Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-01 - Passed Both Houses [HB0862 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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