Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Main Street Act. Creates the Illinois Main Street Program within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide assistance to Main Street Communities and provide financial assistance to municipalities to assist in initial downtown revitalization program start-up costs. Provides that the Department shall adopt criteria for the designation of a Main Street Community. Provides that the Department shall develop a plan for the Illinois Main Street Program. Provides that the Lieutenant Governor shall be the Ambassador of the Illinois Main Street Program. Creates the Illinois Main Street Fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3205 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Patrick Verschoore [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Farnham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lisa Dugan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-079	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robyn Gabel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Beiser [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-111	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jim Watson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-100	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Donald Moffitt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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