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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1082 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/8-8-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-265 ILCS 5/8-8-3 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3 Amends the Illinois Municipal Auditing Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain provisions concerning audit requirements shall become inoperable in fiscal year 2026. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, if a municipality has a population of 1,000 or more, then the municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an audit report and annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 shall file annually with the Comptroller an annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 that owns or operates public utilities or has bonded debt shall file an audit report once every 4 years unless the latest audit report filed with the Comptroller contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, if the audit report contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, then the municipality shall file an audit report annually until the audit report shows no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, municipalities shall submit completed audit reports and annual financial reports within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year, unless an extension is granted by the Comptroller in writing. LRB104 03023 RTM 13041 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1082 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/8-8-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-265 ILCS 5/8-8-3 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3 65 ILCS 5/8-8-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-2 65 ILCS 5/8-8-3 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3 Amends the Illinois Municipal Auditing Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain provisions concerning audit requirements shall become inoperable in fiscal year 2026. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, if a municipality has a population of 1,000 or more, then the municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an audit report and annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 shall file annually with the Comptroller an annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 that owns or operates public utilities or has bonded debt shall file an audit report once every 4 years unless the latest audit report filed with the Comptroller contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, if the audit report contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, then the municipality shall file an audit report annually until the audit report shows no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, municipalities shall submit completed audit reports and annual financial reports within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year, unless an extension is granted by the Comptroller in writing. LRB104 03023 RTM 13041 b LRB104 03023 RTM 13041 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1082 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6+Amends the Illinois Municipal Auditing Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain provisions concerning audit requirements shall become inoperable in fiscal year 2026. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, if a municipality has a population of 1,000 or more, then the municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an audit report and annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 shall file annually with the Comptroller an annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 that owns or operates public utilities or has bonded debt shall file an audit report once every 4 years unless the latest audit report filed with the Comptroller contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, if the audit report contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, then the municipality shall file an audit report annually until the audit report shows no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, municipalities shall submit completed audit reports and annual financial reports within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year, unless an extension is granted by the Comptroller in writing.
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312 1 AN ACT concerning local government.
413 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
514 3 represented in the General Assembly:
615 4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
716 5 changing Sections 8-8-2 and 8-8-3 as follows:
817 6 (65 ILCS 5/8-8-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-2)
918 7 Sec. 8-8-2. The following terms shall, unless the context
1019 8 otherwise indicates, have the following meanings:
1120 9 (1) "Municipality" or "municipalities" means all cities,
1221 10 villages and incorporated towns having a population of less
1322 11 than 500,000 as determined by the last preceding Federal
1423 12 census.
1524 13 (2) "Corporate authorities" means a city council, village
1625 14 board of trustees, library board, police and firemen's pension
1726 15 board, or any other body or officers having authority to levy
1827 16 taxes, make appropriations, or approve claims for any
1928 17 municipality.
2029 18 (3) "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of
2130 19 Illinois.
2231 20 (4) (Blank).
23-21 (5) "Audit report" means, until Fiscal Year 2027, the
32+21 (5) "Audit report" means, until Fiscal Year 2026, the
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39+65 ILCS 5/8-8-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-265 ILCS 5/8-8-3 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3 65 ILCS 5/8-8-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-2 65 ILCS 5/8-8-3 from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3
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42+Amends the Illinois Municipal Auditing Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that certain provisions concerning audit requirements shall become inoperable in fiscal year 2026. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, if a municipality has a population of 1,000 or more, then the municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an audit report and annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 shall file annually with the Comptroller an annual financial report. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 that owns or operates public utilities or has bonded debt shall file an audit report once every 4 years unless the latest audit report filed with the Comptroller contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, if the audit report contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, then the municipality shall file an audit report annually until the audit report shows no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, municipalities shall submit completed audit reports and annual financial reports within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year, unless an extension is granted by the Comptroller in writing.
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3471 1 recording the findings of an examination or audit of the
3572 2 financial transactions, affairs, or condition of a
3673 3 municipality. This paragraph (5) becomes inoperable in Fiscal
37-4 Year 2027.
38-5 (5.5) "Audit report" means, beginning in Fiscal Year 2027,
74+4 Year 2026.
