Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3562 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3562 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/25-55 ILCS 430/25-205 ILCS 430/25-52 Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes. LRB104 07845 BDA 17891 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3562 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/25-55 ILCS 430/25-205 ILCS 430/25-52 5 ILCS 430/25-5 5 ILCS 430/25-20 5 ILCS 430/25-52 Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes. LRB104 07845 BDA 17891 b LRB104 07845 BDA 17891 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3562 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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7	7	Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning government.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
17	17	5 amended by changing Sections 25-5, 25-20, and 25-52 as
18	18	6 follows:
19	19	7 (5 ILCS 430/25-5)
20	20	8 Sec. 25-5. Legislative Ethics Commission.
21	21	9 (a) The Legislative Ethics Commission is created.
22	22	10 (b) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall consist of 8
23	23	11 commissioners appointed 2 each by the President and Minority
24	24	12 Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
25	25	13 House of Representatives.
26	26	14 The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
27	27	15 qualification. Each appointing authority shall designate one
28	28	16 appointee who shall serve for a 2-year term running through
29	29	17 June 30, 2005. Each appointing authority shall designate one
30	30	18 appointee who shall serve for a 4-year term running through
31	31	19 June 30, 2007. The initial appointments shall be made within
32	32	20 60 days after the effective date of this Act.
33	33	21 After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
34	34	22 4-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
35	35	23 and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3562 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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44	44	Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes.
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74	74	1 Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
75	75	2 terms.
76	76	3 A vacancy shall occur upon a commissioner's death,
77	77	4 resignation, removal, disqualification, termination of
78	78	5 legislative service in the house or caucus of the appointing
79	79	6 authority, or other inability to act. Vacancies occurring
80	80	7 other than at the end of a term shall be filled by the
81	81	8 appointing authority only for the balance of the term of the
82	82	9 commissioner whose office is vacant.
83	83	10 Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
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85	85	12 (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
86	86	13 who have experience holding governmental office or employment
87	87	14 and may appoint commissioners who are members of the General
88	88	15 Assembly, and each appointing authority shall appoint at least
89	89	16 one commissioner as well as commissioners from the general
90	90	17 public. A commissioner who is a member of the General Assembly
91	91	18 must recuse himself or herself from participating in any
92	92	19 matter relating to any investigation or proceeding in which he
93	93	20 or she is the subject or is a complainant. A person is not
94	94	21 eligible to serve as a commissioner if that person (i) has been
95	95	22 convicted of a felony or a crime of dishonesty or moral
96	96	23 turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the preceding 12 months,
97	97	24 engaged in activities that require registration under the
98	98	25 Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is a relative of the
99	99	26 appointing authority, (iv) is a State officer or employee
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110	110	1 other than a member of the General Assembly, or (v) is a
111	111	2 candidate for statewide, federal, or judicial office.
112	112	3 (c-5) If a commissioner is required to recuse himself or
113	113	4 herself from participating in a matter as provided in
114	114	5 subsection (c), the recusal shall create a temporary vacancy
115	115	6 for the limited purpose of consideration of the matter for
116	116	7 which the commissioner recused himself or herself, and the
117	117	8 appointing authority for the recusing commissioner shall make
118	118	9 a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy for consideration
119	119	10 of the matter for which the commissioner recused himself or
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121	121	12 (d) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall have
122	122	13 jurisdiction over current and former members of the General
123	123	14 Assembly regarding events occurring during a member's term of
124	124	15 office and current and former State employees regarding events
125	125	16 occurring during any period of employment where the State
126	126	17 employee's ultimate jurisdictional authority is (i) a
127	127	18 legislative leader, (ii) the Senate Operations Commission, or
128	128	19 (iii) the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The
129	129	20 Legislative Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
130	130	21 complainants and respondents in violation of subsection (d) of
131	131	22 Section 25-90. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
132	132	23 to matters arising under this Act.
133	133	24 An officer or executive branch State employee serving on a
134	134	25 legislative branch board or commission remains subject to the
135	135	26 jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and is not
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146	146	1 subject to the jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics
147	147	2 Commission.
