Bill Number Public Act Number DescriptionHB 0219 PA 97-0016 Requires everyone traveling in a motor vehicle to use a seat belt

in both the front and back seat of a vehicle; exempts emergency vehicles and taxi cabs except when they are being used to transport kids to school

HB 1315 PA 97-0017 Provides that no person may occupy a vehicle or the cargo area a second division vehicle while it is being towed upon a public highway - excludes pick-up trucks

HB 0141 PA 97-0021 Requires landlords to disclose to renters the existence of radon hazards

HB 0178 PA 97-0022 Allows parties to voluntarily and in writing agree to waive the fact finding conference conducted by the Department of Human Rights

HB 1077 PA 97-0023 Extends the amount of time granted to DHFS regarding its report to the General Assembly on the number of fraud cases identified and pursued under the medical assistance program, and the fines assessed and collected

HB 1222 PA 97-0026 Changes official certificate specifications for child passenger safety courses

HB 1553 PA 97-0028 Allows law enforcement agencies to donate unclaimed property to charity if it is unclaimed for at least 6 months

HB 1593 PA 97-0029 Provides that rental car companies may not be held liable for automated traffic law violations committed in their vehicles; authorizes local governments to hold the lessee accountable

HB 2066 PA 97-0034 Provides that unemployment lists are to be compiled for use for jury pool selection

SB 0062 PA 97-0036 Allows authorities who can take oaths and affirmations to take oaths anywhere in the state rather than just their own jurisdictions

SB 0956 PA 97-0039 Clarifies that emergency vehicles may use oscillating lights when parked at the scene of a fire, rescue call, or car crash

SB 1336 PA 97-0042 Requires IDOT to notify CMS if vehicles must be replaced so that CMS may transfer them to another agency; if the vehicle can't be transferred, IDOT must make the vehicle available to local governments

SB 1753 PA 97-0047 Allows courts to subpoena professionals in child custody hearings; costs are split between the divorcing parents

SB 1805 PA 97-0049 Requires DPH to publish a yearly report on Multi-drug resistant infections

HB 1260 PA 97-0077 Prohibits electric or gas public utilities from disconnecting service during winter months due to non-payment if a residential customeis a veteran and if the gas or electricity is the primary heating source

HB 3331 PA 97-0079 Allows the SOS to defer military drivers' license expirations for an additional 30 days (total 120)

HB 2099 PA 97-0083 Requires all childcare providers who take infants to train on SIDS once every three years

HB 0139 PA 97-0086 Requires summer school courses that are part of a remediation program for students deemed to be 2 or more grades below current placement to emphasize math and reading

HB 2397 PA 97-0088 Encourages schools to promote 60 minutes of reading for K-3 students - does not require them to implement the 60 minutes

HB 1191 PA 97-0091 Provides that no health insurance policy shall exclude coverage for routine patient care for individuals participating in a qualified clinical cancer trial if the policy covers the same care of insureds now enrolled in qualified clinical cancer trials

HB 1215 PA 97-0093 Extends Markham TIFSB 0621 PA 97-0097 Provides the language necessary for a selective enrollment

magnet school in Aurora operated by the local school district with support from Aurora University to open

HB 0144 PA 97-0099 Allows municipalities to dissolve police or firefighter pension funds if an independent auditor certifies that the fund has no liabilities, participants, or beneficiaries entitled to benefits

New Laws that Take Effect January 1, 2012

HB 0179 PA 97-0101 Updates public library financial protection procedures, including new deadlines for reports, clarification on TIF reimbursements to library districts, and insurance policies

HB 0276 PA 97-0104 Allows wardens to move prisoners who are threatening the security of other prisoners to some other jail until the prisoners can be safely returned.

