After a two-week spring break, Illinois Senators are back in Springfield this week to begin reviewing and debating legislation recently passed by the House. With session scheduled each week through the end of May, lawmakers are now entering the final stretch of the spring legislative calendar.

Before the General Assembly adjourns on May 31, lawmakers must consider bills that have advanced from the opposite chamber. As in previous years, the most significant task will be the passage of the state’s next Fiscal Year budget.

In February, Governor Pritzker proposed the largest budget in state history, spending more than $53 billion, despite a projected deficit.

Senate Republicans continue to call for fiscal responsibility that puts hardworking Illinois families first. Their priorities include cutting more than $1 billion in spending tied to the Governor’s programs for non-citizens.