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Bill HUMAN RTS-REVIEW, CIVIL ACTION Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that review of certain decisions of the Director of Human Rights regarding charges shall be conducted by the Human Rights Commission, rather than the Chief Legal Counsel of the Department of Human Rights. Makes corresponding changes elsewhere in the Act. Authorizes complainants to commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court instead of filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. Provides that, if complaint is filed with the Commission, a complainant may not later commence a civil action in a circuit court. Contains applicability provisions. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 1509 Illinois HB 1509 (95th)
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Illinois HB 1509 (95th) — HUMAN RTS-REVIEW, CIVIL ACTION

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that review of certain decisions of the Director of Human Rights regarding charges shall be conducted by the Human Rights Commission, rather than the Chief Legal Counsel of the Department of Human Rights. Makes corresponding changes elsewhere in the Act. Authorizes complainants to commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court instead of filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. Provides that, if complaint is filed with the Commission, a complainant may not later commence a civil action in a circuit court. Contains applicability provisions. Makes 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 3522 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 7337 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie filing
  • 2007-02-22 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-001-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-04-17 Removed from Short Debate Status
  • 2007-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
  • 2007-04-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-037-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-04-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2007-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
  • 2007-04-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-04-25 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
  • 2007-05-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
  • 2007-05-02 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
  • 2007-05-10 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-004-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
  • 2007-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
  • 2007-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 035-022-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0243 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8c719ddd-b177-4a31-a561-b1757b2b7dcd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).