IL HB4590

Creates the Illinois Gives Initiative to allow state employees and annuitants to voluntarily authorize withholding from their salary, wages, or annuity for donation to Illinois chapters of the American Red Cross serving disaster-affected areas.

Designates the State Comptroller to administer the initiative, including developing an electronic registration mechanism, notification procedures to payroll officers, and distribution procedures for withholdings to designated Red Cross chapters.

Adds the Illinois Gives Initiative as a new authorized withholding purpose (item 14) to the State Salary and Annuity Withholding Act, allowing withholding to begin in the next available pay period after registration.

Withheld amounts may only be distributed to American Red Cross chapters whose territories include areas affected by a disaster declaration issued under Section 7 of the Emergency Management Act.