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HB 4591

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Summary

HB 4591, “GA COMPENSATION-TRAVEL”, was introduced in the House on Jan 26, 2026 by Rep. Rita Mayfield (D). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Feb 3, 2026: Referred to Rules Committee.

Record

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HB 4591 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4591
Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Rita Mayfield
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 115/4	  from Ch. 63, par. 15.1
Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. In a provision concerning the office allowance that is paid to General Assembly members, provides that "travel in connection with a member's duties" includes travel by a member to participate in a meeting or event held by the National Conference of State Legislatures or the Council of State Governments. Effective immediately.
LRB104 18533 SPS 31976 b
A BILL FOR
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    AN ACT concerning State government.
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
    Section 5. The General Assembly Compensation Act is
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
    (25 ILCS 115/4)  (from Ch. 63, par. 15.1)
    Sec. 4. Office allowance.  Beginning July 1, 2001 and
through July 1, 2020, each member of the House of
Representatives is authorized to approve the expenditure of
not more than $61,000 per year and each member of the Senate is
authorized to approve the expenditure of not more than $73,000
per year to pay for "personal services", "contractual
services", "commodities", "printing", "travel", "operation of
automotive equipment", "telecommunications services", as
defined in the State Finance Act, and the compensation of one
or more legislative assistants authorized pursuant to this
Section, in connection with his or her legislative duties and
not in connection with any political campaign. On July 1, 2002
and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the amount authorized
per year under this Section for each member of the Senate and
each member of the House of Representatives shall be increased
by a percentage increase equivalent to the lesser of (i) the
increase in the designated cost of living index or (ii) 5%. The
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designated cost of living index is the index known as the
"Employment Cost Index, Wages and Salaries, By Occupation and
Industry Groups: State and Local Government Workers: Public
Administration" as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor for the calendar year
immediately preceding the year of the respective July 1st
increase date. The increase shall be added to the then current
amount, and the adjusted amount so determined shall be the
annual amount beginning July 1 of the increase year until July
1 of the next year. No increase under this provision shall be
less than zero.
    Beginning July 1, 2021, each member of the House of
Representatives is authorized to approve the expenditure of
not more than $179,000 per year and each member of the Senate
is authorized to approve the expenditure of not more than
$214,000 per year to pay for "personal services", "contractual
services", "commodities", "printing", "travel", "operation of
automotive equipment", "telecommunications services", as
defined in the State Finance Act, and the compensation of one
or more legislative assistants authorized pursuant to this
Section, in connection with his or her legislative duties and
not in connection with any political campaign. On July 1, 2022
and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the amount authorized
per year under this Section for each member of the Senate and
each member of the House of Representatives shall be increased
by a percentage increase equivalent to the lesser of (i) the
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increase in the designated cost of living index or (ii) 5%. The
designated cost of living index is the index known as the
"Employment Cost Index, Wages and Salaries, By Occupation and
Industry Groups: State and Local Government Workers: Public
Administration" as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor for the calendar year
immediately preceding the year of the respective July 1st
increase date. The increase shall be added to the then current
amount, and the adjusted amount so determined shall be the
annual amount beginning July 1 of the increase year until July
1 of the next year. No increase under this provision shall be
less than zero.
    A member may purchase office equipment if the member
certifies to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the
House, as applicable, that the purchase price, whether paid in
lump sum or installments, amounts to less than would be
charged for renting or leasing the equipment over its
anticipated useful life. All such equipment must be purchased
through the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House,
as applicable, for proper identification and verification of
purchase.
    Each member of the General Assembly is authorized to
employ one or more legislative assistants, who shall be solely
under the direction and control of that member, for the
purpose of assisting the member in the performance of his or
her official duties. A legislative assistant may be employed
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pursuant to this Section as a full-time employee, part-time
employee, or contractual employee, at the discretion of the
member. If employed as a State employee, a legislative
assistant shall receive employment benefits on the same terms
and conditions that apply to other employees of the General
Assembly. Each member shall adopt and implement personnel
policies for legislative assistants under his or her direction
and control relating to work time requirements, documentation
for reimbursement for travel on official State business,
compensation, and the earning and accrual of State benefits
for those legislative assistants who may be eligible to
receive those benefits. The policies shall also require
legislative assistants to periodically submit time sheets
documenting, in quarter-hour increments, the time spent each
day on official State business. The policies shall require the
time sheets to be submitted on paper, electronically, or both
and to be maintained in either paper or electronic format by
the applicable fiscal office for a period of at least 2 years.
Contractual employees may satisfy the time sheets requirement
by complying with the terms of their contract, which shall