HB 0991 PA 97-0105 Requires homeowners' associations, common interest community associations, and condominium owners' associations energy policy statements to include whether or not wind energy collectionrain water collection, or composting systems are allowed and info regarding their location, design and architectural requirements

HB 1096 PA 97-0107 Requires skilled nursing facilities to designate Infection Preventioand Control Professionals

HB 1220 PA 97-0109 Allows municipalities to provide procedures for releasing properly impounded vehicles for a fee related to their administrative cost; the fee shall be waived upon proof the vehicle was stolen

HB 1259 PA 97-0111 Provides that the electronic reporting system for death registrations shall be used to transfer information to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services at least once every 3-month period in order to update the roster of Medicaid recipients

HB 1311 PA 97-0115 Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may, by ordinance, regulate sound devices

HB 1316 PA 97-0116 Creates several State Police Funds to collect interest accrued from federal funds awarded to ISP and IEMA (instead of interest going to GRF)

HB 1379 PA 97-0118 Accelerates the sunset of the Registered Titles Torrens Act to January 1, 2014

HB 1684 PA 97-0122 Expands factors that a hospital's safe patient handling policy must contain

HB 3019 PA 97-0132 Prohibits people using duck blinds from shooting ducks on other people's property without consent (Applicable only in Alexander, Union, Williamson, and Jackson Counties)

HB 3050 PA 97-0133 Allows IDFPR to issue civil penalties to non-compliant credit unions, but gives them time to come into compliance before they're required to pay the fees

HB 3139 PA 97-0134 Creates switchgrass production permitsHB 3360 PA 97-0136 Requires IDES and IDOC to work together to find employment for

discharged inmatesHB 3513 PA 97-0139 States that Social Security numbers may not be printed on

wristbands or the outside of any file associated with the products or services

SB 1074 PA 97-0140 Replaces the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgement Act with a new version that has been introduced in 15 states; it institutes new burdens of proof, a statute of limitations, and more

SB 1699 PA 97-0147 Provides that a financial crime of a value between $500,000 and $1,000,000, is a Class 1 non-probationable felony and that a financial crime of full value higher than $1,000,000, is a Class X felony

HB 2401 PA 97-0151 Requires that charter school campuses for dropouts must operate on separate contracts or payrolls, even when run by the same charter as another school

HB 0167 PA 97-0153 Creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly discharging a laser into a cockpit of an aircraft in use

HB 0263 PA 97-0154 Requires the State Police to establish a Statewide First Degree Murderer Database for the purpose of identifying persons convicted of first degree murder or violent offenses against youth, may be cited as Andrea's Law

HB 0295 PA 97-0155 Requires sex offenders/sexual predators to register with the security director at any colleges they attends or are employed by, regardless of whether the school is in-state of out-of-state

HB 3283 PA 97-0157 Provides that video child pornography is worse than still photos

HB 3365 PA 97-0158 Provides that people convicted of aggravated domestic battery are prohibited from holding FOID cards

SB 1038 PA 97-0160 Conforms the definitions of child abduction to the existing definitions within the crime of luring a minor; includes an enhanced penalty for a convicted sex offender who is subsequently convicted of child abductions

SB 1708 PA 97-0161 Requires that individuals on probation for hate crimes involving vandalism of religious buildings take an educational program discouraging hate crimes; courses may be online

SB 1739 PA 97-0162 Expands "aggravated intimidation" to include intimidating a person calling the police about a violent crime

SB 2151 PA 97-0163 Prohibits under-18 child sex offenders from being present in around schools (etc.) without permission from superintendents and meeting other requirements; allows offenders to petition for a waiver to the prohibition under certain circumstances

HB 0711 PA 97-0164 Allows musical acts that perform pyrotechnic displays to meet certain requirements

HB 0785 PA 97-0165 Allows adults with disabilities who are under care of a guardian to receive therapy without guardian's consent

HB 1562 PA 97-0171 Provides that DPH's website must include the Hospital Report Card Act, provide links to the Consumer Guide to Health Care anHospital Report Card Act, and include information and a description of both laws

HB 1709 PA 97-0174 Provides that fire training classes and programs may charge fees for use

HB 2581 PA 97-0175 Provides that courts must assess a $75 fee for certain offenses relating to bail; if ISP is involved $70 goes to the State

SB 1248 PA 97-0179 Requires all physician’s orders and plans of treatment to have an original written signature or an electronic signature (instead of a stamp)

SB 1282 PA 97-0180 Allows patient claims and data submitted by hospitals to include various personal information about a patient--not including social security number

SB 1372 PA 97-0183 Protects individual donors of medical supplies (but not medications) to veterinarians or veterinary schools from civil damages if the supplies cause injury, unless they donated the faulty supplies with malicious intent or reckless disregard for safety

SB 1670 PA 97-0187 Requires any aquarium or museum to be open to Illinois residents (instead of just "the public") without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days.

