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SB4211 • 2026

FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS

FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS

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Sponsor
Chris Balkema
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Referred to Assignments
Effective date
Not listed

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FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS

FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson

  2. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

  3. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant

  4. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox

  5. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

  6. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills

  7. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure

  8. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  9. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran

  10. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  11. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler

  12. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.

  13. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  14. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  15. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson

  16. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

  17. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  18. 2026-05-28 Illinois General Assembly

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis

  19. 2026-05-27 Illinois General Assembly

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema

  20. 2026-05-27 Illinois General Assembly

    First Reading

  21. 2026-05-27 Illinois General Assembly

    Referred to Assignments

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4211

Introduced 5/27/2026, by Sen. Chris Balkema

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/13.6 new

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that amendments to bills filed
with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of
Representatives that contain appropriations for more than one State agency
for the current year or budget year shall be accompanied by certain
supplemental documentation. Effective immediately.
LRB104 22047 HLH 38133 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning finance.

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

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Section 5.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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Section 13.6 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/13.6 new)
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Sec. 13.6.
Additional requirements for appropriations.
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(a) As used in this Section:

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"Appropriations" means appropriations for objects and
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purposes as classified and standardized under Section 13 of
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this Act and any other lump sum or other appropriation, other
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than capital appropriations, contained in any bill filed in
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accordance with Section 13.4 of this Act.

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"Fund type" means general funds, as defined under Section
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50-40 of the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code
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of Illinois, other State funds, or federal funds.

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"Material change" means a change that increases or
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decreases an appropriation being made to a State agency.

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"State agency" or "agency" means all departments,
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officers, authorities, public corporations and quasi-public
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corporations, commissions, boards, institutions, State
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colleges and universities, and all other public agencies
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created by the State, including agencies of the judicial

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branch, but not including units of local government and school
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districts.

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(b) On and after July 1, 2026, amendments to bills filed
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with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of
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Representatives that contain appropriations for more than one
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State agency for the current year or budget year shall be
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accompanied by supplemental documentation at the time of the
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filing of the amendment that includes, at a minimum, both of
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the following:

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(1) An itemization of all proposed appropriation
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changes in the amendment by line item, fund type, and
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State agency when compared with an appropriations bill
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introduced in accordance with Section 13.4 of this Act for
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the same current or budget year. The information shall be
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presented in a format similar to the table of operating
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appropriations by program included in the budget submitted
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by the Governor under Section 50-10 of the State Budget
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Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for that
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budget year. State agency appropriation line items that
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fall under the classifications listed in paragraphs (1)
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through (14) and (16) through (18) of Section 13 may be
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combined by each classification for each State agency. If
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line items are combined, the itemization for that
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classification for a State agency shall include all line
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items for that classification and fund type for the agency
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regardless of whether those line items have changed. The

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itemization under this paragraph shall also include a
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comparison of the proposed appropriation changes in the
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amendment to the current year enacted appropriation.

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(2) An itemized summary of the total amount proposed
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to be appropriated for each State agency with
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appropriation changes required to be included under
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paragraph (1) when compared to an appropriations bill
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introduced in accordance with Section 13.4 of this Act for
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the same current or budget year and the current year
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enacted appropriation, including subtotals for general
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funds, other State funds, and federal funds, regardless of
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whether any of the fund type subtotals remain unchanged
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from the introduced appropriations bill. The information
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shall be presented in a format similar to the table of
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operating appropriations by agency, as included in the
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budget submitted by the Governor under Section 50-10 of
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the State Budget Law for that budget year.

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(c) If an amendment is filed to a bill and it does not
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materially change the amounts proposed to be appropriated in
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the current year or budget year as recommended by the Governor
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to the General Assembly pursuant to Section 50-5 of the State
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Budget Law or introduced in bills in accordance with Section
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13.4 of this Act, then the amendment does not need to be
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accompanied by the supplemental documentation required under
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this Section.

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(d) The Legislative Information System shall ensure that

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the supplemental documents described in subsection (b) are
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posted publicly on the General Assembly's website at the time
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the amendment is filed.

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

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