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	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ram Villivalam [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Karina Villa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Theresa Mah [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dagmara Avelar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-085	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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