SB 1952 PA 97-0190 Repeals IDOL's ability to provide labor arbitration servicesHB 2595 PA 97-0193 Makes K2 (a synthetic canniboid) illegalHB 1876 PA 97-0196 Creates the University Technology Entrepreneur Center Act,

allowing boards of trustees to create technology entrepreneur centers on campus at public universities and community colleges

HB 1825 PA 97-0198 Requires insurance policies that provide coverage for certain cancer medication to ensure that limitations on applicable financirequirements for orally-administed medications are no more restrictive than limitations for intravenously administered or injected medications

HB 2987 PA 97-0199 Requires labor agreement on public works projectsSB 1644 PA 97-0201 Makes various changes to weight and size limitations on trucks

SB 1913 PA 97-0202 Makes speed limits outside of Cook/collar counties uniform for all size vehicles on 4-lane highways

HB 0200 PA 97-0204 Requires each school board to adopt a policy regarding student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance with the protocols, policies, and by-laws of the Illinois High School Association

HB 1295 PA 97-0208 Brings regulation of Commercial Drivers' Licenses in line with new federal standards that go into effect in January 2012

HB 3035 PA 97-0216 Makes it easier for the children of military personnel to attend schools by removing barriers to transfers and cutting certain costs and fees

SB 0064 PA 97-0219 Expands the definition of False Personation to include individuals who represent themselves as government employees (the actual people, not just the broad category) through appearance or words

SB 1360 PA 97-0221 Requires the SOS to complete a feasibility study for the implementation of corporate sponsored licensed plates

SB 1396 PA 97-0222 Requires ICC to review and update its current consumer education materials for residential and small commercial electric customers with input from interested parties, including electric utilities, the Attorney General, and the Citizens Utility Board

SB 1654 PA 97-0223 Requires the ICC to prepare an annual report regarding the development of competitive retail natural gas markets in Illinois (rather than the gas market in general)

SB 1669 PA 97-0224 Requires disclosure of names and permits of school transportatiodrivers; prohibits smoking in school transport vehicles; allows certain vehicles to be used to transport students so long as a permitted individual is driving; increases liability insurance for accidents

SB 1833 PA 97-0227 Makes state law more politically correct by removing references to "mental retardation" and "crippled"

SB 2027 PA 97-0231 Expands the definition of forgery to include knowingly making a false statement

HB 3034 PA 97-0235 Forbids contractors from promising to pay or rebate insurance deductibles when doing repairs or renovations necessitated by a natural disaster

SB 1589 PA 97-0237 Mandatory sentencing for felons found in possession of weapons

SB 1637 PA 97-0240 Requires dogs and cats to be scanned and examined for identification upon impoundment within 24 hours

HB 1209 PA 97-0247 Allows landlords to request pro rata rent due for the period where a judgment is stayed (in addition to claim of owed rent) when he or she is suing for possession of a rental unit under Forcible Entry and Detainer

HB 1240 PA 97-0248 Requires school districts, community college districts, and private schools to make info obtained available to schools who request the info

HB 2048 PA 97-0253 Allows State's Attorneys to make grants to substance abuse programs if they have budget surpluses from court fee collection relating to drug cases

HB 2093 PA 97-0254 Requires employees of abortion clinics to report suspected child abuse and neglect

HB 3464 PA 97-0256 ISBE state code clean-up billSB 0265 PA 97-0257 Provides that one member of the Sex Offender Management

Board must be appointed by the governor representing Probation Services on the recommendation of the Illinois Probation and Court Services Association; reduces the size of the board to 20 members instead of 24

HB 1537 PA 97-0258 Repeals the National Guard Veterans Exposure to Hazardous Materials Task Force & and establishes Purple Heart Day to remember those who've been killed/wounded in battle

SB 1037 PA 97-0267 Allows defendants with misdemeanor or first-time felony convictions for prostitution to petition a court for relief from judgement if the crime resulted from sex trafficking

HB 1527 PA 97-0269 Allows the Department of Revenue to enter into offset payment agreements with the State Comptroller and U.S. Treasurer.

