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INTRODUCTION

The Illinois House was in session for four days this week and the for three. Next week the House will be in session from Monday through Friday. The House Third Reading deadline for House Bills is Friday, April 27th. The YOU Senate will be in from Tuesday through Thursday. CAN MAKE We hope to see many of you in Springfield at the Annual IML Lobby Day. A This year it will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd. The Legislative Briefing will be Difference! held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Springfield Hilton Hotel. The Annual Legislative Difference! Reception will be held at the Illinois State Library from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please come and participate in the Legislative process so that your municipality’s voice is heard in Springfield.

HOUSE BILL 1500 – CABLE/VIDEO COMPETITION NO PROGRESS – NO AMENDMENT

The House Telecommunication Committee did not meet and no amendment has been prepared or offered for HB 1500. Representative LEGISLATIVE James Brosnahan has assured municipal representatives that we will see BULLETIN 2007-11 an amendment. He has also said that he does not know when or how soon before he offers an amendment in committee it will be available. The Friday, April 20, 2007 amendment is being drafted by AT&T and is being shared with no one. In This Issue: The Illinois Municipal League, Chicago, Naperville, and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the Introduction Capitol working on the bill and raising concerns. Unfortunately, no one HB 1500 – Cable/Video is aware of what HB 1500 will become and what the amendment will do to protect municipal interests such as revenue, right of ways, cus- Gross Receipts Tax tomer standard/protections, buildout provisions and what becomes of the existing franchise with a cable company. Senate Bills House Bills The Illinois Municipal League has prepared documents which are available at www.iml.org. PLEASE GO TO THE SITE AND Status Report SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE A MESSAGE ON HB 1500. Reminder – IML Lobby Day SENATE BILL 1 – GOVERNOR’S GROSS RECEIPTS TAX – May 2, 2007 EXPECTED MUNICIPAL REVENUE IMPACT

Representatives of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget met with League staff this week to explain the municipal revenue impacts of the Governor’s proposed

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Gross Receipts Tax (GRT). While no portion of the increased tax revenue is to be distributed to municipalities, there is an effort being made to ensure that municipalities do not receive less money. First, the 2.5% Corporate Personal Property Replacement Income Tax (CPPRT) will not be eliminated. This means the possible 13% reduction in municipal CPPRT will not occur. Second, an amendment will be added to provide that when the 4.8% Regular Corporate Income Tax (CIT) is abolished and replaced with the GRT the State will ensure that if revenues in fiscal year 2008 (FY 08) are less than FY 07, the State will make up the difference. The municipal payments from the corporate share will occur monthly, but any shortfall will be made up at the end of the fiscal year. When the CIT is eliminated the entire payment would be made in June of that fiscal year. The League estimates about $84 per person in income tax will be received in FY 2007 and will include $71 in Individual Income Tax (IIT) and $13 in CIT. Whatever actually is received in CIT (about $13 per person or $166,400,000 for the 12,800,000 people in the state) will become a hold harmless amount. Any required hold harmless adjustment would be transferred from the 90% State share of income tax to the Local Government Distributive Fund. The League appreciates the efforts of the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff Jennifer Ricker in contacting us to provide the information shown above.

SENATE BILLS

Senate Bill 1576 – Collection of Delinquent Taxes from Out-of-State Corporations Senator Noland – Senate Floor SB 1576 would allow the Secretary of State to revoke the ability of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in Illinois if a unit of local government or school district files a Memorandum of Judgment with the Secretary of State declaring the company owes a debt to the local entity. Furthermore, the legislation would allow the Attorney General to restrain the ability of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in Illinois if the company owes a debt to the public entity. IML PROPOSAL.

Senate Bill 1553 – No Objective Medical Opinion Required For Fire Fighter Disability Benefits Senator Frerichs – Senate Floor SB 1553 would amend the downstate (non-Chicago) fire pension statute to eliminate the need for a fire pension board to rely upon an objective medical opinion prior to determining that a fire fighter is disabled. Despite the opinion of a competent physician that a fire fighter is not disabled, a union- controlled fire pension board would be allowed to award a duty disability benefit. A fire fighter receiving a duty disability benefit is also eligible for municipally-funded health insurance for life under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA). SB 1553 will likely result in an increase in duty-disability awards and, consequently, higher health insurance costs for municipal governments. You are strongly urged to contact your State Senator(s) about this bill. Make them aware that this legislation will likely result in higher health insurance costs for municipalities. IML OPPOSES SB 1553.

