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SB 2646

Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Sollie Norwood and 1 co-sponsor

SB 2646 is an appropriations bill funding the Illinois Court of Claims, Crime Victims Compensation Act claims, line-of-duty awards, and related payments starting July 1, 2025.

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Bill Summary · SB 2646

Summary — SB 2646 (104th General Assembly)

Status: Died in Committee (per legislative history)
Introduced: March 13 / April 8, 2025
Primary sponsor: Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Subject classification: Elections (title indicates suffrage restoration)
Note on source material: The bill header/title provided refers to suffrage restoration, but the text of the introduced version is an appropriations act for the Illinois Court of Claims. The summary below is based on the introduced bill text (appropriations). There are some inconsistencies in the posted legislative dates/status; consult the official General Assembly site for final archival detail.

Main purpose

The introduced text of SB 2646 provides specific appropriations to the Illinois Court of Claims for operating expenses, administrative costs tied to the Crime Victims Compensation Act, and for payment of various claims and awards. The act is written to take effect July 1, 2025.

(If the bill’s originally stated subject — “Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions” — was the intended policy change, that text is not present in the introduced version provided here. A companion bill is HB 951.)

Key provisions and dollar amounts (by section / fund)

  • Section 5: $1,975,250 from the General Revenue Fund (GRF) — Court of Claims ordinary and contingent expenses.
  • Section 10: $450,000 from the Court of Claims Administration and Grant Fund — administrative expenses under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
  • Section 15: $10,000,000 payable from the Court of Claims Federal Grant Fund — claims under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
  • Section 20: $3,000,000 from the GRF — payment of awards resulting from lapse of prior appropriations held by the State Treasurer.
  • Section 25: $7,000,000 from the GRF — payment of line-of-duty awards.
  • Section 30: Additional appropriations for claims payable from the GRF:
    • $12,000,000 for Crime Victims Compensation Act claims (from GRF)
    • $30,000,000 for other claims (from GRF)
    • (Section 30 totals $42,000,000 from GRF for those purposes.)
  • Section 35: Claims payable from other dedicated funds:
    • $1,000,000 from the Road Fund
    • $3,000,000 from the DCFS Children’s Services Fund
    • $1,500,000 from the Facilities Management Fund
    • (Section 35 totals $5,500,000 from these funds.)

Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Who would be affected

  • Illinois Court of Claims — receives funding for operations and claims administration.
  • Claimants under the Crime Victims Compensation Act — multiple appropriations aimed at funding those claims.
  • Line-of-duty award recipients — targeted GRF appropriation for those awards.
  • Claimants paid from other state funds (Road Fund, DCFS fund, Facilities Management Fund).
  • State budget/treasury — these appropriations draw on GRF and various special funds; implementation impacts fiscal allocations for FY starting July 1, 2025.

Procedural / timeline notes and discrepancies

  • The bill text provided is an appropriations measure; however, the bill title supplied indicates a suffrage restoration policy change. The introduced text does not address voting rights or restoration of suffrage.
  • Legislative action dates in the supplied record are inconsistent (e.g., “Died In Committee” is dated Feb 4, 2025, which predates several filing/reading dates). Verify current status and text on the Illinois General Assembly website or through legislative staff.
  • Companion bill: HB 951 (may reflect related or parallel measures).

If you want, I can: (1) fetch or summarize the text of companion HB 951 to see if the suffrage language appears there, or (2) check the official bill file/status to resolve the date/status inconsistencies.

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

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