provide for a means of compliance with this requirement. A
member may satisfy the requirements of this paragraph by
adopting and implementing the personnel policies promulgated
by that member's legislative leader under the State Officials
and Employees Ethics Act with respect to that member's
legislative assistants.
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    As used in this Section the term "personal services" shall
include contributions of the State under the Federal Insurance
Contribution Act and under Article 14 of the Illinois Pension
Code. As used in this Section the term "contractual services"
shall not include improvements to real property unless those
improvements are the obligation of the lessee under the lease
agreement. Beginning July 1, 1989, as used in the Section, the
term "travel" shall be limited to travel in connection with a
member's legislative duties and not in connection with any
political campaign. As used in this Section, "travel in 
connection with a member's duties" includes travel by a member 
to participate in a meeting or event held by the National 
Conference of State Legislatures or the Council of State 
Governments. Beginning on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, as used in this
Section, the term "printing" includes, but is not limited to,
newsletters, brochures, certificates, congratulatory
mailings, greeting or welcome messages, anniversary or
birthday cards, and congratulations for prominent achievement
cards. As used in this Section, the term "printing" includes
fees for non-substantive resolutions charged by the Clerk of
the House of Representatives under subsection (c-5) of Section
1 of the Legislative Materials Act. No newsletter or brochure
that is paid for, in whole or in part, with funds provided
under this Section may be printed or mailed during a period
beginning February 1 of the year of a general primary
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election, except that in 2022 the period shall begin on May 15,
2022, and ending the day after the general primary election
and during a period beginning September 1 of the year of a
general election and ending the day after the general
election, except that such a newsletter or brochure may be
mailed during those times if it is mailed to a constituent in
response to that constituent's inquiry concerning the needs of
that constituent or questions raised by that constituent. The
printing or mailing of any newsletter or brochure paid for, in
whole or in part, with funds under this Section between
February 1, 2022 and the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 102nd General Assembly shall not be considered a
violation of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed to authorize expenditures for lodging and meals
while a member is in attendance at sessions of the General
Assembly.
    Any utility bill for service provided to a member's
district office for a period including portions of 2
consecutive fiscal years may be paid from funds appropriated
for such expenditure in either fiscal year.
    If a vacancy occurs in the office of Senator or
Representative in the General Assembly, any office equipment
in the possession of the vacating member shall transfer to the
member's successor; if the successor does not want such
equipment, it shall be transferred to the Secretary of the
Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case
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may be, and if not wanted by other members of the General
Assembly then to the Department of Central Management Services
for treatment as surplus property under the State Property
Control Act. Each member, on or before June 30th of each year,
shall conduct an inventory of all equipment purchased pursuant
to this Act. Such inventory shall be filed with the Secretary
of the Senate or the Clerk of the House, as the case may be.
Whenever a vacancy occurs, the Secretary of the Senate or the
Clerk of the House, as the case may be, shall conduct an
inventory of equipment purchased.
    In the event that a member leaves office during his or her
term, any unexpended or unobligated portion of the allowance
granted under this Section shall lapse. The vacating member's
successor shall be granted an allowance in an amount, rounded
to the nearest dollar, computed by dividing the annual
allowance by 365 and multiplying the quotient by the number of
days remaining in the fiscal year.
    From any appropriation for the purposes of this Section
for a fiscal year which overlaps 2 General Assemblies, no more
than 1/2 of the annual allowance per member may be spent or
encumbered by any member of either the outgoing or incoming
General Assembly, except that any member of the incoming
General Assembly who was a member of the outgoing General
Assembly may encumber or spend any portion of his annual
allowance within the fiscal year.
    The appropriation for the annual allowances permitted by
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this Section shall be included in an appropriation to the
President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives for their respective members. The President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall voucher for
payment individual members' expenditures from their annual
office allowances to the State Comptroller, subject to the
authority of the Comptroller under Section 9 of the State
Comptroller Act.
    Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of
personal funds or the funds of a political committee
controlled by an officeholder to defray the customary and
reasonable expenses of an officeholder in connection with the
performance of governmental and public service functions.
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. In a provision concerning the office allowance that is paid to General Assembly members, provides that "travel in connection with a member's duties" includes travel by a member to participate in a meeting or event held by the National Conference of State Legislatures or the Council of State Governments. Effective immediately.

Sponsors

Rep. Rita Mayfield (D) sponsors HB 4591 alone.

Rita Mayfield

Rep. · D–60 · Sponsor

Committees

HB 4591 went before 1 committee: Rules.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 3, 2026 · 5,290 Bills

History

HB 4591 has taken 3 actions since Jan 26, 2026, the latest on Feb 3, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 3, 2026
House
First Reading
Feb 3, 2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
Jan 26, 2026
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield

Votes

HB 4591 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com