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type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WOMEN"
description: "Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that a business owned and controlled by females shall be certified as a \"Female owned business\". Further provides that a business owned and controlled by females who are also minorities shall be certified as both a \"Female owned business\" and a \"Minority owned business\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2320"
citation: "Illinois SB 2320 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e1d49b2-a248-4757-bd1e-00306e57b186"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2320&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73927&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9250efa0890fda58e9ffa2287ab8db8912f7ee2807708a8e0a385870d80307dc"
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 SB 2320 (98th) — BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WOMEN
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that a business owned and controlled by females shall be certified as a "Female owned business". Further provides that a business owned and controlled by females who are also minorities shall be certified as both a "Female owned business" and a "Minority owned business". Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2320&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73927&DocNum=2320&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2320eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73927&DocNum=2320&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2320enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73927&DocNum=2320&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **480** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-05-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-17** Effective Date July 17, 2013
- **2013-07-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0095 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e1d49b2-a248-4757-bd1e-00306e57b186`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).