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HB 3357

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Roger Hanshaw

HB 3357 appropriates $1,558,900 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for FY2026, funding its operations starting July 1, 2025.

Chapter 21, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
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Bill Summary · HB 3357

Summary — HB 3357 (2025)

Title: $ST UNI CIVIL SERV‑OP EXPENSES
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Carol Ammons
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Status: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (as of 2025-07-01)

Purpose / Intent

HB 3357 is a single‑purpose appropriation bill that provides funding to support the operational expenses of the State Universities Civil Service System (SUCSS) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The bill authorizes General Revenue Fund money to ensure SUCSS can continue its administrative functions.

Key Provisions

  • Appropriates $1,558,900 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System for operational expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
  • Language includes the standard “or so much of that amount as may be necessary” qualifier.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025.

The bill contains two short sections: the appropriation provision (Section 5) and the effective date (Section 99).

Who or What Is Affected

  • Primary recipient: State Universities Civil Service System (SUCSS), the state agency that administers civil service personnel rules and related administrative functions for applicable state universities.
  • Fiscal impact: a one‑year appropriation of $1,558,900 from the State of Illinois General Revenue Fund for FY2026. No new taxes or policy changes are enacted; the bill funds SUCSS operations (e.g., staffing, administration, routine operating costs).

Fiscal and Timing Notes

  • Fiscal year covered: ending June 30, 2026.
  • Funds become available under the act effective July 1, 2025.
  • The appropriation reduces available General Revenue Fund resources by the stated amount in FY2026.

Legislative History (selected actions)

  • Filed/First reading: 02/18/2025 (Rep. Carol Ammons)
  • Referred to Rules Committee; subsequently assigned to other committees (Criminal Jurisprudence; Appropriations‑Pensions & Personnel).
  • Committee activity: public hearings (04/08/2025, 04/22/2025); committee substitute considered; reported favorably as substituted (04/22/2025); committee report sent to Calendars (04/29/2025).
  • 07/01/2025: Rule 19(b) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee.

This bill is procedural/appropriations in nature and does not change SUCSS statutory duties or civil service policy; it authorizes funding to support the agency’s operations in FY2026.

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

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