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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 Article, 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 3616"
citation: "Illinois SB 3616 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jehan Gordon-Booth", "Mattie Hunter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c20ad641-c59b-4079-a197-79b99c7ed616"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3616&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138586&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "e7783cdfb0dc8439f1c4cad30371c899f44251cef3497c3cedd2e67dcd5e3f46"
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 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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3616.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3616eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3616ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3616enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c20ad641-c59b-4079-a197-79b99c7ed616`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).