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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4734</title>
<shortdesc>DNR-STATE MUSEUM TRUST FUND</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ann M. Williams</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Hearing Mar 26 2026 10:00AM Stratton Building Room C-1 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 801/20-25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 500/1-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Creates the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund as a nonappropriated trust fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund shall receive all moneys from the deaccession of objects of scientific, historic, and artistic value in the possession of the State Museum and may receive moneys from other sources. Provides that the moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources for the State Museum to purchase and maintain objects for the State Museum. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts from specified requirements of the Code expenditures from the Illinois State Museum Collection Trust Fund that are authorized by the Department. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Museum, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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