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National Federation of Independent Business Illinois State
Director Noah Finley announced that five of 59 members of the
Illinois Senate and 30 of 118 members of the state House
achieved the record, based on key votes on issues affecting
small businesses.
“One of the great things is there are a number of small business
owners or people who have a small-business background in the
Illinois General Assembly, not nearly as many as I would like.
We really need more,” Finley said.
Finley said regulation is an enormous thing that small business
owners have to deal with.
“They’re having to navigate the law. They don’t have a legal
department. They don’t have an HR department. They’re trying to
figure out what that law means,” Finley said.
All of the Illinois lawmakers who had 100% NFIB voting records
are Republicans. The complete list of legislators and their
scores can be found at the NFIB website.
Finley said one NFIB member is concerned the state’s new paid
leave mandate, which took effect on Jan. 1, will impact his
small business.
“So instead of spending his time figuring out how to grow his
business, how to take care of his employees, invest in his local
communities, he’s worried about, ‘how do I avoid any penalties
based upon this new law,'” Finley said.
Finley said there are many ways government increases costs on
small businesses, including regulation.
“It’s a tax on their time. It takes them away from their mission
and really detracts from how much they can invest and build
their communities,” Finley said.
Taxes and inflation have also led to higher costs for small
businesses, he said.
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