Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

Filed: 3/21/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3518

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3518 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
5 amended by adding Section 214.5 as follows:
 
6     (750 ILCS 60/214.5 new)
7     Sec. 214.5. Discrimination against protected person. It is
8 unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his or her
9 order of protection status in connection with employment, real
10 estate transactions, access to financial credit, or the
11 availability of public accommodations. When used in this
12 Section, the term "order of protection status" means a person's
13 status as being protected or previously protected under an
14 order of protection issued pursuant to this Act or an order of
15 protection issued by a court of another state. Any person or
16 entity that violates the provisions of this Section may be held

 

 

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1 liable to the person affected in an action brought in a court
2 of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as
3 may be appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
5 1, 2008.".