Illinois Senate Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on December 15 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-12-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0565
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that for specified types of charges pending before the Department of Human Rights, if the charging party has initiated litigation for the purpose of seeking final relief in a State or federal court or before an administrative law judge or hearing officer in an administrative proceeding before a local government administrative agency, and if a final decision on the merits in that litigation or administrative hearing would preclude the charging party from bringing another action based on the pending charge, the Department shall cease its investigation and dismiss the pending charge by order of the Director, who shall provide the charging party notice of his or her right to commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court or other appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Director shall also provide the charging party notice of his or her right to seek review of the dismissal order before the Human Rights Commission. Provides that any review by the Commission of the dismissal shall be limited to the question of whether the charge was properly dismissed under the new provisions. Provides that the Department may continue to investigate an allegation in a charge that is unique to the Act or otherwise could not have been included in the litigation or administrative proceeding. Provides that for charges relating to real estate transactions, the Department may administratively close a charge pending before the Department if the issues that are the basis of the charge are being litigated in a State or federal court proceeding. Deletes language providing that the Department shall stay any administrative proceedings after the filing of a civil action by or on behalf of the aggrieved party under any federal or State law seeking relief with respect to the alleged civil rights violation. Makes other changes.

HUMAN RIGHTS-CHARGE PROCEDURES

Sen. Dale Righter [R]

Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]

Sen. Michael Connelly [R]

Rep. Steven Andersson [R]

2017-11-09 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-11-08 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-04-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-15	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0565
2017-12-15	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
2017-12-15	Senate	Governor Approved
2017-12-08	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2017-11-09	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2017-11-09	Senate	Senate Concurs
2017-11-09	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
2017-11-09	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
2017-11-09	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2017-11-09	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2017-11-09	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter
2017-11-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 9, 2017
2017-11-09	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2017-11-08	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
2017-11-08	House	3/5 Vote Required
2017-11-08	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2017-11-08	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2017-11-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000
2017-11-06	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-11-03	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-11-03	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2017-11-02	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2017
2017-11-02	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-11-02	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2017-07-06	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-06-30	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 7, 2017
2017-05-31	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2017
2017-05-26	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
2017-05-24	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-24	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-17	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-17	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-002-000
2017-05-17	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
2017-05-17	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000
2017-05-10	House	To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
2017-05-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-04-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-25	House	First Reading
2017-04-25	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2017-04-25	House	Arrived in House
2017-04-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2017-03-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
2017-03-14	Senate	Second Reading
2017-02-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2017
2017-02-16	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
2017-02-09	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2017-02-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
2017-02-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2017-01-24	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2017-01-11	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-01-11	Senate	First Reading
2017-01-10	Senate	Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	5	7-109.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	7A-102	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	8-103	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=61&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0061.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0061eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0061enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/100/100-0565.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0061ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB0061_04252017_001000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000SB0061_11082017_011000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB0061ham001_11092017_004000C.pdf