SB 1242 — CMS: Demolition and Removal of State Facilities
Status: Enacted (signed by Governor 6/20/2025; effective immediately 6/20/2025)
Summary
SB 1242 adds a new section (20 ILCS 405/405‑316) to the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) Law requiring CMS to annually inventory and assess State-owned facilities that are no longer in service and to report estimated demolition and removal costs to the Governor and General Assembly.
Purpose and intent
The bill is designed to improve State asset management by identifying out‑of‑service buildings, determining which should be demolished, and providing lawmakers with annual cost estimates so demolition needs can be budgeted and prioritized.
Key provisions
- New statutory duty for CMS (20 ILCS 405/405‑316): at least once each year CMS must
- review State facilities that are no longer in service;
- determine the status of those facilities; and
- identify which facilities need demolition.
- Annual report requirement: CMS must submit to the Governor and General Assembly, on or before January 1 each year, a report containing estimated demolition and removal costs for State facilities identified as no longer in service.
- The statute requires assessment and reporting only — it does not itself appropriate funds or mandate demolition work.
Who is affected
- Department of Central Management Services: primary implementing agency; will need to establish or expand processes for inventorying, assessing, and estimating demolition costs.
- State agencies and units that occupy or own buildings: will likely be asked for data and cooperation.
- Governor and General Assembly: will receive the reports and may use them to inform capital budget, appropriation, and prioritization decisions.
- Potential downstream effects: local governments, contractors, environmental remediation vendors, and communities where demolished facilities are located.
Implementation timing / legislative history
- Introduced (various dates in record; Senate filing and committee actions documented in early 2025).
- Final legislative actions indicate passage and enrollment in spring 2025; signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025, and became effective immediately on that date.
- First required report due on or before January 1 following implementation (i.e., January 1, 2026, assuming CMS conducts an annual review in FY 2025–26).
Potential fiscal and operational impacts
- Direct fiscal impact on CMS operations to establish and maintain the inventory, assessments, and cost-estimating process (staff time, data systems, possible site inspections).
- No direct demolition funding mandated by the bill; demolition costs would require separate appropriations or capital projects once needs are identified.
- Benefits include improved budgeting transparency, reduced maintenance costs over time for idle assets, and clearer prioritization of hazardous or blighted properties.
Limitations / open questions
- The law requires reporting but does not require demolition or set priorities/enforcement mechanisms.
- The statute does not specify reporting formats, cost‑estimation methodology, or whether environmental remediation estimates (e.g., asbestos, lead, contaminated soils) must be included — those will depend on CMS rulemaking or internal guidance.
