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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5843 Introduced 11/16/2022, 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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| | HB5843 | | LRB102 29394 AWJ 41386 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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