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type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-DISABILITY TERM"
description: "Amends the Home Inspector License Act, the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002, and the Illinois Human Rights Act. Deletes the word \"handicap\" and inserts the word \"disability\" in each Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3915"
citation: "Illinois HB 3915 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-12-12"
last_action: "2012-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4fd30ba-0e6d-4921-a53c-93accf4f8948"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3915&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62722&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "60017c11dd670c014ff5b0b5ae9d55540dd8462e15384ceef12a176edb6fce03"
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 3915 (97th) — HUMAN RTS-DISABILITY TERM
Amends the Home Inspector License Act, the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002, and the Illinois Human Rights Act. Deletes the word "handicap" and inserts the word "disability" in each Act. 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=09700HB3915&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62722&DocNum=3915&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3915eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62722&DocNum=3915&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3915enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62722&DocNum=3915&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **541** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-12-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2011-12-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-12-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2012
- **2012-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0877 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4fd30ba-0e6d-4921-a53c-93accf4f8948`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).