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type: "Bill"
title: "RULEMAKING CONDITIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that all rulemaking authority exercised on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR); any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, including without limitation a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction holding any part of this Act or the rules or procedures of JCAR invalid, is unauthorized. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 398"
citation: "Illinois HB 398 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-02"
last_action: "2009-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a0e8eb-e716-47a9-a238-e1615c5c5729"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=398&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40688&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9bd9ab57be7af8dbe99169a3bb032b361631fa192fc8d657ac8d8f39bb7e0f7e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 398 (96th) — RULEMAKING CONDITIONS
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that all rulemaking authority exercised on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR); any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, including without limitation a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction holding any part of this Act or the rules or procedures of JCAR invalid, is unauthorized. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0398&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40688&DocNum=398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0398eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40688&DocNum=398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0398enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40688&DocNum=398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2009-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-04** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-02-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-04** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2009-02-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-02-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-10** Waive Posting Notice
- **2009-02-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-10** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2009-02-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2009
- **2009-02-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 11, 2009
- **2009-02-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-02-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-02-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-02-26** Effective Date February 26, 2009
- **2009-02-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0002 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80a0e8eb-e716-47a9-a238-e1615c5c5729`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).