---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-VETERAN STATUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that discrimination against a person because of the person's veteran status (status as a person who served on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National Guard and who was discharged with other than a dishonorable discharge) constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4822"
citation: "Illinois HB 4822 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-18"
last_action: "2006-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc649777-7df1-4e2f-a8e5-8c8b7df1b87a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4822&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23483&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f24db4066e374248ce5b17e7a01aea04b43b993ecb9140960ca2da757b89c8fa"
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 4822 (94th) — HUMAN RIGHTS-VETERAN STATUS

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that discrimination against a person because of the person's veteran status (status as a person who served on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National Guard and who was discharged with other than a dishonorable discharge) constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. 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=09400HB4822&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23483&DocNum=4822&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4822eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23483&DocNum=4822&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4822enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23483&DocNum=4822&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2006-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `filing`
- **2006-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-24** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2006-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2006-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2006-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2006-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 22, 2006
- **2006-03-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2006-04-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-26** Effective Date May 26, 2006
- **2006-05-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0803 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc649777-7df1-4e2f-a8e5-8c8b7df1b87a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).