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IL HB5703
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Anthony DeLuca
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AI Summary
- Amends the State Mandates Act to make any state mandate enacted after the bill's effective date that requires additional local government expenditures void and unenforceable unless the General Assembly appropriates funds to implement it
- Relieves local governments of any obligation to implement unfunded state mandates when the General Assembly fails to make necessary appropriations
- Removes existing exemptions that previously allowed the State to avoid reimbursement liability for certain categories of mandates (such as those costing less than $1,000 per local government or $50,000 in aggregate)
- Applies the new funding requirements to all future state mandates regardless of subject matter, while grandfathering existing mandates under the previous partial-reimbursement framework
- Takes effect immediately upon becoming law
Legislative Description
UNFUNDED MANDATES PROHIBITED
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/24/2026
Full Bill Text
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