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type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-JURY TRIALS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman to otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record. Allows a plaintiff or defendant to demand a trial by jury for specified civil actions. Allows a circuit court or jury to award any remedy set forth under a provision regarding a hearing on a complaint upon the finding of a civil rights violation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4605"
citation: "Illinois HB 4605 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f17b81ad-71a4-43c8-a7c1-a105eb8207cf"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4605&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=138415&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d919d636b08ab84f700eedb7cba358bc5b44d5fc255fae45c4b173447ae89e8b"
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 4605 (102nd) — HUMAN RIGHTS-JURY TRIALS
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman to otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record. Allows a plaintiff or defendant to demand a trial by jury for specified civil actions. Allows a circuit court or jury to award any remedy set forth under a provision regarding a hearing on a complaint upon the finding of a civil rights violation. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4605.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4605eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4605ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4605ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4605enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1039** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2022-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-009-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Do Pass Human Rights; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2022-04-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-22** Effective Date April 22, 2022
- **2022-04-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0706 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f17b81ad-71a4-43c8-a7c1-a105eb8207cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).