HB 2874 PA 97-0271 Requires the RTA to create a universal fare card for seniors (excluding Pace ADA paratransit services)

SB 0098 PA 97-0275 Provides that residents of veterans' homes qualify as "incapacitated voters" who receive in-person absentee voting privileges in their place of abode

SB 1147 PA 97-0276 Prohibits a person from collecting workers' comp benefits if the injury or death occurred as a result of the individual committing a forcible felony, aggravated DUI, or reckless homicide

SB 1263 PA 97-0277 Authorizes the Treasurer to invest in short-term obligations of Limited Liability Companies if they have assets worth more than $500 million

HB 2249 PA 97-0281 Provides that diabetes self-management training shall include education programs (to be defined by contract of insurance) that allow the patient to maintain an A1c level within the range identified in nationally recognized standards of care

HB 1256 PA 97-0288 Creates the Diversity in Engineering Scholarship ProgramSB 1798 PA 97-0290 Allows EIU to implement a pilot program of tuition waivers (funded

by tuition, not state $) to lure in out-of-state studentsHB 1377 PA 97-0291 States that local governments shall provide preferred truck routes;

SoS shall include distinctions in instructions for using truck attributed GPS and non-truck GPS

HB 0192 PA 97-0294 Provides that courts must consider a variety of factors when considering transferring a student who is subject to a restraining order originating with another student who attends the same school

HB 0195 PA 97-0295 Disqualifies an individual who resigns or is convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crimes from holding office as a township office or board member

HB 1445 PA 97-0297 Eliminates requirement for IDVA to have a commission addressing Persian Gulf War veterans issues, creates a Division of Women Veterans Affairs and makes a few smaller changes

HB 2875 PA 97-0302 Provides that parents or spouses of veterans killed in action can be admitted to veterans' homes if there are vacant beds

HB 3109 PA 97-0305 Provides that the Advisory Council on Bilingual Education shall issue a report on bilingual education

HB 3172 PA 97-0306 Eliminates and reduces fees for more military license platesHB 3406 PA 97-0308 Requires retailers to improve the transparency of their rebate

offersSB 1688 PA 97-0309 Allows the Cass County Board to create a flood protection district

in BeardstownSB 2267 PA 97-0311 Maintains that a person who hires or directs someone to stalk

someone on his or her behalf is equally guilty of stalkingSB 2004 PA 97-0313 Establishes that attacking a sheriff's employee, licensed detective

or licensed detective's employee who is delivering court documents is upgraded to aggravated assault or battery, with higher penalties

HB 1326 PA 97-0314 Provides incentives for the recycling of asphalt roofing shingles

HB 0159 PA 97-0315 Makes a variety of changes to currency exchange regulations

HB 1277 PA 97-0318 Creates an exception under the Open Meetings Act, allowing a public body to conduct a closed meeting for discussing internal financial control weaknesses or potential fraud with auditors, finance committees, and their equivalents

HB 1471 PA 97-0319 Allows service credit and earnings to be factors when determining an employer's cost for an individual's pension, as opposed to the current situation which only factors in service credit

HB 1748 PA 97-0323 Clarifies HIV testing requirement for inmates and allows DOC, Dept of Juvenile Justice, and the Cook County Jail to conduct opt-out testing

HB 1949 PA 97-0327 Changes the composition of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board

HB 2917 PA 97-0334 Allows JCAR to remove and schedule controlled substances on Schedule I through V; allows electronic prescriptions; allows 90 day prescriptions for Schedule II substances

HB 2991 PA 97-0335 Provides that vending machine operators must only inform IDOR if they increase the number of machines they operate, rather than file annual reports

HB 3281 PA 97-0340 Allows schools to suspend or expel students for gross misconduct over the internet/cell phones

HB 3358 PA 97-0343 Requires public employee insurance programs to cover the costs of victims of abuse

HB 3431 PA 97-0347 Changes the classification of "delivery of a stolen firearm" to clarify criminal code

HB 3478 PA 97-0350 Allows creditors to place liens on personal property under certain circumstances

