Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 245

Bill Status of SB 245 101st General Assembly

Short Description: GOVT DOCS-TERMINOLOGY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Ram Villivalam

Last Action View All Actions

Date Chamber Action
  1/13/2021 Senate Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Preferred Terminology in Government Documents Act. Provides that all State and local government, statutes, codes, rules, regulations, and other official documents enacted on and after the effective date of this Act are required to use the term "Asian" when referring to persons of Asian descent. Provides that the term "Oriental" is prohibited. Provides that the General Assembly urges all State and local entities to review their statutes, codes, rules, regulations, and other official documents and revise them to omit use of the term "Oriental" when referring to persons of Asian descent. Provides findings.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
  1/31/2019 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
  1/31/2019 Senate First Reading
  1/31/2019 Senate Referred to Assignments
  2/6/2019 Senate Assigned to State Government
  3/6/2019 Senate Postponed - State Government
  3/13/2019 Senate Postponed - State Government
  3/20/2019 Senate Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000
  3/20/2019 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
  4/4/2019 Senate Second Reading
  4/4/2019 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2019
  4/12/2019 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2/4/2020 Senate Approved for Consideration Assignments
  2/4/2020 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 5, 2020
  2/5/2020 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
  2/5/2020 Senate Sponsor Removed Sen. Antonio Muñoz
  3/25/2020 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
  4/12/2020 Senate Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  4/23/2020 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
  4/30/2020 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
  5/7/2020 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
  5/15/2020 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
  1/13/2021 Senate Session Sine Die

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Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
1/31/2019	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/6/2019	Senate	Assigned to State Government
3/6/2019	Senate	Postponed - State Government
3/13/2019	Senate	Postponed - State Government
3/20/2019	Senate	Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
4/4/2019	Senate	Second Reading
4/4/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2019
4/12/2019	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2/4/2020	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2/4/2020	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 5, 2020
2/5/2020	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2/5/2020	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Antonio Muñoz
3/25/2020	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
4/12/2020	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
4/23/2020	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
4/30/2020	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
5/7/2020	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
5/15/2020	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die