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HB 3928

$EXECUTIVE ETHICS COMMISSION

104th Regular Session Introduced by Robyn Gabel

HB 3928 funds the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission’s operations for 2025, totaling 15,228,700 across four state funds to cover ordinary and contingent expenses.

Referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 3928

Summary — HB 3928 (Executive Ethics Commission Appropriations), 104th General Assembly

Status: Enacted (Passed legislature 5/26/2025; signed by Governor 6/20/2025)
Sponsor: Rep. Robyn Gabel
Subject: Appropriations for the Executive Ethics Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025

Purpose

HB 3928 provides operating appropriations to fund the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The bill does not change substantive law or policy; it authorizes funding for the Commission’s ongoing operations and duties.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

The bill appropriates a total of $15,228,700 to the Executive Ethics Commission, distributed among four state funds as follows (language includes the standard “or so much thereof as may be necessary”):

  • General Revenue Fund: $12,242,100
  • Road Fund: $1,050,100
  • Capital Development Board Revolving Fund: $936,500
  • Professional Services Fund: $1,000,000

Funds are designated for “ordinary and contingent expenses,” i.e., operating costs such as personnel, investigations, rent, administrative costs, contracts or professional services, and other routine expenses of the Commission.

Who/what is affected

  • Executive Ethics Commission: primary beneficiary — funds support the Commission’s ability to carry out oversight, advisory, investigative, and enforcement activities concerning executive-branch ethics.
  • State funds: the appropriations draw on four specified state funds, reducing their available balances by the appropriated amounts for this fiscal year.
  • State agencies and employees subject to EEC oversight: continued funding supports the Commission’s capacity to administer disclosure, advisory, and enforcement functions affecting executive-branch officials and employees.
  • Illinois taxpayers: provide the funding through the state’s budget appropriations process.

Timing and effective date

  • Bill text includes Section 99 stating the Act “takes effect July 1, 2025.”
  • Legislative actions show the bill was signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025; legislative records list an effective date of September 1, 2025. (Note: the bill text and later legislative metadata show different effective dates; the operative date is the one recorded in official enrolled legislation or the Secretary of State’s filing.)

Procedural history (selected)

  • First reading: 2/25/2025 (referred to Rules)
  • Filed by Rep. Robyn Gabel: 2/21/2025
  • Committee referrals/hearings: Licensing & Administrative Procedures; Transportation; public hearings and committee approvals in April–May 2025
  • Passed both chambers: May 2025 (House and Senate recorded votes)
  • Enrolled and sent to Governor: 5/28/2025; signed 6/20/2025

Impact and notes

  • The bill is narrowly focused on appropriations; it does not create new programs or alter statutory duties of the EEC.
  • The specified mix of fund sources indicates the Commission’s expenses are to be covered in part by non‑General Revenue funds tied to particular state activities. The appropriation language is permissive (“or so much thereof as may be necessary”), allowing flexibility in actual spending up to the amounts listed.

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

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