republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-5576.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATORY SUNSET ACT"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the State shall not regulate a profession, occupation, industry, business or trade in a manner that will unreasonably and adversely affect either the competitive market or equitable access to quality jobs and economic opportunities (rather than the competitive market). Adds a requirement that the Office of Management and Budget's study on the performance of regulatory agencies shall include in its report an analysis of whether the agency or program restricts a profession, occupation, business, industry or trade any more than is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare from significant and discernible harm or damage. Provides that the Office of Management and Budget's study can examine the termination, modification, or continuation of a regulatory agency or program (rather than termination or continuation). Makes changes regarding the factors that the Office of Management and Budget includes in its study on the performance of regulatory agencies scheduled for termination. Defines \"personal qualifications\" and \"scope of practice\". Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5576"
citation: "Illinois HB 5576 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "David Koehler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/501d9853-d9d8-4d20-a589-1c36a21c8151"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5576&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=140106&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "3fe6acbe174bb3127740607c34d95d70c186f9a2e7eb873cfd2f9a0171898ab1"
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 5576 (102nd) — REGULATORY SUNSET ACT

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the State shall not regulate a profession, occupation, industry, business or trade in a manner that will unreasonably and adversely affect either the competitive market or equitable access to quality jobs and economic opportunities (rather than the competitive market). Adds a requirement that the Office of Management and Budget's study on the performance of regulatory agencies shall include in its report an analysis of whether the agency or program restricts a profession, occupation, business, industry or trade any more than is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare from significant and discernible harm or damage. Provides that the Office of Management and Budget's study can examine the termination, modification, or continuation of a regulatory agency or program (rather than termination or continuation). Makes changes regarding the factors that the Office of Management and Budget includes in its study on the performance of regulatory agencies scheduled for termination. Defines "personal qualifications" and "scope of practice". Makes other changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5576.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5576eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5576enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **95–13** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-013-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2022-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0984 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/501d9853-d9d8-4d20-a589-1c36a21c8151`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).