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HB 3945

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104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3945 appropriates about $8.1 billion to CMS for FY2026 to fund state employee benefits, facilities and fleet management, and energy transition initiatives, including fleet elect

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Bill Summary · HB 3945

HB 3945 — Appropriations for the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) — 104th General Assembly

Status: Referred to Rules Committee; most recent recorded action — placed on General State Calendar (May 13, 2025)
Introduced: Feb. 25, 2025 (filed with Clerk Feb. 21 / formally introduced Mar. 6, 2025)
Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025

Purpose / Intent

HB 3945 makes fiscal year 2026 appropriations to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to fund ordinary and contingent operating costs, employee benefits programs, claims and indemnification, state facility and fleet management, and related administrative activities. The bill funds CMS operations and programs that support state employees, state agencies, and statewide infrastructure (including fleet electrification and energy transition activities).

Overall dollar totals (as presented in bill synopsis)

  • General Funds: $2,746,833,200
  • Other State Funds: $5,358,897,000
  • Total: $8,105,730,200

Key provisions and notable line-item appropriations

  • General Revenue Fund (various CMS administrative programs): multiple appropriations including:
    • State Employee Indemnification Act administrative expenses/claims: $2,518,700
    • Auto liability & claims administration: $2,066,300
    • Awards/Employee Suggestion Board: $30,000
    • Wage claims: $1,700,000
    • Nurses’ tuition: $100,000
    • Upward Mobility Program (including prior-year costs): $5,000,000
    • A lump appropriation noted ($67,634,900) and additional GRF sum for Group Insurance in Article 2 (see below).
  • Professional Services Fund: $87,264,500 for professional services and related administrative costs.
  • Workers’ Compensation Revolving Fund: $135,000,000 for administrative costs and claims by state agencies or university employees.
  • State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Fund: $1,624,300 for plan administration.
  • Reproductive healthcare travel/lodging: appropriation from GRF for transportation and lodging reimbursement for eligible employees/retirees (or dependents) required to travel outside their state of residence to obtain reproductive healthcare — reimbursable up to $1,000 per occurrence; also $250,000 for related administrative costs/claims.
  • Facilities Management Revolving Fund: $314,529,600 for facilities management plus $500,000 for prompt payment interest (total $315,029,600). Governor’s written consent may allow reapportioning up to 1% among listed purposes.
  • State Garage Revolving Fund:
    • State Garage operations: $84,620,700
    • Dedicated appropriation for converting state fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles (purchase/leasing, charging infrastructure, batteries, tools, training, maintenance): $24,800,000
  • Energy Transition Assistance Fund: $10,000,000 for operational/admin expenses under the Energy Transition Act, including state fleet electrification.
  • Group insurance and related funds (Article 2 / Group Insurance totals):
    • A GRF sum for Group Insurance ($2,667,533,300 referenced)
    • Road Fund: $88,157,900 (Group Insurance)
    • Group Insurance Premium Fund (life insurance): $112,400,000
    • Health Insurance Reserve Fund (health care coverage): $4,495,000,000
    • Prompt Payment Interest: $5,000,000
    • Total listed for Group Insurance related funds: $4,700,557,900
    • Governor may consent to reapportion up to 1% of Health Insurance Reserve Fund totals among listed purposes.

Who is affected

  • Department of Central Management Services (operations and program delivery)
  • State employees, retirees, and their dependents (group health and life insurance, deferred compensation, indemnification, wage claims, tuition/upward mobility programs)
  • State agencies and public universities (workers’ compensation claims, fleet and facility management services)
  • Vendors and contractors supplying professional services, state fleet vehicles and charging infrastructure
  • Employees seeking reproductive healthcare who must travel out of state (eligible for limited travel/lodging reimbursement)

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced in the 104th General Assembly (first reading Feb. 25 / filed Feb. 21).
  • Referred to Rules Committee and then Licensing & Administrative Procedures; committee substitute considered and reported favorably as substituted (April 22 & April 29 hearings).
  • Committee report filed and distributed in early May; placed on the General State Calendar May 13, 2025.
  • Effective date provided in bill: July 1, 2025 (if enacted).

Other operational authorities

  • The bill includes limited reallocation authority (up to 1% with written Governor consent) for Facilities Management and Health Insurance Reserve Fund appropriations.

If you want, I can prepare a table summarizing all line-item amounts by fund, or a one-page brief highlighting impacts on state employee benefits and fleet electrification.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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