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HB 3995

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104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3995 appropriates FY2026 funds to the Illinois Attorney General to strengthen operations, enforcement, victim services, and administration of court-ordered/settlement work.

Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3995

Summary — HB 3995 (Introduced by Rep. Robyn Gabel)

Status: Referred to Rules Committee; committee report to Calendars (reported favorably without amendment). Introduced Feb 26, 2025; filed Mar 6, 2025. Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Purpose

HB 3995 is an appropriations bill that provides targeted funding to the Illinois Office of the Attorney General (AG) for fiscal 2026 and related purposes. The bill allocates monies from the General Revenue Fund and several special funds to support the AG’s operational expenses, enforcement units, victim services, grant programs, litigation/settlement administration, and public education functions.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

All appropriations are phrased as “or so much thereof as may be necessary.”

  • General Revenue Fund

    • $90,000,000 — operational expenses for FY ending June 30, 2026.
    • $11,000,000 — awards and grants under the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act.
    • $5,000,000 — disbursement to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (Illinois Equal Justice Act).
    • $2,500,000 — Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (operational/contingent expenses).
    • $5,000,000 — grants for organized retail crime enforcement.
    • $6,850,000 — Child Support Enforcement Division (operations).

  • Access to Justice / Equal Justice / Expungement funds

    • $1,200,000 — from Access to Justice Fund to Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.
    • $1,600,000 — from Cannabis Expungement Fund to Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.

  • Other dedicated funds

    • $1,150,000 — from Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund for state law enforcement purposes.
    • $350,000 — from Domestic Violence Fund (per PA 95‑711) for grants to agencies providing domestic-violence legal advocacy/services.
    • $3,750,000 — from Attorney General Tobacco Fund for tobacco settlement oversight, escrow/enforcement, and related litigation.
    • $13,000,000 — from Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund for AG functions subject to court order/agreement.
    • $3,000,000 — from Illinois Charity Bureau Fund for enforcement of the Solicitation for Charity Act and public information.
    • $6,000,000 — from Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund for AG expenses (including law enforcement purposes).
    • $23,000,000 — from State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund for interagency agreements, court-ordered distributions, and AG duties.
    • $6,000,000 — from Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for awards and grants under the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act.
    • $350,000 — from Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for domestic violence legal advocacy grants.
    • $215,000 — from Attorney General Sex Offender Awareness, Training, and Education Fund for I-SORT, victim notification education, and training for providers/LEA/State’s Attorneys.
    • $11,000,000 — from Attorney General Federal Grant Fund to support federal grant-related funding.

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: Office of the Attorney General (operations, enforcement, litigation, grant administration).
  • Service recipients: victims of violent crime and domestic violence, legal-aid organizations (Illinois Equal Justice Foundation), charities (public information/enforcement), whistleblowers, and entities engaged in child support, Medicaid fraud, retail crime enforcement, tobacco settlement administration, and sex-offender awareness programs.
  • State agencies and courts may be affected via interagency agreements and court-ordered distributions.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Reported favorably without amendment in committee (May 2, 2025); committee report delivered to Calendars (May 10, 2025).
  • Effective date set for July 1, 2025.
  • Many appropriations reference specific funds and statutory programs and are thus tied to existing statutory purposes and any applicable court orders or settlement terms.

Impact

HB 3995 funds a broad range of AG activities for FY 2026, strengthening victim services, enforcement units (Medicaid fraud, retail crime, tobacco oversight), legal aid funding, and administration of court-ordered and settlement-related distributions. The bill’s fiscal impact is concentrated in direct appropriations from both the General Revenue Fund and multiple special funds.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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