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type: "Bill"
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title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-CHARGE PROCEDURES"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that for specified types of charges pending before the Department of Human Rights, if the charging party has initiated litigation for the purpose of seeking final relief in a State or federal court or before an administrative law judge or hearing officer in an administrative proceeding before a local government administrative agency, and if a final decision on the merits in that litigation or administrative hearing would preclude the charging party from bringing another action based on the pending charge, the Department shall cease its investigation and dismiss the pending charge by order of the Director, who shall provide the charging party notice of his or her right to commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court or other appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Director shall also provide the charging party notice of his or her right to seek review of the dismissal order before the Human Rights Commission. Provides that any review by the Commission of the dismissal shall be limited to the question of whether the charge was properly dismissed under the new provisions. Provides that the Department may continue to investigate an allegation in a charge that is unique to the Act or otherwise could not have been included in the litigation or administrative proceeding. Provides that for charges relating to real estate transactions, the Department may administratively close a charge pending before the Department if the issues that are the basis of the charge are being litigated in a State or federal court proceeding. Deletes language providing that the Department shall stay any administrative proceedings after the filing of a civil action by or on behalf of the aggrieved party under any federal or State law seeking relief with respect to the alleged civil rights violation. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 61"
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citation: "Illinois SB 61 (100th)"
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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: 52
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2017-01-10"
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last_action: "2017-12-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed643463-2bb1-42e2-944c-f5125918aea5"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=61&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=99473&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "2ebacfa0066f309d29df5c3c0c52a669fd27a8f1cf9a2df9c0e820c72b05ed7d"
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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 SB 61 (100th) — HUMAN RIGHTS-CHARGE PROCEDURES
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that for specified types of charges pending before the Department of Human Rights, if the charging party has initiated litigation for the purpose of seeking final relief in a State or federal court or before an administrative law judge or hearing officer in an administrative proceeding before a local government administrative agency, and if a final decision on the merits in that litigation or administrative hearing would preclude the charging party from bringing another action based on the pending charge, the Department shall cease its investigation and dismiss the pending charge by order of the Director, who shall provide the charging party notice of his or her right to commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court or other appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Director shall also provide the charging party notice of his or her right to seek review of the dismissal order before the Human Rights Commission. Provides that any review by the Commission of the dismissal shall be limited to the question of whether the charge was properly dismissed under the new provisions. Provides that the Department may continue to investigate an allegation in a charge that is unique to the Act or otherwise could not have been included in the litigation or administrative proceeding. Provides that for charges relating to real estate transactions, the Department may administratively close a charge pending before the Department if the issues that are the basis of the charge are being litigated in a State or federal court proceeding. Deletes language providing that the Department shall stay any administrative proceedings after the filing of a civil action by or on behalf of the aggrieved party under any federal or State law seeking relief with respect to the alleged civil rights violation. 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=10000SB0061&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99473&DocNum=61&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0061eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99473&DocNum=61&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0061enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99473&DocNum=61&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-10** Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
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- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2017-02-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
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- **2017-02-09** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2017-02-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2017
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- **2017-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
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- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
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- **2017-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-10** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
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- **2017-05-17** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-17** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
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- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
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- **2017-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2017
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- **2017-06-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 7, 2017
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- **2017-07-06** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-11-02** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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- **2017-11-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-11-02** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2017
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- **2017-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-11-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2017-11-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-11-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-11-08** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2017-11-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-11-09** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2017-11-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 9, 2017
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- **2017-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
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- **2017-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2017-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2017-11-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2017-11-09** Senate Concurs
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- **2017-11-09** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-12-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-12-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-12-15** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2017-12-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0565 `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/ed643463-2bb1-42e2-944c-f5125918aea5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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