---
type: "Bill"
title: "PERSONNEL-INTERNSHIPS"
description: "Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that State agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, shall give preference to a qualified applicant who is, or has been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, or a formerly incarcerated youth. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2987"
citation: "Illinois HB 2987 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd9dd9e9-22fa-45a4-8086-6d60e6e1019c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2987&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104523&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0b8ffe6588e597f9b673cd0fc0e5dfe8c0a414ce5cf9830e3df87aeaa1ba9aa5"
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 2987 (100th) — PERSONNEL-INTERNSHIPS

Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that State agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, shall give preference to a qualified applicant who is, or has been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, or a formerly incarcerated youth. 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=10000HB2987&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104523&DocNum=2987&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2987eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104523&DocNum=2987&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2987enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104523&DocNum=2987&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–47** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel & Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 010-003-001 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-04-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2017-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
- **2017-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 008-006-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0141 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd9dd9e9-22fa-45a4-8086-6d60e6e1019c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).