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type: "Bill"
title: "COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations shall: (1) require all administrative hearing officers to be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State; (2) follow all applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including all applicable legal precedent in court decisions; and (3) establish an administrative system that ensures that administrative hearing officers are impartial when hearing cases that come before the commission. Limits home rule powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3648"
citation: "Illinois HB 3648 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97d9a3b0-854b-4677-9cc6-004da44c61a3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3648&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105570&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "edb12bfac3f26f7f358a157035f11a8db458bd036f2d386671a9396a25996d74"
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 3648 (100th) — COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations shall: (1) require all administrative hearing officers to be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State; (2) follow all applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including all applicable legal precedent in court decisions; and (3) establish an administrative system that ensures that administrative hearing officers are impartial when hearing cases that come before the commission. Limits home rule powers.
## 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=10000HB3648&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105570&DocNum=3648&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3648eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105570&DocNum=3648&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3648enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105570&DocNum=3648&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **930** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2017-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-06-08** Sponsor Removed Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-08-04** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2018-05-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2018
- **2018-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2018-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-30** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2018-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2018-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-002-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0669 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97d9a3b0-854b-4677-9cc6-004da44c61a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).