90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0574
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Senate Sponsors:
OBAMA.

House Sponsors:
FRITCHEY-MCKEON

Short description: 
MUNI CD-ADMIN ADJUDICATION                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Municipal Code.  Provides that a municipality      
   may provide for a system of administrative adjudication of  violations      
   of   certain   municipal  ordinances.   Provides  that  administrative      
   adjudication  is  not  the  exclusive  method  to  enforce   municipal      
   ordinances.   Sets  the powers and qualifications of hearing officers.      
   Provides for notice and opportunity for a  hearing  at  administrative      
   proceedings.   Provides  that  the  rules  of evidence do not apply in      
   administrative   hearings.    Provides   for   judicial   review    of      
   administrative  decisions.  Allows a municipality to enforce judgments      
   of hearing officers.  Provides that existing systems of administrative      
   adjudication shall not be affected.                                         
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Makes a technical change.                                              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Provides that any final decision by a code hearing unit  (instead      
   of  the  decision  of a hearing officer) that a code violation does or      
   does not exist shall constitute a final determination for purposes  of      
   judicial review.                                                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-10 new                                               
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add  a      
   new  Division  to Article 1.  Provides that a municipality may provide      
   for a system of administrative adjudication of violations  of  certain      
   municipal  ordinances.    Provides that administrative adjudication is      
   not the exclusive method to enforce municipal  ordinances.   Sets  the      
   powers  and  qualifications  of hearing officers.  Provides for notice      
   and opportunity for hearing at administrative  proceedings.   Provides      
   that  the  rules  of evidence do not apply in an adjudicatory hearing.      
   Provides for judicial review of administrative decisions.    Allows  a      
   municipality  to enforce judgments of hearing officers.  Provides that      
   existing systems of administrative adjudication shall not be affected.      
   Provides  that  the  Division  shall   apply   only   to   home   rule      
   municipalities.                                                             
          JUDICIAL NOTE                                                        
          It is not possible to determine what impact the bill will have       
          on the need to increase the number of judges in the state.           
          JUDICIAL NOTE, AMENDED                                               
          No change from previous judicial note.                               
        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1.                                     
        Recommends that the Senate concur in H-am 1.                           
        Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows:                
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add  a      
   new  Division  to Article 1.  Provides that a municipality may provide      
   for a system of administrative adjudication of violations  of  certain      
   municipal  ordinances.    Provides that administrative adjudication is      
   not the exclusive method to enforce municipal  ordinances.   Sets  the      
   powers  and  qualifications  of hearing officers.  Provides for notice      
   and opportunity for hearing at administrative  proceedings.   Provides      
   that  the  rules  of evidence do not apply in an adjudicatory hearing.      
   Provides for judicial review of  administrative  decisions.  Allows  a      
   municipality  to enforce judgments of hearing officers.  Provides that      
   existing systems of administrative adjudication shall not be affected.      
   Provides  that  the  Division  shall   apply   only   to   home   rule      
   municipalities.                                                             
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0516

   Last action date: 97-08-22

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


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