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HB 3896

$CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFO AUTH

104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

Funds ICJIA for FY2025 with nearly $491.4 million total to support crime prevention, victim services, diversion, reentry, training, and law enforcement programs across grants and o

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Bill Summary · HB 3896

Summary — HB 3896 (Criminal Justice Information Authority Appropriations), 104th General Assembly

Status: Introduced Feb 25, 2025; passed the House May 8, 2025; referred to Business & Commerce (Senate). Companion: SB 2327.

Purpose

HB 3896 is an appropriation bill that funds the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. It provides both agency operating funds and targeted grants/allocations for crime prevention, victim services, diversion and reentry programs, law enforcement equipment and training, and related initiatives administered or overseen by ICJIA.

Overall funding

The bill’s synopsis lists total appropriations to the ICJIA of:
- General Funds: $98,946,100
- Other State Funds: $211,728,300
- Federal Funds: $180,734,473
- Total: $491,408,873

Key provisions and notable line-item appropriations (General Revenue Fund)

  • Operations (agency staffing, IT, contracts, equipment, etc.) — $6,131,600
    • Includes personal services $4,256,900; EDP $452,400; contractual services $878,800; equipment $74,200; and other operating line items.
  • Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council Program — $525,000
  • Bullying prevention programs — $700,000
  • Technical assistance for Grant Accountability and Transparency Act navigation — $259,900
  • Adult Redeploy and Diversion Programs (administration, awards, grants) — $13,000,000
  • Safe From the Start program (grants/contracts/admin) — $3,000,000
  • Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs (including prior-year costs) — $16,342,700
  • Metropolitan Family Services — street intervention programming (grants/admin) — $6,694,300
  • Safer Foundation (violence prevention grant) — $1,000,000
  • Community Partnership for Deflection and Addiction Treatment Act (grants to law enforcement/first responders/co-responders) — $1,000,000
  • Pretrial Fairness Act implementation costs — $623,700
  • Statewide deferred prosecution funding programs (grants/admin) — $1,500,000
  • Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee (grants/admin) — $350,000
  • Institute 2 Innovate (grants/admin) — $566,600
  • Trauma recovery centers (grants/admin) — $3,176,200
  • Less-lethal alternatives and training for local law enforcement — $5,000,000
  • Co-responder pilot program (grants/admin for law enforcement, first responders, co-responders) — $10,000,000
  • Targeted violence-prevention grants to named community entities — $15,000,000 (allocated among specified recipients; bill text truncated in provided document)
  • Center for Housing and Health — $1,000,000 for Flexible Housing Pool for returning residents (transitional/permanent supportive housing)
  • Several additional grant pools and administrative allocations (sections truncated in provided text)

Who is affected

  • ICJIA (agency operations and program administration)
  • Local law enforcement agencies and first responders (equipment, training, co-responder grants)
  • Community-based violence prevention organizations and service providers (multiple grant streams)
  • Victims and survivors (family violence, domestic violence review, trauma recovery)
  • Individuals involved in diversion, deferred prosecution, and reentry (Adult Redeploy, housing supports)
  • Entities receiving technical assistance or state contract funding

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced in late Feb. 2025 (first reading Feb. 25); committee hearings and substitute considered in April; passed the House (third reading and recorded votes May 7–8, 2025); forwarded to Senate committees (referred to Business & Commerce May 9, 2025). Final enactment depends on Senate action and gubernatorial approval.

Limitations / caveats

  • The provided document is truncated in later sections (several appropriations and program details are incomplete, e.g., InfoNet/other lines). The summary reflects available text; final bill text should be reviewed for complete allocation breakdowns and any provisos or conditions attached to appropriations.

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

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