Senate Bill 1429 – Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Senator Cullerton – Senate Floor The Illinois Municipal League is opposed to “destination sourcing,” one of the basic provisions of the multi-state Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. We remain opposed to adopting that system for sales to Illinois purchasers from Illinois “brick and mortar” retail locations. The current system commonly known as “point of sale” requires that items sold at a store to a purchaser generate local sales tax for the municipality or county where the store is located. Legislative Bulletin 2007-11 April 20, 2007 Page 3

The League does not believe the State should subject its municipalities and counties to the uncertainty in future tax revenue that will come from shifting the incidence of the Illinois Retailer’s Occupation Tax from point of sale to point of delivery. IML OPPOSES SB 1429.

Senate Bill 1296 – Code of Civil Procedure – Major Liability for Remaining Parties Senator Cullerton (Representative Saviano) – House Rules Committee Senate Bill 1296 seeks to change Illinois law in a very significant way. The goal of the current law is to provide fairness by allowing a jury to determine which people were really at fault for causing an accident and to require minimally responsible parties to pay only their proportionate share of damages. Senate Bill 1296 will enable the plaintiff to manipulate the defendant’s liability by preventing the jury from considering the fault of parties with whom the plaintiff chose to settle or dismiss. By manipulating the calculation of fault, the plaintiff’s lawyer will be able to pursue deep pocket defendants and require them to pay more than their fair share of liability. Please go to the IML web site at www.iml.org for additional information to contact your State Representative. IML OPPOSES SB 1296.

Senate Bill 1252 – Tax Cap Exemption for Police, Fire and IMRF Pension Levies – Senator Clayborne – Senate Floor SB 1252 would create an exemption under property tax caps for those portions of the tax levy attributable to funding downstate police, fire and IMRF pensions. IML PROPOSAL.

Senate Bill 662 – Petition Signatures/Consolidated Primary Elections Representative Franks (Senator Link) – House Rules Committee This legislation makes various changes regarding elections. However, two provisions of this legislation will significantly impact municipal elections. Currently, a petition for an advisory referendum requires a minimum number of signatures totaling eight percent of the votes cast for governor. This legislation changes the minimum number of signatures to eleven percent of total number of votes in the last municipal election. The same application would apply for schools, townships and counties. The other provision in this legislation affects whether a primary election is needed. Currently, if there are more than two times the number of persons to be nominated for a municipal office, a primary election is necessary. This legislation raises that number to four. As an example, current law requires that if only 6 persons file for 3 positions on a village board, no primary is held. SB 662 would prohibit a primary unless more than 12 persons file for those 3 positions. The Illinois Municipal League testified against this legislation. IML OPPOSES SB 622.

Senate Bill 514 – Truck Weight Limit Permits Representative Franks (Senator Link) – House Rules Committee This legislation changes the weight limit from 56,000 to 60,000 pounds regarding the allowance of issuing overweight permits for the certain large tow-trucks with no triple rear axles. IDOT and local jurisdictions may issue these permits for roads under their jurisdiction.

Senate Bill 473 – Notification to School District of Annexation Representative Chapa-LaVia (Senator Wilhelmi) – House Rules Committee When there is a proposed annexation, the municipality shall notify the school district of the proposed annexation ten days prior to any public hearing regarding the annexation.

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Senate Bill 126 – Exclusion from the Definition of ‘Pollution Control Facility’ Representative May (Senator Garrett) – House Rules Committee SB 126 adds an exclusion to the definition of ‘Pollution Control Facility.’ Specifically, for a transfer station, if it is exclusively used for landscape waste and that waste is held for no longer than 24 hours, that facility is not defined as a pollution control facility and will not be subjected to local siting review.

HOUSE BILLS

House Bill 3593 – Non-Home Rule Retail Theft Ordinance Senator Wilhelmi (Representative Mathias) – Senate Judiciary Criminal Law Committee Judiciary Criminal Law Hearing Apr 24 2007 2:30PM Capitol Room 212 HB 3593 would authorize a non-home rule municipality to enact a local retail theft ordinance for retail theft under $150. The ordinance would only apply to first time offenders that have never been previously convicted of theft, robbery, burglary or home invasion. These offenses would be adjudicated in a court of law in the same manner as other ordinance violations. The assessment and dissemination of fines for local retail theft ordinance violations would be predicated upon existing state law. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 2303 – Municipal Impact Studies Prior to Residential or Commercial Development Representative Gordon – House Rules Committee HB 2303 is currently a vehicle bill. However, House Amendment #1 is currently pending before the House Rules Committee. Amendment #1 would require municipalities to conduct an impact study detailing the effects of the proposed development on local infrastructure and on all affected taxing districts. The municipality would also be required to file a copy of the study with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), which shall be responsible for monitoring the municipal impact studies and for submitting a report to the Governor and the General Assembly summarizing the municipal impact studies received by the Department during the previous calendar year. DCEO would also be responsible for posting the materials on its web site. It also preempts home rule powers. IML OPPOSES HOUSE AMENDMENT #1 to HB 2303.

