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type: "Bill"
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title: "HUMAN RTS-REVIEW, CIVIL ACTION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 1509"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1509 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-21"
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last_action: "2007-08-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c719ddd-b177-4a31-a561-b1757b2b7dcd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1509&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30312&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "2d031bca0a95aa09f6ded0dc9591b87d2feeaab2b776cdc37df90f46fc48e0ac"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1509 (95th) — HUMAN RTS-REVIEW, CIVIL ACTION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1509&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30312&DocNum=1509&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1509eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30312&DocNum=1509&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1509enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30312&DocNum=1509&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **35–22** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **73–37** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
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- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-04-17** Removed from Short Debate Status
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- **2007-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
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- **2007-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
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- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-25** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
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- **2007-05-02** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2007-05-10** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
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- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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- **2007-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 035-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
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- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0243 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c719ddd-b177-4a31-a561-b1757b2b7dcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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