DCEO-SMALL BUSINESS GRANT Senate SponsorsSen. Mike Simmons 2/3/2026SenateAssigned to Appropriations 20 ILCS 605/605-1119 new30 ILCS 105/5.1038 newAmends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish and administer a Small Business Restoration Grant Program to assist small businesses in the State that have been affected by the actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Operation Midway Blitz. Provides for the transfer of $50,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Small Business Restoration Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Small Business Restoration Fund. Effective immediately. 1/13/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons 1/13/2026SenateFirst Reading 1/13/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 2/3/2026SenateAssigned to Appropriations 3/13/2026SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026