House Bill 1876 – Notice Requirement to the Secretary of State Concerning Home Rule Referenda Ballot Questions – Representative Sommer – House Floor HB 1876 passed the Illinois Elections & Campaign Reform Committee. Under current law municipalities are required to notify the Secretary of State’s Office by certified statement before and after a referendum regarding the question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit or shall cease to be a home rule unit. This legislation will require municipal clerks to file with the Secretary of State’s Office the results of the referendum within 45 days (currently 30 days). HB 1876 will also eliminate the unnecessary step of the notification to the Secretary of State 20 days prior to the referendum. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 1881 – Liens for Nuisance Abatement Costs Representative Ryg – Senate HB 1881 passed the Illinois House and is awaiting Senate Action. Under HB 1881, the current reasons for which municipalities may place a lien on a property for abating a nuisance will be expanded to include the cutting of grass, the trimming or removal of trees or bushes, and trees infected with the emerald ash borer. IML PROPOSAL.

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House Bill 1818 – Automated Traffic Law Enforcement Technology/Red Light Running Expansion Representative Dan Brady – House Floor HB 1818 would enable additional counties and the municipalities in those counties the option of operating automated traffic enforcement technology for red light running. A local ordinance or resolution would have to be passed to authorize such a system. The additional counties include Champaign, DeKalb, Kankakee, LaSalle, McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Vermilion and Winnebago. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 1718 – Allowing Two Members of a Public Body to Speak Representative John Bradley – Senate HB 1718 passed the Illinois House and is awaiting Senate action. The bill attempts to rectify a dilemma that many public officials face when serving on a 5 member-public body. HB 1718 is scheduled to be amended to allow two members of a 5 member public body to communicate without violating the Open Meetings Act. Also, for a 5 member public body, any motion made must be approved with a minimum of 3 affirmative votes. This language reflects the compromise agreed to between the Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Press Association. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 1670 – Commencement of Elected Municipal Officials Terms Senator Jacobs (Representative Pritchard) – Senate Local Government Committee Hearing Apr 24 2007 1:00PM Capitol Room 409 Currently, the terms of elected municipal officers shall commence at the first regular or special meeting of the corporate authorities during the month of May following the proclamation of the results of the regular municipal election. Due to recent changes in the Election Code (absentee voting and provisional voting), the results of the election may not be official for fifteen to twenty-one days after the election. HB 1670 will provide that municipal terms commence at the first regular meeting or special meeting after the receipt of the official election results and provide that the agenda for such meeting includes the inauguration of the newly elected officers. This proposal will provide flexibility for the timing of when municipal terms will commence. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 988 – Substitute Fire Fighters Representative Phelps – House Floor HB 988 would prevent municipalities and fire protection districts from hiring substitute fire fighters on a part-time basis to supplement the fire force and fill scheduling holes unless the fire fighter has qualified for a regular appointment under the Illinois Municipal Code. The practical effect of this bill would be to eliminate the hiring of a multitude of part-time fire fighters, even if the fire fighters had received substantially similar training as required for a regular, full-time fire fighter. If it were to become law, this bill has the potential to financially devastate many departments and fire protection districts because of the limited funding available to hire full-time firefighters, particularly within tax-capped jurisdictions. IML OPPOSES HB 988.

House Bill 962 – Vacancies of Municipal Officers Representative Tryon – House Floor HB 962 amends a provision in the Municipal Code governing the filling of vacancies of municipal officers. This legislation clarifies the procedures for an elected official resigning from office and when the vacancy begins. The legislation clarifies that when a vacancy occurs by the death of an officeholder, the vacancy begins on the date issued on the death certificate. Also, the council may determine when a vacancy by disability occurs. If the vacancy determination is based upon mental disability, then appointment in court of a guardian ad litem is a precondition (currently, there is no qualification in the statute in determining if an officeholder is mentally incapable of performing the Legislative Bulletin 2007-11 April 20, 2007 Page 6 requisite duties). The other provision this legislation addresses is the filling of a vacancy of a board member when the current board does not approve nominations from the mayor. This legislation allows the mayor to make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy after the 60th day of the vacancy so long as the mayor nominated a minimum of 2 persons for the appointment. The temporary appointment must be made from those persons that were nominated but failed confirmation. Lastly, the legislation clarifies that a person does not have to have lived in the municipality for a year to be a municipal officer if the municipality is newly incorporated. This legislation has been part of the Illinois Municipal League legislative agenda previously. IML PROPOSAL.

