Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. In provisions regarding the second notice period for rulemaking, provides that the second notice period shall be extended for a period not to exceed an additional 45 days if the agency has received a statement of unresponsiveness from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Lists the requirements for a statement of unresponsiveness. Provides that failure to provide a substantive response within 7 days after a statement of unresponsiveness is issued shall constitute a withdrawal of the rulemaking. In provisions regarding the contents of the written notice to the Joint Committee, requires a statement certifying that no procedure, policy, schedule, or other feature of the agency will prevent the agency from substantively engaging with the Joint Committee regarding suggestions made during the second notice period.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes provisions regarding statements of unresponsiveness by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Provides that the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules may agree to a second extension of the second notice period for a period not to exceed 45 days. Specifies that this additional second notice period is not to be used for calculating the one-year deadline for specified rulemaking actions. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5 ILCS 100/5
Engrossed: 5 ILCS 100/5
Enrolled: 5 ILCS 100/5