republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-3047.md

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Bill	OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS	Creates the Governor's Office of New Americans Act. Creates the Office of New Americans in the Office of the Governor. Requires the Office to maintain and continue to develop on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois a New Americans Immigrant Policy that builds upon the strengths of immigrants, their families, and their institutions, and expedites their journey towards self-sufficiency. Requires the Office to identify strategic partnerships with State agencies. Requires each State agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor to develop a New American Plan that incorporates effective training and resources, ensures culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate services, and includes administrative practices that reach out to and reflect the needs of the immigrant populations and populations with limited English proficiency.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 3047	Illinois HB 3047 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	33	2	2013-02-26	2013-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/58ffb4fa-c074-4aae-9365-e0d47b1c9f55	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3047&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74900&SessionID=85&GA=98	c2f6f724da2aef3f48e32d9e356fcf5c56225f08f427fb2395bdee5ee827fa45	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3047 (98th) — OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS

Creates the Governor's Office of New Americans Act. Creates the Office of New Americans in the Office of the Governor. Requires the Office to maintain and continue to develop on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois a New Americans Immigrant Policy that builds upon the strengths of immigrants, their families, and their institutions, and expedites their journey towards self-sufficiency. Requires the Office to identify strategic partnerships with State agencies. Requires each State agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor to develop a New American Plan that incorporates effective training and resources, ensures culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate services, and includes administrative practices that reach out to and reflect the needs of the immigrant populations and populations with limited English proficiency.

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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez filing
• 2013-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-07 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-14 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2013-03-20 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
• 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2013-04-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2013-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2013-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-12 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
• 2013-05-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
• 2013-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
• 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0467 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/58ffb4fa-c074-4aae-9365-e0d47b1c9f55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).