148	148	3 (e) The Legislative Ethics Commission must meet, either in
149	149	4 person or by other technological means, monthly or as often as
150	150	5 necessary. At the first meeting of the Legislative Ethics
151	151	6 Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their number a
152	152	7 chairperson and other officers that they deem appropriate. The
153	153	8 terms of officers shall be for 2 years commencing July 1 and
154	154	9 running through June 30 of the second following year. Meetings
155	155	10 shall be held at the call of the chairperson or any 3
156	156	11 commissioners. Official action by the Commission shall require
157	157	12 the affirmative vote of 5 commissioners, and a quorum shall
158	158	13 consist of 5 commissioners. Commissioners shall receive no
159	159	14 compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable
160	160	15 expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
161	161	16 (f) No commissioner, other than a commissioner who is a
162	162	17 member of the General Assembly, or employee of the Legislative
163	163	18 Ethics Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
164	164	19 employment:
165	165	20 (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
166	166	21 (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
167	167	22 except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
168	168	23 study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
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170	170	25 (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
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182	182	1 (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
183	183	2 an appointed or elected office or position or actively
184	184	3 participate in any campaign for any elective office.
185	185	4 (f-5) No commissioner who is a member of the General
186	186	5 Assembly may be a candidate for statewide, federal, or
187	187	6 judicial office. If a commissioner who is a member of the
188	188	7 General Assembly files petitions to be a candidate for a
189	189	8 statewide, federal, or judicial office, he or she shall be
190	190	9 deemed to have resigned from his or her position as a
191	191	10 commissioner on the date his or her name is certified for the
192	192	11 ballot by the State Board of Elections or local election
193	193	12 authority and his or her position as a commissioner shall be
194	194	13 deemed vacant. Such person may not be reappointed to the
195	195	14 Commission during any time he or she is a candidate for
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197	197	16 (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
198	198	17 for cause.
199	199	18 (h) The Legislative Ethics Commission shall appoint an
200	200	19 Executive Director subject to the approval of at least 3 of the
201	201	20 4 legislative leaders. The compensation of the Executive
202	202	21 Director shall be as determined by the Commission. The
203	203	22 Executive Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission may
204	204	23 employ, subject to the approval of at least 3 of the 4
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206	206	25 as appropriations permit.
207	207	26 (i) In consultation with the Legislative Inspector
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218	218	1 General, the Legislative Ethics Commission may develop
219	219	2 comprehensive training for members and employees under its
220	220	3 jurisdiction that includes, but is not limited to, sexual
221	221	4 harassment, employment discrimination, and workplace civility.
222	222	5 The training may be recommended to the ultimate jurisdictional
223	223	6 authorities and may be approved by the Commission to satisfy
224	224	7 the sexual harassment training required under Section 5-10.5
225	225	8 or be provided in addition to the annual sexual harassment
226	226	9 training required under Section 5-10.5. The Commission may
227	227	10 seek input from governmental agencies or private entities for
228	228	11 guidance in developing such training.
229	229	12 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19;
230	230	13 101-617, eff. 12-20-19; 102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)
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232	232	15 Sec. 25-20. Duties of the Legislative Inspector General.
233	233	16 In addition to duties otherwise assigned by law, the
234	234	17 Legislative Inspector General shall have the following duties:
235	235	18 (1) To receive and investigate, without advance
236	236	19 approval of the Legislative Ethics Commission, allegations
237	237	20 of violations of this Act and other wrongful acts within
238	238	21 his or her jurisdiction based on a complaint. Except as
239	239	22 otherwise provided in paragraph (1.5), an investigation
240	240	23 may not be initiated more than one year after the alleged
241	241	24 wrongful act or the most recent act of a series of alleged
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253	253	1 there is reasonable cause to believe that fraudulent
254	254	2 concealment has occurred. To constitute fraudulent
255	255	3 concealment sufficient to toll this limitations period,
256	256	4 there must be an affirmative act or representation
257	257	5 calculated to prevent discovery of the fact that a
258	258	6 violation or other wrongful act has occurred. The
259	259	7 Legislative Inspector General shall have the discretion to
260	260	8 determine the appropriate means of investigation as
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262	262	10 (1.5) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
263	263	11 contrary, the Legislative Inspector General, whether
264	264	12 appointed by the Legislative Ethics Commission or the
265	265	13 General Assembly, may initiate an investigation based on
266	266	14 information provided to the Office of the Legislative
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268	268	16 during the period from December 1, 2014 through November
269	269	17 3, 2017. Any investigation initiated under this paragraph
270	270	18 (1.5) must be initiated within one year after the
271	271	19 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
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273	273	21 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
274	274	22 the Legislative Inspector General, through the Attorney
275	275	23 General, shall have the authority to file a complaint
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277	277	25 period December 1, 2014 through November 3, 2017 to the
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289	289	1 have jurisdiction to conduct administrative hearings
290	290	2 related to any pleadings filed by the Legislative
291	291	3 Inspector General, provided the complaint is filed with
292	292	4 the Commission no later than 6 months after the summary
293	293	5 report is provided to the Attorney General in accordance
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295	295	7 (2) To request information relating to an
296	296	8 investigation from any person when the Legislative
297	297	9 Inspector General deems that information necessary in
298	298	10 conducting an investigation.
