Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-BURZYNSKI-FITZGERALD. House Sponsors: SCOTT-WINTERS-WAIT-NOVAK-BROSNAHAN Short description: COUNTY CD-PAWNBROKER-OPEN MEET Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning election of clerks. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 105/1 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 105/27.7 Deletes everything. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Makes provisions requiring establishment of a children's waiting room applicable to counties with a population over 180,000 (rather than 500,000) and under 3,000,000. Effective January 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 105/27.7 Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1052.5 new 55 ILCS 5/Art. 5, Div. 5-41 heading new 55 ILCS 5/5-41005 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41010 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41015 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41020 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41025 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41030 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41035 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41040 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41045 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41050 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41055 new 55 ILCS 5/5-41060 new Deletes everything. Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board in a county over 180,000 to establish by ordinance a code hearing unit within an existing code enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in county government. Sets forth procedures to be followed in proceedings before such a hearing unit. Provides that a person who contracts with the federal government to care for vacant residential real estate is responsible for maintaining the property to prevent and correct health and sanitation code violations, and makes such a person subject to orders of a code hearing unit; makes violation of provision a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Office of Ill. Courts) SB 596, amended by H-am 1, it appears that there would be no impact on revenue or expenditure of state funds. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Office of Ill. Courts) SB 596, amended by H-am 1, it appears that the bill would neither decrease nor increase the need for the number of judges in the state. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA) Fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 SB 596 does not preempt home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. (House recedes June 1, 1996) Eliminates the county population minimum for establishment of a code hearing unit. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. (House recedes June 1, 1997) Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/5-1124 new 205 ILCS 510/11.5 new Further amends the Counties Code and amends the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. Provides that the county board of a county may license, tax, locate, and regulate dealers of junk, rags, and other second-hand articles including dismantled or wrecked motor vehicles or parts. Provides that the county board may forbid any person or entity from purchasing or receiving articles from minors without the written consent of the minors' parents or guardians. Provides that a county board may require licensed and regulated dealers and junk stores to comply with the reporting and inspection requirements of the Pawnbroker Regulation Act. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate concur in H-am 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-ams 2 and 3. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 120/1.02 from Ch. 85, par. 1052.1 50 ILCS 20/22.1 55 ILCS 5/5-1022 55 ILCS 5/5-1121 55 ILCS 5/5-1124 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1080 rep. 60 ILCS 1/182-5 65 ILCS 5/8-1-7 from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-7 65 ILCS 5/11-135-2 from Ch. 24, par. 11-135-2 305 ILCS 5/11-14.5 Amends the Open Meetings Act to provide that "public body" includes tourism boards and convention or civic center boards in counties contiguous to the Mississippi River with a population between 250,000 and 300,000. Amends the Public Building Commission Act in relation to dissolving a public building commission. Further amends the Counties Code. Authorizes a county to let contracts relating to data processing or telecommunications equipment, software, or services without advertising for bids when individual orders do not exceed $25,000. Replaces provisions concerning contracts to care for vacant residential real estate with substantially similar provisions, but excepts a servicer of a mortgage loan from application of the provisions. Provides that the county board of a county with a county health department may require the demolition or repair of dangerous and unsafe or abandoned buildings at the request of a municipality under 50,000; repeals current provisions concerning dangerous and unsafe buildings. Provides that a county board may license, locate, and regulate places of business of dealers in junk, rags, and second-hand articles. Replaces certain code hearing unit provisions with substantially similar provisions except as follows: (1) in definition of "code enforcement officer", deletes provision concerning a State statute or administrative rule that provides for a specific method or procedure to be followed; (2) authorizes establishment of a code hearing unit in a county under 3,000,000 (rather than over 180,000); (3) in provisions concerning instituting proceedings, provides for cases of animal control violations; and (4) provides that attachment of order to correct code violation and sanctions to property is subject to the interests of all lien holders of record. Amends the Township Code. Authorizes certain townships to provide for primary health care under contract with an HMO or certain other entities. Amends the Municipal Code. Authorizes municipal corporate authorities to enter into certain multi-year contracts. Provides that compensation of water commission commissioners shall not be more than $2,000 (now, $1,000) per year. Amends the Public Aid Code. Authorizes a local governmental unit to recover overpayments of public aid. Adds immediate effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0517 Last action date: 97-08-22 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status