---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-MILITARY RESERVE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the term \"military status\" includes status as a member in any reserve component of the armed forces. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4371"
citation: "Illinois HB 4371 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 77
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/841cd0b3-78a4-426a-9b96-63ba1a6c0686"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4371&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8709&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "da03bbb15c392adae35b7cfe1cfe9196c22703459672a1ef88811fdf385618b2"
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 4371 (93rd) — HUMAN RIGHTS-MILITARY RESERVE

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the term "military status" includes status as a member in any reserve component of the armed forces. 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=09300HB4371&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8709&DocNum=4371&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4371eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8709&DocNum=4371&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4371enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8709&DocNum=4371&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-03-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-03-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-03-23** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2004-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-03-31** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2004
- **2004-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2004
- **2004-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Obama `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2004
- **2004-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Veterans Affairs Committee; 012-000-000
- **2004-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2004-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2004
- **2004-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0941 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/841cd0b3-78a4-426a-9b96-63ba1a6c0686`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).