HUMAN RIGHTS-DISABILITY DEF
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that discrimination based on disability includes unlawful discrimination against an individual because of the individual's association with a person with a disability.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
May 29, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Rights; 007-000-000
upper
May 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Human Rights
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 007-001-000
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ram Villivalam
DDemocratic
P
Theresa Mah
DDemocratic
Co
AO
Aarón Ortíz
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Denyse Wang Stoneback
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
Co
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Carroll
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Mussman
DDemocratic
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