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Bill HUMAN RTS-ORDER OF PROTECTION Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "order of protection status" to mean a person's status as being a person protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Provides that discrimination against a person because of his or her order of protection status constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 721 Illinois HB 721 (96th)
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Illinois HB 721 (96th) — HUMAN RTS-ORDER OF PROTECTION

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "order of protection status" to mean a person's status as being a person protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Provides that discrimination against a person because of his or her order of protection status constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.

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 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1134 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mike Fortner — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner filing
  • 2009-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2009-02-11 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2009-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
  • 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner amendment-introduction
  • 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2009-03-26 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2009-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  • 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  • 2009-04-02 Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  • 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-004-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  • 2009-04-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2009-04-30 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
  • 2009-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
  • 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
  • 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0447 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee922ee3-a719-4250-874f-56e33d13a465. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).