HB3518ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

Filed: 3/21/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3518

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3518 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is amended by adding Section 214.5 as follows:

(750 ILCS 60/214.5 new)

Sec. 214.5. Discrimination against protected person. It is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his or her order of protection status in connection with employment, real estate transactions, access to financial credit, or the availability of public accommodations. When used in this Section, the term "order of protection status" means a person's status as being protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued pursuant to this Act or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Any person or entity that violates the provisions of this Section may be held liable to the person affected in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008.".