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type: "Bill"
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title: "HUMAN RIGHTS-CREDIBILITY"
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description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning the investigation of charges by the Department of Human Rights. Eliminates language providing that questions of credibility shall be considered in determining whether there is substantial evidence that an alleged civil rights violation has been committed. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 2547"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2547 (94th)"
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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: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-18"
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last_action: "2005-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f204deb9-44a4-447a-b070-d0e35df03297"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2547&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18329&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "43d44078b4da7cdb4ecd7e7931a71621b0f26aaba55b6163a64dce8b3ca91eb3"
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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 HB 2547 (94th) — HUMAN RIGHTS-CREDIBILITY
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Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act concerning the investigation of charges by the Department of Human Rights. Eliminates language providing that questions of credibility shall be considered in determining whether there is substantial evidence that an alleged civil rights violation has been committed. Effective immediately.
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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=09400HB2547&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18329&DocNum=2547&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2547eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18329&DocNum=2547&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2547enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18329&DocNum=2547&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **62–51** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
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- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
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- **2005-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2005
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- **2005-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0146 `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/f204deb9-44a4-447a-b070-d0e35df03297`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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