As 1000s of pages of legislation move thru the GA w/ hastily called hearings, here’s a reminder that the Supreme Court kinda just lets them do whatever they want. Previous reporting on the enrolled bill doctrine that paves the way for gut and replace: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/state-sup…

In this hearing, we’re talking about how we’re going to spend the money but not how we’re going to raise the revenue. That’s for a different committee at a different time. And the bill’s not filed. And we ‘adjourn’ in 11ish hours

Here's Illinois Democrats' proposal to slap $0.25 or $0.50 taxes on every sports wager, which would hit betting giants like FanDuel and DraftKings a year after the state hiked taxes on their sports betting revenue. T-minus six hours to budget deadline.

The transit plan includes a $1.50 fee per delivery -- and it is indexed to increase with inflation

Welp. The Senate has gutted and replaced HB2755 -- commemorating Emmett Till Day -- to be the revenue bill. IDK if it'll be the revenue bill to pass. But it's a revenue bill now.

BIMP and Revenue both move with simple majorities in the Senate. They'll head to House, where they will very likely need three-fifths due to it happening after midnight. Approp up in Senate now. No idea what's going to happen to transit.

As we inch toward midnight, I expect GOP will prolong this process as long as possible to require Dems to need 3/5ths to pass BIMP and Revenue. Notable that Dems had 75 votes for approps. Healthily over 3/5.

Well, the Senate approved the budget and is now calling Transit. We will see how this goes. Assuming it doesn't have 36 in the Senate ... but maybe? Villivalam is speed-talking his bill intro.

Revenue passes in the House. Still gotta do the bimp... and transit???

With 32 votes, the transit bill clears the Senate, pending a verification of the roll. House status unclear.

Da bimp passes 74-41. Guess the only thing left to decide is if transit makes it over to the House.

It is midnight on June 1 in Illinois. Any transit bill now requires a three-fifths vote to pass. It did not receive that margin in the Senate 10 minutes ago #twill

Final tally: Budget bills all pass, transit bill, including delivery tax, does not.

For the night owls. Or morning owls. Or whatever is going on here: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/new-taxes…

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Senate Dems have revenue ideas for public transit, but other lawmakers haven't proposed their own despite concerns about the Senate's solutions. Pres. Don Harmon: “I wish there were better alternatives. But if you don’t like them, come and tell us how you’d pay for it." #twill

Here's a must-read, thoroughly reported story by Ben Szalinski on how the transit bill failed and what comes next: --All 4 legislative leaders and the two lead Dem negotiators weigh in. capitolnewsillinois.com/news/legislati…

Ope.