Bill > HB4993

Introduced Session

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a grant program for local chambers of commerce. Provides that the Department shall allocate $5,000,000 as grants to eligible chambers of commerce in amounts equivalent to 2 months of lost revenue, or 1/6th of the annual lost revenue, between 2019 and 2020 from funds appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act. Provides that eligible chambers of commerce must have less than 1,500 paid members. Provides for the adoption of rules.

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Carol Ammons (D)*,  Kimberly Lightford (D)*,  Ram Villivalam (D)*,  Jaime Andrade (D),  Cristina Castro (D),  Javier Cervantes (D),  Jacqueline Collins (D),  John Connor (D),  Bill Cunningham (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Laura Fine (D),  Napoleon Harris (D),  Linda Holmes (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Adriane Johnson (D),  Meg Loughran Cappel (D),  Rob Martwick (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Laura Murphy (D),  Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D),  Steve Stadelman (D),  Dave Syverson (R),  Karina Villa (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Chris Welch (D), 

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (on 01/04/2023)

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