Bill > SB2542

This bill provides a comprehensive appropriations budget for the Illinois Department of the Lottery for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, allocating funds across multiple categories of operational expenses. The appropriation includes $7,300,000 for personal services, $3,720,000 for state employee retirement system contributions, $560,000 for social security contributions, and $2,525,000 for group insurance. The bill also allocates funds for various operational needs such as contractual services ($6,000,000), travel ($50,000), commodities ($40,000), printing ($75,000), and electronic data processing ($5,000,000). A significant portion of the budget, $265,000,000, is designated for developing and promoting lottery games, while $3,000,000,000 is allocated for paying prizes to lottery ticket winners, including prizes from multi-state lottery games. The total appropriation amounts to $3,291,277,000, covering a wide range of administrative and operational expenses for the state lottery. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, marking the beginning of the new fiscal year for the Department of the Lottery.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2542&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104