Illinois · Senate Bill 2053 · 104th General Assembly

DCEO-TOURISM

SB 2053 Sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant from the Local Tourism Fund that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 25% of the grant amount…

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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in Fiscal Year 2026 and thereafter, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that any convention and tourism bureau receiving a grant from the Local Tourism Fund that requires matching funds shall provide matching funds equal to no less than 25% of the grant amount (currently, no less than 40% of the grant amount in Fiscal Year 2026 and no less than 50% of the grant amount in subsequent years). Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Makes changes concerning the distribution of moneys under those Acts. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  5. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 18 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.