Budget & Taxes

in committee · Illinois · Senate May 7, 2025

SB 2644: $EARLY CHILD PROGRAM

SB 2644 proposes to appropriate $20,000,000 from the state's General Revenue Fund. This funding would be allocated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The purpose of this appropriation is to support various early childhood programs.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $20M from General Revenue Fund to fund early childhood programs, increasing public service funding per Budget & Taxes indicators.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $20M to early childhood education programs, directly funding educational access and support for young learners.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue Early Childhood

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in committee · Illinois · House Jul 1, 2025

HB 140: $COUNCIL DEV DISABILITIES-TECH

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2 from General Revenue Fund to fund council's FY26 expenses, advancing fiscal support for essential disability services.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 25, 2025

SB 2616: $DEPT AGR-ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture to be used as a grant to an Illinois higher education institution's integrated bioprocessing research laboratory for the expansion of alternative protein research. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2M from General Revenue Fund to fund alternative protein research, directly increasing state budget allocation for a specific program.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentFunding alternative protein research aligns with environmental goals by promoting sustainable food systems that reduce livestock-related emissions and resource use, a common environmental benefit of such initiatives.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue

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in committee · Illinois · House Feb 25, 2025

HB 3903: $STATE FIRE MARSHAL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $72,980,321; Federal Funds $1,000,000;Total $73,980,321.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $73.98M in state/federal funds to fund the State Fire Marshal's operations, directly supporting budgetary appropriations for a state agency.95% confidence

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passed · Illinois · House Jun 2, 2025

HB 1862: DHS-EMERGENCY HOUSING PGRAM

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State law or federal requirements, a service provider shall not be subject to a matching funds requirement in order to be eligible to receive funds from the Department for the Emergency and Transitional Housing Program or the Supportive Housing Program. Provides that, when making funding determinations, the Department of Human services retains discretion to take into consideration the ability of a service provider to leverage other funding sources, as well as other factors that may demonstrate fiscal solvency of the service provider and that the service provider is not solely reliant on State funds for the provision of services. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRemoves matching funds requirement, increasing state expenditure for housing programs by covering full costs without provider contribution.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingRemoves matching funds requirement for emergency/transitional housing programs, easing access to state funds for housing service providers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Homelessness

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in committee · Illinois · House Jul 1, 2026

HB 3784: $CHICAGO METRO AGENCY FOR PLAN

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for fulfilling its obligations under the Regional Planning Act and for enhancing capacity to support local planning and technical assistance for the counties and municipalities, including, but not limited to, ADA self-evaluation and transition plans, bicycle and pedestrian plans, Capital improvement plans, comprehensive and other strategic plans, corridor plans, grant readiness, plan implementation assistance, pavement management plans, transportation safety plans, and other assistance in response to local needs. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2M from General Revenue Fund to fund regional planning agency's activities, directly supporting budget allocation for public services.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAppropriates $2M for transportation planning including bicycle/pedestrian, capital improvements, and corridor plans, directly funding infrastructure development.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Revenue Bicycle Infrastructure Pedestrian Safety

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in committee · Illinois · House Dec 1, 2025

HR 459: PRES. TRUMP-ENGLISH LEARNERS

Urges President Donald Trump to stop the actions of the administration that are impacting or eliminating educational funding, educational supports, and educational services provided to English learner students, limited English proficient parents, and the educators that serve these students. Urges federal lawmakers to instead prioritize the maintenance and improvement of educational services for English learner students, maintain and provide for increases to ESSA Title III funding aligned with inflationary measures and other appropriate funding to support educational services for English learner students and the educators that serve them, maintain and provide for language access services for parents with limited English proficiency, and ensure the educational rights of all students guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly urges maintenance/increases to ESSA Title III funding for English learners, directly supporting educational program funding under budget/taxes.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationUrges maintenance/increase of ESSA Title III funding for English learners, directly protecting educational services and funding for this group.95% confidence

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jul 2, 2025

SB 1944: $ISBE-MENTORING EDUCATORS

Appropriates $9,200,000 to the State Board of Education for the purpose of new principal mentoring and new educator mentoring and coaching. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $9.2M for educator mentoring program, directly funding a public education initiative under state budget allocations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates $9.2M for new educator mentoring programs, directly supporting teacher development and retention in K-12 education.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Teachers

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 21, 2025

HB 3090: SCH CD-GIFTED & TALENTED

Amends the School Code. Removes language providing that a local program for the education of gifted and talented children may be approved for funding by the State Board of Education if funds for that purpose are available and if the local program submits an application for funds that includes a comprehensive plan. Removes language providing that the State Board of Education staff person in charge of educational programs for gifted and talented children shall be responsible for developing an approval process for educational programs for gifted and talented children. With respect to the evidence-based funding provisions, provides that in the adequacy target calculation, each organizational unit shall receive $40 per kindergarten through grade 12 for advanced academic programs (rather than for gifted investments). Makes related changes.

Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesRemoves language enabling state funding for gifted programs, effectively defunding this initiative by eliminating approval pathways and funding availability provisions.90% confidence ✗ EducationOpposes EducationBill removes language enabling funding approval and program development for gifted/talented education, effectively defunding these programs.95% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education

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in committee · Illinois · Senate May 28, 2025

SB 2642: $ISBE-PREPACKAGED MEALS

Appropriates $18,000,000 to the State Board of Education for costs associated with implementing a statewide master contract for prepackaged meals. Effective July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $18M to fund statewide prepackaged meals program for schools, advancing public education budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates $18M to ISBE for school meal contracts, directly funding K-12 operational costs under state education authority.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health

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