House Bill 928 – Fire Fighter Workers Compensation Legislation Representative Hoffman – House Floor HB 928 would create a conclusive presumption regarding several health conditions (heart, vascular system, lung and respiratory system, hypertension, tuberculosis, cancer, hernia or hearing loss) for firefighters under the Workers Compensation Act. IML OPPOSES HB 928.

House Bill 898 – Recognition of Partial Census Data/Home Rule Senator Althoff (Representative Mathias) – Senate Rules Committee This legislation requires the Secretary of State to certify the population increase of a municipality that conducted a partial census. Currently, the Department of Revenue recognizes a population increase of a partial census. However, the Secretary of State does not. This legislation is needed so the Secretary of State would be required to recognize a partial census in order for communities that conduct these censuses and find that they have reached the 25,000 population threshold to become home rule. IML SUPPORTS HB 898.

House Bill 773 – Authorizes the Illinois Department of Labor to Sue Public Bodies for Back Wages to Employees if They Fail to Notify Contractors of Prevailing Wage Requirements Representative Fritchey – House Floor HB 773 would require that public bodies provide a written notice to contractors when the prevailing wage is required to be paid on a public works project. Failure of the public body to provide the contractor with written notice can result in the Department of Labor suing the public body for any back wages, interest, penalties or fines owed by the contractor to all laborers, mechanics and other workers who performed work on the project. IML OPPOSES HB 773.

House Bill 511 – Makes Settlement Agreements a Matter of Public Record Representative Joyce – House Floor HB 511 changes the Freedom of Information Act making the financial portion of settlement agreements entered into on behalf of public bodies for the prosecution, defense, or settlement of any litigation a matter of public record. Making settlement agreements public will prove costly to taxpayers. Out of court settlements will be much less likely to occur if the payment to plaintiffs is always made public. Many times a difficult case will be settled in order to save the cost of attorneys’ fees needed to defend a case through trial. Public bodies will have much less incentive to settle, and the court system will become much more congested. Once settlement figures are made public they will tend to become a floor for future settlements across Illinois. If this bill passes and becomes law, taxpayers will pay the additional costs that inevitably will occur for public bodies. IML OPPOSES HB 511.

Legislative Bulletin 2007-11 April 20, 2007 Page A-1 ______STATUS REPORT The following is a list of all active bills the Illinois Municipal League either supports or opposes and their status. As you may know, the status of bills pertains to their advancement in the legislature: First Reading refers to the introduction stage, Second Reading refers to the amendment stage; and Third Reading refers to the passage stage. Some bills may have a "b", "h" or "s" next to the bill number. This refers to amendments that were added to the bill: "b" = amendments from both chambers, "h"= amendment from House; "s"= amendment for Senate. For additional information, please do not hesitate to call the League's Legislative Staff. This report was printed on April 19 at 10:30 P.M.

