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type: "Bill"
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title: "HUMAN RTS-RELIG-HAIR-CLOTHING"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an employer to impose as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment any term or condition that requires a person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 1697"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1697 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-09"
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last_action: "2017-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b91e4bd4-ce31-41ac-8917-95bf24180775"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1697&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104541&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "18fac4d093d0f6eaebafa41e422ffad2a8bbbc8f78e749cca862d949897e1c8f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1697 (100th) — HUMAN RTS-RELIG-HAIR-CLOTHING
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an employer to impose as a condition of obtaining or retaining employment any term or condition that requires a person to violate or forgo a sincerely held practice of his or her religion including the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance with the requirements of his or her religion. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1697&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104541&DocNum=1697&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1697eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104541&DocNum=1697&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1697enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104541&DocNum=1697&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **93–18** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
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- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
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- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
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- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
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- **2017-03-09** Postponed - Labor
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- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
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- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Labor; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
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- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-05-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
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- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2017-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 022-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
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- **2017-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-19** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Juliana Stratton
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- **2017-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2017-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
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- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0100 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b91e4bd4-ce31-41ac-8917-95bf24180775`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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