HB 4734 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

DNR-STATE MUSEUM TRUST FUND

Summary

Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Creates the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund as a nonappropriated trust fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund shall receive all moneys from the deaccession of objects of scientific, historic, and artistic value in the possession of the State Museum and may receive moneys from other sources. Provides that the moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources for the State Museum to purchase and maintain objects for the State Museum. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts from specified requirements of the Code expenditures from the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund that are authorized by the Department. Makes other changes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify how the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund receives money and how it is protected from state budget cuts. The text was updated to explicitly allow the fund to receive transfers from public or private sources and to list specific financial maneuvers, such as administrative chargebacks, that are prohibited from touching the fund's money.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's text was adjusted to include a more comprehensive list of prohibited financial actions against the trust fund, ensuring its financial independence.

FISCAL

The definition of how the trust fund receives money was expanded to explicitly include 'transfers' from public or private sources alongside deaccession proceeds.

ENFORCEMENT

The list of prohibited financial actions was updated to specifically name 'sweeps' and 'administrative chargebacks' as maneuvers that cannot transfer money out of the trust fund.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

94–0

Passed · 22 other

Total votes 116

Apr 9, 2026

D Democratic76

65 Yea 11

85% Yea

R Republican40

29 Yea 11

72% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment; 011-000-000

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor