---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-ATTY GEN-SUBPOENAS"
description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning preliminary investigations by the Attorney General before the initiation of civil actions in circuit court. Provides that, if a person fails to comply with a subpoena or if satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material requested in an investigation cannot be done and the person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney General may file a petition for a court order for the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Contains provisions regarding: venue; petitions to modify or set aside a subpoena; hearings; orders; and enforcement. Deletes language providing that if a person fails or refuses to file a statement or report or obey a subpoena, the Attorney General is deemed to have met the requirement of conducting a preliminary investigation and may commence a civil action to enforce the provisions of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3677"
citation: "Illinois SB 3677 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9355a1e-7ad7-466d-a6ea-8d6f42355625"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3677&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65731&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "7f3250f4a9cfb1b52f194564dbdda8f0843cd8cddcf83482d82b41d6e723f218"
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 3677 (97th) — HUMAN RTS-ATTY GEN-SUBPOENAS

Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning preliminary investigations by the Attorney General before the initiation of civil actions in circuit court. Provides that, if a person fails to comply with a subpoena or if satisfactory copying or reproduction of any material requested in an investigation cannot be done and the person refuses to surrender the material, the Attorney General may file a petition for a court order for the enforcement of the subpoena or other request. Contains provisions regarding: venue; petitions to modify or set aside a subpoena; hearings; orders; and enforcement. Deletes language providing that if a person fails or refuses to file a statement or report or obey a subpoena, the Attorney General is deemed to have met the requirement of conducting a preliminary investigation and may commence a civil action to enforce the provisions of the Act.

## 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=09700SB3677&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65731&DocNum=3677&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3677eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65731&DocNum=3677&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3677enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65731&DocNum=3677&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **65–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-03-07** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-03-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012
- **2012-03-27** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1032 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9355a1e-7ad7-466d-a6ea-8d6f42355625`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).