HB2572eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2572 Engrossed LRB103 30135 DTM 56559 b

AN ACT concerning finance.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

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. Any public funds owed by the State to an organization used for conversion therapy as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be withheld from such organization, and any contract between the State and that organization shall be void to the extent that the contract is used or will be used for conversion therapy.

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.