104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2601 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $32,196,800 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements for the 2026 fiscal year. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Elections Special Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $3,511,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Appropriates $11,661,100 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2025. SDS104 00019 JMS 10019 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2601 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $32,196,800 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements for the 2026 fiscal year. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Elections Special Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $3,511,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Appropriates $11,661,100 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2025. SDS104 00019 JMS 10019 b SDS104 00019 JMS 10019 b
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2601 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Appropriates $32,196,800 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements for the 2026 fiscal year. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Elections Special Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $3,511,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Appropriates $11,661,100 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2025.
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1 AN ACT concerning appropriations.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 ARTICLE 1
5 Section 5. In addition to other sums appropriated, the sum
6 of $32,196,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
7 appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board
8 of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and
9 reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
10 Section 10. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as
11 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Elections Special
12 Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational
13 expenses, grants, and reimbursements, except that this amount
14 shall not exceed funds made available.
15 Section 15. The following amounts, or so much of those
16 amounts as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated
17 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State
18 Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses as
19 follows:
20 For reimbursement to counties for increased
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2601 Introduced 2/25/2025, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Appropriates $32,196,800 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements for the 2026 fiscal year. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Elections Special Projects Fund to the State Board of Elections for operational expenses, grants, and reimbursements. Appropriates $3,511,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the State Board of Elections for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Appropriates $11,661,100 from the Help Illinois Vote Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Effective July 1, 2025.
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1 compensation for judges and other election
2 officials, as provided in Public Acts 81-850,
3 81-1149, 90-672, and 103-0008 - Election Day
4 Judges only.....................................$2,763,500
5 For payment of lump sum awards to
6 counties, s provided in subsection (d) of Section 4-6001
7 of the Counties Code .............................$747,500
8 Total $3,511,000
9 Section 20. The following amounts, or so much thereof as
10 may be necessary, are appropriated from the Help Illinois Vote
11 Fund to the State Board of Elections for implementation of the
12 Help America Vote Act of 2002:
13 For the maintenance of the statewide
14 voter registration system, as required
15 by Section 1A-25 of the Election
16 Code, including administrative and
17 programmatic costs associated with
18 voter registration activities..................$1,036,100
19 For administrative costs and discretionary
20 grants to local election authorities
21 under the HAVA Election Security Grant,
22 including prior years' costs...................$10,625,000
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1 Total $11,661,100
2 ARTICLE 999
3 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
4 2025.
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