---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-SEX HARASSMENT-EDUC"
description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act prohibiting sexual harassment in higher education so that they also apply to sexual harassment in elementary and secondary schools. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5234"
citation: "Illinois HB 5234 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1494960-f43e-4169-8d3c-bd5dc4014acb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5234&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50236&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e10ecec53aa37ec2d7742b2422bad1183959852bc08ba73ad808675881cf2d59"
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 5234 (96th) — HUMAN RTS-SEX HARASSMENT-EDUC

Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act prohibiting sexual harassment in higher education so that they also apply to sexual harassment in elementary and secondary schools. 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=09600HB5234&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50236&DocNum=5234&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5234eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50236&DocNum=5234&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5234enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50236&DocNum=5234&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-09** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2010-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2010
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1319 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1494960-f43e-4169-8d3c-bd5dc4014acb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).