Bill Text: IL HB5708 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriates the sum of $573,827,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for operational expenses, awards, grants, permanent improvements, and probation reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Appropriates other sums for other Supreme Court projects and programs. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-02-24 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5708 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5708-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5708 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Appropriates the sum of $573,827,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme Court for operational expenses, awards, grants, permanent improvements, and probation reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Appropriates other sums for other Supreme Court projects and programs. Effective July 1, 2026.
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AN ACT concerning appropriations.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. In addition to other sums appropriated, the sum
of $573,827,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Supreme
Court for operational expenses, awards, grants, permanent
improvements, and probation reimbursements for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2027.
Section 10. The sum of $29,131,200, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Mandatory
Arbitration Fund to the Supreme Court for Mandatory
Arbitration Programs.
Section 15. The sum of $708,800, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated from the Foreign Language
Interpreter Fund to the Supreme Court for the Foreign Language
Interpreter Program.
Section 20. The sum of $20,793,900, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court
Special Purposes Fund to the Supreme Court for the oversight
and management of electronic filing, case management systems,

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and committees and commissions of the Supreme Court.
Section 25. The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court
Federal Projects Fund to the Supreme Court for expenses
relating to various federal projects.
Section 30. The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court
Special State Projects Fund to the Supreme Court for expenses
relating to various state projects.
Section 35. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Supreme Court
Indirect Cost Fund to the Supreme Court for various
administrative expenses.
Section 40. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Cannabis
Expungement Fund to the Supreme Court for the distribution to
clerks of the circuit court for the facilitation of petitions
of expungement of minor cannabis offenses pursuant to the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Section 45. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Mandatory

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Arbitration Fund to the Supreme Court for reduction of case
backlogs and managing increases in case filings, modernizing
court technology infrastructure and Supporting Access to
Justice Programs.
Section 50. The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Defender
Fund to the Supreme Court to provide funding to counties for
public defenders and public defender services.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2026.