Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Public Banking Option Act. Establishes the Illinois Bank Account Board. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership and duties of the Board. Provides that the Board shall establish the Illinois Bank Account Program, including establishing the mechanisms by which an account holder may deposit funds into an Illinois Bank Account for no fee, establishing mechanism for direct deposits, selecting a program administrator, and establishing other terms, policies, and rules. Requires the Board to contract with an independent entity to conduct a market analysis. Sets forth the requirements of the market analysis. Requires the Board to make a determination as to whether the Illinois Bank Account Program can be implemented as described in the Act and to make a determination as to whether Illinois Bank Account Program revenue is more likely than not to be sufficient to pay for Illinois Bank Account Program costs within 6 years of the Illinois Bank Account Program's implementation and what the State's investment will need to be in order to cover the costs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5503 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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