104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3474

 

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 605/605-1119 new

    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a Small Business Grant Program to provide grants to eligible small businesses.


LRB104 16857 HLH 30267 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB3474LRB104 16857 HLH 30267 b

1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
6is amended by adding Section 605-1119 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1119 new)
8    Sec. 605-1119. Small business grant program. The
9Department shall establish a Small Business Grant Program to
10provide grants to eligible small businesses. To be eligible
11for a grant under this Section, the business must have 25 or
12fewer W-2 employees and must operate an independently owned
13brick-and-mortar location in the State. Non-profit
14organizations do not qualify for grants under this Section.