Rep. Avery Bourne

Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to make certain real estate conveyances in Bureau County, Menard County, and Pulaski County, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make certain real estate conveyances in Grundy County, DuPage County, DeKalb County, Montgomery County, Tazewell County, and Mason County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that, in calendar year 2017, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify an additional 25 Enterprise Zones. Provides that for Enterprise Zones scheduled to expire after January 1, 2017, the application process shall begin 5 years (currently, 2 years) prior to the year in which the Zone expires. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that, in calendar year 2018, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify an additional 25 Enterprise Zones. Provides that, for Enterprise Zones scheduled to expire after January 1, 2023, the application process shall begin 5 years prior to the year in which the Zone expires. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award partial points during the application process if the applicant demonstrates job creation and investment levels below the threshold set forth in the statute. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may adjust the scoring for applicants that are located entirely within a county with a population of less than 300,000 if the Department finds that the designation will help to alleviate the effects of poverty and unemployment within the proposed Enterprise Zone. Provides for provisional certification of substantially complete Enterprise Zone applications. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, the Legislative Ethics Commission shall develop and implement an ethics training program for members of the General Assembly, along with other requirements, by July 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. For FY17, provides a continuing appropriation for each State agency to meet personnel expenditures for each payroll period during which appropriations for personnel expenditures have not been made available to that State agency. Defines "State agency" to include all State agencies, the office of any constitutional officer, and any agency, board, commission, or other instrumentality of State government to which an appropriation for personnel expenditures was made from a State fund in FY15. Defines "personnel expenditure" and "applicable State fund". Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of each municipality which has established a police department shall require its police department to create a policy regarding how the police department will process individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 years old who are suspected or accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, intoxicating compounds, other compounds, or any combination of these substances in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a person has been granted a senior citizens homestead exemption, that person need not reapply for the exemption (now, the county board may provide that persons who are granted the exemption need not reapply). Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Limits provisions regarding converting a public library to a public library district by prohibiting expansion of the territory that currently supports a public library to include areas that were not previously taxed before the conversion. Effective immediately.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a spouse of an owner's or tenant's child, parent, brother, or sister actually permanently residing on farm lands shall have the right to hunt any of the species protected by the Code upon the land and waters without procuring hunting licenses (rather than only the owner's or tenant's children, parents, brothers, and sisters); but the hunting shall be done only during periods of time and with devices and by methods as are permitted by the Code.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that all crossbows used to hunt in this State must have a minimum peak draw weight of 125 pounds and a maximum draw weight of at least 300 pounds.