# Illinois HB3696: ETHICS-LIG INVESTIGATIONS Illinois HB3696, ETHICS-LIG INVESTIGATIONS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Martha Deuter (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-02 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3696-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3696 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: ETHICS-LIG INVESTIGATIONS - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-05-02, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe - Sponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: ethics & elections - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the appointing authorities of the Legislative Ethics Commission shall (rather than may) appoint at least one commissioner from the general public. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to issue subpoenas without the advance approval of the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the Legislative Ethics Commission's receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head regarding a potential violation of this Act or potential wrongful acts within the jurisdiction of the Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Provides that the Legislative Inspector General (rather than the Commission) may make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before publishing summary reports. Provides for the redaction of summary reports by the Legislative Inspector General and related requirements. Makes conforming and other changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Actions (24) - 2025-05-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-04-25: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-04-25: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-04-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-03-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Ethics & Elections (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3696.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/10400HB3696.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) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3696-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).