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This section is intended as a resource to learn about legislation of interest to counties. The following list is not all-inclusive, nor is this a roster of bills favored or opposed by the IACBMC. You may access additional information by clicking on the bill number which will take you to the Illinois General Assembly website page for that specific bill. If you have comments or questions regarding any legislation, please contact the IACBMC office at (217) 528-5331 or iacbm@msn.com
HB 2094 (Fritchey) - CIVIL LAW-TECH
This bill was amended to create the Construction Safety act of 2008. This proposed new Act is a reinstatement of the Structural Work Act that was so harmful to th eIllinois economy that the General Assembly repealed it in 1995.The amendment would set stringent safety standards for construction projects, and require local governments to take actions to enforce those standards. More important, the amendment woudl create a legal cause of action for anyone injured due to a violation of the Act. It allows workers injured on the job to sue third parties outside of the workers' compensation system. This increased liability wil drive up the cost of public works projects for local governments.
HB 4206 (Pritchard) – CRIMINAL CODE - BILLY CLUBS
Prohibits the carrying or possession of a billy, pistol, revolver, stun gun, or taser in a building owned or operated by a county government. This bill closes a loophole in existing law.
HB 4219 (Munson) – IDENTITY PROTECTION ACT
Prohibits a local government agency from using an individual's social security number in certain ways, subject to various exceptions. Requires each local government agency to develop and implement an identity protection policy.
HB 4270 (Black) – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
In responding to a request for inspection and copying of public records, requires that a public body provide them in any form of format requested, if they are readily reproductive in that form or format. Requires that a public body must make reasonable efforts of formats that are reproductive.
HB 4294 (Lindner) – MOTOR FUEL TAX
Authorizes the counties of Will, Kendall, Boone, Lake, DeKalb, and Gundy to impose a county motor fuel tax. Requires referendum approval before the tax may be imposed. sets forth requirements for the referendum and for the imposition and collection of the tax.
HB 4350 (Jakobsson) – COUNTY TREASURER REMOVAL
Provides that, in addition to dismissal, the county board may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, subject the supervisor of assessments to other reasonable disciplinary measures.
HB 4353 (Ryg) – COUNTY TREASURER REMOVAL
Provides that the county board may remove the county treasurer from office if he or she refuses to provide the board with certain information concerning the accounts maintained by the county treasurer's office or if he or she refuses to render an account or make settlement as required by law (instead of as required by law or by the ocunty board).
HB 4505 (Eddy) – EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ACT
Provides that moneys in an Emergency Telephone System fund account established by a municipality or county may be used to pay for costs associated with emergency warning systems.
HB 4509 (Phelps) – TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS
Provides that a unit of local government may not regulate the transportation of firearms and the transportation of ammunition, components, accessories, or accoutrements for firearms.
HB 4545 (Schock) – STORMWATER MITIGATION
Provides that the county board may adopt a schedule of fees to mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff (instead of increased stormwater runoff resulting from new development).
HB 4598 (Black) – MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES TAX ACT
Changes the definition of "mobile home" to mean a factory-assembled structure designed for permanent habitation, the purchase of which incurs tax liability under the Use Tax or the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
HB 4599 (Black) – PROPERTY TAX CODE
Provides that in addition to or instead of publishing any property tax assessment in a newspaper, a county may publish the assessment on its internet website.
HB 4646 (Moffit) – WIND GENERATION
Provides that a municipality or a county may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operatin costs of the municipality or county.
HB 4725 (McGuire) – EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ACT
Provides that county board members may serve on an Emergency Telephone System Board.
HB 4751 (Mathias) – LOCAL GOVT. DISTRIBUTE FUND
Amends the Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and Retailer's Occupation Tax Act. Provides that 0.4% of the net revenues realized for the preceding month from the State's portion of the general rate of tax imposed under the Acts shall be paid into the Local Government Distributive Fund (reverting the distribution in place prior to State FY 2003).
HB 4766 (Tyron) - COUNTIES CODE - LEASE TELECOM
Provides that each county may lease space on a telecommunications tower to a public or private entity.
HB 4774 (Winters) - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
Provides that the county board of any county may aquire agricultural land conservation easements for farmland preservation purposes.
