Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • November 2, 2021 A New Approach to Preventing Gun Violence Yesterday, I joined Governor JB Pritzker, Speaker Welch, Mayor Lightfoot and County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as the Governor signed an order declaring gun violence a public health crisis and announced the Reimagine Public Safety plan, […]
New Round of Rental Assistance Opens Dec 6
October 27, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • October 27, 2021 New Round of Rental Assistance Opens Nov 8 This morning, Governor JB Pritzker announced that, having disbursed the first round of the Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP), a new round of rental assistance for Illinois residents will be opening Monday, December 6. This […]
Community Climate Celebration
October 8, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District District Update • October 8, 2021 Community Climate Celebration As I mentioned in an earlier newsletter, Illinois just passed landmark climate protection and equity legislation that is now a national model. So many of the champions who led this effort live right here in our community. Join me for […]
House Passes Historic Clean Energy Bill
September 10, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • September 10, 2021 House Passes Historic Clean Energy Bill Last night, the Illinois House overwhelmingly passed SB 2408, a landmark energy bill to protect our climate and get Illinois on the path to becoming a 100% clean energy producer. This bill, which I am proud to […]
Legislative Accomplishments This Spring Session
June 8, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • June 8, 2021 Legislative Accomplishments This Spring Session The backlog legislation delayed by COVID and the continuing need to address disparities exposed by the pandemic guaranteed a busy and productive session down in Springfield this year. In addition to passing a balanced, responsible budget, the Illinois […]
Illinois State FY22 Budget
June 4, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • June 4, 2021 Illinois State FY22 Budget At midnight on May 31, the Illinois General Assembly passed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2022. Earlier this spring, we had been preparing for a difficult budget in anticipation of deep revenue losses which would have forced over […]
American Rescue Plan Update
March 26, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • March 26, 2021 American Rescue Plan Update Earlier this month, US Congress passed and President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. This will provide approximately $7.5 billion in aid to the State of Illinois and an additional […]
My 2021 Legislative Agenda
February 26, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 26, 2021 My 2021 Legislative Agenda With remote committee hearings starting next week, the Spring Session is now truly underway. I wanted to share my legislative agenda for this year with you. In addition to my duties as chief budget negotiator for the House Democrats, […]
Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY22 Budget
February 19, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • February 19, 2021 Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY22 Budget This week I filed seventy-seven bills that comprise Governor Pritzker’s proposed FY2022 Budget, and another twenty-five for the budgets proposed by the judicial and legislative branches of government and the other Constitutional Officers. You can read the full […]
IL Legislative Black Caucus Agenda
January 21, 2021 By
Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District Springfield Update • January 21, 2021 IL Legislative Black Caucus Agenda As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, the IL General Assembly worked last week through an historic lame duck session culminating in the election of our first African American Speaker of the House in the 203 year history […]