Illinois House Bill 5498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that within 300 calendar days (instead of 180 days) after the date that a civil rights violation, other than a violation concerning a real estate transaction, allegedly has been committed, a charge in writing under oath or affirmation may be filed with the Department of Human Rights by an aggrieved party or issued by the Department itself under the signature of the Director of Human Rights. Provides that if a charge is filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 300 calendar days (instead of 180 days) after the date of the alleged civil rights violation, the charge shall be deemed filed with the Department on the date filed with the EEOC. Effective immediately.

HUMAN RIGHTS-CHARGE PROCEDURES

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]
Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Allen Skillicorn [R]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]
Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]	Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Rep. Michael Madigan [D]
Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Rep. Sam Yingling [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2018-03-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2018-03-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
2018-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-03-01	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-02-28	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-02-28	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-000-000
2018-02-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
2018-02-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
2018-02-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2018-02-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2018-02-21	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2018-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
2018-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2018-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2018-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2018-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
2018-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2018-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2018-02-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2018-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	7A-102	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5498&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5498.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5498eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5498ham001.htm