HUMAN RIGHTS-ARMED FORCES PROG
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from participating in a bona fide recruiting incentive program, sponsored by a branch of the United States Armed Forces, a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, or any National Guard or Naval Militia, where participation in the program is limited by the sponsoring branch based upon the service member's discharge status. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015
Signed Jul 28, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2015 · House May 15, 2015
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
Apr 21, 2015
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 28, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 15, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 15, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-10)
house
May 7, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-4)
senate
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 17, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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