HB 3539 PA 97-0351 Eliminates Hold Harmless education fundingSB 2096 PA 97-0355 Defines which press boxes do not have to comply with the

accessibility codeSB 2123 PA 97-0356 Requires the Workforce Development Board to post more

information on DCEO's websiteSB 2134 PA 97-0357 Encourages Regional Superintendents to share in joint education

or operational programs and requires them to submit more information to ISBE

HB 0083 PA 97-0362 Requires a court to make a finding that secure confinement is necessary prior to committing a juvenile to the Department of Juvenile Justice

HB 1284 PA 97-0366 Requires vendors to have a limited-lines license to sell insurance for portable electronics

HB 1415 PA 97-0370 Permits schools that have been on the academic watch list for 2 years to opt in to a year long school pilot program, provided that they meets certain other conditions

HB 1484 PA 97-0371 Allows for religious exemptions to photo identification, provides thSoS to issue non-photo ID cards under these circumstances

HB 1541 PA 97-0373 Provides that local governments and state agencies (currently just the state) may seek recovery for the costs of repairs or damage to roadway property

HB 1573 PA 97-0374 Requires all rail carriers to be equipped with a first aid kit when transporting railroad employees in the course of their employment

HB 1953 PA 97-0377 Requires drycleaners who have received funding from the Environmental Response Rrust fund to maintain insurance until 2020 or the facility is inactive

HB 2590 PA 97-0380 States that local governments can't contract out their jail services

HB 2982 PA 97-0381 Requires DHS to assist in the creation of Regional Integrated Behavioral Health Networks, which will improve access to mental health and substance abuse services

HB 3134 PA 97-0382 Provides that DPH must publish the DNR Advance Directive form in Spanish and must meet national standards for a life-sustaining treatment form

HB 3238 PA 97-0383 Requires DNA samples from murderers and rapists after they are indicted, a judicial finding of probable cause, or they waive a hearing

SB 0151 PA 97-0388 Provides that using a radio device capable of obtaining identity information is identity fraud

SB 0840 PA 97-0393 Allows for the sale of non-potentially hazardous food items prepared in home kitchens at farmers' markets

HB 0332 PA 97-0396 Replaces racial classifications in Illinois statutes with those used by the federal government for census purposes

HB 0350 PA 97-0397 Provides that a notary public may accept ID documents from a consulate as satisfactory evidence that a signature is valid

HB 0700 PA 97-0400 In order to limit the use of social security numbers for licensing purposes, requires new licensees to include social security numbers when applying for a professional license, but requires threspective agency to then assign a customer ID number to be used for subsequent renewals

HB 1272 PA 97-0401 Provides that circuit court clerks must mail confiscated FOID cards to ISP prior to convicted persons' release dates

HB 2267 PA 97-0407 Creats an additional fine of $2,500 (in addition to incarceration) fopeople who have driven without insurance more than twice and caused accidents resulting in injuries

HB 2938 PA 97-0409 Creates protocols for eliminating underperforming special license plates

HB 3010 PA 97-0410 Expands the definition of "disability" to includes any mental, psychological, or developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorders

HB 3256 PA 97-0412 Permits vehicles older than 25 years and replica vehicles to be registered as expanded-use antique vehicles

HB 3257 PA 97-0413 Provides that violation of federal payday loan protections for military members is a violation of Illinois Payday Loan Law

HB 3428 PA 97-0416 Repeals several labor laws that are already minimally used/enforced due to irrelevance

SB 0041 PA 97-0417 Grants townships more authority over leaf and brush disposalSB 0262 PA 97-0419 Changes the composition of the Commission to End HungerSB 0674 PA 97-0420 Defines "affiliate" as it relates to Payday Loans as an individual

that controls (meaning an ownership interest of 25% or more), is controled by, or shares control with another person

SB 1133 PA 97-0421 Sets the limit on finance charges applicable to the extra days when the first installment period of a payday loan is larger than thremaining installment periods

SB 1342 PA 97-0423 Requires health care facilities to provide copies of their written staffing plans for nursing care upon request

SB 2046 PA 97-0426 Allows HFS to pay for 90-day prescriptions to brand name maintenance medication, provided that it is cost-effective; HFS is already authorized to pay for 90-day prescriptions for generics

SB 2069 PA 97-0427 Requires private detectives to register with the sheriff before serving court documents

SB 2162 PA 97-0430 Allows sheriffs to transfer license plates between vehicles without paying fees

