Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2798 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

                            103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2798 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D" Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep. 25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep. 25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 34325 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344  Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Repeals provisions concerning a now obsolete advisory committee known as the Advisory Committee on Block Grants. Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Authorizes the deadline for the Commission to complete its annual summary report on State appropriations to be extended if State appropriations have not been enacted by July 1 of a State fiscal year. Provides that the Commission's report on estimated State income must be issued on the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after the Governor's budget address, whichever is later (rather than on the third Wednesday in March). Effective immediately.  LRB103 28423 JDS 54803 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2798 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D" Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep. 25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep. 25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 34325 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344 25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.  25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 343 25 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344 Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Repeals provisions concerning a now obsolete advisory committee known as the Advisory Committee on Block Grants. Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Authorizes the deadline for the Commission to complete its annual summary report on State appropriations to be extended if State appropriations have not been enacted by July 1 of a State fiscal year. Provides that the Commission's report on estimated State income must be issued on the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after the Governor's budget address, whichever is later (rather than on the third Wednesday in March). Effective immediately.  LRB103 28423 JDS 54803 b     LRB103 28423 JDS 54803 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2798 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D" Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep. 25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep. 25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 34325 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344 25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.  25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 343 25 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344
25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.
25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 343
25 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Repeals provisions concerning a now obsolete advisory committee known as the Advisory Committee on Block Grants. Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Authorizes the deadline for the Commission to complete its annual summary report on State appropriations to be extended if State appropriations have not been enacted by July 1 of a State fiscal year. Provides that the Commission's report on estimated State income must be issued on the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after the Governor's budget address, whichever is later (rather than on the third Wednesday in March). Effective immediately.
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1  AN ACT concerning State government.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  (25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.)
5  (25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.)
6  (25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.)
7  Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
8  of 1984 is amended by repealing Sections 4-4, 4-5, and 4-6.
9  Section 10. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
10  Accountability Act is amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as
11  follows:
12  (25 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 63, par. 343)
13  Sec. 3. The Commission shall:
14  (1) Study from time to time and report to the General
15  Assembly on economic development and trends in the State.
16  (2) Make such special economic and fiscal studies as
17  it deems appropriate or desirable or as the General
18  Assembly may request.
19  (3) Based on its studies, recommend such State fiscal
20  and economic policies as it deems appropriate or desirable
21  to improve the functioning of State government and the
22  economy of the various regions within the State.

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2798 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D" Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep. 25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep. 25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 34325 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344 25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.  25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.  25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 343 25 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344
25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.
25 ILCS 155/3 from Ch. 63, par. 343
25 ILCS 155/4 from Ch. 63, par. 344
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Repeals provisions concerning a now obsolete advisory committee known as the Advisory Committee on Block Grants. Amends the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act. Authorizes the deadline for the Commission to complete its annual summary report on State appropriations to be extended if State appropriations have not been enacted by July 1 of a State fiscal year. Provides that the Commission's report on estimated State income must be issued on the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after the Governor's budget address, whichever is later (rather than on the third Wednesday in March). Effective immediately.
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25 ILCS 130/4-4 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-5 rep.
25 ILCS 130/4-6 rep.
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1  (4) Prepare annually a State economic report.
2  (5) Provide information for all appropriate
3  legislative organizations and personnel on economic trends
4  in relation to long range planning and budgeting.
5  (6) Study and make such recommendations as it deems
6  appropriate to the General Assembly on local and regional
7  economic and fiscal policy and on federal fiscal policy as
8  it may affect Illinois.
9  (7) Review capital expenditures, appropriations and
10  authorizations for both the State's general obligation and
11  revenue bonding authorities. At the direction of the
12  Commission, specific reviews may include economic
13  feasibility reviews of existing or proposed revenue bond
14  projects to determine the accuracy of the original
15  estimate of useful life of the projects, maintenance
16  requirements and ability to meet debt service requirements
17  through their operating expenses.
18  (8) Receive and review all executive agency and
19  revenue bonding authority annual and 3 year plans. The
20  Commission shall prepare a consolidated review of these
21  plans, an updated assessment of current State agency
22  capital plans, a report on the outstanding and unissued
23  bond authorizations, an evaluation of the State's ability
24  to market further bond issues and shall submit them as the
25  "Legislative Capital Plan Analysis" to the House and
26  Senate Appropriations Committees at least once a year. The

