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Bill	CRIM CD-MINORITY BUSINESS	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a subcontract or written commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 4688	Illinois HB 4688 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2006-01-12	2006-06-16	openstates	ocd-bill/1b118829-eb2a-41f1-9bcd-f7ed6dea3719	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4688&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23097&SessionID=50&GA=94	1b9a409bc8e8b7825d30b1461f84bf87d352c99fe332ab96bd539ab7b76a3f4b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4688 (94th) — CRIM CD-MINORITY BUSINESS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an individual or entity that knowingly obtains, or knowingly assists another to obtain, a subcontract or written commitment for a subcontract under a contract with a governmental unit, by falsely representing that the individual or entity, or the individual or entity assisted, is a minority owned business, female owned business, or business owned by a person with a disability is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.

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 — 113–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Carol Ronen — cosponsor (person)
• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Milton Patterson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2006-01-12 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin filing
• 2006-01-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-01-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-01-31 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2006-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
• 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
• 2006-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2006-02-07 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Milton Patterson
• 2006-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2006-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2006-02-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-02-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
• 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2006-02-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2006-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2006-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2006-02-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-02-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2006-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 reading-1
• 2006-02-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2006-02-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-02-27 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-03-08 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2006-03-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
• 2006-03-15 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
• 2006-03-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2006-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2006
• 2006-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2006-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2006-03-27 Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2006-04-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2006-04-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2006-04-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
• 2006-04-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2006-04-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2006-06-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2006-06-16 Effective Date June 16, 2006
• 2006-06-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0863 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b118829-eb2a-41f1-9bcd-f7ed6dea3719. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).