ETHNIC GROUP TERMINOLOGY
Summary
Amends various Acts to make changes concerning references to specified racial and ethnic groups. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 575/2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, and removes references to "Descendant of American Slaves". Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2021 · House Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
May 29, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Rights; 007-000-000
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Human Rights
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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