HB2779 Summary: Home Rule Administrative Procedure Act

• Establishes the Home Rule Administrative Procedure Act requiring all home rule municipalities and counties to adopt rules through specified procedures including general rulemaking, emergency rulemaking, and peremptory rulemaking with notice, public hearing, and publication requirements.

• Creates a 5-member Designated Review Committee composed of governing body members to review proposed rules for compliance with statutory authority, proper form, and consideration of small business impacts during a 45-day second notice period.

• Requires home rule units to provide at least 45 days' public notice of proposed rules on their websites, conduct public hearings if requested by 25+ persons or affected associations, and publish detailed regulatory impact analyses including effects on small businesses and not-for-profit corporations.

• Exempts certain rulemaking from these requirements including emergency rules (effective up to 150 days), peremptory rules mandated by federal or state law or court orders, and matters relating solely to internal management, personnel, or public property.

• Takes effect January 1, 2018, and applies to all home rule units with provisions exempting state-mandated implementations from reimbursement requirements; makes conforming changes to County Code and Illinois Municipal Code.