Bill Title: Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning preliminary investigations by the Attorney General before the initiation of civil actions in circuit court. Provides that, if a person fails to comply with a subpoena or if satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material requested in an investigation cannot be done and the person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney General may file a petition for a court order for the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Contains provisions regarding: venue; petitions to modify or set aside a subpoena; hearings; orders; and enforcement. Deletes language providing that if a person fails or refuses to file a statement or report or obey a subpoena, the Attorney General is deemed to have met the requirement of conducting a preliminary investigation and may commence a civil action to enforce the provisions of the Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1032 [SB3677 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2012-05-26	65	39	6	2	112	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2012-03-29	53	0	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View