SB 2270 PA 97-0432 Adds various additional crimes to the definition of "violent offense against youth"

SB 2271 PA 97-0433 Creates the Racial and Ethnic Impact task force to find find a standardized, unbiased way of collecting racial and ethnic data on arrestees

HB 3033 PA 97-0435 Establishes that the Criminal Justice Department is responsible for providing training to local government entities who request training in order to procure federal grant for gang prevention programs

HB 1317 PA 97-0436 Provides that if a prospective juror is found to be unqualified or is excused due to a total and permanent disability, the county board, the jury administrator, or the jury commissioners shall permanentexclude the person from all jury lists

SB 1837 PA 97-0440 Allows members of the Prisoner Review Board to accept compensation for teaching if the teaching is within the members' fields or expertises

HB 0653 PA 97-0441 Expands investigative authority of DHS with regard to community integrated living arrangements; establishes rules to govern reviews of such arrangements, and requires annual registry checks

HB 1398 PA 97-0447 Provides that dwelling units and hotels must have at least one smoke detector within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes; hotels are responsible for installation and maintenance

HB 1476 PA 97-0449 Requires IDFPR to disclose the status of a pending complaint to the party who filed the complaint upon request

HB 3417 PA 97-0454 Redirects certain fees assessed on criminals on probation to the probation and court services fund rather than working cash fund

SB 0670 PA 97-0456 If a pharmacist substitutes a generic prescription for a brand namanti-epileptic drug, the pharmacist must provide written notice to the patient no later than the time the prescription is dispensed

SB 1043 PA 97-0457 When law enforcement reopens a closed case, it must provide notice unless doing so would endanger the case

SB 1794 PA 97-0461 Repeals some school programs and makes some largely technicchanges (annual clean up)

SB 1843 PA 97-0462 Allows chiropractors to prescribe oxygenSB 2063 PA 97-0463 Streamlines the process for collecting the 9-1-1 surcharge to

prepaid wireless phonesHB 0147 PA 97-0466 Allows an employer to require a school bus driver to submit to

drug and alcohol testing if there is reasonable suspicion of DUI; the driver's permit may be suspended for three years in the event of a positive test or refusal to take test

HB 0233 PA 97-0467 Increases penalties for aggravated battery to a Class 1 felony (from Class 3) for cases where the crime intentionally or knowingly caused great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement, and involved the infliction of torture

HB 0277 PA 97-0468 Provides that a registered sex offender who harasses the victim is guilty of aggravated stalking

HB 1233 PA 97-0470 Provides that the landlord is responsible for changing locks of a rental unit that has been vacated prior to a new tenant moving in and may be held liable for any theft or damages that occur as a result of failure to change the lock (Applies only to Cook County)

SB 0620 PA 97-0473 Implements the changes suggested by the Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force to make adequate facility information public and creates oversight of improvement plans and spending

SB 1035 PA 97-0475 Allows the AG to investigate listed sex crimes and allows the AG and State's Attorneys to issue limited purpose subpoenas without having to empanel a grand jury of file charges (must provide notice and do so under the supervision of the Chief Judge of the relevant Circuit Court)

HB 1689 PA 97-0482 Enhances penalties for financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability

HB 3025 PA 97-0483 Requires companies and state agencies that have experienced data breaches to provide information on dealing with identity fraud

HB 1129 PA 97-0486 Requires health provider organizations to comply with same annual reporting requirements as insurers; imposes new reporting requirements on insurers and increases fees

HB 1226 PA 97-0487 States that subcontactors must file a notice including amount due and amount paid with the political subdivision and contractor before proceeding with a claim of labor or material

HB 1699 PA 97-0493 Provides that agency adoption forms may only be used by legal parents

HB 3403 PA 97-0499 Allows tv/video monitors in the front passenger seat of a car, as long as the driver cannot see them; the screen must be permanently attached to the vehicle (i.e. no laptops in the front passenger seat)

HB 0297 PA 97-0501 Provides that the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions must issue a reports on employment records based on criminal records by November 1, 2011 and the impact of these restrictions by February 1, 2012 and issue their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the GA by September 1, 2012

HB 1670 PA 97-0504 Creates good government training programs and procedures for newly elected officials, allows school board members to satisfy requirement by participating in training sponsored by school board association

