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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Court Boice and 10 co-sponsors

HB 3918 appropriates $21.74 million for FY2026 to fund the Governor’s Office operations, including the Office of New Americans and Housing Solutions.

In committee upon adjournment.

Summary / Purpose

HB 3918 is an appropriations bill that provides funding for the ordinary and contingent operational expenses of the Illinois Office of the Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The bill allocates both General Revenue and other state fund resources to support the governor’s office operations, grant-related activities, and specific offices/positions within the governor’s office.

Key provisions

Appropriates a total of $21,740,000 for the Office of the Governor for FY 2026, to be used “or so much thereof as may be necessary.”

Breakdown by source and purpose:

$17,940,000 from the General Revenue Fund for general operational expenses (Sections 5 and 20).
Includes $17,740,000 for general operations (Section 5).
Includes $200,000 specifically for operational expenses of the Office of New Americans (Section 20).
$3,000,000 from the Governor’s Grant Fund, to be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions on which those funds were received (Section 10).
$800,000 from the Governor’s Administrative Fund ($500,000 in Section 15 and $300,000 in Section 25) for administrative and specific operational duties, including expenses associated with the Director of Housing Solutions.

Standard appropriation language—funds may be used as necessary and, where applicable, must be expended consistent with the original terms of receipt (for grant funds).

Who/what is affected

Primary recipient: Office of the Governor (statewide executive office).

Specific offices/positions funded: Office of New Americans and the Office’s Director of Housing Solutions.

Fiscal impact: increases or continues budget authority for executive office operations in FY 2026; no tax or programmatic policy changes are made.

Legislative status & timeline

Introduced (first reading): February 25, 2025 (introduced by Rep. Robyn Gabel).

Filed with Clerk: February–March 2025; referred to Rules Committee and other committees during consideration.

Committee hearings and favorable reports occurred April–May 2025.

Passed (House) and received by the other chamber: May 14–15, 2025 (recorded votes and engrossment recorded).

Current listed status: Referred to Rules Committee (per bill header).

Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Notes / Implications

HB 3918 is a routine executive-branch operating appropriation; it does not create new programs or change statutory duties beyond funding specified activities.

$3 million from the Governor’s Grant Fund remains subject to the original grant terms; administrative fund allocations support internal staffing and specific initiatives (e.g., housing solutions).

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