Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2618 Compare Versions

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1	1	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
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025.
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8	8	1 AN ACT concerning appropriations.
9	9	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
10	10	3 represented in the General Assembly:
11	11	4 Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof
12	12	5 as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
13	13	6 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:
14	14	7 OFFICE OF TOURISM
15	15	8 OPERATIONS
16	16	9 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
17	17	10 For administrative expenses and grants
18	18	11 for the tourism program, including
19	19	12 prior years' cost................................4,541,200
20	20	13 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
21	21	14 For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses
22	22	15 associated with outdoor recreation, including
23	23	16 prior years' costs...............................2,500,000
24	24	17 For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses
25	25	18 associated with advertising and promoting Illinois
26	26	19 Tourism in domestic and international
27	27	20 markets, including prior years' costs...........44,000,000
28	28	21 Total $51,041,200
29	29	22 Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much
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34	34	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2618 Introduced 2/26/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35	35	Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025.
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52	52	1 as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
53	53	2 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:
54	54	3 OFFICE OF TOURISM
55	55	4 GRANTS
56	56	5 Payable from the International Tourism Fund:
57	57	6 For Grants, Contracts and Administrative Expenses
58	58	7 Associated with the International Tourism Program
59	59	8 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-707, including prior
60	60	9 years' costs.....................................4,000,000
61	61	10 Payable from the Commerce and Community Affairs
62	62	11 Assistance Fund:
63	63	12 For grants, contracts, and administrative
64	64	13 expenses associated with federal awards
65	65	14 for Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
66	66	15 Programs, including prior years' costs..........18,500,000
67	67	16 Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:
68	68	17 For the Tourism Attraction Development
69	69	18 Grant Program Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a.........1,800,000
70	70	19 For Purposes Pursuant to the Illinois
71	71	20 Promotion Act, 20 ILCS 665/4a-1 to
72	72	21 Match Funds from Sources in the Private
73	73	22 Sector.............................................600,000
74	74	23 For the Tourism Matching Grant Program
75	75	24 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for
76	76	25 Counties under 1,000,000.........................1,250,000
77	77	26 For the Tourism Matching Grant Program
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88	88	1 Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for
89	89	2 Counties over 1,000,000............................750,000
90	90	3 Total $26,900,000
91	91	4 Payable from Local Tourism Fund:
92	92	5 For Choose Chicago................................4,712,900
93	93	6 For grants to Convention and Tourism Bureaus
94	94	7 Bureaus Outside of Chicago......................21,469,800
95	95	8 For grants, contracts, and administrative
96	96	9 expenses associated with the
97	97	10 Local Tourism and Convention Bureau
98	98	11 Program pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-705
99	99	12 including prior years' costs.......................550,000
100	100	13 Total $23,623,000
101	101	14 Section 15. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
102	102	15 may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of
103	103	16 business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore
104	104	17 made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 40 of Public Act
105	105	18 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to
106	106	19 the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity For grants
107	107	20 and awards pursuant to 20 ILCS 665, including prior year
108	108	21 costs.
109	109	22 Section 20. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
110	110	23 may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of
111	111	24 business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore
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122	122	1 made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 45 of Public Act
123	123	2 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to
124	124	3 the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a
125	125	4 tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a.
126	126	5 Section 25. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
127	127	6 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tourism Promotion
128	128	7 Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
129	129	8 for a tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS
130	130	9 665/8a.
131	131	10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
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