Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act. Changes the name of the Illinois Indian American Advisory Council to the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council. Provides that the definition of "South Asian" is a person from the South Asian subcontinent. Provides that the Council is diverse with respect to faith, sexual orientation, language, and country of origin. Throughout the Act, changes references to "Indian" to "South Asian". Effective January 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-12-14 - Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar [SB0931 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ram Villivalam [D]	Primary	N/A	217-782-5500	SD-008	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Karina Villa [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-0471	SD-025	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-7746	SD-022	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Theresa Mah [D]	Primary	N/A	217-782-2855	HD-024	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dagmara Avelar [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-4179	HD-085	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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