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type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Increases the amount of civil penalties for civil rights violations relating to real estate transactions as follows: (i) a maximum of $16,000 (instead of $10,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions; (ii) a maximum of $42,500 (instead of $25,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed one other civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions during the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge; and (iii) a maximum of $70,000 (instead of $50,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights violations concerning real estate transactions during the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4562"
citation: "Illinois HB 4562 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-28"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d31b6ff-9887-4a9d-9c93-6182f9ca79de"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4562&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93722&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e339303eb83e5293aacdf7bf9fb3dac0d935f2ea2aff0eefa330044b52e311d1"
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 4562 (99th) — HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-PENALTIES
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Increases the amount of civil penalties for civil rights violations relating to real estate transactions as follows: (i) a maximum of $16,000 (instead of $10,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions; (ii) a maximum of $42,500 (instead of $25,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed one other civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions during the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge; and (iii) a maximum of $70,000 (instead of $50,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights violations concerning real estate transactions during the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge.
## 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=09900HB4562&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93722&DocNum=4562&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4562eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93722&DocNum=4562&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4562enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93722&DocNum=4562&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2016-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0548 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d31b6ff-9887-4a9d-9c93-6182f9ca79de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).