Creates the Rural Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Provides that a taxpayer may claim a nonrefundable income tax credit for rural job creation equal to a percentage of the taxpayer's purchase of an equity interest in a rural investment company or purchase of a debt instrument issued by the rural investment company. Effective immediately.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a parent or legal guardian employing an individual to care for his or her minor child may request from the individual the results of a check on the individual through the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System by submitting the same form and paying the same fee that would be submitted by an entity required by law to request such a background check on an employee or volunteer for the purpose of determining whether there has been an indicated finding of child abuse or neglect for the individual. Requires the form to contain the signature of the individual consenting to the background check. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to notify the individual on whom the background check was completed of the results. Provides that the Department shall make the form for requesting a check of the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System available on its website along with information on how to locate a child-care provider certified or licensed by the Department and how to request a criminal background check for a child-care provider. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act.
Creates the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2020. Provides that any person who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus or infant is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person shall only perform or induce a partial-birth abortion on a viable fetus if: (i) the person is a physician; (ii) the person has a documented referral from another physician not legally or financially affiliated with the person performing or inducing the abortion; (iii) both physicians determine that the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and (iv) there is no other medical procedure that would suffice for that purpose. Provides that the maternal grandparents of the fetus or infant, if the mother has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abortion, may obtain appropriate relief unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the abortion. Provides that a woman on whom a partial-birth abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under the Act, for a conspiracy to violate the Act, or for an offense under Article 31 of the Criminal Code of 2012, nor may she be held accountable under Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the penalties for trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses. For some Class X offenses, imposes a term of imprisonment of not less than 12 years and not more than 30 years. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that involuntary sexual servitude of a minor is non-bailable if the proof is evident or the presumption great that the defendant is guilty of the offense and the defendant had a previous conviction for that offense. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that "sex offense" for registration purposes of the Act includes involuntary sexual servitude of a minor committed on or after January 1, 2021.
Amends the Civil No Contact Order Act. Provides that a petition for a civil no contact order may be filed by a family or household member of a victim of a murder. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a civil no contact order in a case involving a family or household member of a victim of a murder may be entered in conjunction with a delinquency petition or a criminal prosecution.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides for registration under the Act of a person convicted of a battery when the court: (1) finds that the battery was sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act; and (2) in its discretion requires the person to register under the Act. Provides that the trial court, in its discretion, may require a person convicted of battery to register under the Act if: (1) the complaining witness is 17 years of age or younger; (2) the offender is 21 years of age or older; and (3) the court finds that the battery was sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who is a judge of the Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.
Mourns the death of Carl Edward Mescher.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the benefit of the veteran's surviving spouse if the veteran resided outside of the State but otherwise qualified for the exemption at the time of his or her death and the surviving spouse relocates to Illinois after the death of the veteran. Effective immediately.
