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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4591

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Rita Mayfield

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 115/4

from Ch. 63, par. 15.1

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. In a provision
concerning the office allowance that is paid to General Assembly members,
provides that "travel in connection with a member's duties" includes
travel by a member to participate in a meeting or event held by the
National Conference of State Legislatures or the Council of State
Governments. Effective immediately.
LRB104 18533 SPS 31976 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The General Assembly Compensation Act is
5
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

6

(25 ILCS 115/4)

(from Ch. 63, par. 15.1)
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Sec. 4.
Office allowance.
Beginning July 1, 2001 and
8
through July 1, 2020, each member of the House of
9
Representatives is authorized to approve the expenditure of
10
not more than $61,000 per year and each member of the Senate is
11
authorized to approve the expenditure of not more than $73,000
12
per year to pay for "personal services", "contractual
13
services", "commodities", "printing", "travel", "operation of
14
automotive equipment", "telecommunications services", as
15
defined in the State Finance Act, and the compensation of one
16
or more legislative assistants authorized pursuant to this
17
Section, in connection with his or her legislative duties and
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not in connection with any political campaign. On July 1, 2002
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and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the amount authorized
20
per year under this Section for each member of the Senate and
21
each member of the House of Representatives shall be increased
22
by a percentage increase equivalent to the lesser of (i) the
23
increase in the designated cost of living index or (ii) 5%. The

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designated cost of living index is the index known as the
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"Employment Cost Index, Wages and Salaries, By Occupation and
3
Industry Groups: State and Local Government Workers: Public
4
Administration" as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
5
of the U.S. Department of Labor for the calendar year
6
immediately preceding the year of the respective July 1st
7
increase date. The increase shall be added to the then current
8
amount, and the adjusted amount so determined shall be the
9
annual amount beginning July 1 of the increase year until July
10
1 of the next year. No increase under this provision shall be
11
less than zero.
12

Beginning July 1, 2021, each member of the House of
13
Representatives is authorized to approve the expenditure of
14
not more than $179,000 per year and each member of the Senate
15
is authorized to approve the expenditure of not more than
16
$214,000 per year to pay for "personal services", "contractual
17
services", "commodities", "printing", "travel", "operation of
18
automotive equipment", "telecommunications services", as
19
defined in the State Finance Act, and the compensation of one
20
or more legislative assistants authorized pursuant to this
21
Section, in connection with his or her legislative duties and
22
not in connection with any political campaign. On July 1, 2022
23
and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the amount authorized
24
per year under this Section for each member of the Senate and
25
each member of the House of Representatives shall be increased
26
by a percentage increase equivalent to the lesser of (i) the

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increase in the designated cost of living index or (ii) 5%. The
2
designated cost of living index is the index known as the
3
"Employment Cost Index, Wages and Salaries, By Occupation and
4
Industry Groups: State and Local Government Workers: Public
5
Administration" as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
6
of the U.S. Department of Labor for the calendar year
7
immediately preceding the year of the respective July 1st
8
increase date. The increase shall be added to the then current
9
amount, and the adjusted amount so determined shall be the
10
annual amount beginning July 1 of the increase year until July
11
1 of the next year. No increase under this provision shall be
12
less than zero.
13

A member may purchase office equipment if the member
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certifies to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the
15
House, as applicable, that the purchase price, whether paid in
16
lump sum or installments, amounts to less than would be
17
charged for renting or leasing the equipment over its
18
anticipated useful life. All such equipment must be purchased
19
through the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House,
20
as applicable, for proper identification and verification of
21
purchase.
22

Each member of the General Assembly is authorized to
23
employ one or more legislative assistants, who shall be solely
24
under the direction and control of that member, for the
25
purpose of assisting the member in the performance of his or
26
her official duties. A legislative assistant may be employed

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pursuant to this Section as a full-time employee, part-time
2
employee, or contractual employee, at the discretion of the
3
member. If employed as a State employee, a legislative
4
assistant shall receive employment benefits on the same terms
5
and conditions that apply to other employees of the General
6
Assembly. Each member shall adopt and implement personnel
7
policies for legislative assistants under his or her direction
8
and control relating to work time requirements, documentation
9
for reimbursement for travel on official State business,
10
compensation, and the earning and accrual of State benefits
11
for those legislative assistants who may be eligible to
12
receive those benefits. The policies shall also require
13
legislative assistants to periodically submit time sheets
14
documenting, in quarter-hour increments, the time spent each
15
day on official State business. The policies shall require the
16
time sheets to be submitted on paper, electronically, or both
17
and to be maintained in either paper or electronic format by
18
the applicable fiscal office for a period of at least 2 years.
19
Contractual employees may satisfy the time sheets requirement
20
by complying with the terms of their contract, which shall
21
provide for a means of compliance with this requirement. A
22
member may satisfy the requirements of this paragraph by
23
adopting and implementing the personnel policies promulgated
24
by that member's legislative leader under the State Officials
25
and Employees Ethics Act with respect to that member's
26
legislative assistants.

