Budget & Taxes

in committee · Illinois · Senate Jul 2, 2026

SB 2835: $ISBE-IL YOUTHBUILD COALITION

Appropriates $5,500,000 to the State Board of Education for grants and administrative and operational expenses associated with the Illinois YouthBuild Coalition. Effective July 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $5.5M for YouthBuild Coalition grants and operations, directly funding a public service program per budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates $5.5M to State Board of Education for YouthBuild Coalition grants, directly funding educational access and workforce programs for at-risk youth.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jul 2, 2026

SB 2864: $ALS FOUNDATION

Appropriates $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to the Les Turner ALS Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and for care of those persons affected by the disease. Effective July 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $300,000 from General Revenue Fund for ALS research and care, directly funding essential health services per budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds ALS research and patient care via $300,000 state grant, directly advancing medical research and treatment access for a specific health condition.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue Public Health

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jan 13, 2026

SB 2758: CHICAGO DEBT ISSUANCE VOTES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, the beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Chicago City Council shall not adopt an ordinance authorizing a debt issuance without the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the alderpersons then holding office on the Chicago City Council. Defines "debt issuance". Limits home rule powers.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires 3/5 council approval for debt issuance, promoting fiscal responsibility through stricter oversight of municipal borrowing and spending decisions.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Debt & Bonds

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 4549: STATE FINANCE-AUDIT FUND

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, within 30 days after July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practical, specified sums shall be transferred from various named funds into the Audit Expense Fund. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill transfers funds to Audit Expense Fund, promoting fiscal accountability and oversight within state budget management per State Finance Act amendments.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability State Budget

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 4506: ELEC CD-SECURE ELECTIONS FUND

Amends the Election Code. Creates the Secure Elections Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be distributed by the State Board of Elections as grants to election authorities for: voting machine replacement; electronic poll book upgrades; cybersecurity hardening; voter accessibility upgrades; infrastructure for secure ballot transport and storage; and capital improvements to election authority facilities that are necessary to maintain safe, secure, and effective election administration. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall establish and use a formula to distribute moneys in the Fund to election authorities.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates dedicated fund for election infrastructure grants, directing state budget toward election security and accessibility as essential public services.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyFunds cybersecurity hardening for election systems, directly supporting tech security infrastructure per bill's explicit allocation for cybersecurity measures.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Cybersecurity

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Apr 14, 2026

SB 2937: PEN CD-CTPF-STATE CONTRIBUTION

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning in State fiscal year 2027, the State (instead of the Chicago Board of Education) shall contribute for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2059, a minimum contribution to the Fund in an amount determined by the Fund to be sufficient to bring the total assets of the Fund up to 90% of the total actuarial liabilities of the Fund by the end of fiscal year 2059. Provides that, in making these determinations, the required contribution shall be calculated each year as a level percentage of the applicable employee payrolls over the years remaining to and including fiscal year 2059 and shall be determined under the projected unit credit actuarial cost method. Amends the School Code to make a conforming change in provisions concerning evidence-based funding. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates state contributions to pension fund, ensuring fiscal responsibility and funding essential public employee benefits.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates state pension contributions for Chicago teachers, strengthening educator benefits and financial security under Illinois Pension Code.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEnsures state funding for teacher pensions, securing retirement benefits as part of employment compensation and preventing underfunding that could harm worker benefits.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Pensions Teachers

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in committee · Illinois · Senate May 22, 2026

SB 2788: SCH CD-RESOURCE OFFICER GRANT

Amends the School Code. Requires, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to establish the School Resource Officer Grant Program to fund salaries and any other costs associated with the hiring of an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer. Provides that eligible entities are schools or school districts that have hired an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer and the law enforcement agency or agencies that a school or school district has an intergovernmental agreement with to employ a school resource officer. Provides that any funds distributed to an eligible entity under the Program shall be equally distributed between the eligible entities in an intergovernmental agreement to employ a school resource officer. Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to adopt rules as needed for the Program's implementation and the distribution of grants. Makes a conforming change.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes state-funded grant program for school resource officers, allocating public funds for public safety services via appropriation90% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds school resource officers via grant program, directly supporting law enforcement presence in schools under Criminal Justice topic description.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes grant program to fund school resource officer salaries, directly providing financial support for K-12 school safety programs within educational institutions.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations Law Enforcement School Safety

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 4335: TIF-VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that "redevelopment project costs" includes, among other things, costs of operations, infrastructure, and programming of not-for-profit veterans and military organizations located within the redevelopment project area, including organizations designated as tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(19) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAmends TIF to include veterans' org costs, directing public funds toward their programming via redevelopment budgets.85% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransIncludes veterans' orgs under 501(c)(19) in TIF funding for operations/programming, directly expanding financial support for veteran services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Veteran Housing

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in committee · Illinois · Senate May 22, 2026

SB 2745: PROP TX-DISABLED PERSONS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that an applicant who receives the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities and who submits documentation by the examining provider that the applicant is totally and permanently disabled need not be reexamined to receive the exemption in a subsequent taxable year if (i) the applicant attaches the original documentation of total and permanent disability to his or her application in the subsequent taxable year, (ii) the exemption has not been deemed erroneous since the last application, and (iii) the claimant has not reported the claimant's ineligibility to receive the exemption.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides ongoing property tax exemption for disabled persons, reducing their tax burden without reapplication, aligning with tax relief for lower-income groups.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax

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in committee · Illinois · Senate May 22, 2026

SB 2794: FINANCE-BRIDGE FUND

Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish and administer a State subsidy program to offset some, if not all, of the costs associated with the expiration of the enhanced federal tax credits that subsidize health insurance premiums. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Provides that the Governor shall direct the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer to set aside the sum of $75,000,000 from the Budget Reserve for Immediate Disbursements and Governmental Emergencies (BRIDGE) Fund to fund that program. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates state subsidy to offset costs from expiring federal tax credits, maintaining health insurance affordability through fiscal management and funding continuity.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes state subsidy to maintain health insurance premium coverage after federal tax credits expire, directly protecting access to insurance subsidies and preventing coverage gaps.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability Insurance

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