Bill
SB 1416
One-time $10M General Revenue Fund appropriation to IDPH to fund local health protection grants; details set by IDPH, effective July 1, 2025.
Status & Sponsor
- Primary sponsor: Sen. Julie A. Morrison; multiple co-sponsors (Mary Edly‑Allen; Mike Porfirio; Sara Feigenholtz; Linda Holmes; Graciela Guzmán; Steve Stadelman; Adriane Johnson; Napoleon Harris, III).
- Introduced: Jan. 31, 2025 (filed with Secretary). Latest procedural status: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3‑9(b) / Referred to Assignments (July 2, 2025).
- Related/companion bills: HB 2854, HB 1097.
Purpose
- To appropriate state funds to support local health protection activities by providing grants through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Key Provisions
- Appropriation: Directs $10,000,000 (ten million dollars), or so much as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Use of funds: For "local health protection grants for health protection programs." The bill text does not specify grant formula, eligibility criteria, or administrative details—those would be determined by IDPH or subsequent implementing rules/allocations.
- Effective date: The act would take effect July 1, 2025.
Who would be affected
- Illinois Department of Public Health: recipient and administrator of the grant funds.
- Local health agencies, counties, municipal health departments, and potentially community-based public health providers: prospective grant recipients (subject to IDPH rules/notice of funding).
- State budget/General Revenue Fund: reduced by the appropriation amount.
- Residents served by local health protection programs: potential indirect beneficiaries through expanded or sustained public health services (e.g., communicable disease control, environmental health, inspection/investigation capacity, emergency preparedness).
Fiscal and Implementation Notes
- Fiscal impact: One-time appropriation of $10 million from the General Revenue Fund. No specified recurring funding in the bill text.
- Administrative details (eligibility, application process, reporting, grant period) are not specified in the bill; implementation would depend on IDPH guidance and any appropriation language or agency rules adopted after enactment.
- Because the bill provides a lump-sum appropriation without program-level directives, distribution timing and program priorities are subject to executive/agency decisions and accompanying legislative budget language, if any.
Procedural posture & next steps
- The bill is at an early stage (committee/assignments status). If enacted, funds become available effective July 1, 2025. Stakeholders (local health departments, public health advocates) should monitor committee activity, IDPH rulemaking or grant announcements, and any fiscal or appropriation committee reports that specify implementation details.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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