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Introduced
01/09/2025
01/09/2025
In Committee
05/29/2026
05/29/2026
Crossed Over
04/17/2026
04/17/2026
Passed
06/01/2026
06/01/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends various Acts to provide for the creation, dissolution, renaming, and revised use of various statutorily created funds and for the transfer of moneys among funds. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Specifies, in various provisions, that the Department of Human Rights has the power to issue (rather than request) subpoenas. Redesignates the Human Rights Commission as an independent commission under the Department of Human Rights. Provides for the transfer of the finance, accounting, human resources, labor relations, communications, purchasing, procurement, and administrative functions of the Human Rights Commission to the Department of Human Rights. Allows commissioners on the Human Rights Commission to engage in outreach, public education, training activities, and other assignments that further the purposes of the Commission and are consistent with the commissioner's official duties, including as recommended by the Chairperson. Repeals a provision that allows the Commission to accept public grants and private gifts and bequests so long as the conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest are not inconsistent with the purposes of the Act. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides for the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities to be renamed the Accessibility Committee for Employees with Disabilities. Specifies that the amendatory Act is not intended to change any committee operations, purpose, or functions and is not intended to disqualify any current member of the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities from continued membership on the Committee. Amends the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. Makes changes in provisions concerning the stipend of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Deletes a provision which specifies that a public member of the Commission may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. Effective immediately, except that specified provisions take effect July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill restructures the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission into the Department of Disability Advocacy and Guardianship, creating a new advisory council and three divisions: Legal Advocacy, Disability Rights and Protections, and State Guardian. It aims to modernize the agency while maintaining its core duties of serving as court-appointed guardian for adults with disabilities, providing legal representation in mental health and developmental disability proceedings, and investigating disability rights violations. The bill also makes conforming changes to various other acts to reflect this reorganization, with an effective date of July 1, 2027.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (7)
Bob Morgan (D)*,
Julie Morrison (D)*,
Chris Balkema (R),
Sharon Chung (D),
William Davis (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Last Action
Sent to the Governor (on 06/10/2026)
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