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+type: "Bill"
+title: "HUMAN RTS-DEFAULT-GOOD CAUSE"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights may (rather than shall) issue a notice of default directed to a respondent who fails to file a verified response to a charge within 60 days of receipt of the notice of the charge, unless the respondent demonstrates good cause as to why the notice should not issue. Provides that the Department shall define \"good cause\" by rule. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 823"
+citation: "Illinois HB 823 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2005-02-02"
+last_action: "2005-07-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6a200cf-87a7-4ddc-ae20-2cddc48e2ed6"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=823&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15413&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "31830b76f4aadaf2f2e642159cd2c6e5974843f4f1afa0d681d05e89c03a73ae"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 823 (94th) — HUMAN RTS-DEFAULT-GOOD CAUSE
+
+Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights may (rather than shall) issue a notice of default directed to a respondent who fails to file a verified response to a charge within 60 days of receipt of the notice of the charge, unless the respondent demonstrates good cause as to why the notice should not issue. Provides that the Department shall define "good cause" by rule. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0823&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15413&DocNum=823&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0823eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15413&DocNum=823&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0823enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15413&DocNum=823&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Eddie Washington — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington `filing`
+- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
+- **2005-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2005 `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
+- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-21** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
+- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
+- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2005
+- **2005-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0326 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6a200cf-87a7-4ddc-ae20-2cddc48e2ed6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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