DECEMBER 2024 5 subject matter expertise. It provides that the multi-year plan shall help the State to successfully eliminate the use of Section 14(c) certificates on December 31, 2029. HB 4636 Revenue Omnibus Technical Fixes passed the Senate 47-8-0 and passed the House 72-38- 0 on concurrence. As amended, this bill is a gut and replace that consists of technical fixes to the tax omnibus, as identified by the Department of Revenue. SB 507, First Responders/Non- Competes passed the Senate 55-0-0. Last Spring, SB 2737 made covenants not to compete unenforceable for mental health professionals specifically when they want to service veterans and first responders. This bill provides that the definition of “first responders” means any persons who are currently or formerly employed as: (i) emergency medical services personnel, (ii) firefighters, and (iii) law enforcement officers. SB 2703, TIF Extensions passed the Senate 48-3-1 and passed the House 90-20-0. This bill amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. It extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for various ordinances adopted by the Village of Melrose Park, City of Knoxville, the City of Chicago, and the City of St. Charles. It creates tax increment allocation financing extensions to the 47th year (currently, the 35th year) for various ordinances adopted by the Village of Melrose Park, Village of Lansing, and Village of South Holland. SB 3410 Unemployment Insurance Speed Bump/Sunset Extensions passed the House 74-38-0 and passed the Senate 39-17-0 on concurrence Among other things, this bill extends the unemployment insurance speed bumps. The unemployment insurance extension provisions within the bill prevent UI taxes from increasing and employee benefits from being reduced while the fund is stable. This will be revisited in two years. The bill also extends a number of sunset extensions including Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging, Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force report, and the deadline for behavioral health services to use grants under the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Session
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