CONVERSION THERAPY-NO FUNDING

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4554

Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/50 new

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the State shall not expend
or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization,
religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion
therapy. Provides that the State shall not enter into any contract for the
provision of conversion therapy. Provides that any contract entered into
or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act that is used or
will be used for conversion therapy shall be void and unenforceable as
contrary to public policy. Defines "conversion therapy".
LRB104 18836 HLH 32281 b

A BILL FOR

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LRB104 18836 HLH 32281 b
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AN ACT concerning finance.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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Section 50 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/50 new)
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Sec. 50.
Conversion therapy funds prohibited.
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
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State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any
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organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization,
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or any other entity to be used for conversion therapy. The
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State shall not enter into any contract for the provision of
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conversion therapy. Any contract entered into or renewed after
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the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
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Assembly that is used or will be used for conversion therapy
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shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
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For purposes of this Section, "conversion therapy" means
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any practices or treatments that seek to change an
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individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including
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efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to
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eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings
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toward individuals of the same gender. This does not include
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counseling that provides assistance to a person undergoing

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gender transition or other counseling or mental health
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services relating to sexual orientation or gender identity,
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including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent
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or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices,
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without seeking to change sexual orientation or gender
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identity.

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