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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4728         </title>
<shortdesc>BEP-EQUITY IN STATE CONTRACTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. and Daniel Didech</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 575/8j</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 575/8k new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Provides for the dissolution of the Special Committee on Minority, Female, Persons with Disabilities, and Veterans Contracting. Creates the Task Force on Equity in State Contracting to study the effectiveness of State programs created to empower minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned businesses. Provides for the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides requirements for meetings and administrative support. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly with specified contents. Repeals the Task Force on January 1, 2022.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/7/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/2/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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