---
type: "Bill"
title: "BEP-SUNSET EXTENSION"
description: "Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on June 30, 2016 (now, June 30, 2012). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4707"
citation: "Illinois HB 4707 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-02"
last_action: "2012-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a25fede1-80a8-44e5-b003-a2cb6ec72cc0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4707&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64536&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "57675afe607988a83d0ec037b0174fdadba3fbcdf73954cf8082130dc9b4488d"
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 4707 (97th) — BEP-SUNSET EXTENSION

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on June 30, 2016 (now, June 30, 2012).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=09700HB4707&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64536&DocNum=4707&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4707eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64536&DocNum=4707&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4707enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64536&DocNum=4707&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maria Antonia Berrios — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 24, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-27** Effective Date June 27, 2012
- **2012-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0712 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a25fede1-80a8-44e5-b003-a2cb6ec72cc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).