299	299	11 (3) To issue subpoenas, with the advance approval of
300	300	12 the Commission, to compel the attendance of witnesses for
301	301	13 the purposes of testimony and production of documents and
302	302	14 other items for inspection and copying, and to make
303	303	15 service of those subpoenas and subpoenas issued under item
304	304	16 (7) of Section 25-15.
305	305	17 (4) To submit reports as required by this Act.
306	306	18 (5) To file pleadings in the name of the Legislative
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308	308	20 through the Attorney General, as provided in this Article
309	309	21 if the Attorney General finds that reasonable cause exists
310	310	22 to believe that a violation has occurred.
311	311	23 (6) To assist and coordinate the ethics officers for
312	312	24 State agencies under the jurisdiction of the Legislative
313	313	25 Inspector General and to work with those ethics officers.
314	314	26 (7) To participate in or conduct, when appropriate,
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326	326	2 (8) To request, as the Legislative Inspector General
327	327	3 deems appropriate, from ethics officers of State agencies
328	328	4 under his or her jurisdiction, reports or information on
329	329	5 (i) the content of a State agency's ethics training
330	330	6 program and (ii) the percentage of new officers and
331	331	7 employees who have completed ethics training.
332	332	8 (9) To establish a policy that ensures the appropriate
333	333	9 handling and correct recording of all investigations of
334	334	10 allegations and to ensure that the policy is accessible
335	335	11 via the Internet in order that those seeking to report
336	336	12 those allegations are familiar with the process and that
337	337	13 the subjects of those allegations are treated fairly.
338	338	14 (10) To post information to the Legislative Inspector
339	339	15 General's website explaining to complainants and subjects
340	340	16 of an investigation the legal limitations on the
341	341	17 Legislative Inspector General's ability to provide
342	342	18 information to them and a general overview of the
343	343	19 investigation process.
344	344	20 (Source: P.A. 102-664, eff. 1-1-22.)
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346	346	22 Sec. 25-52. Release of summary reports.
347	347	23 (a) Within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics
348	348	24 Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the
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360	360	1 potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts
361	361	2 within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General
362	362	3 that resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or termination
363	363	4 of employment, the Legislative Inspector General Ethics
364	364	5 Commission shall make available to the public the report and
365	365	6 response or a redacted version of the report and response. The
366	366	7 Legislative Inspector General Ethics Commission may make
367	367	8 available to the public any other summary report and response
368	368	9 of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a
369	369	10 redacted version of the report and response without prior
370	370	11 approval from the Legislative Ethics Commission. The
371	371	12 Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring
372	372	13 the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's
373	373	14 advance approval before publishing summary reports authorized
374	374	15 under this Article. Any commission rule in existence on, the
375	375	16 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
376	376	17 Assembly requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek
377	377	18 the Commission's advance approval before commencing any
378	378	19 investigation is void.
379	379	20 (b) The Legislative Inspector General Ethics Commission
380	380	21 shall redact information in the summary report that may reveal
381	381	22 the identity of witnesses, complainants, or informants or if
382	382	23 the Legislative Inspector General Commission determines it is
383	383	24 appropriate to protect the identity of a person before
384	384	25 publication. The Commission may also redact any information it
385	385	26 believes should not be made public. Prior to publication, the
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