Senate Bill 101 (SB101), the bill that would amend the state human-rights act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, is going to be heard by the Senate Executive Committee at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 in Room 212 of the State House in Springfield. If the committee approves the bill it would go to the full Senate for a vote.
Equality Illinois urges Illinois residents to contact Senators.
Phone calls and hand written letters are preferred to e-mail messages.
Following are members of the committee.
Senator Ira I. Silverstein (D)
Senator 8th District
121B Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5500
silverstein@senatedem.state.il.us
Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson (D) 40th District
Majority Caucus Chair
Senator 40th District
623 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-7419
halvorson@senatedem.state.il.us
James A. DeLeo (D)
10th District
Assistant Majority Leader
Senator 10th District
323 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-1035
deleo@senatedem.state.il.us
Miguel del Valle (D)
2nd District
Assistant Majority Leader
Senator 2nd District
321A Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5652
delvalle@senatedem.state.il.us
Vince Demuzio (D)
49th District
Senate Majority Leader
Senator 49th District
323 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8206
demuzio@senatedem.state.il.us
Emil Jones, Jr. (D)
14th District
President of the Senate
Senator 14th District
327 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-2728
jones@senatedem.state.il.us
Senator George P. Shadid (D)
46th District
Majority Caucus Whip
Senator 46th District
127 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8250
Louis S. Viverito (D)
11th District
Assistant Maj. Leader
Senator 11th District
218A Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0054
viverito@senatedem.state.il.us
Peter J. Roskam (R)
48th District
Minority Whip
Senator 48th District
309H Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8022
J. Bradley Burzynski (R)
35th District
Minority Caucus Chair
Senator 35th District
M103D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-1977
Edward Petka (R)
42nd District
Deputy Minority Leader
Senator 42nd District
309D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0422
Todd Sieben (R)
45th District
Assistant Minority Leader
Senator 45th District
307 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0180
Frank C. Watson (R)
51st District
Republican Leader
Senator 51st District
309A Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706