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HB 3946

$CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3946 provides a one-year appropriation of $535,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Civil Service Commission for its operating expenses in FY2026.

Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3946

Summary — HB 3946 (104th General Assembly)

Title: Civil Service Commission — Appropriation
Bill Number: HB 3946
Sponsor: Rep. Robyn Gabel
Introduced: February 25 / March 6, 2025
Classification: Bill
Companion: SB 2141

Purpose

HB 3946 makes a single-year appropriation to fund the ordinary and contingent (operational) expenses of the Illinois Civil Service Commission for the 2026 fiscal year. The intent is to provide the Commission with budget authority to meet its operating needs for the year ending June 30, 2026.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $535,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Civil Service Commission.
  • States that so much of the sum as may be necessary shall be available to meet the Commission’s operational expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
  • Establishes an effective date: this Act takes effect July 1, 2025.

No programmatic changes, new mandates, or line-item allocations are specified in the text; the appropriation is for general operational (ordinary and contingent) expenses.

Fiscal impact

  • One-time (fiscal year 2026) appropriation: $535,000 from the General Revenue Fund.
  • Funds are intended to cover the Civil Service Commission’s operating costs (personnel, administrative, hearings, rent, supplies, etc.), though the bill does not detail how the money must be spent.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiary: Illinois Civil Service Commission — operational budget for FY2026.
  • Secondary effect: State General Revenue Fund — budget outlay of $535,000 for FY2026.
  • No direct changes to state employees’ benefits, statutes, or eligibility are made.

Legislative status and timeline (selected actions)

  • Filed: 2025-02-21 (first reading 02/25/2025); introduced 03/06/2025.
  • Referred to Rules Committee (initial referral); later referred to Transportation (03/27/2025) per record.
  • Committee activity: public hearing (04/29/2025), reported favorably without amendment (05/06/2025).
  • Placed on General State Calendar and considered in Calendars (May 2025).
  • Latest recorded action: 05/15/2025 — “Companion considered in lieu of” and “Laid on the table subject to call.”

Notes

  • The bill is an appropriations measure only; it does not amend substantive law governing the Civil Service Commission.
  • Companion bill SB 2141 exists and may move in the Senate in lieu of this House bill.

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

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