---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-EMPLOYMENT-PREGNANCY"
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: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1122"
citation: "Illinois SB 1122 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d91d489-b81a-4459-a637-9f53a7e87d3e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1122&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55939&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "47204664da7d8c62d6ef17192337b5382b9d511b8c4daa6030a40f8b3c9ab008"
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 1122 (97th) — HUMAN RTS-EMPLOYMENT-PREGNANCY

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=09700SB1122&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55939&DocNum=1122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1122eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55939&DocNum=1122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1122enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55939&DocNum=1122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Held in Labor
- **2011-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2011-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2011
- **2011-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2011
- **2011-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 032-021-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Labor; 008-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2011
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0596 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d91d489-b81a-4459-a637-9f53a7e87d3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).