Bill Amendment: IL HB3582 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: HUMAN RIGHTS-CRITERIA-METHODS

Status: 2025-11-20 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter [HB3582 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3582-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Will Guzzardi

Filed: 4/7/2025

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3582
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3582, AS AMENDED,
by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
adding Section 2-103.5 as follows:
(775 ILCS 5/2-103.5 new)
Sec. 2-103.5. Criteria or methods. It is a civil rights
violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor
organization to use criteria or methods in any act, as set
forth in this Article, that have the effect of subjecting
individuals to unlawful discrimination or discrimination based
on citizenship status, family responsibilities, work
authorization status, arrest record, or conviction record.
Such criteria or methods are unlawful under this Section if
they are not justified by business necessity, which shall be

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substantial, legitimate, and non-discriminatory; or if the
business necessity could be served by another practice that
has a less discriminatory effect.".