Illinois House Bill 4179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on October 19 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-04 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "family responsibilities" as an employee's actual or perceived provision of personal care to a family member. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for: any employer to refuse to hire, to segregate, to engage in harassment, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment on the basis of family responsibilities; any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly, accept applications and register for employment referral or apprenticeship referral, refer for employment, or refer for apprenticeship on the basis of family responsibilities; and any labor organization to limit, segregate or classify its membership, or to limit employment opportunities, selection and training for apprenticeship in any trade or craft, or otherwise to take, or fail to take, any action which affects adversely any person's status as an employee or as an applicant for employment or as an apprentice, or as an applicant for apprenticeships, or wages, tenure, hours of employment or apprenticeship conditions on the basis of family responsibilities. Provides that the right to be free of family responsibilities discrimination is in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law.

HUMAN RT-FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY

Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]	Rep. Bob Morgan [D]	Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]
Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-04	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-03-02	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2022-03-02	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2022-02-24	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-002-000
2022-02-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
2022-02-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2022-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
2022-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2022-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2022-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
2022-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2022-02-16	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000
2022-02-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote
2022-02-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
2022-02-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2022-01-25	House	Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
2021-10-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-10-19	House	First Reading
2021-10-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	1-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	1-103	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4179&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4179.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4179ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4179ham002.htm