Illinois · House Bill 997 · 103rd General Assembly

DESCENDANTS OF AM SLAVES PREF

HB 997 Sponsored by La Shawn K. Ford Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 12, 2022
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that qualified applicants who are American descendants of chattel slavery shall be eligible for a hiring preference for employment by the State of Illinois. Provides that to be qualified for the preference, the applicant must otherwise qualify for the job, and be eligible for the position. Provides that the preference shall be in the form of points added to the final grades of the…

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Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that qualified applicants who are American descendants of chattel slavery shall be eligible for a hiring preference for employment by the State of Illinois. Provides that to be qualified for the preference, the applicant must otherwise qualify for the job, and be eligible for the position. Provides that the preference shall be in the form of points added to the final grades of the persons if they otherwise qualify and are entitled to appear on the list of those eligible for appointments. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines "American descendants of chattel slavery".

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  5. HouseCorrectional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  7. HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  8. HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  1. HouseJudicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3. HousePension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  4. HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  5. HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. CommitteeAssigned to State Government Administration Committee · House State Government Administration
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.