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Bill CHILDREN-PRONOUNS-REFERENCES Amends various Acts concerning children by: replacing certain pronouns with the nouns to which the pronouns refer; replacing certain instances of the word "biological"; changing the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman to the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson; deleting certain obsolete language; and making technical and other changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 1596 Illinois HB 1596 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 1596 (103rd) — CHILDREN-PRONOUNS-REFERENCES

Amends various Acts concerning children by: replacing certain pronouns with the nouns to which the pronouns refer; replacing certain instances of the word "biological"; changing the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman to the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson; deleting certain obsolete language; and making technical and other changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Human Rights — 52 (pass) · lower
  • Immigration & Human Rights — 83 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7237 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 3619 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Lakesia Collins — primary (person)
  • Mike Simmons — primary (person)
  • Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
  • Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
  • Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
  • Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones and III — cosponsor (person)
  • Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
  • Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
  • Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins filing
  • 2023-01-31 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-21 Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2023-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2023-02-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins amendment-introduction
  • 2023-02-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
  • 2023-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-003-000
  • 2023-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  • 2023-03-15 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2023-03-21 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2023-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-21 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2023-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2023 reading-1
  • 2023-03-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2023-03-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-23 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2023-03-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  • 2023-03-31 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-04-12 Assigned to Human Rights referral-committee
  • 2023-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2023-04-27 Do Pass Human Rights; 005-002-000
  • 2023-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
  • 2023-05-04 Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-04 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2023-06-02 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-06-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-06-09 Effective Date August 8, 2023
  • 2023-06-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0022 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cd4d78e4-2dc7-4d28-8969-1d01c4fa1dff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).