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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIM CD-MINORITY BUSINESS"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a subcontract or written commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 4688"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4688 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2006-01-12"
+last_action: "2006-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b118829-eb2a-41f1-9bcd-f7ed6dea3719"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4688&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23097&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "1b9a409bc8e8b7825d30b1461f84bf87d352c99fe332ab96bd539ab7b76a3f4b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4688 (94th) — CRIM CD-MINORITY BUSINESS
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a subcontract or written commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4688&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23097&DocNum=4688&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4688eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23097&DocNum=4688&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4688enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23097&DocNum=4688&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carol Ronen — cosponsor (person)
+- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
+- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+- Milton Patterson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2006-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `filing`
+- **2006-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2006-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
+- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
+- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
+- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
+- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
+- **2006-02-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Milton Patterson
+- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
+- **2006-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
+- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
+- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
+- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
+- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
+- **2006-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2006-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
+- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
+- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
+- **2006-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
+- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2006-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
+- **2006-03-15** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
+- **2006-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2006
+- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
+- **2006-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2006-03-27** Passed Both Houses
+- **2006-04-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2006-04-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
+- **2006-04-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
+- **2006-04-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
+- **2006-04-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2006-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2006-06-16** Effective Date June 16, 2006
+- **2006-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0863 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b118829-eb2a-41f1-9bcd-f7ed6dea3719`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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