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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2478 Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township or township official may not prohibit an organization from receiving township funds based upon the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the person who would receive those funds from the organization. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2478 | | LRB103 29409 AWJ 55800 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 85-14 as follows:
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| 6 | | (60 ILCS 1/85-14 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 85-14. Nondiscriminatory use of township funds. A |
| 8 | | township or township official may not prohibit an organization |
| 9 | | from receiving township funds based upon the actual or |
| 10 | | perceived citizenship or immigration status of the person who |
| 11 | | would receive those funds from the organization.
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| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 13 | | becoming law.
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