Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3715 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3715 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act. Prohibits the State from awarding a contract or grant to any person, business, or entity that engages in discrimination as defined in the Act. Defines "discrimination" to mean if the business or entity engages in "sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy". "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not include counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation. LRB104 11230 HLH 21312 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3715 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act. Prohibits the State from awarding a contract or grant to any person, business, or entity that engages in discrimination as defined in the Act. Defines "discrimination" to mean if the business or entity engages in "sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy". "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not include counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation. LRB104 11230 HLH 21312 b LRB104 11230 HLH 21312 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3715 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act. Prohibits the State from awarding a contract or grant to any person, business, or entity that engages in discrimination as defined in the Act. Defines "discrimination" to mean if the business or entity engages in "sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy". "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not include counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
17	17	7 "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion
18	18	8 therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change
19	19	9 an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by subsection
20	20	10 (O-1) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act,
21	21	11 including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or
22	22	12 to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or
23	23	13 feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual
24	24	14 orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not
25	25	15 include counseling or mental health services that provide
26	26	16 acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without
27	27	17 seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services
28	28	18 that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender
29	29	19 identity exploration and development, including sexual
30	30	20 orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address
31	31	21 unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking
32	32	22 to change sexual orientation.
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36	36	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3715 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act. Prohibits the State from awarding a contract or grant to any person, business, or entity that engages in discrimination as defined in the Act. Defines "discrimination" to mean if the business or entity engages in "sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy". "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not include counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation.
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