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SB 2256 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

HUMAN RIGHTS-PUBLIC ACC-SCHOOL

Summary
Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act defining "place of public accommodation" to include a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education in regard to the failure to enroll an individual or the denial of access to its facilities, goods, or services. Deletes language that provided that the Department of Human Rights shall not have jurisdiction over charges involving conduct of the class by the teacher or instructor or any activity within the classroom or connected with a class activity such as physical education. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2008

How they voted

57–0
Passed
Total votes 57
Apr 16, 2008
D Democratic35
35 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
6
May 31, 2008
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000
lower
May 21, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 21, 2008
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
May 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
lower
Apr 30, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0)
senate
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 13, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 009-002-001
upper
Mar 5, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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