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type: "Bill"
title: "EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS REPORT"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 297"
citation: "Illinois HB 297 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-01-28"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee8cdc53-fef2-4843-aa1b-083e52314143"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=297&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=55957&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dfc7afc0e3df2251d9685c67c46b9f5ed5925626268c86a408b8a667a6420eba"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0297&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55957&DocNum=297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0297eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55957&DocNum=297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0297enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=55957&DocNum=297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1080** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee8cdc53-fef2-4843-aa1b-083e52314143`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).