Bill Text: IL HB2333 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2026-06-01 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB2333 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2333-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by adding
Section 1.46 as follows:
(5 ILCS 70/1.46 new)
Sec. 1.46. Electronic data processing. Any reference to
the term "electronic data processing" in any statute of the
State, any rule adopted by an administrative agency of the
State, or any appropriations Act of the State includes
information technology, as defined in Section 24.1 of the
State Finance Act, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.
Section 7. The State Comptroller Act is amended by
changing Section 13.1 as follows:
(15 ILCS 405/13.1) (from Ch. 15, par. 213.1)
Sec. 13.1. Compliance with State Employment Records Act.
The Comptroller, for the purpose of facilitating an accurate
compilation of the entire State work force as defined and
required by the State Employment Records Act, shall report, on
the Comptroller's website, payroll information as permitted

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under this Act. on a fiscal year basis, the total number of
payroll warrants drawn for the payment of salaries for State
employees, including contractual payroll system CO-2 vouchers
(or their administrative equivalent) or any other information
necessary to comply with that Act. The State Employment
Records (SER) report shall be maintained and kept on file as
public information within the Office of the Comptroller.
The total number of payroll warrants drawn by the Board of
Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees
of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Governors of
State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents and all
educational institutions governed by those boards to be paid
from funds retained in their own treasuries shall be filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State by the respective
boards and educational institutions in the same manner.
Multiple payroll warrants issued to the same person shall
be noted with multiple warrants counted and reported as one
payroll warrant count for the purposes of the State Employment
Records Act. The total State remuneration to persons paid by
multiple payroll warrants or, if applicable, contractual
payroll system CO-2 vouchers, or both, shall be reported
separately by agency.
(Source: P.A. 87-1211.)
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
Sections 6z-100, 6z-140, 8.16a, 12, 13, 13.2, 15c, 24.1, and

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24.3 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/6z-100)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)
Sec. 6z-100. Capital Development Board Revolving Fund;
payments into and use. All monies received by the Capital
Development Board for publications or copies issued by the
Board, and all monies received for contract administration
fees, charges, or reimbursements owing to the Board shall be
deposited into a special fund known as the Capital Development
Board Revolving Fund, which is hereby created in the State
treasury. The monies in this Fund shall be used by the Capital
Development Board, as appropriated, for expenditures for
personal services, retirement, social security, contractual
services, legal services, travel, commodities, printing,
equipment, information technology electronic data processing,
or telecommunications. For fiscal year 2021 and thereafter,
the monies in this Fund may also be appropriated to and used by
the Executive Ethics Commission for oversight and
administration of the Chief Procurement Officer appointed
under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the
Illinois Procurement Code. Unexpended moneys in the Fund shall
not be transferred or allocated by the Comptroller or
Treasurer to any other fund, nor shall the Governor authorize
the transfer or allocation of those moneys to any other fund.
This Section is repealed July 1, 2025.

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(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;
103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
(30 ILCS 105/6z-140)
Sec. 6z-140. Professions Licensure Fund. The Professions
Licensure Fund is created as a special fund in the State
treasury. The Fund may receive revenue from any authorized
source, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, awards,
transfers, and appropriations. Subject to appropriation, the
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may use
moneys in the Fund for costs directly associated with the
procurement of information technology electronic data
processing software, licenses, or any other information
technology system products and for the ongoing costs of
information technology electronic data processing software,
licenses, or other information technology system products
related to the granting, renewal, or administration of all
licenses under the Department's jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
(30 ILCS 105/8.16a) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.16a)
Sec. 8.16a. Appropriations for the procurement,
installation, retention, maintenance, and operation of
electronic data processing and information technology devices
and software used by State agencies subject to subsection (e)
of Section 1-15 of the Department of Innovation and Technology

