---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Human Rights Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1047"
citation: "Illinois SB 1047 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d937e81a-87ce-4b2c-a921-3e59d11280f3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1047&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29110&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "5d757108cc90b235d2b91c57a854a123fc5d6a3e7a9ce7e038751e1f20db265f"
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 SB 1047 (95th) — HUMAN RIGHTS-TECH

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Human Rights Commission.

## 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=09500SB1047&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29110&DocNum=1047&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1047eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29110&DocNum=1047&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1047enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29110&DocNum=1047&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Rutherford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein; -Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Change in Chief Sponsorship to Senator Brady.
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2007-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2007-05-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2007-05-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2007-05-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein-Brady `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-05-14** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0425 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d937e81a-87ce-4b2c-a921-3e59d11280f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).