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June 16 action:
Senate Bill 2732
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Requires
sole practitioners providing accounting services to complete a peer
review as a condition of renewing a license.
Action: Vetoed.
Public Act 94-0779 was signed into law May 19.
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House Bill 4079
Concerning: Government
Description: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
1971. Authorizes child advocacy centers to provide their employees
and annuitants, and their dependents, with group health coverage
under the act on a noninsured basis. Provides for the establishment
and collection of premiums.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4370
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act
and the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Establishes the requirements
necessary for a registered nurse to administer conscious sedation
when ordered by a licensed physician at an ambulatory surgical
treatment center.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4527
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Counties Code. Allows that the $10 fee
a county may impose on each defendant convicted or under a
grant of supervision may be used to finance the county drug court or
the county mental health court.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4688
Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an
individual or entity that knowingly obtains a subcontract with a
governmental unit by falsely representing that the individual or
entity is a minority-owned business, female-owned business or
business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2
felony.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5301
Concerning: Aging
Description: Amends the Community Senior Services and Resources
Act. Provides that the Department on Aging may award grants for the
purposes of modifying the physical structure of a senior services
and resource center or experimenting with innovative programming.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5330
Concerning: Health
Description: Changes "Department of Public Health Uniform DNR
Order form" to "Department of Public Health Uniform DNR Advance
Directive."
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5339
Concerning: Insurance
Description: Extends patient protections of the Managed Care
Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that a primary care
physician cannot be substituted for by hospitalists without the
primary care physician's permission.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 843
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Counties Code. Adds the Southwest
Conference of Mayors to the list of groups that are responsible for
the coordination of watershed planning councils in the Metropolitan
Water Reclamation District.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2223
Concerning: State government
Description: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Administrative Act by repealing a requirement that the
Department of Human Services submit an annual comprehensive status
report on compliance with the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1987 to the governor and General Assembly.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2286
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology Practice Act. Provides that a person who received an
associate degree prior to June 1, 2003, from an approved
speech-language pathology assistant program is qualified to be
licensed as a speech-language pathology assistant.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2297
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Makes certain changes regarding the licensure of
clinical psychologists.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2511
Concerning: Regulation
Description: Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics and Nail
Technology Act of 1985. Requires the licensing of barber clinic
teachers and sets forth the qualifications for a barber clinic
teaching license.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2617
Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a
person who, with the intent to defraud, makes or causes to be made
any false statement in writing in order to obtain services from a
currency exchange is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2716
Concerning: Business
Description: Amends the Motor Fuel Standards Act. Requires that
gasoline-oxygenate blends sold or offered for sale in the state meet
standards set forth in the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Handbook 130.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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June 20 action:
House Bill 4242
Concerning: State government
Description: Amends the Children and Family Services Act.
Provides that the department may place a child with a relative if it
is determined that the relative will be able to adequately provide
for the child's safety and welfare. Sets requirements for the
department regarding relative placements.
Action: Approved
Effective: Aug. 1
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House Bill 4310
Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the Illinois School Code. Makes several
changes regarding the responsibilities and obligations of school
board members. Exempts Chicago School Board.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4425
Concerning: Businesses
Description: Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Makes
provisions regarding dealer reimbursement of franchisers for parts
used in making repairs covered by warranty.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4519
Concerning: Property
Description: Amends the Mortgage Escrow Account Act. Requires
mortgage lenders to instruct customers at least once per year on how
to access property tax payment information made from an escrow
account if that information is provided via phone, Internet or mail.
Action: Approved
Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
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House Bill 4699
Concerning: Transportation
Description: Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the
roads forming a part of a township road district include those roads
maintained by the district, regardless of whether or not those roads
are owned by the township.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4999
Concerning: Collection Practices
Description: Creates the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides
conditions that must be met before a hospital may pursue action
against a patient through a collection agency and requires hospitals
to implement a billing inquiry process.
Action: Approved
Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
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House Bill 5267
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Amends the Condominium Property Act. Makes certain
changes regarding the amendment of condominium instruments.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5343
Concerning: State government
Description: Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act.
Provides that the Department of Human Services has the authority to
maintain and deposit into locally held accounts certain school fees
and certain student-generated revenues and to use those fees and
revenues to pay related expenses.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5375
Concerning: Children
Description: Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to
specify which "school personnel" are mandated reporters. Provides
that "school personnel" who are mandated reporters of child abuse
and neglect include administrators, certified and noncertified
school employees.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 5376
Concerning: Business
Description: Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983 and the
Limited Liability Company Act. Requires that fair value be paid for
a fractional share that is paid in cash.
Action: Approved
Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
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House Bill 5429
Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the Public Community College Act. Requires
the Illinois Community College Board to implement and administer a
three-year mobile response work force training pilot program at
three community colleges.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 1214
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Makes certain changes regarding the release of
easements.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2283
Concerning: Identification
Description: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois
Identification Card Act. Makes certain restrictions regarding the
use of information obtained from a driver's license or ID card.
Action: Approved
Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
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Senate Bill 2718
Concerning: Title insurance
Description: Amends the Title Insurance Act. Makes several new
provisions regarding the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation's administration of title insurance companies and agents.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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June 22 action:
House Bill 4314
Concerning: Transportation
Description: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes several
changes regarding the inspection of vehicles for emissions
compliance.
Action: Vetoed.
Public Act 94-0848 signed into law June 9.
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House Bill 2151
Concerning: Civil law
Description: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Grants the city
of Mount Vernon quick-take authority for the purpose of roadway
extension.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4217
Concerning: Libraries
Description: Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991.
Makes provisions for the annexation of territories by library
districts.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4286
Concerning: Local government
Description: Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act.
Provides that the board of commissioners of a forest preserve
district shall establish the compensation of the president and the
forest preserve commissioners.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4308
Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the Illinois School Code. Requires the State
Board of Education's annual budget to set a separate line item for
the appropriation to the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4365
Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the Illinois School Code. Allows cooperative
high schools to receive some of the same supplementary state aid
that new districts receive.
Action: Approved
Effective: July 1
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House Bill 4793
Concerning: Revenue
Description: Extends the tax increment financing, or TIF,
district in the village of Paw Paw to 35 years.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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House Bill 4832
Concerning: Education
Description: Creates the Community Service Education Act. Creates
the Community Education Program and provides that a school district
may establish and operate a community service education program that
qualifies for a grant from the State Board of Education if funds are
appropriated.
Action: Approved
Effective: Immediately
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Senate Bill 2312
Concerning: Education
Description: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Adds an
additional student member to the Board of Higher Education, who must
represent nontraditional undergraduates.
Action: Approved
Effective: Jan. 1, 2007
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