SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Lawmakers around the state have reacted to the Illinois House passing the state budget for the 2025 fiscal year early Wednesday morning.

The full budget can be found here.

Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the passing of the budget in the House.

“For the sixth consecutive year, the General Assembly and I have a balanced budget that uplifts the working families of Illinois, saves more money in our Rainy Day fund, creates jobs, lowers taxes on small businesses, grows our economy, and continues our track record of fiscal responsibility. From expectant mothers and their newborn babies to people with disabilities to veterans to seniors who need our care, we’re keeping our promises to all Illinoisans and the most vulnerable among us. My deepest thanks to Speaker Welch, President Harmon, the budget teams, and every legislator and stakeholder who came together to craft and pass this legislation. I look forward to signing it and continuing the work of building an even stronger Illinois.”

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) said the balanced budget builds on the state’s recent financial progress.

“This is a responsible, human-centered budget that delivers needed investment to our classrooms, enhances public safety and works to uplift families in every community,” Gordon-Booth said. “From helping our youngest learners access early childhood education opportunities, to enabling more older adults to receive the care they deserve, this is a comprehensive document that helps people now and moving forward.”

State Rep. Dennis Tipsward (R-Metamora) voted against the budget and said Democrats pushed through the $53.1 billion state budget. He called it one of the largest in the state’s history, and that a $1 billion in tax increases were included to cover increased spending.

“The majority party’s spending consistently outpaces revenues, and their solution is always the same… raise taxes on families and businesses!” Tipsword said. “The Governor again kept his promise to raise taxes by $1 billion to fund the illegal immigrant crisis he created; and worked with Democrat legislative leaders behind closed doors on a plan that forces you to pay more for their spending priorities, all while families across Illinois continue to struggle every day with sky-high inflation. It’s shameful.”

Rep. Sharon Chung (D-Bloomington) said the budget highlighted many measures that benefitted the community, including public safety.

“Our public safety is always a priority for me, so I fought hard to ensure law enforcement gets the resources they need to keep their departments equipped, and to recruit, train and retain new officers,” Chung said. “I voted to improve our healthcare by investing millions into birthing centers that will reduce maternal fatalities, while also putting in long hours to cut duplicative government bureaucracy and slash red tape that wastes taxpayer dollars.”

This will be updated as more responses come in.