Illinois · House Bill 3696 · 104th General Assembly

ETHICS-LIG INVESTIGATIONS

HB 3696 Sponsored by Martha Deuter In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  7. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  12. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  7. HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 18 Democrats.

All 18 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.