HB0594 Summary

• Amends multiple state acts and laws to adjust effective dates, repeal dates, and implementation timelines for various commissions, task forces, and programs across Illinois government

• Extends repeal dates for several pilot programs and temporary commissions, including mechanics lien adjudication provisions (from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2024) and the Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force (from June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024)

• Modifies unemployment insurance provisions effective July 3, 2022, including reducing maximum weekly benefit amounts from 47% to 42.4% of statewide average weekly wage and reducing maximum total benefits from 25 to 24 weeks

• Transfers procurement authority for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses from the Department of Central Management Services to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion

• Adjusts deadlines for various state reports and strategic plans related to poverty reduction, education standards, and agriculture, with most new deadlines set for early 2022