SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WEEK) — A bill which would essentially ban privately-run immigration detention centers in the state of Illinois is just one step away from the governor’s desk.

House Bill 2040 would bar state agencies or local governments from doing business with privately-run civil detention facilities. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) after the village of Dwight voted in March to lay the groundwork for Immigration Centers of America to build a 1,200 bed Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention facility.

Under the agreement, the company would pay Dwight a per-bed fee in exchange for the village running basic infrastructure out to the proposed 88-acre site. Dwight village leaders hope the facility would create more than 200 high-paying jobs in a community still suffering from the closure of the Dwight Correctional Center in 2013.

The bill passed the Senate Executive Committee this week and now heads to the full Senate for a vote. The bill had bipartisan backing in the House.

“Privately owned detention centers are run with a profit motive, which creates an incentive for people to become bad actors as a way to cut costs and save money at the expense of living conditions,” bill sponsor state Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago) said. “These cruel institutions have no place in our modern society.”

“The governor believes Illinois should be a welcoming state for all immigrants and looks forward to reviewing the bill,” said Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh in response to a question about the governor’s stance on the bill.

ICE’s window for requests for proposals to build an immigration detention facility within 80 miles of Chicago closes in June.