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type: "Bill"
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title: "NEW BUSINESS OWNER ACT"
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description: "Creates the Illinois New Business Owner Act. Provides that no application for a license for any State or local department, agency, board, or commission shall be denied or acted on adversely by reason of the applicant having been previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses or by reason of a finding of lack of good moral character, except if certain determinations are made. Provides certain factors to be considered concerning a previous criminal conviction. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 2670"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2670 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-14"
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last_action: "2019-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4560ac0-cf4f-44b7-a216-7df335acbd3f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2670&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118862&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "a3023893fc3ac3d03e3dfca9fe38c2d2252be9b13d124bee26ac9cc151f5cb5c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2670 (101st) — NEW BUSINESS OWNER ACT
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Creates the Illinois New Business Owner Act. Provides that no application for a license for any State or local department, agency, board, or commission shall be denied or acted on adversely by reason of the applicant having been previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses or by reason of a finding of lack of good moral character, except if certain determinations are made. Provides certain factors to be considered concerning a previous criminal conviction. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2670&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118862&DocNum=2670&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2670eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118862&DocNum=2670&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2670enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118862&DocNum=2670&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **69–42** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **36–18** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. `filing`
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- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
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- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
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- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
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- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 `reading-1`
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- **2019-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2019-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2019-05-07** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
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- **2019-05-15** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
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- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
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- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0388 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4560ac0-cf4f-44b7-a216-7df335acbd3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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