HB 3041 PA 97-0508 Establishes that trust companies are financial institutions, which allows them to keep their own notarial records rather than deliver them to the Recorder of Deeds

HB 3620 PA 97-0510 Creates stricter coal filtering standards when using coal waste as structural fill

SB 0087 PA 97-0511 Prohibits currency exchanges from providing certain services and makes other regulatory changes, including fee increases

SB 0115 PA 97-0512 Doubles the fine for employers who violate sections of the equal pay act to $5,000

SB 1292 PA 97-0518 Authorizes courts to require the Department of Juvenile Justice to report about efforts to secure post-release placement; allows the department to secure federal matching funds

SB 1364 PA 97-0520 Exempts members of public hospital boards from certain conflict interest rules in certain counties of a certain population

SB 1470 PA 97-0522 Changes the authorities and procedures of the Prisoner Review Board to allow longer periods between hearings in certain cases

SB 1471 PA 97-0523 Establishes that the Prisoner Review Board may not release certain information to an inmate relating to a victim's objection to granting parole without a waiver from an objecting party

SB 1578 PA 97-0525 Requires school districts to pay support personnel for service days, but allows districts to dock these personnel refuse to attend; establishes exemptions for irrelevant training

SB 1602 PA 97-0526 Establishes provisions that deal with rules and regulations surrounding mobile dental vans

SB 1740 PA 97-0531 Requires that parole or mandatory supervised release be written as part of a sentencing order and adds that if a parolee is in compliance with the terms of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release (MSR) and completes his or her high school degree then the Prisoner Review Board may reduce the period of the parolee’s parole or MSR by 90 days (instead of must)

SB 1972 PA 97-0535 Clarifies which fees and debts of the previous owner a master association must pay when purchasing a condo structure

SB 2040 PA 97-0538 Provides that the offense of unlawful use of recorded sounds or images with respect to sound recordings (other than accompanying (rather than from the sound track of) a motion picture or other audiovisual work), applies only to sound recordings that were initially recorded before February 15, 1972

SB 2042 PA 97-0539 SB 2042 proposes to amend the Public Community Colleges Act to reapportion the trustee districts for Lincoln Land Community College (Community College District No. 526)

SB 2064 PA 97-0540 Allows the SOS to suspend or revoke the license of a vehicle for 90 days if a court find the vehicle was used in gunrunning

SB 2236 PA 97-0543 Makes changes in the provision concerning qualifications for examinations for Land Surveyor-in-Training

SB 2268 PA 97-0544 Requires the State to seek a preliminary determination from the court as to whether there is probably cause to believe that a property may be subject to forfeiture within 14 days from the seizure of the property; raises the threshold for non-real property to $150,000 to be subject to forfeiture

HB 2056 PA 97-0545 Establishes that law enforcement agencies may collect pharmaceuticals from residencies and send the pharmaceuticals away for incineration, subject to EPA authorization of the facility

HB 3090 PA 97-0546 Allows city halls and/or police departments to maintain receptaclefor collecting unwanted/expired drugs

HB 0078 PA 97-0547 Prohibits a student who has been suspended or expelled from entering or remaining in a school safe zone when the prohibition a condition of the suspension of expulsion

HB 0299 PA 97-0550 Clarifies that data pertaining to cases involving the HIV/AIDS registry must consist of all CD test results

HB 1069 PA 97-0553 Establishes the homicide investigator application waiver for officer training

HB 1095 PA 97-0554 Requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules that prohibit the use of a rebuilt flame safeguard control in forced air heating equipment

HB 1153 PA 97-0555 Establishes the Illinois Residential Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act, creating a way to transfer real estate upon owner's death without need for a probate

HB 1193 PA 97-0556 Limits the time an insurance company can request recoupment or offsets withheld from future payments to a provider to 18 months or more after original payment

HB 1571 PA 97-0559 Makes a technical change to Care of Students with Diabetes Act

HB 1908 PA 97-0560 Under condition of mandatory supervised release persons convicted of violating meth laws may be barred from purchasing products containing pseudoephedrine or ammonium nitrate, unless they are prescribed by a doctor

