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 Bill Status of HB3541  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  RIGHTS-GOVT JOB CANDIDATES

House Sponsors
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray - Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. - Mark L. Walker, Yehiel M. Kalish, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz and Sonya M. Harper

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
775 ILCS 5/6-103 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a vendor to decide on the basis of unlawful discrimination which candidates are required to take a test required for application or consideration of the government job. Provides that if a vendor violates the Act, then the vendor is subject to a $1,000,000 civil penalty for each violation. Provides that any government contract with a vendor that violates the Act shall be terminated. Provides that a government entity shall not contract with a vendor for one year after a determination that the vendor has violated the new provisions. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  2/15/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/5/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/6/2019HouseTo Commercial Law Subcommittee
  3/19/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
  3/19/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  3/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
  3/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  3/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  3/19/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  3/19/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/21/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/27/2019HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 001-006-000; FAILED
  3/27/2019HouseRemains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/27/2019HouseTo Commercial Law Subcommittee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/29/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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