Rep. Thomas Morrison

Amends the Service Obligations and Conditions Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires a natural gas public utility serving more than 35,000 customers to submit with its annual filing certain information concerning existing and newly installed pipeline facilities to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a report containing the information and evaluating the safety and reliability of the natural gas distribution system in Illinois to the General Assembly. Requires the reports to be made available to the public on the Commission's website.

Declares November of 2018 as "Alzheimer's Awareness Month".

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of Christian Liberty Academy.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that in order to properly plan the utilization of motor fuel tax funds, each municipality of over 5,000 population shall be required to develop and update a 5 year (rather than 20 year) long-range highway transportation plan. Provides that the plan shall, amongst other requirements, include the projected future traffic usage of each highway for a 5 year (rather than 20 year) period and include a listing of the major improvements anticipated within 3 years (rather than 5 years) of the date of each plan.

State opposition to legislative efforts to use State taxpayer funds to pay for abortions and to use taxpayer funds to pay for insurance costs for State employees to have abortions for any reason. States opposition to efforts to keep abortion legal in Illinois in the event the Supreme Court of the United States overturns the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.

Repeals the Alternate Fuels Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals a provision concerning the Alternate Fuels Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes a provision concerning a rebate and grant program authorized by the Alternate Fuels Act. Effective immediately.

Creates the Limitations on Actions for Negligent Hiring Act. Provides that a cause of action may not be brought against a party solely for hiring an employee or independent contractor who has been convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual offense. Provides that in a negligent hiring action for the acts of an employee or independent contractor, the fact that the employee or independent contractor was convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual offense before the beginning of the employee's or independent contractor's employment or contractual obligation may not be introduced into evidence. Provides that the new provisions do not preclude any existing cause of action for failure of an employer or other person to provide adequate supervision of an employee or independent contractor, except that the fact that the employee or independent contractor has been convicted of a nonviolent, non-sexual criminal offense may be introduced into evidence in the suit only if: (1) the employer knew of the conviction or was grossly negligent in not knowing of the conviction; and (2) the conviction was directly related to the nature of the employee's or independent contractor's work and the conduct that gave rise to the alleged injury that is the basis of the suit. Provides exceptions in certain situations.

Repeals the Alternate Fuels Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals a provision concerning the Alternate Fuels Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes a provision concerning a rebate and grant program authorized by the Alternate Fuels Act. Effective immediately.

Urges Governor Bruce Rauner and the members of the Illinois House of Representatives to end any and all State funding of Planned Parenthood immediately. Urges the proper State agencies, including, but not limited to the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Police, to conduct a thorough investigation to determine if any Illinois taxpayer dollars are directly involved in the harvesting and selling of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood and associated agencies in Illinois.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of Choose Life license plates. Provides that, in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and $25 at renewal. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Choose Life Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all money in the Choose Life Fund shall be distributed in accordance with a specified formula to all applying qualified non-governmental, not-for-profit agencies whose services include counseling and meeting the material needs of pregnant women who are planning to place their children for adoption and contains other provisions regarding the distribution of money from the Choose Life Fund.