Bill
SB 2604
SB 2604 would have appropriated millions to the Illinois Attorney General for FY2026 across enforcement, victim services, child support, and related programs; it died in committee.
Status: Died in Committee (per available record)
Primary sponsor: Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Introduced: February–March 2025 (see note on dates below)
Effective date (as written): July 1, 2025
Subject shown in bill text: Appropriations to the Office of the Attorney General for FY 2026
Note on discrepancy: The bill header provided by the user (title about school athletics and SBE review) does not match the actual text of the introduced bill. The text of SB 2604 as introduced is an appropriation act allocating funds to the Illinois Office of the Attorney General for various programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. This summary reflects the introduced appropriation text.
Purpose and intent
- To appropriate specific sums from various State funds to the Illinois Office of the Attorney General (AG) for operational expenses, grants, enforcement programs, victim services, and administration of specified AG mandates for FY ending June 30, 2026.
Key provisions — major line items (by section)
- Section 5: $90,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for operational expenses.
- Section 10: $11,000,000 GRF for awards and grants under the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act.
- Section 15: $5,000,000 GRF for Crime Victim Services Division programs, awards, grants, and operations.
- Section 20: $2,500,000 GRF for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (operations).
- Section 25: $5,000,000 GRF for grants addressing organized retail crime enforcement.
- Section 30: $6,850,000 GRF for Child Support Enforcement Division operations.
- Section 35: $1,200,000 from the Access to Justice Fund to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (per the Access to Justice Act).
- Section 40: $1,150,000 from the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund for state law enforcement purposes.
- Section 45: $350,000 from the Domestic Violence Fund (per PA 95‑711) for grants to agencies providing domestic violence legal advocacy and services.
- Section 50: $3,750,000 from the Attorney General Tobacco Fund for enforcement/oversight of tobacco settlement/related litigation and Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act implementation.
- Section 55: $13,000,000 from the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund for functions tied to AG duties (including court‑ordered distributions and enforcement).
- Section 60: $3,000,000 from the Illinois Charity Bureau Fund for enforcement of the Solicitation for Charity Act and public information.
- Section 65: $6,000,000 from the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund for operational expenses (including law enforcement activities).
- Section 70: $23,000,000 from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund for interagency agreements, court‑ordered distributions, and AG duties.
- Section 75: $1,600,000 from the Expungement (Cannabis) Fund to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (per Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act).
- Section 80: $6,000,000 from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for awards/grants under that Act.
- Section 85: $350,000 from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for domestic violence legal advocacy/grants.
- Section 90: $215,000 from the Attorney General Sex Offender Awareness, Training, and Education Fund to administer the I‑SORT program and related public education/training.
- Section 100: $11,000,000 from the Attorney General Federal Grant Fund for federal grant funding.
Timing and procedural notes
- The bill text sets the effective date as July 1, 2025 and appropriations are for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
- Legislative action records supplied include readings and referrals in February–April 2025 and list the bill as “Died In Committee.” Some supplied dates are internally inconsistent (e.g., a “Died In Committee” date appearing earlier than introduction dates). The substantive outcome: the bill did not advance to enactment.
Who would be affected
- Primary recipient: Office of the Illinois Attorney General (funding for its divisions and functions).
- Indirect beneficiaries: victims (through victim assistance grants), law enforcement functions, the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, public and nonprofit domestic violence and charity organizations, and entities involved in tobacco and court‑ordered compliance matters.
Companion/related legislation
- HB 5335 is listed as a companion bill.
Bottom line
- SB 2604, as introduced, was an omnibus appropriation bill that allocated tens of millions of dollars across numerous AG funds and program areas for FY 2026. According to available legislative records, it did not advance out of committee and therefore did not become law.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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