$DEPT OF THE LOTTERY-TECH

HB 3971 appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of the Lottery for its ordinary and contingent expenses during fiscal year 2026. This procedural bill directly affects the Department of the Lottery by providing a minimal, specific funding allocation. The appropriation becomes effective July 1, 2025, and has no substantive policy provisions beyond this small financial allocation. As a technical funding measure with no broader impact, it does not affect constituents or require public action.