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Chicago Sun-Times: Legislators pass fiscal plan in overtime session
State lawmakers approved a $42.2 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year, sending it to Gov. J.B. Pritzker early Tuesday.
Legislators in the House didn’t take up the proposed budget, and its accompanying capital plan, until shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday. House Majority Leader Greg Harris, D-Chicago, said the bill had a total revenue estimate of $42.3 billion and set overall spending for the next fiscal year at $42.2 billion.
WBEZ: Illinois Lawmakers Pass Budget, Ethics Reforms As Exelon Bailout Falters
Aiming to conclude their spring legislative session, Illinois state lawmakers on Monday passed a $42 billion budget, delayed next year’s primary election and toughened lobbying laws after a corruption scandal forced a once-in-a-generation Democratic power shift in Springfield.
The Illinois House and Senate also voted to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals and to fine-tune previously passed criminal justice reforms dealing with the use of force and body cameras by police, though tweaks that passed Monday were temporarily blocked.
State Journal-Register: Illinois lawmakers move primary date, expand voting access
Illinois lawmakers passed a major elections reform bill Monday that moves the state’s 2022 primary to June and works to expand access to voting.
Senate Bill 825 passed in a 72-46 vote in the House and 41-18 in the Senate.
Business Insider: The Illinois House and Senate passed a bill requiring schools to teach Asian American history
The Illinois House and Senate have passed a bill that would require public schools to teach Asian American history.
The Teaching Equitable Asian-American History Act mandates elementary and high schools to include “a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history” from the 2022 school year onwards.
New York Times: Illinois Lawmakers Bar Police From Using Deception When Interrogating Minors
Illinois would become the first state to bar the police from using deceptive tactics when interrogating young people under legislation that passed the General Assembly with near-unanimous support from Republicans and Democrats on Sunday.
The bill, which is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk, is intended to stop the police from lying during interrogations, a technique that is legal but that the bill’s supporters say often leads to false confessions.