# Illinois HB2695: DHS-EQUITABLE PAY ACT

Illinois HB2695, DHS-EQUITABLE PAY ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Lilian Jiménez (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-09-11 (Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB2695
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: DHS-EQUITABLE PAY ACT
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-09-11, Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- Sponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: human services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Creates the Human Services Equitable Pay Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to commission a Human Services Compensation Study on the rate of compensation, including wages and benefits, of positions funded by the Department of Human Services and how they compare to similar positions in the human services sector in Illinois and nationally. Requires the study to include an analysis of wage and benefit levels in different settings and for different education levels, including a comparison of compensation for: (1) State employees; (2) human service providers; and (3) for-profit private sector employees with similar roles and titles. Requires the study to be completed and submitted to the Human Services Compensation Task Force by June 30, 2026. Requires the Department to establish the Human Services Compensation Task Force on or before December 31, 2025. Provides that members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include at least 3 BIPOC executive directors of community-based human service organizations and 2 co-chairs. Requires the Task Force to provide, on or before December 1, 2026, a report to the General Assembly and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget that includes: (i) recommendations on how to strengthen recruitment and retention of human services workers employed by human services providers that have contracts with the State; (ii) recommended rate levels; and (iii) a proposed schedule to increase rates to the recommended rate levels by July 1, 2030. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the Task Force and the General Assembly that includes salary disparities between professionals employed by human services providers in the Department and comparable employees contracted with the State agency for the delivery of human services, the amount needed to be annually appropriated to the Department in order to reduce such salary disparities, and other matters. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-09-11: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House)
- 2025-05-22: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House)
- 2025-05-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House)
- 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House)
- 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House)
- 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House)
- 2025-03-04: Assigned to Human Services Committee (House)
- 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House)
- 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2695.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2695.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2695-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).