SB3661 passes Illinois Senate with Sen. Seth Lewis voting Yes to keep emergency management investment earnings in designated funds

Sen. Seth Lewis (R-24th) supported SB3661, legislation requiring investment income from emergency management funds to remain allocated for emergency use, during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026. The Illinois Senate approved the bill unanimously, 58-0.

The bill's official description lists it as "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FUND."

The summary provided below interprets and clarifies the main points from the actual text of the legislation.

The core of this measure modifies the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act by directing that all interest or investment gains from state treasury funds supporting the agency's operations must be returned to those original accounts. Its aim appears to be safeguarding these earnings for emergency management use rather than allocation to unrelated state funds. The legislation is set to go into effect immediately upon enactment.

For SB3661, the action recorded was 'House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs.'

Lewis earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Iowa in 1991.

Lewis, a Republican, joined the Illinois State Senate in 2023 representing the 24th District, following Suzy Glowiak in that seat.

Legislation in Illinois goes through a multi-stage legislative path that includes its introduction in either chamber, review by committee, floor debates, and final votes in both the House and Senate before the measure is sent to the governor for a decision. The General Assembly's sessions cover two years, and although thousands of proposals surface each period, only a select group is enacted into law.