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Bill	BD & COMM DEMOGRAPHIC INFO	Amends the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act. Provides that the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions database shall include an application data field where an applicant may optionally disclose his or her sexual orientation for reporting purposes in applying for appointment to a board or commission. Provides that certain demographic composition information required to be reported to the General Assembly by the Governor shall also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of appointees and applicants for appointment by the Governor. Defines "sexual orientation".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	SB 1670	Illinois SB 1670 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	37	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/59db1060-cbf2-4370-ba56-26d61bc68d02	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1670&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104465&SessionID=91&GA=100	b6b1082e5407b6f7d4478c7a7558978ae440d4f9a946ddac810b21fdf2553d2b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1670 (100th) — BD & COMM DEMOGRAPHIC INFO

Amends the Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act. Provides that the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions database shall include an application data field where an applicant may optionally disclose his or her sexual orientation for reporting purposes in applying for appointment to a board or commission. Provides that certain demographic composition information required to be reported to the General Assembly by the Governor shall also include the voluntarily and publicly disclosed sexual orientation of appointees and applicants for appointment by the Governor. Defines "sexual orientation".

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 46–4 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 95–12 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
• Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2017-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
• 2017-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2017-02-28 Assigned to Government Reform referral-committee
• 2017-03-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2017-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
• 2017-03-09 Do Pass Government Reform; 008-002-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2017
• 2017-04-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2017-04-26 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
• 2017-04-27 Third Reading - Passed; 046-004-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-04-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2017-04-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-09 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2017-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2017-05-17 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
• 2017-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-012-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-22 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0234 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/59db1060-cbf2-4370-ba56-26d61bc68d02. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).