Illinois House Bill 4625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 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 Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to take certain employment-related actions on the basis of an individual's weight and size. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, because of the weight and size of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to any individual any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges thereof.

EMPLOYMENT&ACCOMODATION-WEIGHT

Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]

Rep. Michelle Mussman [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
2022-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2022-02-16	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000
2022-02-09	House	Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
2022-02-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2022-01-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-21	House	First Reading
2022-01-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	2-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	5-102.3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4625&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4625.htm