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104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3993 funds the Court of Claims for FY2025, paying awards, Crime Victims compensation, line-of-duty grants, and operation costs from GRF and designated funds.

Referred to Rules Committee

Purpose

HB 3993 makes appropriations to the Illinois Court of Claims to fund its operations and to pay awards and claims for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. It funds ordinary/contingent expenses, administrative costs related to the Crime Victims Compensation Act, crime-victim awards, line-of-duty awards, and other claim payments from several state funds.

Key provisions (by section)

Section 5: $1,975,250 from the General Revenue Fund (GRF) for the Court of Claims’ ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 10: $450,000 from the Court of Claims Administration and Grant Fund for administrative expenses under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

Section 15: $10,000,000 from the Court of Claims Federal Grant Fund for claims under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

Section 20: $3,000,000 from the GRF for payment of awards resulting from the lapsing of prior appropriations held by the State Treasurer.

Section 25: $7,000,000 from the GRF for line-of-duty awards.

Section 30: $42,000,000 (payable from the GRF) for payment of claims, broken down as:

$12,000,000 for Crime Victims Compensation Act claims (GRF)
$30,000,000 for other Court of Claims claims (GRF)

Section 35: $5,500,000 for non–Crime Victims claims from designated funds:

$1,000,000 from the Road Fund
$3,000,000 from the DCFS Children’s Services Fund
$1,500,000 from the Facilities Management Fund

Section 99: Effective date — July 1, 2025.

Totals and fund breakout

Total appropriations across all funds: $69,925,250.

Total from the General Revenue Fund (GRF): $53,975,250.

Other significant fund sources: Federal Grant Fund ($10,000,000), Court of Claims Administration & Grant Fund ($450,000), Road Fund ($1,000,000), DCFS Children’s Services Fund ($3,000,000), Facilities Management Fund ($1,500,000).

Who is affected / impact

Claimants and award recipients: victims (Crime Victims Compensation Act), individuals awarded line‑of‑duty or other Court of Claims awards.

Court of Claims: operational and administrative budgets funded for the fiscal year.

State finances: draws on GRF and specified special funds to satisfy judgments, awards, and administrative costs.

State agencies tied to special funds (e.g., DCFS) may see claims paid from those dedicated funds.

Legislative status & timeline

Introduced by Rep. Robyn Gabel: Feb 26, 2025 (first reading).

Passed the Illinois House: May 14, 2025.

Received in the Senate and referred to State Affairs: May 15, 2025.

Effective date if enacted: July 1, 2025.

Companion bill: SB 2158.

Notes: This bill is an appropriation measure and does not change substantive Court of Claims or victims’ compensation law; it provides funding to pay awards and run Court operations for the specified fiscal year.

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