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HB 3914

Relating to an income tax subtraction for tips received; prescribing an effective date.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Court Boice and 20 co-sponsors

HB 3914 appropriates $29.6 million to the Illinois Department of Human Rights for operations, grants, and programs, including a $5M hate-crimes grants fund.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3914

Summary — HB 3914 (104th General Assembly, introduced by Rep. Robyn Gabel)

Important note: The bill information provided to us included a title about an "income tax subtraction for tips received," but the actual bill text for HB 3914 (introduced 2/25/2025) is an appropriations act for the Illinois Department of Human Rights. This summary is based on the bill text as introduced.

Purpose

HB 3914 appropriates funds to support the ordinary and contingent operational expenses, program activities, and certain grants administered by the Illinois Department of Human Rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.

Key provisions and line-item funding

The bill authorizes a total of $29,642,700 across General Revenue, other state, and federal fund sources. Major line items include:

  • Total appropriations (per synopsis):

    • General Funds: $19,247,900
    • Other State Funds: $5,600,000
    • Federal Funds: $4,794,800
    • Total: $29,642,700

  • Specific section allocations in the text:

    • Section 5: $17,697,900 from the General Revenue Fund for Department operational expenses.
    • Section 10: $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund for costs associated with the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.
    • Section 15: $100,000 from the Department of Human Rights Training and Development Fund for administrative/training expenses.
    • Section 20: $4,794,800 (federal or special projects fund identified in the bill) for Department operational expenses.
    • Section 25: $500,000 from the Department of Human Rights Special Fund for filing-related expenses.
    • Section 30: $5,000,000 from the Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund for grants and administrative expenses related to hate crimes and bias-incident prevention/response.
    • Section 40: Reappropriates $1,500,000 (unexpended as of June 30, 2025, from a prior appropriation in Public Act 103-0589) from the General Revenue Fund as a grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Midwest Region Office in Chicago to operate a mobile museum bus for tolerance.

  • Effective date: This Act takes effect July 1, 2025 (Section 99).

Who is affected

  • Primary: Illinois Department of Human Rights — funding for operations, training, filing costs, and program administration.
  • Specific programs/recipients: Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes; recipients of grants funded by the Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund; Simon Wiesenthal Center Midwest Region Office (mobile museum bus grant).
  • Indirectly: communities served by hate-crimes prevention and response grants, and persons who access Department services.

Procedure / Status and timeline

  • Introduced: February 25, 2025 (filed with Clerk 2/21/2025; first reading 2/25/2025).
  • Referred to Rules Committee, then to Speaker’s desk; subsequently referred to Insurance (3/27/2025) and Revenue (3/11/2025).
  • Public hearing and testimony: April 23, 2025.
  • Motion to withdraw from Revenue failed (4/15/2025).
  • Current status: In committee upon adjournment (as of 2025-06-28).

Notes and implications

  • The bill provides targeted appropriations rather than policy changes to substantive law.
  • The $5 million from the Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund signals a substantial investment in grant-making for prevention/response activities for the coming fiscal year.
  • The reappropriation to the Simon Wiesenthal Center supports a specific public education / outreach vehicle (mobile museum bus).
  • If enacted, the appropriations will take effect July 1, 2025, aligning with the start of the fiscal year referenced.

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

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