HOUSE BILLS IML SUPPORTS

HB 0170h Ed Sullivan, Jr. CD CORR-CHILD PORN FINES 03/28/07 S Pl Cal ord 1st HB 0328 CRIM CD-THREATEN PUB OFF 04/19/07 S Pl Cal ord2 HB 0334h Mike Fortner MUNI CD ANNEXATION RR UTILITY 04/19/07 S Postponed Local Gov HB 0351h Thomas Holbrook ELECTRIC AGGREGATION MUNI CTY 03/27/07 S Ref Rules HB 0429 Edward J. Acevedo LIQUOR-RETAIL WINE SHPMNT 02/22/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0458h John E. Bradley UTILITIES-AGGREGATION PILOT 03/06/07 S Ref Rules HB 0552h Paul D. Froehlich VEH CD-ADMINSITRATIVE IMPOUND 03/29/07 S Ref Rules HB 0620h Chapin Rose ZONING-WIND FARMS 03/15/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0698 Brent Hassert PROP TX-SPECIAL ASSESS AREAS 03/29/07 H Assign Revenue HB 0796 Deborah L. Graham HANDGUN DEALER LICENSING ACT 03/13/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 0875 Edward Acevedo VEH CD-POLICE BICYCLES 03/14/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0898 Sidney H. Mathias MUNI CD-CENSUS 03/13/07 S Ref Rules HB 0962 Michael Tryon MUNICIPAL OFFICE VACANCIES 04/18/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 1058 Daniel J. Burke HEARTSAVER AED FUND-GRANTS 03/30/07 S Assign Public Health HB 1059 Daniel J. Burke EMERG TEL SYS-HEARTSAVER 04/17/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 73-38-1 HB 1144h Charles Jefferson MUNI CD-TIF 03/29/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1258h Julie Hamos ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERVICES 03/15/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1670 Robert Pritchard MUNI CD-OFFICERS TERMS 04/19/07 S Postponed Local Gov HB 1718h John E. Bradley OPEN MEET-3 MEMBER MAJORITY 04/18/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 116-0-0 HB 1818h Dan Brady VEH CD-AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW 03/22/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1876 Keith P. Sommer ELECTIONS-HOME RULE REFERENDA 04/18/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 1881h Kathleen A. Ryg MUNI CD-NUISANCE LIENS 04/17/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 92-18-1 HB 2035 Chapin Rose IDOT-FUNDING GRANT PROGRAMS 03/28/07 S Ref Rules HB 2781 William Davis LOCAL GOV RELOCATION COSTS 04/17/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 112-0-0 HB 3394h Linda Chapa LaVia DCEO-SMART-GREEN GRANTS 03/30/07 S Assign Comm & Econ Dev HB 3425h Karen May DEER POPULATION-LOCAL CONTROL 04/17/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 70-40-1 HB 3593 Sidney H. Mathias MUNI CD-RETAIL THEFT 04/19/07 S Postponed Jud Crim Law

SENATE BILLS IML SUPPORTS

SB 0113 LOCGOV-USE/OCC TAXES 03/22/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 0123 LIQUOR-RETAIL WINE SHPMNT 03/22/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 0207s DCEO-SMART CITIES GRANTS 03/28/07 H Ref Rules SB 0208s Linda Holmes DCEO-GREEN CITIES GRANTS 03/28/07 H Ref Rules SB 0382s Susan Garrett MUNI CD-DESIGN REVIEW 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0420s Randy Hultgren OPEN MEET-VACATION/E-MAIL 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0639s James A. DeLeo VEH CD-POLICE BICYCLES 03/30/07 H Pl Cal ord 1st SB 0678s Michael Bond BROADBAND ACCESS PASSENGR RAIL 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0689s Louis Viverito MUNI CD-BORROWING 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0825s David Koehler LOC GOV-TECH 04/17/07 H Ref Rules SB 1242 Linda Holmes ILLINOIS COOL CITIES ACT 03/21/07 H Ref Rules SB 1252 James Clayborne PROP TX-PTELL-PENSION LEVIES 03/30/07 S Pl Cal Consid Pstpnd SB 1260 John J. Millner VEH CD-COURT SUPERVISION FEES 03/21/07 H Ref Rules SB 1475s Kim Lightford PUB SAFETY-CATASTROPHIC INJURY 03/22/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1494 Pamela Althoff CTY CD-REFUND CASH CONTRIB 03/27/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1576 BUSINESS-FOREIGN CORPS 03/20/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1617 Jeff Schoenberg FORESTS-EMERALD ASH BORER FUND 03/08/07 S Pl Cal ord3

