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Bill	HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-HOUSING	Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a third-party loan modification service provider, because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record, to (1) refuse to engage in loan modification services or to discriminate in making such services available, or (2) alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of such services. Makes changes concerning what constitutes retaliation under various Articles of the Act. Provides that, in proceedings relating to real estate transactions, the failure of the Department to notify the complainant or respondent in writing of the reasons for not completing an investigation on the allegations set forth in a charge within 100 days shall not deprive the Department of jurisdiction over the charge. Makes corresponding and other changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 1561	Illinois SB 1561 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Celina Villanueva Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz	4	38	3	2021-02-26	2021-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/0caef499-20df-4b4b-8ac4-7917985575b0	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1561&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134194&SessionID=110&GA=102	f2eb7e8223a416d7331b4372329f1f542c821d2acf193d36e3decf340c34a32a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1561 (102nd) — HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-HOUSING

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a third-party loan modification service provider, because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record, to (1) refuse to engage in loan modification services or to discriminate in making such services available, or (2) alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of such services. Makes changes concerning what constitutes retaliation under various Articles of the Act. Provides that, in proceedings relating to real estate transactions, the failure of the Department to notify the complainant or respondent in writing of the reasons for not completing an investigation on the allegations set forth in a charge within 100 days shall not deprive the Department of jurisdiction over the charge. Makes corresponding and other changes.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 97–19 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva filing
• 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-09 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-03-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
• 2021-03-16 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2021
• 2021-04-21 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
• 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-12 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-019-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-21 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2021
• 2021-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Celina Villanueva filing
• 2021-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
• 2021-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
• 2021-05-31 Senate Concurs
• 2021-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0362 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0caef499-20df-4b4b-8ac4-7917985575b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).