Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 6 D cosponsors

HB5601      — $CULTURAL DISTRICTS

Last action — Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill allocates funding for State-designated cultural districts.

This legislation provides $150 million in grants for operations and capital improvements of cultural districts across the state. Each district will receive $5 million for operational costs and another $5 million for capital projects.

Summary

Appropriates $150,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to each State-designated cultural district in the amounts of $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for the operation of the district and $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for capital improvements to the district. Effective July 1, 2026.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  5. Assigned to Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  8. Referred to Rules Committee

  9. First Reading

  10. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (177)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB5601      do?
Appropriates $150,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to each State-designated cultural district in the amounts of $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for the operation of the district and $5,000,000 to each State-designated cultural district for capital improvements to the district. Effective July 1, 2026.
Who sponsors HB5601     ?
HB5601      is sponsored by Lilian Jiménez (Democrat), Kimberly Du Buclet (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), and Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB5601     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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