104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 08221 HLH 18271 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 08221 HLH 18271 b LRB104 08221 HLH 18271 b
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. 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 Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof
5 as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
6 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:
7 OFFICE OF TOURISM
8 OPERATIONS
9 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
10 For administrative expenses and grants
11 for the tourism program, including
12 prior years' cost................................4,541,200
13 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
14 For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses
15 associated with outdoor recreation, including
16 prior years' costs...............................2,500,000
17 For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses
18 associated with advertising and promoting Illinois
19 Tourism in domestic and international
20 markets, including prior years' costs...........44,000,000
21 Total $51,041,200
22 Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much
23 thereof
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025.
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1 as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
2 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:
3 OFFICE OF TOURISM
4 GRANTS
5 Payable from the International Tourism Fund:
6 For Grants, Contracts and Administrative Expenses
7 Associated with the International Tourism Program
8 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-707, including prior
9 years' costs.....................................4,000,000
10 Payable from the Commerce and Community Affairs
11 Assistance Fund:
12 For grants, contracts, and administrative
13 expenses associated with federal awards
14 for Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
15 Programs, including prior years' costs..........18,500,000
16 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
17 For the Tourism Attraction Development
18 Grant Program Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a.........1,800,000
19 For Purposes Pursuant to the Illinois
20 Promotion Act, 20 ILCS 665/4a-1 to
21 Match Funds from Sources in the Private
22 Sector.............................................600,000
23 For the Tourism Matching Grant Program
24 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for
25 Counties under 1,000,000.........................1,250,000
26 For the Tourism Matching Grant Program
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1 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for
2 Counties over 1,000,000............................750,000
3 Total $26,900,000
4 Payable from Local Tourism Fund:
5 For Choose Chicago................................4,712,900
6 For grants to Convention and Tourism Bureaus
7 Bureaus Outside of Chicago......................21,469,800
8 For grants, contracts, and administrative
9 expenses associated with the
10 Local Tourism and Convention Bureau
11 Program pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-705
12 including prior years' costs.......................550,000
13 Total $23,623,000
14 Section 15. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
15 may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of
16 business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore
17 made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 40 of Public Act
18 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to
19 the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity For grants
20 and awards pursuant to 20 ILCS 665, including prior year
21 costs.
22 Section 20. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
23 may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of
24 business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore
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1 made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 45 of Public Act
2 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to
3 the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a
4 tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a.
5 Section 25. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
6 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tourism Promotion
7 Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
8 for a tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS
9 665/8a.
10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
11 2025.
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