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type: "Bill"
title: "BD & COMM DEMOGRAPHIC INFO"
description: "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\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1670"
citation: "Illinois SB 1670 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59db1060-cbf2-4370-ba56-26d61bc68d02"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1670&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104465&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b6b1082e5407b6f7d4478c7a7558978ae440d4f9a946ddac810b21fdf2553d2b"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1670&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104465&DocNum=1670&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1670eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104465&DocNum=1670&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1670enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104465&DocNum=1670&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **464** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9512** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59db1060-cbf2-4370-ba56-26d61bc68d02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).