republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-469.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE LAWSUIT IMMUNITY-FED LAW"
description: "Amends the State Lawsuit Immunity Act. Provides that an employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may bring a civil action under that Act against the State. Provides that an employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 may bring a civil action under that Act against the State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 469"
citation: "Illinois HB 469 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-30"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c086bd5f-d044-48fc-827f-3ecb4ed3d927"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=469&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=900&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "feec81cd5cc0a4a911a5e1f57452c2413b0c80d5e5ea00160492ababb4d6657d"
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 469 (93rd) — STATE LAWSUIT IMMUNITY-FED LAW

Amends the State Lawsuit Immunity Act. Provides that an employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may bring a civil action under that Act against the State. Provides that an employee of the State who is aggrieved by any conduct or action or inaction of the State that would constitute a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 may bring a civil action under that Act against the State.

## 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=09300HB0469&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=900&DocNum=469&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0469eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=900&DocNum=469&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0469enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=900&DocNum=469&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2003-01-30** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2003-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-13** 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 . . . . . . . . . 93-0414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c086bd5f-d044-48fc-827f-3ecb4ed3d927`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).