HUMAN RIGHTS-DEPT PROCEDURES
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Requires, in various situations, a complainant to notify the Department of Human Rights that a complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on the same date that the complaint is filed in circuit court. Requires a complainant who chooses to file a complaint with the Human Rights Commission without the Department's assistance to notify the Department that a complaint has been filed by serving a copy of the complaint on the chief legal counsel of the Department on the same date that the complaint is filed with the Commission. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
107–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
16
Amendments
7
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Human Rights; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Human Rights
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Human Rights
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Hoan Huynh
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Keicher
RRepublican
Co
Will Guzzardi
DDemocratic
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