 

 

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1  Commission shall annually submit to the General Assembly
2  on the first Wednesday of April a report on the State's
3  long-term capital needs, with particular emphasis upon and
4  detail of the 5-year period in the immediate future.
5  (9) Study and make recommendations it deems
6  appropriate to the General Assembly on State bond
7  financing, bondability guidelines, and debt management. At
8  the direction of the Commission, specific studies and
9  reviews may take into consideration short and long-run
10  implications of State bonding and debt management policy.
11  (10) Comply with the provisions of the "State Debt
12  Impact Note Act" as now or hereafter amended.
13  (11) Comply with the provisions of the Pension Impact
14  Note Act, as now or hereafter amended.
15  (12) Prepare By August 1st of each year, the
16  Commission must prepare and cause to be published by
17  August 1 of each year a summary report of State
18  appropriations for the State fiscal year beginning the
19  previous July 1st, except that, if no State appropriations
20  have been enacted by July 1 for the State fiscal year, then
21  the summary report shall be prepared and published within
22  60 days after the enactment of appropriations for that
23  State fiscal year. The summary report must discuss major
24  categories of appropriations, the issues the General
25  Assembly faced in allocating appropriations, comparisons
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1  other matters helpful in providing the citizens of
2  Illinois with an overall understanding of appropriations
3  for that fiscal year. The summary report must be written
4  in plain language and designed for readability, and it
5  must be provided in a report to the General Assembly and
6  published on the General Assembly's website. Publication
7  must be in newspapers of general circulation in the
8  various areas of the State to ensure distribution
9  statewide. The summary report must also be published on
10  the General Assembly's web site.
11  (13) Comply with the provisions of the State
12  Facilities Closure Act.
13  (14) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, develop a
14  3-year budget forecast for the State, including
15  opportunities and threats concerning anticipated revenues
16  and expenditures, with an appropriate level of detail.
17  (15) Perform the powers, duties, rights, and
18  responsibilities of the Legislative Research Unit as
19  transferred to the Commission under Section 7.
20  The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
21  shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
22  by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and
23  filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
24  Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
25  under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
26  (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

 

 

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1  (25 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 344)
2  Sec. 4. (a) The Commission shall publish, during at the
3  convening of each regular session of the General Assembly, a
4  report on the estimated income of the State from all
5  applicable revenue sources for the next ensuing fiscal year
6  and of any other funds estimated to be available for such
7  fiscal year. The Commission, in its discretion, may consult
8  with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget in
9  preparing the report. By On the third Wednesday in March after
10  the session convenes, the Commission shall issue the report
11  required by this Section containing the a revised and updated
12  set of revenue figures reflecting the latest available
13  information. The House and Senate by joint resolution shall
14  adopt or modify such estimates as may be appropriate. The
15  joint resolution shall constitute the General Assembly's
16  estimate, under paragraph (b) of Section 2 of Article VIII of
17  the Constitution, of the funds estimated to be available
18  during the next fiscal year.
19  (b) On the third Wednesday in March or within 14 days after
20  the Governor's budget address, whichever is later, the
21  Commission shall issue estimated:
22  (1) pension funding requirements under P.A. 86-273;
23  and
24  (2) liabilities of the State employee group health
25  insurance program.

 

 

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1  These estimated costs shall be for the fiscal year
2  beginning the following July 1.
3  (c) The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
4  shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
5  by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and
6  filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
7  Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
8  under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
9  (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
10  Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11  becoming law.

 

 

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