republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-1761.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE-PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits a State agency from entering into a contract subject to the Code with a business that boycotts Israel. Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires each of the 5 State-funded retirement systems (or the Illinois State Board of Investment where applicable) to make its best efforts to identify all companies that boycott Israel in which it has direct or indirect holdings and, under certain circumstances, to divest itself of holdings in those companies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1761"
citation: "Illinois SB 1761 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5892daa-5d0e-4e67-a020-fad3ca6f28db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1761&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88517&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "0285963e8d458e182411709fae69cfe212857139f0f4264bd692eb9e122d9b1e"
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 1761 (99th) — STATE-PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits a State agency from entering into a contract subject to the Code with a business that boycotts Israel. Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires each of the 5 State-funded retirement systems (or the Illinois State Board of Investment where applicable) to make its best efforts to identify all companies that boycott Israel in which it has direct or indirect holdings and, under certain circumstances, to divest itself of holdings in those companies.

## 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=09900SB1761&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88517&DocNum=1761&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1761eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88517&DocNum=1761&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1761enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88517&DocNum=1761&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2015-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2015-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2015-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-001
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2015-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2015-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2015-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2015-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2015
- **2015-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0128 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5892daa-5d0e-4e67-a020-fad3ca6f28db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).