Illinois · House Bill 5115 · 104th General Assembly

$CHICAGO CULTURAL DISTRICT

HB 5115 Sponsored by Robert "Bob" Rita In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Appropriates $5,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants to the Cook County to be used as supplemental funding for the Build Up Cook program. Effective July 1, 2026.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee · House Approp-Public Safety & Infrastruct
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  7. CommitteeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.