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SB 1699

NONCITIZEN COST TRANSPARENCY

104th Regular Session Introduced by Neil Anderson and 13 co-sponsors

Illinois would require an annual public report detailing all state spending on noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations, including budget disclosures starting FY2027.

Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
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Bill Summary · SB 1699

Summary — SB 1699: Noncitizen Population Spending Transparency Act (Illinois)

Note: The materials you provided include two different bills labeled SB 1699 from different states. This summary focuses on the Illinois measure titled the "Noncitizen Population Spending Transparency Act" (introduced by Sen. John F. Curran). A separate Arizona SB 1699 (air pollution/permitting) also appears in the packet; a brief note about that appears at the end.

Purpose

To require the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), working with relevant State agencies, to produce an annual, publicly available report that identifies and details all State spending on services and resources for noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations. It also requires that State executive-branch budget submissions and appropriations (beginning with FY2027) include a detailed accounting of proposed spending for these populations.

Key provisions

  • Annual report

    • DHS, in collaboration with other State agencies, must prepare an annual report identifying all State spending on services/resources for noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations.
    • Agencies explicitly named for inclusion include: State Board of Education; DHS (including Bureau of Refugee & Immigrant Services, Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs, Illinois Welcoming Center, Chief Homelessness Officer, programs supporting trafficking/torture victims); Department of Public Health (including State Refugee Health Coordinator); Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security; Department of Central Management Services; Department of Labor; Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
    • Report content requirements (at minimum):
    • Dollar amounts spent on noncitizen/asylum-seeking populations in the previous fiscal year and the specific appropriation authorizing the spending.
    • Any transfers among appropriations.
    • Total number of individuals or families impacted by each service/resource.
    • Funding sources.
    • Detailed categorization of spending (examples listed): emergency shelter & housing; food; health screenings; medical assessments and treatments; case management (including legal services and job readiness supports); public school enrollment; long-term housing assistance; injury/wound care, vaccinations, chronic condition management; mental health assessments; and other related spending.
    • DHS must submit the report to the General Assembly on or before November 15, 2025, and each year thereafter.
    • DHS must post and maintain the report on its publicly accessible website.
    • DHS is authorized to coordinate with other State agencies to prepare a cohesive report.

  • Budget documentation requirement

    • Amends the State Budget Law (Civil Administrative Code of Illinois) to require that, beginning with budgets prepared for fiscal year 2027, the Governor’s budget submissions and the General Assembly’s appropriations for executive branch agencies include a detailed accounting of all proposed spending on noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations.

  • Effective date

    • The act is effective immediately upon enactment. (Reporting begins with the November 15, 2025 report; budget documentation requirement begins for FY2027 budgets.)

Who is affected

  • State agencies that provide services to noncitizen or asylum-seeking populations (listed above and potentially others).
  • DHS — responsible for compiling, coordinating, publishing, and submitting the report.
  • The Governor’s budget office and all executive branch agencies — must include the detailed accounting in budgets starting FY2027.
  • Recipients/facilities and vendors receiving State funds for services to noncitizen/asylum populations may see increased reporting/tracking requirements downstream.

Timeline / procedural highlights

  • First report due to General Assembly: November 15, 2025; annually thereafter.
  • Budget accounting requirement applies to budgets prepared for FY2027 and onward.
  • DHS must post the report on its website and coordinate across agencies to prepare it.

Potential impacts (administrative and fiscal)

  • Increased transparency about State expenditures directed to noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations.
  • Administrative workload for DHS and partner agencies to collect, verify, and publish detailed spending and client-impact data; may require additional staff time or systems to track eligible expenditures and impacted individuals.
  • Budget offices will need to tag or classify proposed spending lines related to these populations for FY2027 submissions and appropriations.
  • No specific new program funding is created by the bill; it mandates reporting and disclosure and modifies budget submission content.

Legislative status (as provided)

  • Introduced 2/5/2025 by Sen. John F. Curran. Referred to Assignments and several procedural steps followed (co-sponsors listed). The provided packet does not include final enactment status.

Note about the Arizona SB 1699 materials included

The package also contains a separate Arizona Senate engrossed version of SB 1699 (air pollution; permits), which:
- Establishes an Air Quality Permitting Coordination Committee (state and Maricopa, Pima, Pinal county directors/designees) to meet quarterly and report annually beginning Dec 31, 2026.
- Requires DEQ and county permitting authorities to review permits (by Jan 1, 2026) and adopt standardized/equivalent general permits and plantwide applicability limits guidance by July 1, 2026 for certain source categories; contains a sunset/repeal of these implementation directives after Dec 31, 2027.
If you want a separate, full summary of the Arizona measure, I can prepare one.

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

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