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HB 3924

$ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL

104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3924 allocates $25,765,800 to the Illinois Arts Council for FY 2025-26, funding operations, grants to artists and arts groups, arts education, public media, and humanities.

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Bill Summary · HB 3924

HB 3924 — Illinois Arts Council (Appropriations) — Summary

Status: Referred to Rules Committee
Introduced: February 25 / March 6, 2025 (Rep. Robyn Gabel)
Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025
Companion bills: SB 870, HB 5054

Purpose

HB 3924 is an appropriations bill that provides funding to the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The bill funds the Council’s operations, grant programs, and related administrative costs to support arts organizations, individual artists, underserved communities, arts education, public broadcasting, and the Illinois Humanities Council.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

Total appropriation: $25,765,800
- General Revenue Fund: $24,440,800
- Illinois Arts Council Federal Grant Fund: $1,325,000

Major appropriations (by section)
- Section 1 — Operations: $2,838,800 (General Revenue) for IAC operational expenses (FY ending June 30, 2026).
- Section 5 — Programmatic grants and administrative expenses: $17,207,200 (General Revenue), allocated approximately as:
- Creative sector (arts organizations & individual artists): $7,570,400
- Underserved constituencies: $3,308,000
- Arts education: $3,429,000
- Visual & performing arts, languages, and related activities: $2,899,800
- Section 10 — Federal fund grants/programs: $1,250,000 (Illinois Arts Council Federal Grant Fund) for grants/programs to enhance the cultural environment.
- Section 15 — Public broadcasting: $1,657,800 (General Revenue) for grants to public radio and television stations and related administrative expenses (under the Public Radio and Television Grant Act).
- Section 20 — Additional federal fund grant/admin: $75,000 (Federal Grant Fund) for grants/programs and associated admin.
- Section 25 — Illinois Humanities Council: $1,445,000 (General Revenue) grant.
- Section 30 — Arts & foreign language programming in schools: $907,500 (General Revenue) grant.
- Section 35 — Administrative costs: $384,500 (General Revenue) for IAC administrative costs.

Who is affected / likely impact

  • Illinois Arts Council: increased funding for operations, grant-making, and administration.
  • Arts organizations and individual artists: direct grant funding (Creative Sector allocation).
  • Underserved communities: targeted grant funding to increase access and participation.
  • Schools: funding for arts and foreign language programming.
  • Public radio and television stations: grants under the Public Radio and Television Grant Act.
  • Illinois Humanities Council: a designated grant recipient.
    Overall, the bill funds programming to expand arts access, support cultural organizations and practitioners, and sustain public media and humanities programming.

Procedural timeline (selected)

  • Feb 25 / Mar 6, 2025: Introduced / filed by Rep. Robyn Gabel.
  • Mar 27, 2025: Read first time; referred to committees (including Rules; transcript shows committee referrals and activity).
  • Apr 14–24, 2025: Committee hearings and public testimony; reported favorably without amendment.
  • Apr 29–May 2, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars; placed on General State Calendar.
  • May 5, 2025: Laid on table subject to call; companion considered in lieu.

This summary provides the bill’s main funding allocations and intended program targets; it does not interpret legislative intent beyond stated appropriation purposes.

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

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