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type: "Bill"
title: "IL CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 2003"
description: "Creates the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Prohibits any unit of State, county, or local government from excluding a person from participation in, denying a person the benefits of, or subjecting a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of his or her race, color, or national origin and from using criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination because of their race, color, or national origin. Authorizes a person to bring a lawsuit for a violation of the Act in State or federal court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2330"
citation: "Illinois HB 2330 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2babc208-b15c-46a8-9180-23e498b3ee44"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2330&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3550&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "cd1fa2b75f7d7ee59b35dcdb3ae71ce523218e37e5e937eb15c3373cdfece53a"
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 2330 (93rd) — IL CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 2003
Creates the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Prohibits any unit of State, county, or local government from excluding a person from participation in, denying a person the benefits of, or subjecting a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of his or her race, color, or national origin and from using criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination because of their race, color, or national origin. Authorizes a person to bring a lawsuit for a violation of the Act in State or federal court.
## 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=09300HB2330&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3550&DocNum=2330&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2330eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3550&DocNum=2330&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2330enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3550&DocNum=2330&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3322** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10511** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — cosponsor (person)
- Rickey R. Hendon — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-006 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-011-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2003-05-06** Sponsor Removed Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2003-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 14, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 033-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0425 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2babc208-b15c-46a8-9180-23e498b3ee44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).