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type: "Bill"
title: "IL COUNCIL ON WOMEN & GIRLS"
description: "Creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls Act. Creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls. Provides that the Council shall advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls in this State with specified goals. Provides for the appointment of members to the Council. Provides for the meetings and operations of the Council. Requires the Council to issue semi-annual reports on its policy recommendations by June 30th and December 31st of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides findings and declaration of policy. Provides a severability clause. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5544"
citation: "Illinois HB 5544 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08ad2b9b-49e6-403b-939b-0806e0c1c9b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5544&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111509&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "58d987f1bb392e366cd86868e1dda41ce87763558a264f96bc99f5b85fe902d3"
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 5544 (100th) — IL COUNCIL ON WOMEN & GIRLS
Creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls Act. Creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls. Provides that the Council shall advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls in this State with specified goals. Provides for the appointment of members to the Council. Provides for the meetings and operations of the Council. Requires the Council to issue semi-annual reports on its policy recommendations by June 30th and December 31st of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides findings and declaration of policy. Provides a severability clause. 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=10000HB5544&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111509&DocNum=5544&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5544eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111509&DocNum=5544&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5544enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111509&DocNum=5544&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **321** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6424** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Assigned to Economic Justice & Equity Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-02-28** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-02-28** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-02-28** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Justice & Equity Committee; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2018-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Economic Justice & Equity Committee
- **2018-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Economic Justice & Equity Committee
- **2018-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Economic Justice & Equity Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Economic Justice & Equity Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2018
- **2018-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 032-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2018
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0913 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08ad2b9b-49e6-403b-939b-0806e0c1c9b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).