Paul Faraci introduces SB1494 in Senate on Jan. 31—here’s what you need to know

Paul Faraci, Illinois State Senator from 52nd District (D) | https://www.facebook.com/SenFaraci

By Chambana Sun

Feb 1, 2025

Paul Faraci introduced SB1494 in the Illinois Senate on Jan. 31, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Appropriates $1,558,900 to the State Universities Civil Service System for the purpose of meeting its operational needs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Effective July 1, 2025."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill appropriates $1.6 million from the General Revenue Fund to the State Universities Civil Service System to support its operational needs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It will come into effect on July 1, 2025.

Paul Faraci has proposed one other bill since the beginning of the 104th session.

Faraci graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1988 with a BA.

Paul Faraci is currently serving in the Illinois State Senate, representing the state's 52nd Senate District. He replaced previous state senator Scott M. Bennett in 2023.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

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Bills Introduced by Paul Faraci in Illinois Senate During General Assembly Session 104

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
SB1494	01/31/2025	Appropriates $1,558,900 to the State Universities Civil Service System for the purpose of meeting its operational needs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Effective July 1, 2025.
SB0180	01/17/2025	Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides, in a provision concerning resident judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit, that when a vacancy occurs in an at-large judgeship, the at-large judgeship shall be converted to a resident judgeship for either Champaign County or Macon County, depending on which of those 2 counties the incumbent at-large circuit judge resided in when the incumbent judge was elected. Effective immediately.