Date	Chamber	Action
7/15/2016	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0548

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

775 ILCS 5/8B-104

from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
1/28/2016	House	First Reading
1/28/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
3/23/2016	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
4/6/2016	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
4/7/2016	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/12/2016	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/12/2016	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/13/2016	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
4/13/2016	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
4/14/2016	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/14/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016
4/20/2016	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
4/20/2016	Senate	First Reading
4/20/2016	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2016	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/4/2016	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
5/4/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
5/10/2016	Senate	Second Reading
5/10/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
5/24/2016	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
5/24/2016	House	Passed Both Houses
6/22/2016	House	Sent to the Governor
7/15/2016	House	Governor Approved
7/15/2016	House	Effective Date January 1, 2017
7/15/2016	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0548

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