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type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-DISCRIMINATION-RACE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act. Provides that \"race\", as used in the Employment and Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education Articles, includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1847"
citation: "Illinois SB 1847 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mattie Hunter", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 68
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310e940d-647a-4117-8d29-6f07d88e948e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1847&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134501&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b87f40fa5b29fd254390c559cd3e907c3c95fe7e5ae0d998c5dde4dc1340faf4"
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 SB 1847 (102nd) — HUMAN RTS-DISCRIMINATION-RACE
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) Act. Provides that "race", as used in the Employment and Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education Articles, includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB1847.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847ham002.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847ham003.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847ham004.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1847enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Do Pass Human Rights; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** 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 / Consent Calendar Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Dan Brady
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 4
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 4 - May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2021-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2021-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2021-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Rights; 006-000-000
- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Rights; 006-000-000
- **2021-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Rights; 006-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2021
- **2021-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0036 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/310e940d-647a-4117-8d29-6f07d88e948e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).