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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	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 Article, includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 3616	Illinois SB 3616 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Jehan Gordon-Booth Mattie Hunter	4	58	2	2022-01-19	2022-06-29	openstates	ocd-bill/c20ad641-c59b-4079-a197-79b99c7ed616	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3616&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138586&SessionID=110&GA=102	e7783cdfb0dc8439f1c4cad30371c899f44251cef3497c3cedd2e67dcd5e3f46	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3616 (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 Article, 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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jehan Gordon-Booth — primary (person)
• Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter filing
• 2022-01-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-01 Assigned to Human Rights referral-committee
• 2022-02-10 Do Pass Human Rights; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
• 2022-02-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2022-02-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 16, 2022
• 2022-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2022-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2022-02-16 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-16 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2022-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2022-02-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
• 2022-02-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2022-02-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2022-02-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2022-03-07 Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2022-03-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2022-03-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
• 2022-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2022-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
• 2022-03-25 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2022-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2022-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2022-03-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-29 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
• 2022-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth amendment-introduction
• 2022-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
• 2022-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-04-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2022-04-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2022-04-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
• 2022-04-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2022-04-09 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2022-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 8, 2022
• 2022-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter filing
• 2022-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2022-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
• 2022-04-09 Senate Concurs
• 2022-04-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-05-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-06-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-06-29 Effective Date January 1, 2023
• 2022-06-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1102 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c20ad641-c59b-4079-a197-79b99c7ed616. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).