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type: "Bill"
title: "ETHNIC GROUP TERMINOLOGY"
description: "Amends various Acts to make changes concerning references to specified racial and ethnic groups."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3217"
citation: "Illinois HB 3217 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly A. Lightford", "Nicholas K. Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0a2b4ad-df59-492f-a288-c46b00884914"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3217&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132144&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "403d35b5aee8d306d7f390e45eb51129f786ba26d8dba17363c8692b5506478b"
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 3217 (102nd) — ETHNIC GROUP TERMINOLOGY
Amends various Acts to make changes concerning references to specified racial and ethnic groups.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3217.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3217eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3217ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3217enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
- **2021-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Do Pass Human Rights; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0465 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0a2b4ad-df59-492f-a288-c46b00884914`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).