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| Bill | EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS REPORT | Amends the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions Act. Requires that the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions submit to the Governor and the General Assembly findings and recommendations concerning employment restrictions that are not reasonably related to public safety. Provides that the findings and recommendations must be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1, 2012. Provides that the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall serve as an ex officio member of the Task Force. Provides that on or before August 1, 2011 (now, September 1, 2010), all State agencies shall produce a report for the Task Force that describes the employment restrictions that are based on criminal records for each occupation under the agency's jurisdiction and that of its boards. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 297 | Illinois HB 297 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 49 | 3 | 2011-01-28 | 2011-08-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/ee8cdc53-fef2-4843-aa1b-083e52314143 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=297&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=55957&SessionID=84&GA=97 | dfc7afc0e3df2251d9685c67c46b9f5ed5925626268c86a408b8a667a6420eba | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 297 (97th) — EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS REPORT
Amends the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions Act. Requires that the Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions submit to the Governor and the General Assembly findings and recommendations concerning employment restrictions that are not reasonably related to public safety. Provides that the findings and recommendations must be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1, 2012. Provides that the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall serve as an ex officio member of the Task Force. Provides that on or before August 1, 2011 (now, September 1, 2010), all State agencies shall produce a report for the Task Force that describes the employment restrictions that are based on criminal records for each occupation under the agency's jurisdiction and that of its boards. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 108–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Constance A. Howard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
filing - 2011-01-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-01-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2011-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2011-03-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2011-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-17 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-06 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011
reading-1 - 2011-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2011-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-11 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Labor
referral-committee - 2011-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-04 Postponed - Labor
- 2011-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- 2011-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2011-05-11 Do Pass as Amended Labor; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- 2011-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
- 2011-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-17 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- 2011-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000
- 2011-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-23 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2011
- 2011-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0501
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee8cdc53-fef2-4843-aa1b-083e52314143. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).