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HB5205 • 2026
STATE COMPTROLLER-STATE FAIR
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STATE COMPTROLLER-STATE FAIR
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive ; 009-004-000
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee ; 009-000-000
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
STATE COMPTROLLER-STATE FAIR
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Full Text of HB5205 Home Legislation Full Text HB5205 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF HB5205 Engrossed LRB104 17595 TRT 31023 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by 5 changing Section 21 as follows: 6 (15 ILCS 405/21) (from Ch. 15, par. 221) 7 Sec. 21. Rules and Regulations - Imprest accounts. The 8 Comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to 9 implement the exercise of his or her powers and performance of 10 his or her duties under this Act and to guide and assist State 11 agencies in complying with this Act. Any rule or regulation 12 specifically requiring the approval of the State Treasurer 13 under this Act for adoption by the Comptroller shall require 14 the approval of the State Treasurer for modification or 15 repeal. 16 The Comptroller may provide in his or her rules and 17 regulations for periodic transfers, with the approval of the 18 State Treasurer, for use in accordance with the imprest 19 system, subject to the rules and regulations of the 20 Comptroller as respects vouchers, controls and reports, as 21 follows: 22 (a) To the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois 23 University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois HB5205 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 17595 TRT 31023 b 1 University, Governors State University, Illinois State 2 University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern 3 Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and 4 State Community College of East St. Louis under the 5 jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board 6 (abolished under Section 2-12.1 of the Public Community 7 College Act), not to exceed $200,000 for each campus. 8 (b) To the Department of Agriculture and the 9 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the 10 operation and closing of overseas offices, not to exceed 11 $500,000 for each Department for each overseas office. 12 (c) To the Department of Agriculture for the purpose 13 of making change for activities at each State Fair, not to 14 exceed $200,000, to be returned within 5 days of the 15 termination of such activity. 16 (d) To the Department of Agriculture to pay (i) State 17 Fair premiums and awards , State Fair competition 18 personnel, and State Fair entertainment contracts , and 19 entertainment support contracts necessary to provide the 20 entertainment at each State Fair, and (ii) ticket refunds 21 for cancelled events. The amount transferred from any fund 22 shall not exceed the appropriation for each specific 23 purpose. This authorization shall terminate each year 24 within 60 days of the close of each State Fair. The 25 Department shall be responsible for withholding State 26 income tax, where necessary, as required by Section 709 of HB5205 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 17595 TRT 31023 b 1 the Illinois Income Tax Act. 2 (e) To the State Treasurer to pay for securities' 3 safekeeping charges assessed by the Board of Governors of 4 the Federal Reserve System as a consequence of the 5 Treasurer's use of the government securities' book-entry 6 system. This account shall not exceed $25,000. 7 (f) To the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 8 not to exceed $100,000. 9 (g) To the Department of Natural Resources to pay out 10 cash prizes associated with competitions held at the World 11 Shooting and Recreational Complex, to purchase awards 12 associated with competitions held at the World Shooting 13 and Recreational Complex, to pay State and national 14 membership dues associated with competitions held at the 15 World Shooting and Recreational Complex, and to pay State 16 and national membership target fees associated with 17 competitions held at the World Shooting and Recreational 18 Complex. The amount of funds advanced to the account 19 created by this subsection (g) must not exceed $250,000 in 20 any fiscal year. 21 (Source: P.A. 96-785, eff. 8-28-09; 96-1118, eff. 7-20-10; 22 97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.) 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 24 2026. 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