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HB 721 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

HUMAN RTS-ORDER OF PROTECTION

Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "order of protection status" to mean a person's status as being a person protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Provides that discrimination against a person because of his or her order of protection status constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 2, 2009 Signed Aug 14, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2009 · House Apr 2, 2009

How they voted

57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 19, 2009
D Democratic36
35 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 14, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0-1)
senate
Apr 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 15, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-4-1)
house
Mar 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
Feb 20, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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