HUMAN RIGHTS-SOURCE OF INCOME
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Changes the Section concerning the declaration of policy to include preventing discrimination based on source of income. Provides that "source of income" means the source of any lawful income or any lawful rent payment that can be verified as to its amount, length of time received, regularity, or receipt, including any subsidy authorized under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and any other local, State, or federal subsidy or benefit. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or a real estate broker or salesman, to engage in specified behaviors because of source of income. Provides that specified provisions of the Act do not prohibit persons engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than those based on, among other factors, source of income in furnishing appraisals.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
5
May 5, 2017
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
upper
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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