Illinois House Bill 647 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer to refuse to make certain reasonable accommodations in the workplace for an employee protected under an order of protection. Provides that an employer is not required to make the reasonable accommodations if they cause undue hardship on the work operations of the employer. For purposes of the new provisions, defines "undue hardship" as significant difficulty or expense on the operation of an employer, when considered in light of: (1) the nature and cost of the reasonable accommodation needed; (2) the overall financial resources, number of employees, and the number, type, and placement of the work locations of an employer; and (3) the type of operation of the employer, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the employer, the geographic separateness of the employee's work location from the employer, and the administrative or fiscal relationship of the work location to the employer. Provides that prior to making the reasonable accommodations, an employer may verify that an employee is protected by an order of protection entered under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

HUMAN RIGHTS-PROTECTION ORDERS

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]

Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-04-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-28	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-004-000
2017-04-26	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-26	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-26	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-04-25	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-25	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2017-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-03-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2017-03-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2017-03-29	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 006-004-000
2017-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2017-03-22	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
2017-03-22	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-002-000
2017-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-03-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2017-02-24	House	To Commercial Law Subcommittee
2017-02-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-25	House	First Reading
2017-01-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	2-102	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=647&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0647.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0647ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0647ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0647ham003.htm