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type: "Bill"
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title: "RACIAL CLASSIFICATION"
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description: "Creates the Uniform Racial Classification Act. Provides that whenever a State agency is required by law to compile or report statistical data using racial or ethnic classifications, the State agency shall use the same classifications adopted by the United States Census Bureau. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 5793"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5793 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-14"
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last_action: "2014-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff885faf-3f95-4043-89b2-4c788ff5738f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5793&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81092&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "9f0fc5c6f37ac92a1727d5caa6ca90efa2874e0257df26b462fac063a0937e91"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5793 (98th) — RACIAL CLASSIFICATION
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Creates the Uniform Racial Classification Act. Provides that whenever a State agency is required by law to compile or report statistical data using racial or ethnic classifications, the State agency shall use the same classifications adopted by the United States Census Bureau. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5793&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81092&DocNum=5793&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5793eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81092&DocNum=5793&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5793enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81092&DocNum=5793&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
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- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-06** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-30** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-08** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
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- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
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- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2014
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- **2014-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0982 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff885faf-3f95-4043-89b2-4c788ff5738f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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