75+5 (5.5) "Audit report" means, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026,
3976 6 the written report of the auditor presenting or recording the
4077 7 findings of an examination or audit of (i) all accounts and
4178 8 funds of the municipality and (ii) the financial transactions,
4279 9 affairs, and condition of the municipality. "Audit report"
43-10 includes, beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, all appended
80+10 includes, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, all appended
4481 11 statements and schedules relating to the written report of the
4582 12 auditor.
46-13 (6) "Annual report" means, until Fiscal Year 2027, the
83+13 (6) "Annual report" means, until Fiscal Year 2026, the
4784 14 statement filed, in lieu of an audit report, by the
4885 15 municipalities of less than 800 population, which do not own
4986 16 or operate public utilities and do not have bonded debt. This
50-17 paragraph (6) becomes inoperable in Fiscal Year 2027.
87+17 paragraph (6) becomes inoperable in Fiscal Year 2026.
5188 18 (6.5) "Annual financial report" means, beginning in Fiscal
52-19 Year 2027, the statement filed in lieu of an audit report and
89+19 Year 2026, the statement filed in lieu of an audit report and
5390 20 containing the information required by the Comptroller on
5491 21 forms devised by the Comptroller in such manner as to not
5592 22 require professional accounting services for its preparation.
5693 23 (7) "Supplemental report" means the annual statement
5794 24 filed, in addition to any audit report provided for herein, by
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5996 26 population which do not own or operate public utilities and do
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70107 1 not have bonded debt.
71108 2 (8) "Auditor" means a licensed certified public
72109 3 accountant, as that term is defined in Section 0.03 of the
73110 4 Illinois Public Accounting Act, or the substantial equivalent
74111 5 of a licensed CPA, as provided under Section 5.2 of the
75112 6 Illinois Public Accounting Act, who performs an audit of
76113 7 municipal financial statements and records and expresses an
77114 8 assurance or disclaims an opinion on the audited financial
78115 9 statements.
79116 10 (9) "Generally accepted accounting principles" means
80117 11 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
81118 12 (10) "Generally accepted auditing standards" means
82119 13 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States.
83120 14 (Source: P.A. 100-837, eff. 8-13-18; 101-419, eff. 1-1-20.)
84121 15 (65 ILCS 5/8-8-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3)
85122 16 Sec. 8-8-3. Audit requirements.
86123 17 (a) The corporate authorities of each municipality coming
87124 18 under the provisions of this Division 8 shall cause an audit of
88125 19 the funds and accounts of the municipality to be made by an
89126 20 auditor or auditors employed by such municipality or by an
90127 21 auditor or auditors retained by the Comptroller, as
91128 22 hereinafter provided.
92-23 (b) Until Fiscal Year 2027, the The accounts and funds of
129+23 (b) Until Fiscal Year 2026, the The accounts and funds of
93130 24 each municipality having a population of 800 or more or having
94131 25 a bonded debt or owning or operating any type of public utility
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105142 1 shall be audited annually. The audit herein required shall
106143 2 include all of the accounts and funds of the municipality.
107144 3 Such audit shall be begun as soon as possible after the close
108145 4 of the fiscal year, and shall be completed and the report
109146 5 submitted within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year,
110147 6 unless an extension of time shall be granted by the
111148 7 Comptroller in writing. The auditor or auditors perform the
112149 8 audit shall submit not less than 2 copies of the audit report
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114151 10 audited. Municipalities not operating utilities may cause
115152 11 audits of the accounts of municipalities to be made more often
116153 12 than herein provided, by an auditor or auditors. The audit
117154 13 report of such audit when filed with the Comptroller together
118155 14 with an audit report covering the remainder of the period for
119156 15 which an audit is required to be filed hereunder shall satisfy
120157 16 the requirements of this section. This subsection (b) becomes
121-17 inoperable in Fiscal Year 2027.
