Yang Rohr backs HB5130 to amend Illinois Administrative Procedure Act

Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (D-41st) supported HB5130, legislation revising the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act’s rulemaking process, when the 104th General Assembly voted on May 31, 2026, according to the Illinois House. The measure passed the House unanimously, 116-0.

The official bill text references the proposal as: "ILAPA-JCAR-UNRESPONSIVENESS."

Below is our summary clarifying the contents and implications of the bill text.

This measure revises the procedure for adopting regulations in Illinois by allowing an extension of the second notice period for up to 45 days if the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) finds an agency unresponsive to its feedback. An agency is deemed unresponsive if it fails to offer a substantive reply to JCAR’s recommendations. If an agency does not respond in substance within seven days after a statement of unresponsiveness is issued, the attempt at rulemaking is automatically withdrawn. The bill further mandates agencies include a certification in their notifications to JCAR stating that internal rules, policies, or timelines will not inhibit meaningful engagement on recommendations during the second notice phase.

The legislative action taken for HB5130 was 'Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs'.

Rohr earned her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2002 and completed her MBA at University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2010.

The Democratic lawmaker was elected to the Illinois State House in 2021 to serve the 41st House District, succeeding then-Rep. Grant Wehrli.

In Illinois, legislative proposals follow a multi-step procedure that starts with introduction in either chamber, moves through committee review, debates and votes in both the House and Senate, and then proceeds to the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly meets biennially; while thousands of bills are proposed in each session, only a small number ultimately complete the process and become law.