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HB 0147h Greg Harris INSURANCE-CLINICAL BREAST EXAM 04/19/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0374 Jack D. Franks FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT 04/19/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 62-50-1 HB 0384 Mary E. Flowers INS-VARIOUS HEALTH COVERAGES 03/20/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0415 Deborah Graham INS CODE-COVERAGE OF DEPENDENT 03/21/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0511h Kevin Joyce FOIA-SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 03/15/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0573h Ruth Munson IDENTITY PROTECTION ACT 03/30/07 S Assign Executive HB 0630 William B. Black VEH CD-PORTABLE SCALES 03/30/07 S Assign Trans HB 0704 Brandon W. Phelps CRIM CD-FIREARMS-PREEMPTION 02/22/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0773h John A. Fritchey PREVAIL WAGE-COVERAGE 03/13/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0804h Jack McGuire PEN CD-IMRF-MILITARY SERVICE 04/18/07 S Assign Pens & Invstmnts HB 0918 William B. Black VEH CD-HIGHWAY ACCESS 03/27/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0928 Jay C. Hoffman WRK COMP-FIREFIGHTER-EMT 03/02/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0985h Daniel V. Beiser PREVAILING WAGE-REVISED RATE 04/18/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 71-45-0 HB 0988 Brandon W. Phelps FIREFIGHTERS-SUBSTITUTES 04/17/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 1017 Dan Reitz FIRE DPT PROMOTION-ASSESSORS 03/08/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1050 Annazette Collins JUV CRT-MINOR CONFINE 03/22/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1105h Careen M Gordon PREVAILING WAGE-FACILITIES 04/19/07 H 3rd Shr Dbt Pass 64-48-1 HB 1304 John E. Bradley FIREARMS-CONCEALED-PERMITS 03/02/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 1320 Mike Bost CONCEAL CARRY-JUDGE, PROS&DEF 04/18/07 H Pl Cal Consid Pstpnd HB 1432 Fred Crespo INS CD-EATING DISORDER TRTMENT 03/20/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1500 James Brosnahan UTIL-CABLE-VID-COMPETITION 03/29/07 H Assign Telecomm HB 1542h Lisa M. Dugan MUNI CD-DISCHARGE BARGAINING 03/28/07 S Pl Cal ord 1st HB 1560h Kathleen A. Ryg INS CD-AMINO ACID DISORDER 03/20/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1687h Robert S. Molaro MUNI CD-CHICAGO PARKING 03/27/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt HB 1703 Robert S. Molaro VEH CD-VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION 03/22/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1727h Kevin Joyce INTERNET SCREENING LIBRARIES 04/19/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1757 John E. Bradley CRIM CD-FIREARM TRANSPORT 03/14/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1798 James Brosnahan WRONGFUL DEATH-GRIEF DAMAGES 03/14/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt

SENATE BILLS IML OPPOSES

SB 0012 Jacquelin Collins INC TAX-CREDITS 02/23/07 H Ref Rules SB 0013s PROP TX-ALT HOMESTEAD EXEMPT 03/01/07 H Assign Revenue SB 0026 Bradley Burzynski VEH CD-TRUCK SIZE & WEIGHT 03/29/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 0080 Edward Maloney VEH CD-BICYCLE SAFETY RULES 03/08/07 H Ref Rules SB 0101s Susan Garrett PROP TAX FREEZE-DISABLED 03/20/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 0138 Dan Cronin INC TX-CLASSROOM SUPPLY CREDIT 03/08/07 H Ref Rules SB 0450s Antonio Munoz LOC GOV-TECH 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0513s Terry Link CNTY CD-LAKE CNTY SEWER 04/09/07 H Ref Rules SB 0650 John Cullerton CANNABIS-MEDICAL USE 03/08/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1296 John Cullerton CIV PRO-LIABLTY REMAINING PTYS 03/22/07 H Ref Rules SB 1365s BREAST ULTRASOUND SCREENING 03/22/07 H Ref Rules SB 1429s John Cullerton USE/OCC TX-VARIOUS 03/22/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1434 John Cullerton CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 03/22/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1539 Frank C. Watson PEN CD-GA-MARRIAGE AFTER RET 03/27/07 H Ref Rules SB 1553s Michael Frerichs PEN CD-ART 4-DETRMNATN OF DIS 03/29/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 1559 Michael Frerichs RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAMS 03/20/07 S Pl Cal ord3

SIGNIFICANT BILLS ON WHICH THE IML DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POSITION

HB 0246h Karen Yarbrough SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS ACT 03/27/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 0316 Thomas Holbrook EPA-PERMITS-POLLUTION CONTROL 04/19/07 S Pl Cal ord2 HB 0742 Julie Hamos WHISTLEBLOWER-DISCLOSE INFO 04/19/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 1456 Lou Lang WHISTLEBLOWER-LOCGOV REFERENDA 03/27/07 S Pl Cal ord 1st HB 1750 George Scully UTILITIES-ELECTRICITY RATES 03/08/07 S Ref Rules HB 1842 Julie Hamos ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS 03/27/07 H Cal2 Shr Dbt HB 3597h Robert Pritchard LOC GOV-ANNEXATION 04/17/07 H Pl Cal3 Shr Dbt SB 0125s Terry Link CLN INDOOR AIR ACT 03/20/07 S Pl Cal ord3 SB 0253 David Luechtefeld MUNI CD-RESIDENCY 03/29/07 H Ref Rules SB 0500 Terry Link SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS ACT 04/09/07 H Ref Rules