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YOUR VOICE IN SPRINGFIELD: RECOMMENDING CBA POSITIONS ON MORE THAN 100 BILLS CBA Legislative News

By Helene Snyder, CBA Legislative Committee and Loretta Wells, CBA Director of Government Affairs T he CBA’s Legislative Committee, chaired by Helene Snyder, reviewed more than 200 pieces of non-spon-

Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming), with state-specific modifications, and was introduced in 2015 in one additional state (New Jersey). Status: House Rule 19(a)–Re-referred to Rules Committee. Drafted by : Trust Law Committee Amends 735 ILCS 5/9-102(b); 9-102(c); and 9-104.3–Forcible Entry and Detainer Act (FED Act) to include references to the Common Interest Community Associa- tion Act. Status: House Rule 19(a)–Re-referred to Rules Committee. Drafted by : RPL- Condo Subcommittee Amends 765 ILCS 605/9(c). This proposal would create a new subsection (5) to Sec- tion 9(c) of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. This new section would expressly authorize a condominium asso- ciation’s board to dispose of any surplus funds over actual expenses at the end of each fiscal year in one of four enumerated ways. The text of this bill was made part of HB 189 (the “global” or “omnibus” bill created by Rep Thapedi). Status: HB 2673-House Rule 19(a)–Re- referred to Rules Committee. Status : HB 189–Passed both Houses. Drafted by : RPL-Condo Subcommittee HB 2673/HB 189 (Cassidy/Thapedi) Condominium Act-Surplus Funds HB 2667 (Cassidy) Common Interest Associations

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Legislative Liaison(s) for the 2017-2018 bar year

sored legislation during the Illinois General Assembly’s 99 th and 100 th sessions in 2016- 2017. The committee recommended posi- tions on approximately 100 bills that were adopted by the CBA’s Board of Managers. The following bills were drafted by CBA substantive law committees, reviewed by the Legislative Committee, and approved by the Board of Managers for the 100 th General Assembly–2017 Session. HB 703 (Feigenholtz) Interstate Adoptions This proposed legislation sets forth detailed, consistent and coherent procedures as to the manner in which the Department of Children and Family Service (DCFS) approves or denies approval of interstate adoptive placements of children. Status: Passed both Houses. Drafted by : Adoption Law Committee HB 2526 (A. Williams) Illinois Trust Code This proposed legislation is a comprehen- sive Illinois version of the Uniform Trust Code, intended to modernize trust law in Illinois, codify common law concepts that currently apply to trusts, and pro- vide uniformity in relations to trust law in other states. The Uniform Trust Code has been adopted in 30 states and the District of Columbia (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, For additional informtaion or a full text copy of the bills, go to the Illinois General Assembly website: www.ilga.gov or contact Loretta Wells, Director of Government Affairs, at 312/554-2060

by August 31, 2017

A CBA/YLS Committee Legislative Liaison Work-

shop will be held on October 23, 2017 at the CBA

Building. All Legislative Liaisons should attend.

HB 3359 (E. Sims, Jr.) Forcible Entry Action– Eviction This proposal is a technical amendment that would make our court system more understandable to the public by chang- ing the name of the “Forcible Entry and Detainer Act” to the “Eviction Act.” Status: Passed both Houses. Drafted by : Legal Aid Committee SB 1903 (Silverstein) Companion Animal– Cold/Heat Amends 510 ILCS 70/3.01–This pro- posal expands the animals protected from “cruel treatment” from “dog or cat” to “companion animal,” as defined in 510 ILCS 70/2.01a of the Humane Care for Animals Act. Status: Senate Rule 3-9(a)/Re-referred to Assignments. Drafted by : Animal Law Committee If you have a keen interest in the CBA’s efforts to evaluate pending bills to improve how Illinois’ statutes impact the legal com- munity and the public, consider attending a meeting of the Legislative Committee and seeking an appointment to serve on the committee.

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