A number of new Illinois laws take effect July 1. Among them:
•An amendment to the “All Kids” program, eliminating the co-pay or co-insurance portion of children’s health insurance coverage.
• A law to protect motorists from excessive fees from towing companies.
•A law changing the labeling requirements for motor fuel dispensing devices containing at least 2-percent MTBE. The law also mandates the biodiesel and biodiesel blends be identified by the capital letter “B” followed by the numerical value of the volume percentage of fuel.
•A law amending the State Mandates Act that requires implementation without reimbursement and amends the School Code requiring any personal information disclosed to school professionals by students over the age of 12 remain confidential.
• A law requiring the distribution of residual funds after the settlement and payment of claims in class action lawsuits shall be distributed to nonprofit charitable organizations serving the purpose of promoting or providing access to justice to low-income residents.
• A law amending the definition of a “potentially dangerous dog” as a dog found unsupervised or running with three or more dogs.
• A real estate law amending the Trusts and Trustees Act that permits the trustee to terminate the trust if the market value is less than $100,000 and the cost of continuing the trust will substantially impair its purpose.
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