Budget & Taxes (State Budget)

Creates the Spending Reduction and Revenue Control Act. Provides that the General Assembly shall not pass any bill that either (i) creates new State taxes or (ii) increases existing State taxes until an appropriation bill or bills are passed that, in the aggregate, represent a reduction in the spending levels from the previous fiscal year. Provides that every State agency shall submit to the General Assembly a recommended list of spending efficiencies and budget reductions they deem necessary in order to help the General Assembly comply with the provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Provides that, beginning with the budget prepared for Fiscal Year 2027, the rate of growth of appropriations from the State general funds over the preceding fiscal year appropriations from the State general funds shall not exceed the rate of growth of the Illinois economy. Provides that the rate of growth of the Illinois economy is the compound annual growth rate of the gross domestic product in the State over the preceding 10 calendar years, calculated using data reported by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis or its successor agency before December 31 immediately preceding the beginning of the applicable fiscal year.