The Illinois General Assembly adjourned an abbreviated 2022 regular session early in the morning hours on April 9, 2022. Leadership in both chambers pushed for a shorter session given the upcoming June 28 primary election. Adjourning at the beginning of April rather than the usual end date of May 31 gives members facing competitive primaries more time to campaign in their district.

Despite the shorter timeframe, the General Assembly accomplished a great deal, including passing the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, a $1.83B tax incentive package, a suite of bills to support law enforcement and reduce crime, a trailer to the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), a Medicaid omnibus, changes to the hospital assessment program, and a property tax omnibus, amongst many other passed bills.

The General Assembly will return to Springfield for a fall veto session and potentially a lame duck session before the 103rd General Assembly begins in January 2023.

This alert is the first in a two-part series on the legislation that passed during the 2022 General Assembly session. This part covers legislation related to the FY 2023 budget, the FY 2023 budget implementation (BIMP) bill, the revenue omnibus, and the debt repayment package.

HB 900 (Welch/Sims) creates the FY 2023 budget, FY 2022 supplemental budget, and FY 2023 capital plan. It is a balanced budget with $46.494 billion in General Revenue Fund (GRF) spending, based on revenue estimates of $46.543 billion. Budget leaders in both chambers, Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) and Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago), stated that this budget builds upon Illinois’ strong fiscal position as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down while working to provide relief to Illinois residents who continue to struggle from the pandemic and inflation.

HB 900 passed the House in May 2021 as a budget shell bill. It was held on the order of second reading in the Senate until April 8, 2022, when it was amended to become the FY 2023 budget. Senate Floor Amendment 4 is the final version that was passed into law. Early in the morning on April 9, it passed the Senate by a partisan vote of 34-19-0, and the House passed a concurrence motion by a partisan vote of 72-42-0. The budget was signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on April 19. Here are some of the highlights:

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds

HB 4700 (Harris/Sims) creates the FY 2023 budget implementation (BIMP) bill. It makes various revenue changes and transfers to implement the FY 2023 budget.

HB 4700 passed the House on March 4 as a gambling disorder bill before being amended into the BIMP in the Senate. It passed the Senate by a partisan vote of 37-18-0 on April 9, and the House passed a concurrence motion by a vote of 72-42-0. It was signed into law by Pritzker on April 19. Here are some highlights:

Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund

SB 157 (Hastings/Zalewski) creates the FY 2023 revenue omnibus. It provides $1.83B in tax relief to Illinois families and tax credits to Illinois businesses. This package is designed to help businesses and families cope with historic levels of inflation and fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB 157 passed the Senate as an extension for the River Edge Redevelopment Zone program in April 2021. It was amended into the revenue omnibus in the House and passed by a vote of 110-0-4 on April 9. It returned to the Senate for a concurrence vote also on April 9 and passed by a vote of 55-1-0. It was signed into law by Pritzker on April 19.

Live Theater Production Tax Credit

SB 2803 (Holmes/Harris) appropriates a total of $4.128 billion to pay down debts. SB 2803 passed the Senate by a vote of 33-15-0 as just an appropriation to the UITF. It was amended in the House to increase the UITF appropriation from $2 billion to $2.7 billion and add in additional appropriations as a part of the FY 2022 supplemental budget. It passed the House by a vote of 68-43-0, and the Senate passed a concurrence motion 39-16-0. Pritzker signed it into law on March 25, prior to the April 1 federal deadline for UITF appropriations. Here are the appropriations included:

Group Employee Health Insurance Debt

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