# Illinois HB5040: LOCAL GOV-RESTRICTED FUNDS Illinois HB5040, LOCAL GOV-RESTRICTED FUNDS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-05-26 (Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5040-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5040 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: LOCAL GOV-RESTRICTED FUNDS - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: state government administration, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (119 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the State Comptroller Act. Prohibits the State Comptroller from withholding, offsetting, or otherwise applying against any debt any funds payable to a unit of local government if those funds are restricted for a specific purpose by federal or State law, county ordinance, or grant agreement. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Exempts all funds, revenues, or accounts that are restricted by federal law, State, law, county ordinance, or grant agreement for a specific public purpose from garnishment, attachment, or any other legal process to satisfy a judgment or debt. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 110 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-05-26: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2026-04-17: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-17: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5040eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5040.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5040eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5040.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5040-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).