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Bill POSITIVE ACTION ACT Creates the Positive Action Act. Provides that each State agency and employer shall take positive action when it reasonably believes such action is necessary to rectify discrimination or a disadvantage towards persons having a protected characteristic. Allows for favorable consideration in the process of recruitment or promotion for persons having a protected characteristic. Provides that each State agency and employer shall have a duty of equality in relation to employment and its employees. Specifies further requirements concerning the duty of equality. Requires each State agency to perform an internal examination for the existence of eugenics-inspired policies, and issue an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Requires each State agency to take positive action and implement strategies and programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by discriminatory administrative rules, policies, and procedures. Provides for the adoption of rules. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to contravene any federal law or requirement regarding affirmative action or its application to State law. Makes conforming changes for the purpose of changing references from "affirmative action" to "positive action". Defines terms. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd HB 3914 Illinois HB 3914 (102nd)
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Illinois HB 3914 (102nd) — POSITIVE ACTION ACT

Creates the Positive Action Act. Provides that each State agency and employer shall take positive action when it reasonably believes such action is necessary to rectify discrimination or a disadvantage towards persons having a protected characteristic. Allows for favorable consideration in the process of recruitment or promotion for persons having a protected characteristic. Provides that each State agency and employer shall have a duty of equality in relation to employment and its employees. Specifies further requirements concerning the duty of equality. Requires each State agency to perform an internal examination for the existence of eugenics-inspired policies, and issue an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Requires each State agency to take positive action and implement strategies and programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by discriminatory administrative rules, policies, and procedures. Provides for the adoption of rules. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to contravene any federal law or requirement regarding affirmative action or its application to State law. Makes conforming changes for the purpose of changing references from "affirmative action" to "positive action". Defines terms.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 71–42 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence — 76–36 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
  • Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers filing
  • 2021-02-22 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-16 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 015-010-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-04-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-042-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2021-04-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2021 reading-1
  • 2021-04-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2021-04-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-28 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2021-05-03 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2021-05-10 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2021-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-05-19 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
  • 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2021-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
  • 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2021-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2021-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2021-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-27 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2021-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2021-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-011-000
  • 2021-06-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 076-036-000
  • 2021-06-01 House Concurs
  • 2021-06-01 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-30 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-08-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-08-27 Effective Date January 1, 2022
  • 2021-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0617 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb902622-a254-4807-af80-45f938f2c379. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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