---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS ENTERPRISE-EXTEND"
description: "Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2012. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2802"
citation: "Illinois SB 2802 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-28"
last_action: "2010-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c22c6a3b-8c7a-4623-a194-09e33cc40d4f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2802&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49809&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7ac204cae19222374e83ee21829f271756b335bfb06d85be3a7b671993dc2062"
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 SB 2802 (96th) — BUSINESS ENTERPRISE-EXTEND

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2012. 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=09600SB2802&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49809&DocNum=2802&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2802eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49809&DocNum=2802&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2802enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49809&DocNum=2802&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2010-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-04** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2010
- **2010-02-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2010
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2010
- **2010-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0949 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c22c6a3b-8c7a-4623-a194-09e33cc40d4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).