019
8/2/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1932
 
SB1939FINANCE-APPROP FOR EDUCATION (SEN. MARTIN SANDOVAL) Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that within 150 (currently, 120) days after the conclusion of each fiscal year, each State-supported institution of higher learning must provide, through the Illinois Board of Higher Education, a financial report to the Governor and General Assembly documenting the institution's revenues and expenditures of funds for that fiscal year ending June 30 for all funds.
 Current Status:   6/28/2019 - Effective Date June 28, 2019
 Recent Status:   6/28/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0032
6/28/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB1939
 
SB2023BANKING-CANNABIS BUSINESSES (SEN. LAURA FINE; REP. KELLY CASSIDY) Amends the Illinois Banking Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall not: issue an order against a financial institution for unsafe or unsound banking practices solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a financial institution from providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the entity provides financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business; recommend, incentivize, or encourage a financial institution not to offer financial services to an account holder or to downgrade or cancel the financial services offered to an account holder solely because the account holder is a manufacturer or producer or is the owner, operator, or employee of a cannabis-related legitimate business, the account holder later becomes an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business, or the financial institution was not aware that the account holder is the owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business; and take any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator owns or operates a cannabis-related legitimate business or an owner or operator of real estate or equipment that is leased to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator of the real estate or equipment leased the equipment or real estate to a cannabis-related legitimate business. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a financial institution providing financial services to cannabis-related businesses, limited to the name, contact information, and such other information as the Secretary determines is prudent, to the Illinois State Treasurer. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Deletes provisions authorizing the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to furnish to the State Treasurer confidential supervisory information concerning financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related businesses.
 Current Status:   8/9/2019 - Effective Date August 9, 2019
 Recent Status:   8/9/2019 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0363
8/9/2019 - GOVERNOR APPROVED
 State Bill Page:   SB2023
 
SB2134BIOMETRIC INFO ACT-VIOLATION (SEN. JASON BARICKMAN) Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Deletes language creating a private right of action. Provides instead that any violation that results from the collection of biometric information by an employer for employment, human resources, fraud prevention, or security purposes is subject to the enforcement authority of the Department of Labor. Provides that an employee or former employee may file a complaint with the Department alleging a violation, within one year from the date of the violation, by submitting a signed, completed complaint form. Provides that any violation of the Act constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and may be enforced by the Attorney General. Makes a corresponding change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die
 Recent Status:   3/28/2019 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
3/22/2019 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
 State Bill Page:   SB2134
 
SB2284GATA-APPLICABILITY (SEN. ANDY MANAR) Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the requirements established under the Act do not apply to State shared revenues distributed by formula to units of local government from the Local Government Distributive Fund, the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund, the Motor Fuel Tax Fund, or the Transportation Renewal Fund. Effective immediately.
 Current Status:   1/13/2021 - Session Sine Die
 Recent Status:   5/15/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
5/7/2020 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
 State Bill Page:   SB2284
 
SC1CONAMEND-INCOME TAX RATES (SEN. DON HARMON; REP. KELLY CASSIDY) Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes a provision that provides that a tax on income shall be measured at a non-graduated rate. Provides that there may be one tax on the income of individuals and corporations (currently, there may be no more than one income tax imposed on individuals and one income tax imposed on corporations, and the rate of tax imposed upon corporations shall not exceed the rate imposed on individuals by more than a ratio of 8 to 5). Provides that the income tax may be a fair tax where lower rates apply to lower income levels and higher rates apply to higher income levels. Provides that no government other than the State may impose a tax on or measured by income. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 - Replaces everything after the resolved clause. Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Removes a provision that provides that a tax on income shall be measured at a non-graduated rate. Provides that the General Assembly shall provide by law for the rate or rates of any tax on or measured by income imposed by the State. Provides that the highest rate imposed on corporations may not exceed the highest rate imposed on individuals by more than a ratio of 8 to 5. Effective upon being declared adopted.
 Current Status:   5/27/2019 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Mu?oz
 Recent Status:   5/27/2019 - Adopted Both Houses
5/27/2019 - 3/5 Vote Required
 State Bill Page:   SC1
 
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