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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5039

AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES.

Became law as Public Act 26-27, signed May 19, 2026, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

  • Governor

    Sponsor

31 co-sponsors

Mitch Bolinsky, Vincent J. Candelora, Kerry S. Wood, Michael D. Quinn, Stephen R. Meskers, Savet Constantine, Hector Arzeno, Devin R. Carney, David Rutigliano, Kara Rochelle, Mark W. Anderson, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., William Pizzuto, Henry J. Genga, Tami Zawistowski, Tom Delnicki, Irene M. Haines, Anne Dauphinais, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Craig C. Fishbein, Karen Reddington-Hughes, Christopher Poulos, Jaime S. Foster, Tammy Nuccio, Tina Courpas, Patrick E. Callahan, Chris Stewart, Jason Buchsbaum, Tony J. Scott, Martin Foncello, Seth Bronko

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Rob Sampson, Eric C. Berthel, Heather S. Somers, Paul Cicarella, Stephen G. Harding Jr.

    Its course

    February 5 to May 19, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action22 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Apr 963 days

    Government Oversight CommitteeFeb 5 to Mar 1740 days

    In the SenateApr 9 to May 425 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 1511 days

    With the GovernorMay 15 to May 194 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 9 · Adopted May 4

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 4

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Apr 9

    1. Feb 5Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
    2. Feb 20Heard in Government Oversight Committee
    3. Mar 17Government Oversight Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 9The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 13 – May 4

    1. Apr 13Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    4. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 14 – May 19

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 26-27
    2. May 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 19Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 18FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 18HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 18FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 9HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. May 4SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 4IN CONCURRENCESenate
    19. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    22. May 19SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor