House Republicans are preparing to pass spending bills before the November election, aiming to avoid the issues that stalled last year's appropriations process. Last year, the House faced challenges passing all 12 spending bills due to disagreements over various topics. GOP leaders plan to pass all 12 annual spending bills in June and July with a slim majority. In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is in conflict with the Senate over the parole board. The Illinois House is set to finalize a plan for spending over $53 billion in taxpayer money. The House passed the FY25 spending plan after a late-night session, facing challenges with Democratic votes on revenue bills.
#WATCHLIVE Gov. JB Pritzker addresses $53B state budget watch: https://t.co/p60Uf7eVPb https://t.co/YiVY5Vga3U
Gov. Pritzker holds end of session press availability https://t.co/32myqnWZdp
Coverage roundup: House sends $53.1 billion FY25 budget to the governor https://t.co/JRiA46jOpS
The Democratic-led House eked out a vote of 60-47, the bare minimum needed to clear a revenue package — one of three budget bills that had been approved by the Senate on Sunday. More than four hours later, the House approved a $53.1 billion budget. https://t.co/rSegq7TaO8
The state’s $53.1 billion operating budget will head to the governor after lawmakers worked into the early hours of Wednesday morning to give final approval to the plan. @nowickipress reports https://t.co/Czm38jzaaW https://t.co/T2iBGjvg1I
A 4:50 a.m., the House adjourns to a wild and chaotic ending that featured Democrats pushing back against themselves. On the list of not passing this spring: PRB reform, Hemp regulation, and a Native American reservation- some likely derailed by the chaos of the last hour #Twill
🚨Total do over on the revenue bill to raise $1.1 billion of taxes. On the third try at 4:41am Democrats jam through the tax hike that many Democrats don’t want. Rep. Larry Walsh is the flip #twill 🚨 https://t.co/yUhHCP25l7
It appears like the third time will be the charm for House Democrats. The revenue package passes 60-47. Rep. Larry Wash, D-Elwood, flipped from "no" to "yes." Some Republicans tried again to mess with the roll call, but Democrats were on it this time. #twill https://t.co/urYDoOJWJl
If Frese walks out of the chamber, he'll be verified off the roll call. We'll see. I'm tol Democratic Rep. Larry Walsh was supposed to be a yes, but saw it hit 60 and went back to no. https://t.co/HfSecB7gJh
The vote to reconsider is 60-49. The flip is not Gong-Gershowitz. It's Republican Randy Frese. It appears Frese left the room to screw Democrats and force the plan to fail a second time. Once again, House Dems staff trying to figure something out #twill https://t.co/0ejrRDi8AJ
Dumb civilian question…did Rep Ortiz just take a walk after the roll call on revenue or did somebody vote the rep’s switch while he was out of chambers? 🤷♂️ https://t.co/2epaAzAD4I
Hold the phone... Rep. Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, was not in the House chamber for the vote. His name has been removed from the roll. The revenue bill is now below 59 votes. It DOES NOT PASS. Placed on postponed consideration. In a holding pattern now. #twill https://t.co/TIotzfWBsu
🚨🚨$1.1 billion of revenue increases FAILS. Many House Democrats voted no, and with only 59 Democrats voting in favor, it didn’t pass. Rep. Aaron Ortiz voted in favor, but wasn’t in the room and was removed #twill https://t.co/0MXk8crw6D
Dems fall a vote short on the revenue bill as several of them are apparently in their offices or elsewhere. Verified roll reveals Rep. Ortiz is absent. We continue to wait.
12 Democratic "no" votes: Benton, Chung, Costa Howard, Crespo, DeLuca, Gong-Gershowitz, Kifowit, Scherer, Stuart, Syed, Walsh, Yednock. Sharon Chung, Terra Costa Howard, Fred Crespo, Stephanie Kifowit and Sue Scherer voted for the spending bill but not the revenue to pay for it. https://t.co/TIotzfWBsu
Right around 2 a.m. the House votes 65-45 to pass the FY25 spending plan. 🚨Quite a few Democrats voting no- which is not common in the House #twill https://t.co/oRwhvq3MRQ https://t.co/S4mmYYykf7
The House is back after committees. Some bills that still need action: - appropriations - BIMP - revenue - bonding - quantum tax credits - Potawatomi land transfer - hemp - cannabis #twill https://t.co/37egJlxyNp
.@RepJGB is now before the House Executive Committee to introduce the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. #twill https://t.co/wkOStyocBW
Slowly but surely, the House is starting its business. They'll recess for committees soon. SB 251 (approps bill), HB 4959 (BIMP) and HB 5005 (tax incentives) will be heard in Executive Committee; HB 3144 (grocery tax) and HB 4951 (revenue) in the Revenue and Finance Committee.
GOP tees up next round of spending bills, but roadblocks and pitfalls abound https://t.co/GpAwZ9FWnc https://t.co/XfsrOcuAaa
Welcome to the end of session and what sounds like an extremely long day under the dome. The budget is the big item on the list, while other things such as hemp regulation and PRB reform could provide some theater #twill https://t.co/IyIiUTgDCc
The Illinois House is expected to return Tuesday to finish up the plan on how the state will spend more than $53 billion in Illinois taxpayer money. https://t.co/zdr530fWfs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board. Story with @JeremyGorner https://t.co/7UcgRD87Uw
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board, w/ @PetrellaReports. https://t.co/mVTyyz9s0l
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board https://t.co/YMvIu8dYJn
Last year the House passed seven of the 12 spending bills on the floor, with Republicans lacking enough votes to advance the other 5 due to intra-party disagreements over abortion-related restrictions, spending on Amtrak, a new FBI headquarters and more. https://t.co/Nhn9XpaTHg
House GOP leaders laid out an ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual spending bills in June and July. With what will soon be a two-vote GOP majority, they don’t have much room for error. https://t.co/RhNuP8ICKX
House Republicans are gearing up to pass spending bills before the November election, but some lawmakers are concerned the same issues that bogged down last year's appropriations process could emerge again. https://t.co/VTXHsw3PyR