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Act, the purchase of necessary supplies and equipment and
accessories thereto, and all other expenses incident to the
operation and maintenance of those electronic data processing
and information technology devices and software are payable
from the Technology Management Revolving Fund. However, no
contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred for any
expenditure from the Technology Management Revolving Fund
until after the purpose and amount has been approved in
writing by the Secretary of Innovation and Technology. Until
there are sufficient funds in the Technology Management
Revolving Fund (formerly known as the Statistical Services
Revolving Fund) to carry out the purposes of this amendatory
Act of 1965, however, the State agencies subject to subsection
(b) of Section 1-30 of the Department of Innovation and
Technology Act shall, on written approval of the Secretary of
Innovation and Technology, pay the cost of operating and
maintaining information technology electronic data processing
systems from current appropriations as classified and
standardized in the State Finance Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-376, eff. 1-1-22.)
(30 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 127, par. 148)
Sec. 12. Each voucher for traveling expenses shall
indicate the purpose of the travel as required by applicable
travel regulations, shall be itemized, and shall be
accompanied by all receipts specified in the applicable travel

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regulations and by a certificate, signed by the person
incurring such expense, certifying that the amount is correct
and just; that the detailed items charged for subsistence were
actually paid; that the expenses were occasioned by official
business or unavoidable delays requiring the stay of such
person at hotels for the time specified; that the journey was
performed with all practicable dispatch by the shortest route
usually traveled in the customary reasonable manner; and that
such person has not been furnished with transportation or
money in lieu thereof; for any part of the journey therein
charged for.
Upon written approval by the Office of the Comptroller, a
State agency may submit electronic travel vouchers under
procedures and controls prescribed by the Comptroller.
Upon written approval by the Office of the Comptroller, a
State agency may maintain the original travel voucher, the
receipts, and the proof of the traveler's signature on the
traveler's certification statement at the office of the State
agency. However, except as otherwise provided in this Section
for State public institutions of higher education, nothing in
this Section shall be construed to exempt a State agency from
submitting a detailed travel voucher as prescribed by the
Office of the Comptroller. Each State public institution of
higher education is exempt from submitting a detailed travel
voucher to the Office of the Comptroller but shall retain all
receipts specified in the applicable travel regulations and

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shall annually publish a record of those expenditures on its
official website using a form that it prescribes.
An information copy of each voucher covering a claim by a
person subject to the official travel regulations promulgated
under Section 12-2 for travel reimbursement involving an
exception to the general restrictions of such travel
regulations shall be filed with the applicable travel control
board which shall consider these vouchers, or a report
thereof, for approval. Amounts disbursed for travel
reimbursement claims which are disapproved by the applicable
travel control board shall be refunded by the traveler and
deposited in the fund or account from which payment was made.
As used in this Section, "State public institution of
higher education" means the governing boards of the University
of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois
University, Western Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Governors State University, and Northeastern
Illinois University.
(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 1-1-24.)
(30 ILCS 105/13) (from Ch. 127, par. 149)
(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599,
which has been held unconstitutional)
Sec. 13. The objects and purposes for which appropriations
are made are classified and standardized by items as follows:

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(1) Personal services;
(2) State contribution for employee group insurance;
(3) Contractual services;
(4) Travel;
(5) Commodities;
(6) Equipment;
(7) Permanent improvements;
(8) Land;
(9) Information Technology Electronic Data Processing;
(10) Operation of automotive equipment;
(11) Telecommunications services;
(12) Contingencies;
(13) Reserve;
(14) Interest;
(15) Awards and Grants;
(16) Debt Retirement;
(17) Non-Cost Charges;
(18) State retirement contribution for annual normal cost;
(19) State retirement contribution for unfunded accrued
liability;
(20) Purchase Contract for Real Estate.
When an appropriation is made to an officer, department,
institution, board, commission or other agency, or to a
private association or corporation, in one or more of the
items above specified, such appropriation shall be construed
in accordance with the definitions and limitations specified

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in this Act, unless the appropriation act otherwise provides.
An appropriation for a purpose other than one specified
and defined in this Act may be made only as an additional,
separate and distinct item, specifically stating the object
and purpose thereof.
(Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14.)
(Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599,
which has been held unconstitutional)
Sec. 13. The objects and purposes for which appropriations
are made are classified and standardized by items as follows:
(1) Personal services;
(2) State contribution for employee group insurance;
(3) Contractual services;
(4) Travel;
(5) Commodities;
(6) Equipment;
(7) Permanent improvements;
(8) Land;
(9) Information Technology Electronic Data Processing;
(10) Operation of automotive equipment;
(11) Telecommunications services;
(12) Contingencies;
(13) Reserve;
(14) Interest;
(15) Awards and Grants;

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(16) Debt Retirement;
(17) Non-Cost Charges;
(18) Purchase Contract for Real Estate.
When an appropriation is made to an officer, department,
institution, board, commission or other agency, or to a
private association or corporation, in one or more of the
items above specified, such appropriation shall be construed
in accordance with the definitions and limitations specified
in this Act, unless the appropriation act otherwise provides.
An appropriation for a purpose other than one specified
and defined in this Act may be made only as an additional,
separate and distinct item, specifically stating the object
and purpose thereof.
(Source: P.A. 84-263; 84-264.)
(30 ILCS 105/13.2) (from Ch. 127, par. 149.2)
Sec. 13.2. Transfers among line item appropriations.
(a) Transfers among line item appropriations from the same
treasury fund for the objects specified in this Section may be
made in the manner provided in this Section when the balance
remaining in one or more such line item appropriations is
insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was
made.
(a-1) No transfers may be made from one agency to another
agency, nor may transfers be made from one institution of
higher education to another institution of higher education

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except as provided by subsection (a-4).
(a-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
transfers may be made only among the objects of expenditure
enumerated in this Section, except that no funds may be
transferred from any appropriation for personal services, from
any appropriation for State contributions to the State
Employees' Retirement System, from any separate appropriation
for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer,
nor from any appropriation for State contribution for employee
group insurance.
(a-2.5) (Blank).
(a-3) Further, if an agency receives a separate
appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by
the employer, any transfer by that agency into an
appropriation for personal services must be accompanied by a
corresponding transfer into the appropriation for employee
retirement contributions paid by the employer, in an amount
sufficient to meet the employer share of the employee
contributions required to be remitted to the retirement
system.
(a-4) Long-Term Care Rebalancing. The Governor may
designate amounts set aside for institutional services
appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
fund that receives monies for long-term care services to be
transferred to all State agencies responsible for the
administration of community-based long-term care programs,

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including, but not limited to, community-based long-term care
programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and the
Department on Aging, provided that the Director of Healthcare
and Family Services first certifies that the amounts being
transferred are necessary for the purpose of assisting persons
in or at risk of being in institutional care to transition to
community-based settings, including the financial data needed
to prove the need for the transfer of funds. The total amounts
transferred shall not exceed 4% in total of the amounts
appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
fund that receives monies for long-term care services for each
fiscal year. A notice of the fund transfer must be made to the
General Assembly and posted at a minimum on the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services website, the Governor's Office
of Management and Budget website, and any other website the
Governor sees fit. These postings shall serve as notice to the
General Assembly of the amounts to be transferred. Notice
shall be given at least 30 days prior to transfer.
(b) In addition to the general transfer authority provided
under subsection (c), the following agencies have the specific
transfer authority granted in this subsection:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
authorized to make transfers representing savings attributable
to not increasing grants due to the births of additional
children from line items for payments of cash grants to line

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items for payments for employment and social services for the
purposes outlined in subsection (f) of Section 4-2 of the
Illinois Public Aid Code.
The Department of Children and Family Services is
authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate
amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for
the following line items among these same line items: Foster
Home and Specialized Foster Care and Prevention, Institutions
and Group Homes and Prevention, and Purchase of Adoption and
Guardianship Services.
The Department on Aging is authorized to make transfers
not exceeding 10% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it
within the same treasury fund for the following Community Care
Program line items among these same line items: purchase of
services covered by the Community Care Program and
Comprehensive Case Coordination.
The State Board of Education is authorized to make
transfers from line item appropriations within the same
treasury fund for General State Aid, General State Aid - Hold
Harmless, and Evidence-Based Funding, provided that no such
transfer may be made unless the amount transferred is no
longer required for the purpose for which that appropriation
was made, to the line item appropriation for Transitional
Assistance when the balance remaining in such line item
appropriation is insufficient for the purpose for which the
appropriation was made.

