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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1491 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that as soon as practical after the effective date, but no later than January 1, 2024, a corporation that has contracts with the State shall include as part of its annual report submitted to the Secretary of State a list of its professional services suppliers by category. Provides that the list shall include the percentage of owners and employees in each category that are women or are members of a minority group. Provides that the list shall identify minority groups with specificity. Provides that corporations that submit annual supplier diversity reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission in accordance with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act are exempt from the reporting requirements. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1491 | | LRB103 28932 SPS 55318 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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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 Business Corporation Act of 1983 is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 14.40 as follows:
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| 6 | | (805 ILCS 5/14.40 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14.40. State contractors reporting. |
| 8 | | (a) Except as provided for in subsection (b), as soon as |
| 9 | | practical after the effective date of this amendatory Act of |
| 10 | | the 103rd General Assembly, but no later than January 1, 2024, |
| 11 | | a corporation that has contracts with this State shall include |
| 12 | | as part of its annual report submitted to the Secretary of |
| 13 | | State under this Act a list of its professional services |
| 14 | | suppliers by category, including, but not limited to, legal |
| 15 | | services, accounting services, media placement, technology |
| 16 | | services, asset management, and consulting services. The list |
| 17 | | shall include the percentage of owners and employees in each |
| 18 | | category that are women or are members of a minority group. The |
| 19 | | list shall identify minority groups with specificity, |
| 20 | | including, but not limited to, African American, Latin |
| 21 | | American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander. |
| 22 | | (b) Corporations that submit annual supplier diversity |
| 23 | | reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission in accordance with |