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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 159          </title>
<shortdesc>ST CONTRACTS-MINORITY BUSINESS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>30 ILCS 575/4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 132.604</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides that all State agencies shall increase their award of State contracts to minority owned businesses by 15%.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/12/2018</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Government Process Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Agency Operation Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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