Bill Text: IL SB3573 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights may administratively close an allegation contained in a charge pending before the Department if the issues which are the basis of the allegation are being litigated in a State or federal court proceeding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3573 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3573-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB3573 Introduced 2/16/2018, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 5/7-109.1 from Ch. 68, par. 7-109.1
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights may administratively close an allegation contained in a charge pending before the Department if the issues which are the basis of the allegation are being litigated in a State or federal court proceeding.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
changing Section 7-109.1 as follows:
(775 ILCS 5/7-109.1) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-109.1)
Sec. 7-109.1. Federal or State Court Proceedings. The
Department may administratively close a charge pending before
the Department or an allegation contained in a charge pending
before the Department if the issues which are the basis of the
charge or allegation are being litigated in a State or federal
court proceeding.
(Source: P.A. 86-1343.)