The Senate is scheduled to reconvene in Springfield on Tuesday, as Illinois enters the second month of the new fiscal year without a balanced state budget.

State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is hopeful legislation will be on the agenda to reject a cost-of-living pay increase for Illinois legislators. House Bill 576 was approved by House lawmakers on July 28, and is now pending in the Senate.

Republican legislators joined Gov. Rauner in criticizing the pay hikes, and called for Democrats to take action on Republican legislation to eliminate the cost-of-living adjustment for the next fiscal year.