HB 1909 PA 97-0561 Provides that in the case of a property maintenance code violation by a repeat offender, a notice to appear may be used as the proper service of process against the owner of the property; sets forth the requirements of the notice; further provides that the county shall post the notice on the property where the violation occurred, and if the owner fails to appear in court, the Court may issue a warrant or summons

HB 1929 PA 97-0562 Requires inmates to pay $5 rather than $2 for non-emergency medical visits

HB 2193 PA 97-0565 Creates the crime of possession of a caustic and noxious substance, including sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid; also provides exemptions for legitimate uses, including manufacturing, scientific research, teaching, and agriculture

HB 2362 PA 97-0566 Allows therapists to disclose a patient's records for use in determining the patient's fitness to stand trial if the records were made within 180 days preceding the therapist's appointment to thcourt

HB 3012 PA 97-0569 Allows stable keepers to place liens on tack, equipment, and other personal items stored at their stables

HB 3237 PA 97-0571 Requires contractors who must pay prevailing wage to keep their pay records for three years, produce them within 3 days upon request, and answer requests from law enforcement

HB 3300 PA 97-0572 Requires victim or family member (in the event of a death) to be notified when a defendant is being sentenced for violating any statute relating to the use of vehicles when the violation resulted great bodily harm

HB 0212 PA 97-0577 Provided there is a public hearing, allows 2 disadvantaged municipalities to enter into an intergovernmental agreement and abate property taxes levied by the municipalities and local school districts for property located within a "business corridor"

HB 2095 PA 97-0580 Makes violating the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act a civil rights violation. Requires the AG to maintain a list of employers who have violated the Act

SB 0083 PA 97-0586 States that a water system owned by a public utility that serves 2 or more municipalities may be acquired by a majority of the municipalities by eminent domain

SB 0122 PA 97-0588 Requires universities to track first-generation studentsSB 0269 PA 97-0590 Creates the Minority Contractor Opportunity Initiative to help

female- and minority-owned businesses participate in the procurement process

SB 0539 PA 97-0591 Allows two or more municipalities that want to designate a joint redevelopment area do so if at least one of the municipalities has the authority to designate a redevelopment area

SB 0673 PA 97-0592 Requires insurance coverage up to $500 for tobacco use cessation programs

SB 0675 PA 97-0593 Requires pre-need funeral and burial contracts to be registered on an online database maintained by the Comptroller, requires pre-need sellers to renew licenses/pay fees every five years, and enhances penalty provisions

SB 0959 PA 97-0595 Allows rental car companies to charge an “airport concession charge” to all of those who rent a motor vehicle

SB 1122 PA 97-0596 Forbids employers from discriminating against pregnant women oaccount of their pregnancy

SB 1228 PA 97-0597 Cleans up theft provisions in the criminal codeSB 1435 PA 97-0600 TIF extension for the City of LawrencevilleSB 1436 PA 97-0601 Expands the definition of "conservation area" for the purpose of

municipal annexationSB 1651 PA 97-0605 Makes a series of changes to the Common Interest Community

Association Act to provide protections similar to those enjoyed by condominium owners.

SB 1824 PA 97-0608 Requires life insurance benefits deemed to be marital property to be allocated equally between the parties

SB 1831 PA 97-0609 Changes the method of calculating validated service for CPS retirement by requiring CPS to make more frequent contributions, but allowing it a longer period of time to make contributions withoincurring interest penalties

SB 2015 PA 97-0614 Allows the State to appoint temporary guardians upon the death, incapacity, or resignation of a current guardian

HB 3178 PA 97-0628 Allows hunters to harvest roadkillSB 2502 PA 97-0638 Requires mammographers to participate in quality improvement

programs to receive higher Medicaid reimbursement rates

HB 2860 Public Act 97-0627 Provides that motorcyclists and bicyclists may go through a red light after a reasonable time if the light isn't changing because the sensor only works for cars; only applies outside of Cook County

HB 1610 PA 97-0082 Allows remote dialing of E911 on behalf of a person who has beedesignated as a critical missing person but is unable to call E911 or unaware they should do so

HB 1303 PA 97-0114 Changes funding for the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) from GRF to the Fire Prevention Fund

HB 1359 PA 97-0488 Allows fire departments to ban open burning within a district on an emergency basis