Budget & Taxes

Senate Bill 2508 allocates $2 from the state's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources. These funds are designated to cover the department's ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year 2026. This bill directly affects the Department of Natural Resources by providing a portion of its operating budget.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in Fiscal Year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department shall advance grant funds to certified tourism and convention bureaus that received grant funding in the prior fiscal year. Provides that the advanced amount shall be equal to 50% of the total grant awarded to each bureau in the prior fiscal year. Effective immediately.