Urges the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.
Creates the Illinois Rust Belt to Green Belt Pilot Program Act. Creates the Illinois Rust Belt to Green Belt Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Provides that the Fund shall be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to encourage and facilitate the employment of construction workforces located in underrepresented populations. Provides that applicants that are applying for a new utility-scale offshore wind project with the Illinois Power Agency shall file with the Department, as part of the applicant's application, an equity and inclusion plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. In provisions concerning the procurement of renewable energy credits, provides that in addition to the amount of renewable energy credits to be procured from wind projects, the Illinois Power Agency shall procure at least 700,000 renewable energy credits, delivered annually for at least 20 years, from one new utility-scale offshore wind project. In provisions concerning the development of a long-term renewable resources procurement plan, provides that the total of renewable energy resources procured under the procurement plan shall be reduced for all retail customers based on the amount necessary to limit the annual estimated average net increase due to the costs of these resources included in the amounts paid by eligible retail customers in connection with electric service to no more than 4.25% of the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the year ending May 31, 2009, and to no more than 4.5% of that amount as of the billing month following the expected date that a new utility-scale offshore wind project commences commercial operations and is expected to begin delivering power to the PJM Interconnection, LLC transmission grid. Provides that the Agency shall conduct at least one new utility-scale offshore wind procurement within 360 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Provides that if a credit card issuer is a party to a private label credit program and closes a customer's credit card due to inactivity, then the financial institution, saving bank, or credit union shall notify the customer and the credit reporting agencies in writing of the closure due to inactivity.
Makes appropriations for the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. Effective July 1, 2024.
Appropriates $519,000 to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for costs associated with the Healing Beyond Harm program at each of the following correctional centers: (1) Logan; (2) Stateville; (3) Menard; and (4) Pinckneyville. Effective July 1, 2023.
Makes specified appropriations to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, Legislative Information System, Legislative Printing Unit, Legislative Audit Commission, Legislative Reference Bureau, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Architect of the Capitol, Legislative Ethics Commission, and Legislative Inspector General for their ordinary and contingent expenses in the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2024. Effective July 1, 2024.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Court of Claims for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023.
Appropriates $847,900 to the Judicial Inquiry Board for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2024.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Employees' Retirement System, Judges Retirement System and General Assembly Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, as follows: General Funds $1,933,241,220.
AN ACT making appropriations to the Office of the Attorney General for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Effective July 1, 2024.
