---
type: "Bill"
title: "GENDER-INCLUSIVE DATA REPORTS"
description: "Amends the State Employment Records Act. Provides that State agencies when collecting and reporting data on employment records must include specified data on persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming. Effective July 1, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2297"
citation: "Illinois HB 2297 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin John Olickal", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-10"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/796f56bd-910a-4690-a01d-537837acab14"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2297&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147360&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "77252957084966b41b91bfdae91804dea2a4d3e2f71b15e5a796173c4c7b96af"
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 2297 (103rd) — GENDER-INCLUSIVE DATA REPORTS

Amends the State Employment Records Act. Provides that State agencies when collecting and reporting data on employment records must include specified data on persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming. Effective July 1, 2025.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2297.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2297eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2297sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2297enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion — **37–18** (pass) · lower
- Human Rights — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **72–39** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **73–39** (pass) · lower
- State Government Administration — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Human Rights — **5–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin John Olickal — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2023-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-039-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2023-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
- **2023-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Human Rights `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass as Amended Human Rights; 005-002-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 037-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2023-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-039-000
- **2023-05-18** House Concurs
- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date July 1, 2025
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0304 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/796f56bd-910a-4690-a01d-537837acab14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).