HB0956ham001 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Filed: 4/15/2026

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 956

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 956 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 50 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/50 new)

Sec. 50. Conversion therapy funds prohibited. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion therapy. The State shall not enter into any contract for the provision of conversion therapy. Any contract entered into or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly that is used or will be used for conversion therapy shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.

For purposes of this Section, "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender. This does not include counseling that provides assistance to a person undergoing gender transition or other counseling or mental health services relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation or gender identity.".