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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2298         </title>
<shortdesc>NONPROFIT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Delia C. Ramirez and Elizabeth Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 500/45-37 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 575/2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>220 ILCS 5/5-117</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates a procurement preference for not-for-profit organizations owned by women, minorities, and persons with a disability. Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Allows for the certification of and the preference in awarding of State contracts to not-for-profit organizations owned by women, minorities, and persons with a disability under the Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified supplier diversity goal requirements under the Act apply to not-for-profit female-owned (women-owned), minority-owned, veteran-owned, and person with a disability-owned companies or businesses.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Agency Operation Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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