HB5843 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5843

Introduced 11/16/2022, by Rep. Anna Moeller

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

60 ILCS 1/85-14 new

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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 85-14 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/85-14 new)

Sec. 85-14. Nondiscriminatory use of township funds. 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.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.