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Will County committee briefed on multiple Illinois bills; Will County land-transfer bill unlikely to advance this year
Summary
Max Strategies updated the committee on Illinois session deadlines and multiple bills of county interest, including a likely stall of Senate Bill 1698 (Will County land transfer) and hearings on local grants and municipal-development measures.
The Will County Board Legislative Committee received a state legislative update from Max Strategies on the status of several bills the county tracks as the General Assembly moves toward finalizing the fiscal year budget.
A Max Strategies presenter identified as Matt said the legislature is in the last weeks of the spring session and that the next committee deadline week requires bills in the second chamber to clear committee. He said the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's revenue estimate is roughly $471,000,000 lower than the governor's introduced budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, and that budget negotiations will be the central focus for the remainder of the session.
Matt outlined priority bills the county follows. House Bill 1364 (Juliet Arsenal Development Authority) was scheduled for the Senate Judiciary Committee with amendments; House Bill 663 (sanitary district technical cleanup language) was in the Senate Local Government Committee; House Bill 250 (quick-take revisions) remained in the House; House Bill 3517 (a DCEO grant for the Joliet Historical Museum) was posted for a hearing in the House Appropriations, Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee. He said Senate Bill 1698, described as a Will County land-transfer bill that has been in the Senate Assignments Committee since April 11, "most likely" will not advance this year because it did not receive additional deadline extensions.
Anne, another Max Strategies presenter, reviewed several other items committee members had raised previously: House Bill 2341 and Senate Bill 1416 (appropriations for local health protection grants) are individual line-item bills that would be folded into the larger budget package if advanced; Senate Bill 93 (food additive restrictions) was narrowed in the Senate and posted for a House hearing; Senate Bill 1954 (recall of county officials) was significantly amended in the Senate and sits in a House elections and ethics assignment pending reposting; a consumer-electronics recycling bill had passed both chambers' committees and the House and awaited further Senate action; Senate Bill 1608 (Cargo Transport Act, imposing a fee on carriers) had not advanced despite an extension; and a transit proposal informally called "United We Move Illinois" (a road-usage charge pilot) was not posted for a hearing and appeared unlikely to move this session.
Max Strategies advised the committee it will continue monitoring hearings and deadlines and provide written updates. Committee members asked procedural questions and there were no formal votes on the bills during the meeting.