HB 4839 (Kosel) - ALTER SPEED LIMIT SIGNS
Provides that when the county board alters the maximum speed limit, the county board may post signs designating the new speed limit.
HB 4909 (Schmitz) - ASSESSMENT DATA
Provides that, in counties with 75,000 or mor inhabitatns, the chief county assessment official shall publish on the county's Internet website all residential assessment data for each parcel of property in the county.
HB 4930 (Phelps) - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Provides that a county having a 3-member board of county commissioners may, by referendum, establish a 5-member board of commissioners.
HB 4932 (Sullivan) - SENIOR FREEZE EXEMPT
Authorizes counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants to provide that if a person ahs been granted a Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption for 2 consecutive years, then the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption.
HB 4934 (Younge) - ST. CLAIR ASSESSMENT FREEZE
Creates the St. Clair County assessment freeze homestead exemption. Awards an assessment freeze homestead exemption to home owners in St. Clair County.
HB 4936 (Kosel) - CELL TOWERS
Provides that, with respect to public hearings concerning telecommunications facilities and AM broadcast towers, notice must be sent by certified mail at least 15 days prior to the hearing to the owners of record of all residential property that is adjancent to the lot upon which the facility is proposed to be sited.
HB 4956 (Nekritz) - COURT CLERKS FEE
Provides a clerk may charge a charge a children's waiting room fee of $10 (instead of $5)
HB 4992 (Hannig) - COUNTY CLERKS
Provides that a $2 charge imposed by the county clerk in a first of second class county for certified copies of vital records may be used to develop, maintin, and improve technology in the office of the County Clerk (instead of defraying the cost of converting and maintaining the county clerk's document storage system for vital records).
HB 5083 (Pritchard) - PRIVATE DETECTIVE SERVE
Provides that in any county (instead of in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000) process may be served, without court appointment, by a licensed private detective or by a registered employee of a detective agency.
HB 5122 (Ryg) - ETHICS - ECONOMIC INTERESTS
Provides that an elected official of a unit of local government does not have to file a statement of econonmic interests in the calendar year in which his or her term ends if the term ends before June 15 and the official is not a candidate for re-election.
HB 5196 (Verschoore) - COUNTY AUDITOR STIPEND
Provides that any county auditor who takes office on or after the effective date shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 per year.
HB 5243 (Rose) - COUNTY JAIL - GRAND JURY
Repeals Sections relating to Grand Jury and citizen inspections of county jail.
HB 5280 (Lindner) - COUNTY MOTOR FUEL TAX
Authorizes any county to impose a county motor fuel tax. Requires referendum approval before the tax may be imposed.
HB 5343 (Collins) - JUV CT-DELINQUENCY AGE
Introduced as a bill to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction, this bill has been amended by House Amendment #1 which strips the bill and replaces it with language to update and expand the Redeploy Illinois program. The Governor recommended an increase in funding of $3 million for next fiscal year. This funding will help expand the program to targeted counties throughtout the state that commit the highest number of youth to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
HB 5563 (Schock) - PROPERTY TAX - SENIOR FREEZE
Provides that a county may adopt an ordinance to provide that, once an applicant qualifies for the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Home-stead Exemption, he or she must reapply for the exemption every 3 years rather than on an annual basis.
HB 5658 (Schmitz) - OPEN MEETINGS -FACILATORS
Authorizes a public body to hold a closed meeting with a professional facilitator or planner ot consider the subject of self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics. Specifies the conditions under which a public body may contract with a facilitator or planner.
HB 5733 (Poe) - ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS
Provides that, except for property located in certain counties, if property that is the subject of an annexation agreements is located more than 1.5 miles from the corporate boundaries of the annexing municipality unless the county board retains jurisdiction by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members (now, the county board may retain jurisdiction in Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Ogle, or Winnebago County).
HB 5785 (Moffitt) - OCCUPATION TAX PROCEEDS
Authorizes counties to share tax proceeds received for public safety purposes, including proceeds received before the effective date of this amendatory Act, with any fire protection district located in the county.
SB 1958 (Clayborne) IMRF - Leaving Service
Allows IMRF participants leaving service to take a refund of their contribution plus a guaranteed rate of interest of 3.75% on the money. The estimated cost to employers is $3 million.