122-18 (c) Until Fiscal Year 2027, municipalities Municipalities
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159+18 (c) Until Fiscal Year 2026, municipalities Municipalities
123160 19 of less than 800 population which do not own or operate public
124161 20 utilities and do not have bonded debt, shall file annually
125162 21 with the Comptroller a financial report containing information
126163 22 required by the Comptroller. Such annual financial report
127164 23 shall be on forms devised by the Comptroller in such manner as
128165 24 to not require professional accounting services for its
129166 25 preparation. This subsection (c) becomes inoperable in Fiscal
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178+1 (d) Until Fiscal Year 2026, in In addition to any audit
142179 2 report required, all municipalities, except municipalities of
143180 3 less than 800 population which do not own or operate public
144181 4 utilities and do not have bonded debt, shall file annually
145182 5 with the Comptroller a supplemental report on forms devised
146183 6 and approved by the Comptroller. This subsection (d) becomes
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148-8 (e) Until Fiscal Year 2027, notwithstanding
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185+8 (e) Until Fiscal Year 2026, notwithstanding
149186 9 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a
150187 10 municipality (i) has a population of less than 200, (ii) has
151188 11 bonded debt in the amount of $50,000 or less, and (iii) owns or
152189 12 operates a public utility, then the municipality shall cause
153190 13 an audit of the funds and accounts of the municipality to be
154191 14 performed by an auditor employed by the municipality or
155192 15 retained by the Comptroller for fiscal year 2011 and every
156193 16 fourth fiscal year thereafter or until the municipality has a
157194 17 population of 200 or more, has bonded debt in excess of
158195 18 $50,000, or no longer owns or operates a public utility.
159196 19 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting the
160197 20 municipality's duty to file an annual financial report with
161198 21 the Comptroller or to comply with the filing requirements
162199 22 concerning the county clerk. This subsection (e) becomes
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164201 24 (f) All audits and reports to be filed with the
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177214 1 reports on the Internet no later than 45 days after they are
178215 2 received. If the municipality provides the Comptroller's
179216 3 Office with sufficient evidence that the audit or report
180217 4 cannot be filed electronically, the Comptroller may waive this
181218 5 requirement. The Comptroller must also post a list of
182219 6 municipalities that are not in compliance with the reporting
183220 7 requirements set forth in this Section.
184221 8 (g) Subsection (f) of this Section is a limitation under
185222 9 subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
186223 10 Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
187224 11 municipalities of powers and functions exercised by the State.
188-12 (h) Any financial report under this Section shall include
189-13 the name of the purchasing agent who oversees all
190-14 competitively bid contracts. If there is no purchasing agent,
191-15 the name of the person responsible for oversight of all
192-16 competitively bid contracts shall be listed.
193-17 (i) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, if a municipality has a
194-18 population of less than 1,000, does not own or operate public
195-19 utilities, and does not have bonded debt, then the
196-20 municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an
197-21 annual financial report.
198-22 (j) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, a municipality with a
199-23 population of less than 1,000 shall annually file an annual
200-24 financial report with the Comptroller if the municipality owns
201-25 or operates public utilities or has bonded debt. Additionally,
202-26 the municipality shall file an audit report once every 4 years
225+12 (i) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, if a municipality has a
226+13 population of less than 1,000, does not own or operate public
227+14 utilities, and does not have bonded debt, then the
228+15 municipality shall file annually with the Comptroller an
229+16 annual financial report.
230+17 (j) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, a municipality with a
231+18 population of less than 1,000 shall annually file an annual
232+19 financial report with the Comptroller if the municipality owns
233+20 or operates public utilities or has bonded debt. Additionally,
234+21 the municipality shall file an audit report once every 4 years
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214-2 contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. If the
215-3 audit report contains an adverse opinion or disclaimer of
216-4 opinion, then the municipality shall file an audit report
217-5 annually until the audit report shows no adverse opinion or
218-6 disclaimer of opinion.
219-7 (k) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, if a municipality has a
220-8 population of 1,000 or more, then the municipality shall file
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223-11 (l) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, municipalities shall
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225-13 within 180 days after the close of such fiscal year, unless an
226-14 extension is granted by the Comptroller in writing. The
227-15 auditor performing the audit shall submit not less than 2
228-16 copies of the audit report to the corporate authorities of the
229-17 municipality being audited. The audit report of such audit
230-18 when filed with the Comptroller together with an audit report
231-19 covering the remainder of the period for which an audit is
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