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The State Board of Education is authorized to make
transfers between the following line item appropriations
within the same treasury fund: Disabled Student
Services/Materials (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code),
Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement (Section
14-13.01 of the School Code), Disabled Student Tuition -
Private Tuition (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code),
Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b of the
School Code), Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Program,
Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the School Code),
and Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement (Section
29-5 of the School Code). Such transfers shall be made only
when the balance remaining in one or more such line item
appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which the
appropriation was made and provided that no such transfer may
be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required
for the purpose for which that appropriation was made.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
authorized to make transfers not exceeding 4% of the aggregate
amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund,
among the various line items appropriated for Medical
Assistance.
The Department of Central Management Services is
authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate
amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund, from
the various line items appropriated to the Department, into

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the following line item appropriations: auto liability claims
and related expenses and payment of claims under the State
Employee Indemnification Act.
(c) The sum of such transfers for an agency in a fiscal
year shall not exceed 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated
to it within the same treasury fund for the following objects:
Personal Services; Extra Help; Student and Inmate
Compensation; State Contributions to Retirement Systems; State
Contributions to Social Security; State Contribution for
Employee Group Insurance; Contractual Services; Travel;
Commodities; Printing; Equipment; Information Technology
Electronic Data Processing; Operation of Automotive Equipment;
Telecommunications Services; Travel and Allowance for
Committed, Paroled and Discharged Prisoners; Library Books;
Federal Matching Grants for Student Loans; Refunds; Workers'
Compensation, Occupational Disease, and Tort Claims; Late
Interest Penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and
Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; and, in
appropriations to institutions of higher education, Awards and
Grants. Notwithstanding the above, any amounts appropriated
for payment of workers' compensation claims to an agency to
which the authority to evaluate, administer and pay such
claims has been delegated by the Department of Central
Management Services may be transferred to any other
expenditure object where such amounts exceed the amount
necessary for the payment of such claims.

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(c-1) (Blank).
(c-2) (Blank).
(c-3) (Blank).
(c-4) (Blank).
(c-5) (Blank).
(c-6) (Blank).
(c-7) (Blank).
(c-8) (Blank).
(c-9) (Blank).
(c-10) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2024.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State
fiscal year 2024, transfers among line item appropriations to
a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made
for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the
sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year
2024 shall not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount appropriated
to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for
State fiscal year 2024. For the purpose of this subsection,
"operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following
objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate
compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State
contributions to social security; State contributions for
employee group insurance; contractual services; travel;
commodities; printing; equipment; information technology
electronic data processing; operation of automotive equipment;
telecommunications services; travel and allowance for

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committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners; library books;
federal matching grants for student loans; refunds; workers'
compensation, occupational disease, and tort claims; late
interest penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and
Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump
sum and other purposes; and lump sum operations. For the
purpose of this subsection, "State agency" does not include
the Attorney General, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the
judicial or legislative branches.
(c-11) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2025.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State
fiscal year 2025, transfers among line item appropriations to
a State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made
for operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the
sum of such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year
2025 shall not exceed 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated
to that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for
State fiscal year 2025. For the purpose of this subsection,
"operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following
objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate
compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State
contributions to social security; State contributions for
employee group insurance; contractual services; travel;
commodities; printing; equipment; information technology
electronic data processing; operation of automotive equipment;
telecommunications services; travel and allowance for

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committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners; library books;
federal matching grants for student loans; refunds; workers'
compensation, occupational disease, and tort claims; late
interest penalties under the State Prompt Payment Act and
Sections 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code; lump
sum and other purposes; and lump sum operations. For the
purpose of this subsection, "State agency" does not include
the Attorney General, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, or the
judicial or legislative branches.
(d) Transfers among appropriations made to agencies of the
Legislative and Judicial departments and to the
constitutionally elected officers in the Executive branch
require the approval of the officer authorized in Section 10
of this Act to approve and certify vouchers. Transfers among
appropriations made to the University of Illinois, Southern
Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern
Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois
State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy and the Board of Higher
Education require the approval of the Board of Higher
Education and the Governor. Transfers among appropriations to
all other agencies require the approval of the Governor.
The officer responsible for approval shall certify that
the transfer is necessary to carry out the programs and
purposes for which the appropriations were made by the General

