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SB2295 • 2026
DCEO-EMPLOY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
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DCEO-EMPLOY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Assigned to Executive Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000
Arrived in House
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Do Pass as Amended State Government ; 006-002-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to State Government
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
DCEO-EMPLOY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
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Full Text of SB2295 Home Legislation Full Text SB2295 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB2295 Engrossed LRB104 12157 SPS 22257 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 6 is amended by changing Section 605-1032 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 605/605-1032) 8 Sec. 605-1032. Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment. 9 (a) As used in this Section: 10 "Eligible not-for-profit corporation" means a 11 not-for-profit corporation, as defined in Section 101.80 of 12 the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, that 13 primarily serves minorities, women, veterans, or persons with 14 a disability. 15 "Employment social enterprise" means a nonprofit or 16 for-profit organization that: 17 (1) demonstrates a mission to provide employment and 18 social supports with on-the-job and life skills training 19 to individuals with a barrier to employment; and 20 (2) provides services or produces or assembles goods, 21 or a combination of both. 22 "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and 23 Empowerment. SB2295 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 12157 SPS 22257 b 1 (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is 2 hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist 3 minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, 4 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with 5 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible 6 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved communities 7 and constituencies through targeted programs, resources, and 8 outreach and promotional activities. The Office may engage in 9 or conduct the following activities: 10 (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to 11 ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities, 12 and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned 13 businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by 14 persons with disabilities, employment social enterprises, 15 eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other 16 underserved communities and constituencies in applying for 17 and receiving loan funds in the State; 18 (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums 19 and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned 20 businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned 21 businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, 22 employment social enterprises, and other underserved 23 communities and constituencies to encourage participation 24 in programs under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, 25 Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and assisting 26 those businesses in becoming designated under that Act and SB2295 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 12157 SPS 22257 b 1 under similar certification programs; 2 (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums 3 and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate 4 minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, 5 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with 6 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible 7 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved 8 communities and constituencies on the process of applying 9 for and becoming certified to apply for State grant funds 10 under the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act; 11 (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums 12 and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate 13 aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses, 14 women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, 15 businesses owned by persons with disabilities, employment 16 social enterprises, eligible not-for-profit corporations, 17 and other underserved communities and constituencies with 18 understanding concepts including, but not limited to, 19 business formation and not-for-profit incorporation, 20 business planning, capital access, and marketing a 21 business or not-for-profit corporation; 22 (5) administering programs established by the 23 Department or the General Assembly to provide grants to 24 minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, 25 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with 26 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible SB2295 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 12157 SPS 22257 b 1 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved 2 communities and constituencies; 3 (6) coordinating assistance for minority-owned 4 businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned 5 businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, 6 employment social enterprises, eligible not-for-profit 7 corporations, and other underserved communities and 8 constituencies with other State agencies; 9 (7) providing staff, administration, and related 10 support required to administer this Section; and 11 (8) establishing applications, notifications, 12 contracts, and other forms and procedures, and adopting 13 rules deemed necessary and appropriate. 14 (c) The Office may use vendors or enter into contracts to 15 carry out the purposes of this Section , including, but not 16 limited to, engaging employment social enterprises as service 17 providers for workforce development, business training, and 18 economic empowerment programs . 19 (Source: P.A. 103-889, eff. 1-1-25 .) 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