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As used in this Section the term "personal services" shall
2
include contributions of the State under the Federal Insurance
3
Contribution Act and under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
4
Code. As used in this Section the term "contractual services"
5
shall not include improvements to real property unless those
6
improvements are the obligation of the lessee under the lease
7
agreement. Beginning July 1, 1989, as used in the Section, the
8
term "travel" shall be limited to travel in connection with a
9
member's legislative duties and not in connection with any
10
political campaign.
As used in this Section, "travel in
11
connection with a member's duties" includes travel by a member
12
to participate in a meeting or event held by the National
13
Conference of State Legislatures or the Council of State
14
Governments.
Beginning on the effective date of this
15
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, as used in this
16
Section, the term "printing" includes, but is not limited to,
17
newsletters, brochures, certificates, congratulatory
18
mailings, greeting or welcome messages, anniversary or
19
birthday cards, and congratulations for prominent achievement
20
cards. As used in this Section, the term "printing" includes
21
fees for non-substantive resolutions charged by the Clerk of
22
the House of Representatives under subsection (c-5) of Section
23
1 of the Legislative Materials Act. No newsletter or brochure
24
that is paid for, in whole or in part, with funds provided
25
under this Section may be printed or mailed during a period
26
beginning February 1 of the year of a general primary

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election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin on May 15,
2
2022, and ending the day after the general primary election
3
and during a period beginning September 1 of the year of a
4
general election and ending the day after the general
5
election, except that such a newsletter or brochure may be
6
mailed during those times if it is mailed to a constituent in
7
response to that constituent's inquiry concerning the needs of
8
that constituent or questions raised by that constituent. The
9
printing or mailing of any newsletter or brochure paid for, in
10
whole or in part, with funds under this Section between
11
February 1, 2022 and the effective date of this amendatory Act
12
of the 102nd General Assembly shall not be considered a
13
violation of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be
14
construed to authorize expenditures for lodging and meals
15
while a member is in attendance at sessions of the General
16
Assembly.
17

Any utility bill for service provided to a member's
18
district office for a period including portions of 2
19
consecutive fiscal years may be paid from funds appropriated
20
for such expenditure in either fiscal year.
21

If a vacancy occurs in the office of Senator or
22
Representative in the General Assembly, any office equipment
23
in the possession of the vacating member shall transfer to the
24
member's successor; if the successor does not want such
25
equipment, it shall be transferred to the Secretary of the
26
Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case

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may be, and if not wanted by other members of the General
2
Assembly then to the Department of Central Management Services
3
for treatment as surplus property under the State Property
4
Control Act. Each member, on or before June 30th of each year,
5
shall conduct an inventory of all equipment purchased pursuant
6
to this Act. Such inventory shall be filed with the Secretary
7
of the Senate or the Clerk of the House, as the case may be.
8
Whenever a vacancy occurs, the Secretary of the Senate or the
9
Clerk of the House, as the case may be, shall conduct an
10
inventory of equipment purchased.
11

In the event that a member leaves office during his or her
12
term, any unexpended or unobligated portion of the allowance
13
granted under this Section shall lapse. The vacating member's
14
successor shall be granted an allowance in an amount, rounded
15
to the nearest dollar, computed by dividing the annual
16
allowance by 365 and multiplying the quotient by the number of
17
days remaining in the fiscal year.
18

From any appropriation for the purposes of this Section
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for a fiscal year which overlaps 2 General Assemblies, no more
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than 1/2 of the annual allowance per member may be spent or
21
encumbered by any member of either the outgoing or incoming
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General Assembly, except that any member of the incoming
23
General Assembly who was a member of the outgoing General
24
Assembly may encumber or spend any portion of his annual
25
allowance within the fiscal year.
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The appropriation for the annual allowances permitted by

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this Section shall be included in an appropriation to the
2
President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of
3
Representatives for their respective members. The President of
4
the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall voucher for
5
payment individual members' expenditures from their annual
6
office allowances to the State Comptroller, subject to the
7
authority of the Comptroller under Section 9 of the State
8
Comptroller Act.
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Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of
10
personal funds or the funds of a political committee
11
controlled by an officeholder to defray the customary and
12
reasonable expenses of an officeholder in connection with the
13
performance of governmental and public service functions.
14
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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