Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1410 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1410 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Taxpayers' Fiscal Charter Act. Provides for a discretionary spending freeze for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Sets forth requirements to increase discretionary spending beginning in fiscal year 2028. Requires any new spending proposed by the General Assembly in addition to existing obligations to be accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the proposed spending. Prohibits unfunded mandates. Requires the publishing of certain information before voting on or enacting an appropriations bill. Effective immediately. LRB104 07619 HLH 17663 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1410 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Taxpayers' Fiscal Charter Act. Provides for a discretionary spending freeze for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Sets forth requirements to increase discretionary spending beginning in fiscal year 2028. Requires any new spending proposed by the General Assembly in addition to existing obligations to be accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the proposed spending. Prohibits unfunded mandates. Requires the publishing of certain information before voting on or enacting an appropriations bill. Effective immediately. LRB104 07619 HLH 17663 b LRB104 07619 HLH 17663 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1410 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Taxpayers' Fiscal Charter Act. Provides for a discretionary spending freeze for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Sets forth requirements to increase discretionary spending beginning in fiscal year 2028. Requires any new spending proposed by the General Assembly in addition to existing obligations to be accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the proposed spending. Prohibits unfunded mandates. Requires the publishing of certain information before voting on or enacting an appropriations bill. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning finance.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Taxpayers' Fiscal Charter Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17	17	7 "Backlog payment cycle" means the time between a
18	18	8 submission of a proper bill or invoice to the State
19	19	9 Comptroller for payment and the issuing of that payment.
20	20	10 "Discretionary spending" means any spending not mandated
21	21	11 by federal or State law or court order.
22	22	12 "Unfunded mandate" means a law requiring a unit of local
23	23	13 government or school district to expend money without
24	24	14 accompanying money from the State.
25	25	15 Section 10. Discretionary spending freeze.
26	26	16 (a) The General Assembly shall freeze all discretionary
27	27	17 spending during fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The General
28	28	18 Assembly shall not expand any existing programs or create new
29	29	19 programs requiring the expenditure of additional money.
30	30	20 (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2028, the General Assembly
31	31	21 may create new programs or expand existing programs requiring
32	32	22 the expenditure of additional money only if the State's
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36	36	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1410 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Taxpayers' Fiscal Charter Act. Provides for a discretionary spending freeze for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Sets forth requirements to increase discretionary spending beginning in fiscal year 2028. Requires any new spending proposed by the General Assembly in addition to existing obligations to be accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the proposed spending. Prohibits unfunded mandates. Requires the publishing of certain information before voting on or enacting an appropriations bill. Effective immediately.
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67	67	1 backlog payment cycle is 30 days or less and the State has made
68	68	2 its full pension payment for the fiscal year, as actuarially
69	69	3 determined.
70	70	4 Section 15. Pay as you go. If the provisions of Section 10
71	71	5 of this Act are satisfied, any new spending proposed by the
72	72	6 General Assembly in addition to existing obligations shall be
73	73	7 accompanied by a proposed source of revenue to pay for the
74	74	8 proposed spending or specified cuts necessary to offset the
75	75	9 proposed spending.
76	76	10 Section 20. Unfunded mandates; prohibition.
77	77	11 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary,
78	78	12 the State shall not impose any unfunded mandates on a school
79	79	13 district or other unit of local government. No school district
80	80	14 or other unit of local government shall be required to comply
81	81	15 with an unfunded mandate until the mandate is no longer
82	82	16 unfunded.
83	83	17 Section 25. Appropriations requirements.
84	84	18 (a) Before the General Assembly passes and the Governor
85	85	19 signs any appropriations law, the State Comptroller shall
86	86	20 publish the State's estimated income, balance sheet, cash
87	87	21 flow, and surplus or deficit.
88	88	22 (b) No appropriations bill shall be voted on for third
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