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HB 3715

NONDISCRIMINATION-STATE GRANTS

104th Regular Session Introduced by Rita Mayfield

Illinois HB 3715 bars state contracts or grants to entities that engage in sexual orientation change efforts, with exemptions for non-coercive counseling; CMS to implement rules.

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Bill Summary · HB 3715

Summary — HB 3715 (Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act)

Status (as of document): Introduced Feb 18, 2025; passed the House May 15, 2025; received by the Senate and referred to Senate committee (read first time / referred to Economic Development May 21, 2025). Sponsor: Rep. Rita Mayfield. Companion: SB 2133.

Purpose

HB 3715 would prohibit the State of Illinois from awarding any state contract or grant to a person, business, or entity that engages in certain disallowed practices defined in the bill — specifically “sexual orientation change efforts” (commonly called conversion therapy). The stated intent is to prevent state funds and contracts from supporting providers who seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation.

Key provisions

  • Creates the “Nondiscrimination in State Contracts and Grants Act.”
  • Prohibits any State agency or employee from awarding a contract or grant to any person, business, or entity that “engages in discrimination” as defined by the Act.
  • Defines the prohibited conduct — “sexual orientation change efforts” or “conversion therapy” — as any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation (using the Illinois Human Rights Act’s definition), including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce same‑sex attractions or feelings.
  • Specifies exclusions: counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding without seeking to change sexual orientation; and mental health services that facilitate coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation‑neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, provided those services are not directed at changing sexual orientation.
  • Authorizes the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to adopt rules to implement the Act.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies and employees responsible for awarding contracts and grants (they would be required to deny awards to entities that engage in the prohibited conduct).
  • Providers, businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith‑based entities, clinicians, or others that offer conversion therapy or similar practices — such entities would be ineligible to receive state contracts or grants.
  • Mental health professionals and counseling services that do not seek to change sexual orientation are explicitly excluded from the prohibition.

Implementation and procedural notes

  • CMS is given rulemaking authority to implement the prohibition within procurement/grant processes.
  • The bill text does not specify an effective date; typical practice would be effect upon enactment unless otherwise stated.
  • Legislative action shows the bill progressed through committee hearings (public hearing April 14), was reported favorably, and passed the House on May 15, 2025; it was then transmitted to the Senate and referred to a Senate committee (Economic Development) on May 21, 2025.

Related legislation

  • Companion bill: SB 2133 (tracking in the Senate).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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