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Assembly and shall transmit to the State Comptroller a
certified copy of the approval which shall set forth the
specific amounts transferred so that the Comptroller may
change his records accordingly. The Comptroller shall furnish
the Governor with information copies of all transfers approved
for agencies of the Legislative and Judicial departments and
transfers approved by the constitutionally elected officials
of the Executive branch other than the Governor, showing the
amounts transferred and indicating the dates such changes were
entered on the Comptroller's records.
(e) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
State Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations for
General State Aid or Evidence-Based Funding among the Common
School Fund and the Education Assistance Fund, and, for State
fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Fund for
the Advancement of Education. With the advice and consent of
the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the State
Board of Education, in consultation with the State
Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations between the
General Revenue Fund and the Education Assistance Fund for the
following programs:
(1) Disabled Student Personnel Reimbursement (Section
14-13.01 of the School Code);
(2) Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement
(subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of the School Code);
(3) Disabled Student Tuition - Private Tuition

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(Section 14-7.02 of the School Code);
(4) Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b
of the School Code);
(5) Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Programs;
(6) Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the
School Code);
(7) Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement
(Section 29-5 of the School Code);
(8) Regular Education Reimbursement (Section 18-3 of
the School Code); and
(9) Special Education Reimbursement (Section 14-7.03
of the School Code).
(f) For State fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Department on Aging, in consultation with the
State Comptroller, with the advice and consent of the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget, may transfer line
item appropriations for purchase of services covered by the
Community Care Program between the General Revenue Fund and
the Commitment to Human Services Fund.
(g) For State fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year
thereafter, if requested by an agency chief executive officer
and authorized and approved by the Comptroller, the
Comptroller may direct and the Treasurer shall transfer funds
from the General Revenue Fund to fund payroll expenses that
meet the payroll transaction exception criteria as defined by
the Comptroller in the Statewide Accounting Management System

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(SAMS) Manual. The agency shall then transfer these funds back
to the General Revenue Fund within 7 days.
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;
103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-588, eff. 6-5-24.)
(30 ILCS 105/15c) (from Ch. 127, par. 151c)
Sec. 15c. The item "printing" when used in an
appropriation Act means and includes expenditures for
contracted services, materials and supplies where the
principal function or purpose of the resulting product is the
dissemination of printed information. These costs include all
types of printing processes such as letterpress, offset and
gravure, but not expenditures included in "commodities" as
defined in Section 15b and "information technology"
"electronic data processing" as defined in Section 24.1.
(Source: P.A. 81-1192.)
(30 ILCS 105/24.1) (from Ch. 127, par. 160.1)
Sec. 24.1. The item "information technology" "electronic
data processing" means, and when used in an appropriation act,
includes all expenditures incurred for the lease, rental or
purchase of information technology electronic data processing
equipment and related devices, supplies, services, material
and space therefor, and personal services needed, including
expenditures for the acquisition of information technology
electronic data processing equipment under multi-year lease,

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lease-purchase or installment purchase contracts for terms of
not more than the terms established in the Illinois
Procurement Code 7 years. Funds appropriated for information
technology electronic data processing may be expended to pay
any penalty resulting from the cancellation of a multi-year
agreement or contract required because funds are not
appropriated for the continuation of the multi-year agreement
or contract.
(Source: P.A. 81-1134.)
(30 ILCS 105/24.3) (from Ch. 127, par. 160.3)
Sec. 24.3. The item "telecommunication services", when
used in an appropriation act, means and includes all
expenditures incurred for the lease, rental or purchase of
telecommunications interconnection facility equipment,
supplies, maintenance, services and space therefore, and
related personal services but not including personal services
for the operation of single agency systems. Telecommunications
services shall include but is not limited to the
interconnection of educational television, radio and computers
but shall not include the preparation of or the content of the
subject matter transmitted. Telecommunications equipment
includes, but is not limited to, wireless or wired systems for
the transport of voice, video, and data communications, and
all related interactions between people and machines.
telephone, radio, teletype, teletypewriter, computer and other

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voice, data, or video interconnection facility systems.
(Source: P.A. 76-2426.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.