Illinois · House Bill 4030 · 104th General Assembly

SEX-BASED TERMS ACT

  1. Introduced Mar 28, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 7, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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.

Creates the Definitions of Sex-Based Terms Act. Defines, for purposes of State statutes and administrative rules, the meaning of the following terms: "boy", "father", "female", "girl", "male", "man", "mother", "sex", and "woman".

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David Friess
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
  7. HouseFirst Reading
  8. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.