---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-DISABILITY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the definition of \"disability\" also includes any mental, psychological, or developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3010"
citation: "Illinois HB 3010 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-23"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62fbe3ac-a5db-476a-bdf3-906fa4e6ad4f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3010&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60352&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "eb2d204c59730051f9ff7e91eacd635738b50ce61d1ce5795e9f7b1a3a740faf"
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 3010 (97th) — HUMAN RIGHTS-DISABILITY

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the definition of "disability" also includes any mental, psychological, or developmental disability, including autism spectrum disorders.

## 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=09700HB3010&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60352&DocNum=3010&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3010eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60352&DocNum=3010&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3010enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60352&DocNum=3010&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-03-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2011-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2011-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 045-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0410 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62fbe3ac-a5db-476a-bdf3-906fa4e6ad4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).