Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "order of protection status" to mean a person's status as being a person protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Provides that discrimination against a person because of his or her order of protection status constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0447 [HB0721 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-05-19	53	0	1	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-04-02	113	4	0	0	117	Passed	Link	View

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