SB 1959 (Clayborne) - 13th CHECK INCREASE
Increases benefits by raising the retiree "13th check" issued each July. The increase would make the July check equal to 75% of a regular
SB 1960 (Clayborne) - 5 YEARS TO VEST
Reduces the IMRF vesting period from 8 years to 5 years. There exists no justification as to why a defined benefit plan should be modified to reward shorter-term employees. The estimated costs to employers is $17.4 million.
SB 1965 (Haine) - COUNTY JAIL MEDICAL EXPENSES
Provides that if a person confined in a county jail is in need of medical services and is determined eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code at the time the person is detained (rather than has already been determined eligible for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code at the time the person is initially detained pending trial), the cost of such services, to the extent such cost exceeds $500, shall be reimbursed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under that Code.
SB 1992 (Althoff) - FARMLAND PRESERVATION
Provides that a county with a population of less than 1,000,000 may levy an annual tax for farmland preservation easement purposes. The tax may not exceed 0.05% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the county. Provides that the tax must be approved by referendum and may cbe discontinued by referendum.
SB 2004 (Haine) - ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Provides that the county board of Madison County may require the registration of electrical contractors and may impose an annual registration fee of $25 on each registered contractor.
SB 2017 (Haine) - EPA - NPDES FEE
Imposes an initial NPDES discharge fee of $750 for construction site storm water. Makes changes concerning the requirements for the payment of additional annual fees.
SB 2031 (Haine) - EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ACT
Provides that, in counties with a population of more than 100,000 but less than 2,000,000, a member of the county board may serve on the Emergency Telephone System Board.
SB 2033 (Koehler) - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Adds Peoria County to the list of counties that may establish a stormwater management planning committee.
SB 2034 (Koehler) - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Permits a unit of local government to require homeowners who maintain a private sewage disposal system within the unit of local government to provide verification, no more frequently than onc every 3 years, to the unit of local government of a valid contract with a licensed private sewage disposal system installation contractor. No additional fee may be charged for such verification.
SB 2052 (Haine) - FLOOD PREVENTION DISTRICT ACT
Provides that a flood prevention district may be created within certain counties for the purpose of performing emergency levee repair, flood prevention, and stormwater control. The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of commissioners consisting of 3 commissioners.
SB 2077 (Koehler) - PUBLIC FACILITIES
Provides that the county board of any county may impose a special county retailers' occupation tax for public facility purposes. Provides that the tax must be approved by referendum.
SB 2139 (Syverson) - LANDLORD-TENANT COURT
Provides that a county board may establish a residential landlord-tenant court and make appropriations to operate it.
SB 2147 (J.Jones) - OCCUPATION TAX PROCEEDS
Amends the Counties Code concerning the Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax For Public Safety or Transportation. Authorizes counties to share tax proceeds, received for public safety purposes, including proceeds received before the effective date of this amendatory Act, with any fire protection distict located in the county.
SB 2275 (Cullerton) - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AGE
Provides that persons under 18 years of age (rather than under 17 years of age) who commit offenses are subject to proceedings under the Juvenile Cort Act of 1987 for delinquent minors.
SB 2181 (Clayborne) - COUNTIES PROBATION SERVICES
Provides that a county may impose a special county retailers' occupation tax probation services.
SB 2250 (DeLeo) - CORONERS SLEP
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an elected or appointed coroner may elect to participate in the Fund as a sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP). Allows conversion of prior service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
SB 2321 (Trotter) - COUNTY LAW LIBRARY FEE
Provides that the county board may authorize a county law library fee of not more than $15 in 2008, $19 in 2009, and $21 in 2010 and thereafter (now, $13).
SB 2545 (Cullerton) - COUNTY CIGARETTE TAX
Authorizes couties to impose an occupatin tax on cigarretes at a rate of 50 mills per cigarrete.
SB 2581 (Risinger) - COUNTY CARE DISABILITY BOARD
Provides that the county board of any county with a 3-member county board for care and treatment of persons with a developmental disaability may provide that that board consist of 5 members.
SB 2588 (Dahl) - HOTEL TAX
Provides taht up to one-half of the amounts collected from a hotel tax imposed by a municipality or county may be used for public safety.
SB 2622 (Murphy) - SENIOR HOMESTEAD
In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a homestead exemption under this Section, the person qualifying need not really for the exemption.
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