Third Reading Report: April 22, 2024

**We will not be putting out a weekly report on Friday, April 26. House Third Reading Deadline Week Both the House of Representatives and the Senate were in session this week. This was the House third reading deadline week, and House members passed over 200 bills....

Third Reading Report: April 15, 2024

Sen. Gillespie and Rep. Ozinga Resign from the General Assembly Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-Arlington Heights) announced on Tuesday that she will resign from her seat to become the new director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI). Since 2019, she has represented...

Third Reading Report: April 8, 2024

House Committee Deadline Week After a week off, the Illinois House of Representatives returned to Springfield for their committee deadline week. Many House committees met and passed a total of 194 bills out of committee. A large percentage of bills passed out of...

Third Reading Report: April 1, 2024

COGFA FY 2024 Updated Projection The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) increased their FY 2024 Illinois revenue estimate by $1.979B, from $50.611B at the time the budget was enacted to $52.590B today. Nearly half, or $881M, of the revenue...
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