Illinois HB5040 protects restricted local government funds from garnishment, attachment, or offset for unrelated debts.
HB5040 amends the State Comptroller Act and the Code of Civil Procedure to ensure that funds restricted for specific purposes by federal or state law, county ordinance, or grant agreement are exempt from garnishment, attachment, or any other legal process to satisfy a judgment or debt. This includes funds such as motor fuel taxes, state or federal tax revenues, and grants restricted for specific purposes. The State Comptroller is prohibited from withholding, offsetting, or applying these funds against any debt, except where expressly required by federal law.
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